Modern garage doors are not your grandfather’s doors anymore. Now they are automated, so the driver doesn’t get out of his car to make the door move. All you have to do is touch a button on your remote control and the door opens by itself.

As construction materials have diversified a lot, the garage doors had to keep pace with this progress, so many types of doors were invented. Also the materials are now various, from wood to metal or PVC. Colors and models are so numerous, that house decorators can spend months before choosing the most suitable option.

Among the most popular types of garage doors there are: roller garage doors, sectional doors, up and over doors and swing hung garage doors. Each type of door has its opwn characteristics, its advantages and drawbacks. Depending on your particular case, you may opt ofr one type or another.

What makes the roller garage doors one of the favorite types across the world is the fact that they need so little space to open, that you can use them in very tight spaces. A roller door is made of little, narrow pieces of material bound together and rolling just like the window shutters in a special case above the door.

If you have a bigger space available, you can choose to install an overhead door for your garage. Also called up and over, such doors are made in one piece and they swing to open. This means they need a place around them where to make the move.

Born as a variant to roller doors, the sectional garage doors are based on the same roller mechanism, but the pieces which compose the door are bigger. Usually, such a door is made of 4-8 such parts. Many manufacturers offer this choice of door to their clients.

Are you a romantic? Do you dream of old times, when everything was so peaceful and elegant? Then maybe a swing hung door is the best for your garage. Such doors can also be automated in their motion, so you won’t have to step out of the car each time you need it to move.