Garage door types

The garage door is one of the most important parts of a home or building. This is because these doors are what keeps everything from the outside environment out, and it’s also what keeps everyone inside safe. This article is going to discuss the many different types of garage doors you can use for your building, and each one’s individual benefits.

#1 - Sectional Garage Doors
These are typically the easiest type of garage door to install because they come in sections that connect with a garage door track. This makes them easy to install while also making sure that they don't need any power source other than gravity. They're easy on your pocketbook as well, as they're generally cheaper than others on this list.

#2 - Overhead Doors
These are the more traditional style of garage door where they lift up and down on a track. They're the most common type of garage door, and the most expensive due to the amount of technology that goes into them.

#3 - Roller Garage Doors
These are doors that roll up on tracks, like overhead doors. However, unlike overhead doors that can open completely, roller garage doors typically only retract as far as their rollers allow them to go.

#4 - Sectional Overhead Garage Doors
These are greatly similar to sectional garage doors except they're big enough to cover a car rather than just a doorway or small garage. This allows them to open up and close both inwards and outwards.

#5 - Swing Doors
These are doors that open like a door, but they don't necessarily go straight. Instead, they will swing the door open, where it then stops at the point that you want it to be placed. They have attachments on each side which help them move their way up and down realistically like doors would.

#6 - Rolling Garage Doors
These doors move as if they were being pulled by gravity. The wheels on the bottom are able to pull back using a spring system as opposed to being hooked onto tracks or pulling power directly from something other than gravity.

#7 - Sectional Rolling Garage Doors
This style is the same as the sectional overhead garage door, but it has wheels on the bottom instead of tracks. It's the most common type of garage door in the United States.

#8 - Tilt-Up Garage Doors
These are a specific style of overhead garage door, but they can get confusing because they're also called Torsion doors as well. They're made with a twisting mechanism that allows them to lift up and down without any tracks or roller systems. They're also the most expensive of all garage doors.

#9 - Hinged Garage Doors
These are the easiest in terms of mechanics and maintenance, but they're the least common in terms of purchase and use. They're simply doors that open outwards instead of up-and-down like a typical garage door.

#10 - Sectional Hinged Garage Doors
These are large sections that are hinged from both sides opening into an overhead door. They're usually used for small garages or at a very large house.

#11 - Low-E Windows
Because these windows are made of a reflective product, they will help your room stay as cool as possible, as well as let light in and out.

#12 - Glass Blocks
These blocks can actually be used to keep intruders out, but that's not the primary purpose for them. Instead, you can use them for decorative purposes or just to block the outside world from entering your room.

#13 - French Doors
These are doors that swing open a full 90 degrees. They're typically used on ""French"" windows that are straight across from each other instead of your typical double-door window style.

#14 - Sliding Doors 
These also open outwards rather than upwards, but these ones are a bit more difficult to install as they require some power. They're typically used on a glass door, where it slides up and down the track.

These are some of the more common types of doors that you can find in Torrance CA. The prices between each one vary and so do the uses, but they all serve the same purpose: to keep you safe from the outside world.

Doors are one of those things that tend to give off a lot of information about a building. They tell you what kind of building it is and how much work has been put into it, not to mention what kind of style matches inside as well. You'll also want to choose according to your personal taste, maybe you'll want something exaggerated like a sliding door or something that matches with your overall aesthetic like French doors or glass block windows.