On Aug 10, 11:33*pm, (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
In article , rogerfisher wrote:
We are looking at 3 different garage doors for our house. *This is a
replacement.
Clopay - 4050 Series
Wayne Dalton - 9600 Series
CHI - 2285 Series
What are the pros and cons of each.
There's not a whole lot of difference between the brands.
Look at the construction. You'll find doors that have:
1. A single sheet of steel
2. A single sheet of steel with insulation and a sheet
* *of plastic on the inside.
3. Doors with insulation sandwiched between two sheets
* *of steel. These are more rigid and stronger.
You may find some low cost doors with much thinner metal.
And some expensive commerical grade doors with a heavier
gauge of steel.
Around here (SF Bay Area) you'll get a better deal and
a better job from the smaller local door companies than
you will from Home Depot, Lowes.
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We are looking at doors with 2 sheets of steel and insulation
sandwiched between. The prices between the 3 brands are ranging
between $1400 - 1750 installed. I do see some difference between the
R Value. The Clopay has 6.8, the CHI has 8.5 and the Wayne Dalton has
10.
I know Clopay is a good door. I've always associated Wayne Dalton
with cheap doors, maybe because Lowe's sells them. However the Lowe's
doors are the low end doors, while the model we looked at is the
higher end door. I've never head of CHI until yesterday, but the
research we've done does indicates that it is a good door.
This is a lot of money to put into something for the house. We are
trying to do all our homework and, of course, get opinions from other
homeowners.
We will definitely buy the door and get it installed from a reputable
company.
Any opinions from anyone are needed and welcome!