A garage door made of wood boasts of superior
aesthetic appeal, while also complements some specific architectural style
homes. Such doors are typically seen in overhead or carriage style to match the
features of the home as well as the neighborhood. But what kind of wood is
suitable for constructing a durable and beautiful looking garage door? The kind
of wood used for constructing a garage door will usually vary in thickness,
quality and weight.
Varieties
of wood for garage doors
Here is a brief description on certain categories of
wood that can be used for making a wooden garage door. Depending on your
personal taste, budget and purpose, you could get a wooden garage door made for
your home.
Cedar
Cedar is one of the most popular and premium quality
woods available in the market. It is naturally resistant to rot, moisture,
insects and decay. Cedar is also a highly porous wood, which means that it does
an excellent job of absorbing noise. Your cedar wood doors, even when painted
or stained, will keep their beautiful grainy appearance. If you decide to opt
for a cedar wood garage door, you will have to get it sealed almost every
alternative year in order to ensure durability.
Redwood
Redwood is considered to be the high-end wood used for
constructing wooden garage doors. This type of wood features an open-cell
structure, containing minimal or no resins or pitch. Therefore, redwood is
excellent at absorbing and retaining a variety of different finishes. Redwood
garage doors are made with several wood layers for minimizing warping risk from
water and heat. The doors can be stained or painted as liked.
Plywood
A garage door made of plywood is the most inexpensive,
basic kind of wooden garage door. It might have a hardwood skin on the exterior
to enhance its outward appearance. Plywood doors could be quite thin and
therefore insulated using a foam core layer for strength and durability.
Plywood is known for its versatility and used
extensively in the furniture-making, woodcrafts and construction industries.
This material also comes in a variety of shapes and dimensions. You can find
plywood made in both hardwood and softwood. This basically depends on the way
in which the plywood was constructed or treated.
Mahogany
Mahogany is among the expensive or high-end options
for making a wooden garage door. However, you will also get a very attractive
final effect with a mahogany garage door. This is a type of hardwood which is
very solid, heavy, durable and expensive. For this reason, mahogany doors do
not make use of a solid wooden piece. Rather, a frame made of a lighter and
slightly inexpensive softwood (like Douglas-fir) is used with a mahogany panel
insertion.
Douglas-fir is popular as a kind of softwood that is
generally utilized as the framework material in garage doors. It could also
offer a beautiful effect when used on the door’s exterior panels. There is no match to a beautiful wooden garage door, whether you have a modern or traditional styled home!
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