Canyon Ridge Carriage House 5-Layer — Design 12, REC13 Windows with Black Finish

What Garage Door Style Should I Choose?

More than any other feature of your garage door, the choice of style should be based on your personal preference and home style. While some architectural styles tend to pair well with a specific garage door style -- like modern architecture with full-view doors, or Victorian architecture with carriage-house doors -- the choice is ultimately yours.

View our overviews of traditional, carriage-house, and contemporary garage doors, then try a garage door on your home using our Door Imagination System™.

Gallery Steel — Short Panel, SQ24 Windows, Ultra-Grain Oak Medium Finish

Choose Your Garage Door Finish

Ready to have some fun? Choosing a finish is your chance to make the garage door look as distinctive or universal as you want. You can find the perfect natural wood look that complements your home or create a neighborhood showstopper with a bold hue from our Color Blast^® program, which offers 1,500 Sherwin-Williams^® colors or a custom tint. The options are virtually endless.

Keep in mind, the garage door is a significant portion of your home’s exterior, so choose something that helps increase your home’s curb appeal and overall value. Also, the climate can play a big role in determining what type of finishes hold up the best. A local Clopay dealer can advise you on what works well in your area.

Canyon Ridge Carriage House 4-Layer — Design 22, SQ24 Windows, Ultra-Grain Cypress Slate Finish

When To Consider Garage Door Windows

A garage door with windows adds character and a sense of welcome to any house. Windows can make the garage door look unique and increase the home's curb appeal. And just think, you'll no longer have to inch your hand along the wall in the dark looking for a light switch thanks to the influx of natural light.

Garage door windows are customizable and available in designs that will match almost any home style. There's even impact resistant glass for those who reside in high-wind areas. So, whether you live in a brand new contemporary or 100-year-old farmhouse, see how investing in a garage door with windows can benefit your home.

Wind-Resistant Garage Doors

If you live in a region prone to hurricanes or high winds, your local building codes most likely require you to have a garage door that’s wind resistant. The garage door is the largest entryway into your home and if strong winds breach the garage door it causes internal air pressure to build and there’s an increased chance the walls and roof will collapse.

Clopay’s WindCode^® garage doors are rated for different wind speeds, so you’ll be able to select from what’s required in your area. The doors are also Storm Ready^® and contain built-in reinforcement. If you need to secure the door against high winds, you simply close and lock it. There’s no extra posts, pins or setup required.

Choose From Garage Door Track Options

One of the most often overlooked aspects of buying a new garage door is choosing the appropriate track. The tracks house and guide the rollers, which enable smooth travel of the garage door. It's important to select tracks that fit the garage, allowing for the proper amount of headroom and sideroom so the door can operate.

Clopay offers various track options to accommodate different garage layouts and needs. Some of the options include a standard radius (most common), vertical lift and high lift, but also a track that follows the pitch of your roof if necessary or one that avoids interfering with handles or windows. Before you buy a new garage door, be sure to do some research on what track options would work best in your garage.