Everything You Need to Know About Adding Siding to Your Garage Door

Adding Siding to Your Garage Door

If your garage door needs an update, you can add wood or faux wood siding to your garage door to create a wood overlay garage door. With this technique, you can create a door to complete your home’s sophisticated look.

As you consider how to make your garage door match your home exterior, you can choose a wood design for your garage door to complement your wooden front door. Whether you add siding or buy a custom wood door, you should hire a professional installer to replace or redesign your garage door.

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• Can You Add Siding to a Garage Door?
• Pros and Cons of Adding Siding to Your Garage Door
• Benefits of Hiring a Professional Installer to Add Siding to Your Garage Door
• Should You Add Siding to Your Garage Door or Purchase a Custom Garage Door?

Can You Add Siding to a Garage Door?

By adding wood siding to a garage door, you can create a wood overlay garage door. Overlaying your garage door with wood can give your garage door more depth to complement and match the rest of your home. Wood siding will adhere to your vinyl garage door with a special type of wood glue.

Pros and Cons of Adding Siding to Your Garage Door

Adding siding to your garage door can give your home a classic look while keeping up with the modern trend. While you can add a wood finish or stain your garage door to give it a wooden appearance, adding siding to your garage door comes with unique benefits:

• Siding offers extra protection: Adding that extra layer could provide even more insulation and protection from the heat and outside damage.
• You can easily customize your garage door to keep up with trends: By adding siding to your garage door, you can create your garage door without having to replace your old one. As the trends change, you can remove your garage door siding and replace it with new siding.
• You can complement the exterior of your home: Home designers suggest coordinating your garage door color and material with your front door. You can complete the sophisticated theme of your home by adding wood or faux wood to your garage door.

There are also drawbacks to adding siding to your garage door:

• Wood can be too bulky: Adding wood or faux wood to your existing garage door could weigh it down, making it difficult to open and close. If your garage door is not designed to handle the extra weight, your siding could damage it.
• Garage doors made of different materials are harder to clean: Wood garage doors are easy to maintain when you have the right equipment and information. If you place wood over a steel garage door, you’ll have to take care of both the wood and the steel pieces.
• Adding siding to your garage door can be complicated: In many cases, purchasing a custom made door instead of adding siding to an existing door will be easier. If you decide to add siding to your garage door, it’s best that you contact a professional garage door installer to handle the task.

Benefits of Hiring a Professional Installer to Add Siding to Your Garage Door

You can install siding on your garage door yourself to create a wood overlay, or you can hire a professional. A professional garage door installer has experience and resources to help you remodel your garage door. Hiring a professional installer to add siding to your garage door may be beneficial to you because:

• A professional installer has experience: If you’ve done home renovation projects on your own in the past, you might be able to create your own siding for your custom door. However, a DIY home project can be frustrating if you are new to exterior design, so you may want to hire a professional who knows what to do. A professional garage door installer typically has years of experience installing and repairing garage doors.
• A professional installer has resources: To create your custom door on your own, you’ll need to buy all the supplies. You also likely need friends or family to help you take on this task of enhancing your home’s curb appeal. A professional will have all the resources and power needed to add siding to your garage door.
• A professional installer has time: While adding siding to your garage door should only take a couple of days, you may have to sacrifice work or a relaxing weekend to put up your siding.
• A professional installer can give you more for your money: A DIY project may save you money if you are experienced. But you will likely pay more money to repair any mistakes you make along the way. A professional installer may cost money, but you know that the professional will do the job right.

As you choose a professional installer to remodel your garage door, you should hire a reputable professional who has years of experience and is highly recommended by previous clients.

Should You Add Siding to Your Garage Door or Purchase a Custom Garage Door?

Instead of adding siding to your existing door, you can purchase a custom garage door. Custom sided garage doors will set your house apart from the rest of the houses on your block. Here are some of the benefits of custom garage doors:

• Extra insulation: In places as cold as Spokane and Northern Idaho, adding insulation to your garage door can also help you lower the cost of your energy bill each month.
• Increased return on investment: Your custom garage door can help enhance your home’s curb appeal and increase your home’s resale value.
• You are in control: When you choose your custom garage door, you can choose the material, finish and design of your door that will complement your home’s design.

If it’s time to renovate your home, consider installing a modern and contemporary garage door. If you would rather have a wood garage door, you can install a door with a wood finish. To prolong the life of your wood garage door, clean it with soapy water and add a stain or finish to it to protect it from extreme weather conditions.

Continental Door Can Help You Create Your Custom Wood Overlay Garage Door

Continental Door has been providing the Spokane and Northern Idaho area with garage door installation and repair services for more than 15 years. We have a wide selection of Clopay^® modern garage doors and wooden garage doors to give your home a sophisticated appearance. We can also help you create a custom garage door with or without siding that will complement your home’s exterior.

We are here to answer any questions you may have about customizing your garage door. You can fill out a contact form online or call us at 509.921.2260.