Facelifts for Older Garages

Sometimes worn out garage doors simply need to be replaced to give a “facelift” to a home exterior. That’s the experience Palmerton Garage Doors has regularly as they replace older garage doors in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas of Pennsylvania.

In December of last year, one project truly stood out for its uniqueness. A triple-car garage with beautiful ivy covering the home’s brick exterior.

“The homeowners were looking to refresh their exterior with new garage doors that were more efficient and appealing than their older wooden doors,” says Ned Biege, president and owner of Palmerton Garage Doors out of Palmerton, Penn. “We helped them select garage doors from Haas Door that truly complement their garage.”

According to Biege, the color and design of the steel doors from Haas Door provide a nice contrast with the brick, roofline and ivy on the garage. “We continually recommend Haas Door products,” says Biege. “Almost 95 percent of our business in 2018 involved Haas Door installations … that’s more than 800 garage doors!”

For the triple-car garage project, the team at Palmerton Garage Doors installed a ranch-style panel (Model 770) in the Insulated Steel 700 Series from Haas Door in Mahogany. The bi-directional vertical wood grain pattern on the panel and stile contrast with a horizontal pattern on the rails, creating the appearance of a real wood door.

With a calculated R-Value of 16.18, the 26-gauge galvanized steel doors are ideal for maximizing energy efficiency in the garage setting. The 1-3/4-inch thick full thermal break doors feature a lifetime warranty against rust and delamination along with a 10-year warranty on the wood grain finish.

“We repeatedly recommend Haas Door garage doors because they offer a good quality product with strong R-values and an abundance of style options,” says Biege. “In our area we’re installing Haas Door products on every type of structure from custom homes to the buildings housing the township fire department!”