Monthly Archives: January 2010

Most people never give their garage door much of a thought. It goes up, and it comes down. As long as this happens without problems, the old faithful door is taken for granted. Occasionally, a rock or baseball my shatter a window, but to consider purchasing an entire garage door is often a once in a lifetime occurrence for people who are not home builders. For the rank and file homeowner, the purchase of a new garage door can be a big deal. With a little guidance, this should not be life changing experience.

Determine what size door that is needed.

Garage doors come in only a few sizes that are in common use. So, this part of the effort is not too tough to wade through. Do you need a door for a single car or a double car opening? Dig out the tape measure and find out what size the current or previous door was and match it. You probably ought to measure both the height and the width of the door just in case you go to some store that offers specialty sizes of doors. Most of the time, just knowing the width is enough.