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Garage Door Sizes: Find the Ideal Size for Your Home

One of the most important security aspects of your home is your garage door. When you are replacing a garage door, you'll need to know what size is needed. One of the best ways is simply to measure your old door. However, you may want to consider the following information about what's available to make sure it fits securely.

What Sizes Are Available?

There are several garage door sizes that are considered standard. These include 8x7, 9x7, 10x7, 8x8, 9x8, and 10x8. These are normally what you will find on most one car garages. There are also some standard doors for two car garages, such as 12x7, 14x7, 16x7, 18x7, 16x8, and 18x8. There are also Custom Made garage doors available in just about Any Size.

You'll find that many of the standard sizes are also available in pre-owned garage doors. The key is knowing where to find them. You can also find some great deals online at the discount providers.

What Type of Garage Door Is Best?

Depending on your budget, there are a variety of different garage doors. Most of the cost of a garage door will depend on the material. These may include steel, wood, or vinyl, and they each have their own advantages. Some are stronger, some require little maintenance, and some just look stunning. Steel doors are usually the strongest doors, but they can dent. You'll find all the common garage door sizes in steel doors, as many homeowners look for the lower price.

The vinyl doors are beautiful and available in a wide array of colors and textures. Wood doors look especially beautiful, but will require painting. You'll want to decide which type of door you want and then make sure it's available the size you'll need.

Another thing to consider is the installation costs. Obviously, with the differenty types of doors, a double garage door will cost more than a single. You can install the door yourself or you can hire someone to do it for you. However, you'll want to make sure whoever does the install gets it right! Otherwise, you may find your garage door lying on the ground when you return home from work.

A Few Final Thoughts

It doesn't take much to see that there are a lot of choices available in garage door sizes, materials, and styles. Many of today's newest styles can add a wonderful element to any home, while still providing the security and safety that You Need for your family.

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10 Tips For Choosing and Hanging a Door

It is important to choose the correct door for a particular location and equally important that it is fitted well to ensure your interior or exterior door has maximum performance and long lasting durability. Below are ten door purchasing and fitting tips to help you to achieve the best results.

1. Inside or Out

Interior doors differ to exterior doors by two main factors. The first being the door thickness. Exterior doors are thicker than interior doors typically 1 ¾" 44mm or more depending on style and security requirements, while interior doors tend to range from 1 3/8" 35mm to 1 5/8 40mm.

Another differentiating factor is the type of glue used to bond the door's joints and panelling. Exterior doors are bonded with exterior grade adhesive, which offers greater resistance to moisture and temperature variations.

2. Door Sizes

Doors are manufactured in a range of standardized sizes (see list below). Most doors will permit the sizing down of no more than ½" (12mm) from each side, so choosing the correct size is essential as excessive sizing down of panelled doors will greatly affect their durability and limit lock choices.

- 1981mm (6ft 6in) x 762mm (2ft 6in)

- 1981mm (6ft 6in) x 838mm (2ft 9in)

- 2032mm (6ft 8in) x 813mm (2ft 8in)

- 2057mm (6ft 9in) x 838mm (2ft 9in)

- 2083mm (6ft 10in) x 863mm (2ft 10in)

- 2134mm (7ft) x 914mm (3ft)

3. Security Considerations

Consider the level of security required and the type of locks you intend using and choose your door accordingly. If you intend using a mortise lock in a panelled door then make sure the door-styles (the upright timber on the outer edges) are wide enough to accommodate the chosen lock. Note: a common mistake is to locate a deep mortise lock at the door's center rail point, which may result in the cutting away of the entire mortise and tenon joint which holds the two door parts together, thus significantly weakening the doors structure. Also consider the amount of glass and position in relation to lock/bolt locations i.e. how accessible are locks/bolts if the glass is broken by a potential intruder.

4. Fire Protection

Is there a fire regulation in place requiring that the door in question meets specified fire resistance standards? In the UK this is especially relevant if the property is to be rented out. You may wish to give your home additional protection from fire, in which case, discuss it with your door supplier who can inform you of the available options. Fire rated doors are categorized by the length of time they are able to maintain integrity in the event of fire. They come with specific fitting instructions which must be followed in order to insure maximum performance.

5. French Doors

When choosing French doors bear in mind that one door will be the 'Active' door (the door opened normally without having to undo the concealed bolts in the edge of the door style). This door will be used regularly, so when ordering, a choice has to be made as to whether it will be positioned left or right and opened inwards or outwards. You will need to purchase locks designed specifically for this type of door arrangement.

6. Lock Position

Some doors are designed for the lock to be placed on one side only. This is especially relevant in prefabricated hollow doors where a block of solid wood has been placed in the lock region. The top edge of the door will have some indication as to which side this block is positioned.

7. Marking-Out The New Door

As old door frames are seldom perfectly square the new door will most likely require some shaping. It can be useful to use the existing door as a template. Before removing the old door carefully observe the fit as it may be necessary to compensate for any inaccuracies when marking out the new door.. Place the old door on the new door insuring that its outermost parts fall within the outline of the new door. Using a sharp pencil; mark around the door. Make any necessary adjustments based on your observations of the original door's fit. Compare the door opening size with your markings. The gaps around the sides and top should be about 2mm.

8. Fitting Adjustments

Once your hinges are fitted to the door, fix it to the frame using one screw in each hinge. This will allow you to make minor adjustments to the door position before making the other screw-holes.

9. Drilling The Mortise

When drilling the mortise for a mortise lock, measure the lock depth against the drill bit and rap a piece of tape around the bit to mark the distance. This will allow you to gauge the depth in order to avoid drilling to deep and weakening/damaging the door.

10. Protecting The Door Edges

The top and bottom edges of exterior doors should be sealed with paint or varnish to prevent moisture penetration which often results in expansion and rot.

About the Author

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