Black Garage Doors - A Bold, Timeless Style
Nothing shows a transformation better than pictures, so here are the before and after pics of two white garage doors that we upgraded with black Hormann garage doors.
Here is the before image - the original doors are a common four-panel style in white. And like most exterior white surfaces, they start to show crud (a technical term) over time, usually starting in spring and then baking and hardening throughout the summer:
And here are the new Hormann doors. You'll notice they are a three-panel design. What a difference:
Now black doors aren't impervious to crud, but it isn't as noticeable. It's the same reason it's a good idea to wear dark clothes when eating barbecue (we go to Joff's right here in Bellingham) - it just hides the mess better.
Just like black-framed windows, black garage doors give a wow factor to your garage. Just look at this garage in Arlington, MA:
Could you image that garage door in white? It just wouldn't have nearly the same impact.
Most garage door manufacturers have doors in black now. Here are the brands we install:
- General Doors Newport 200 premium, high-energy efficient steel garage doors
- General Doors Newport 138 raised panel steel garage doors
- Haas 600 and 700insulated steel garage doors
- Haas American Traditions carriage house garage doors
- Hormann Infinity Classic and Climatech garage doors
- Richards-Wilcox Contemporary garage doors
If you're like many of our customers, you may have some of these questions about black garage doors:
Do black garage doors fade?
If you painted your garage doors black, they would fade, but we're talking about factory-applied coating. These paints utilizes a high quality catalyzed acrylic urethane that is far superior to any exterior paints that are typically used by a painting contractor. This is why the black garage doors offered by our manufacturers have the same warranty as any other color.
Do black garage doors get hot?
They used to get hot, but not with today's technology. Ten years ago we would hear horror stories in the industry about people who painted their garage doors black in hot areas and they would make the garage really hot and in some cases melt the insulation! But the manufacturers have solved this issue. They have developed cool chemistry paint that works in areas that don't have extreme exposures to heat and sunlight.
Questions about black garage doors? Contact us for more information