Metal Faced Garage Door

We need to face a flush panel insulated steel garage door for a client with horizontal ship lapped paintable boards.

Metal faced garage door.

Garage door insulation options include 2 or 1 3 8 intellicore polyurethane 2 1 3 8 1 5 16 polystyrene. The garage sub will upsize the track and hardware for the added weight. The 1 layer raised panel steel construction provides durability and style. Clopay manufactures a variety of styles from carriage house garage doors to classic raised panel garage doors in several factory finished colors.

Steel garage doors offer the broadest range of design insulation and price options. Give your garage the strength and style it give your garage the strength and style it needs with a clopay garage door. The price includes the door and components only. Insulated door r values range from 4 4 to 18 4.

The simplest way to insulate a garage door is with a kit containing either vinyl or foil faced batts or foil faced rigid foam boards. Steel doors can be insulated or non insulated. Kits start around 50 and as they increase in price often. The steel skins are protected by the use of a tough layered coating system which includes a hot dipped galvanized layer and baked on primer and top coat.

Alternatively use two layers of thinner material and glue the second layer to the first. Added strength is provided by the outer steel skins. Use 1 1 2 inch thick insulation for doors with metal framing and 2 inch thick material for doors without it.