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Custom Garage Door Installation

A custom door is built for your opening and your house instead of picked off a stock list. Durham Garage Door Repair Pros connects you with installers who take on custom work.

Here's how it works and where the money goes.

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Tall custom garage door in dark stained wood planks with a narrow window row on a modern farmhouse, a pickup with a camper shell in front

When a Stock Door Won't Do

Most garage doors come in a handful of standard sizes, and most garages were framed to match. Custom work comes up when something about your garage or your plans doesn't fit that list.

  • An odd width or height, common in older Durham homes and detached garages
  • A tall opening for a lifted truck, a camper van or a boat on a trailer
  • A design you can't find in a catalog, such as a door that matches the siding or the front door
  • A special finish, wood species, glass or window layout
  • A door that has to blend into the wall so the garage almost disappears

What Can Be Customized

Size. Many manufacturers build to the inch. A door made for the real opening seals better than a standard door squeezed in with extra trim.

Material. Steel, real wood, composite, fiberglass, aluminum and glass can all be ordered in custom sizes, though not every style comes in every size.

Design. Panel layout, window shape and placement, decorative hardware, and color or stain all change the look. Some builders will match a sketch or a photo.

Insulation and glass. You can choose the foam core, the glass type and how much privacy the windows give.

How the Process Usually Goes

  1. A site visit to measure the opening, the headroom above it, the side room and the depth of the garage.
  2. Design choices, often with a drawing or a rendering of the door on your house.
  3. A written quote that lists the door, springs, track, opener and any framing work.
  4. A deposit and an order. Custom doors are built after you order, so expect to wait weeks, not days.
  5. Installation, which for a big or heavy door can take a full day.

What Drives the Price

Custom doors cost more than stock doors of the same size. The biggest factors are the material, the size, the amount of glass, and the weight, because heavy doors need bigger springs and stronger hardware.

Low headroom adds cost, since the door may need special track or springs mounted at the back. So does any framing change. See the new door cost guide for typical ranges on standard doors, then expect custom work to sit above them.

Plan for the Opener and the Springs

A heavier or taller door may be too much for your current opener. A tall door also needs longer track and the right spring setup. Ask for both on the same quote so nothing surprises you later. More on that in new opener installation.

If the opening itself needs to get wider, that's a framing job and usually a permit, covered on the double door conversion page.

Good Questions for the Installer

  • Who builds the door, and is the size truly custom or a stock size with trim?
  • What is the wind rating on the label for this door?
  • How many springs will it use, and what cycle rating?
  • What does the finish warranty ask you to do each year?
  • Is the old door hauled away in the price?

Want to see the other options first? Start with garage door replacement. When you're ready to talk about a custom door, request a call back or call (919) 555-0136.

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