Insulated garage doors are a great option when you're wanting to keep the cool air out and the hot air in during the winter months, and the hot air out and the cool air in during the summer months.
Insulated garage doors are measured by R-value. R-value is defined as, "the capacity of an insulating material to resist heat flow. The higher the R-value, the greater the insulating power." At Overhead Door Company of Lubbock, we have some of the highest-rated insulated garage doors in the area that are built with the care and quality that has made Overhead Door a trusted brand for almost 100 years. You may have some questions when looking for a new garage door and the if your asking whether you should get an insulated or non-insulated, you've come to the right place.
Lubbock is known for it's wacky weather patterns and drastic temperature changes. If you live in a region of the country that has drastic temperature changes, an insulated garage door would be a great option for you. If you live anywhere in West Texas, you know it's not uncommon for it to be 80 degrees one day and then drop down to freezing temperatures.
Many people think that insulated garage doors are only for areas that experience extreme cold weather, but that's just not the case. Think of it like insulation in your walls or attic. In West Texas, we experience both extreme heat and extreme cold weather. In the winter, insulating our house helps to keep the warm air in and the cold air out. It's the transfer of heat that insulation helps to reduce. By getting an insulated garage door, it helps to normalize the temperature or slow down drastic temperature increases and decreases in your garage space. What's the point of parking in your garage in the winter if it's going to be just as cold getting inside your car as if it were parked outside?
Insulated garage doors have benefits besides just the insulation factor. Did you know that insulated garage doors are also quieter?
In most cases, an insulated garage door is quieter than any type of garage door you'll get. A garage door is a large moving (usually metal) object that has many moving parts including hinges, screws and brackets. This means that noise is always a part of operating a garage door, but there are ways to limit the noise. One of those ways is installing an insulated garage door. Insulated doors are made with with a sandwich design 0f steel-insulation-steel. The foam insulation is shot into the sandwiched steel, which also binds together both sides of the steel. This makes the door stronger and keeps a lot of the steel in place when the door is operating, which in turn, keeps it from creating a lot of noise.
More layers equals more strength when it comes to garage doors. If you hit a door without insulation, it typically will bend and dent more than a garage door with insulation. So not only does an insulated door help with the transfer of heat, but it also can help prevent digs and dents from the kids playing basketball or wall-ball on the driveway.
There's many reasons to purchase an insulated garage door but it's important you weight your options so you can be confident you're making the right decision. If you want to see a sample of what the construction of an insulated door looks like, you can stop by our showroom. If you have any questions, please, always feel free to give us a call to talk to one of our residential garage door experts.
The Four 6666 Ranch is a huge historic ranch located across three counties in Texas. They breed black angus cattle and performance racing horses. They recently had a new building constructed to allow visitors to easily view horses and cattle for purchase in which Overhead Door Company of Lubbock was proud to be a part of.
This new building features our glass aluminum doors around the perimeter of the building which provides extra sunlight into the building while also giving the ranch the ability to open the doors on nice weather days. These beautiful glass doors not only allow light into the indoor riding area even when closed but also can be opened to allow air flow to give the indoor area an outdoor feel. This new building is most likely a multi-purpose area that will help both the buyer and The Four 6’s Ranch. If you know Texas, it gets very hot in the summer, so this new building allows for comfort in both hot summer months and even the cooler fall and winters.
The Four 6’s Ranch has a replacement cattle program in which a selection of heifers are available every year for sale to the public. This new facility gives prospective buyers the option to see the cattle to get an idea of what they’ll be purchasing. It’s very important for buyers to get a good look at the cattle to make sure they’re in good condition. Things that a buyer would look at are the animal’s temperament, physical health and body condition. In a typical cattle sale or auction, the heifers are brought out in a sale barn and walked around the ring past the buyers, so each one can be seen. There’s typically an auctioneer and people will place bids on the cattle being auctioned. This facility will allow the Four 6666’s Ranch to do all of these things more effectively.
According to the 2018 Cost vs. Value Report by Remodeling Magazine Publisher Hanley Wood and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), garage doors remains a top home improvement project this year.
Replacing the garage door is such a valuable project because it falls into the category of curb appeal projects. Curb appeal projects focus on the exterior so they're the first things that people see when they look at your home. Curb appeal projects include the front door, garage doors, landscaping, siding materials, driveway, windows and other fixtures like lights and shutters.
Heather Meiner, Brand Manager for the Overhead Door™ brand said in a blog about Top Home Improvement Projects, “According to the survey, the top four projects that generate the biggest return on investment all focus on the exterior of the home — showing once again that curb appeal is one of the most influential factors when it comes to attracting potential buyers.”
Especially in Lubbock, many homes have front facing garage doors that typically take up 30 to 50% of the front of the home. Having an old, outdated garage door will have dramatic effect on the curb appeal of your home.
Think about when you're going to sell your home. A prospective buyer approaches your home and sees two garage doors that are rusted, bent and worn out. When prospective buyers go to view a home usually the first thing they see are the garage doors (if on the front of the home) and if they see outdated doors, they'll automatically see an expense they'll have to incur if buying the home.
It's extremely important to provide value and one of the surest ways to do that is by updating the garage doors.
Overhead Door Company of Lubbbock™ will be at the 2018 West Texas Builders Association Home and Garden Show this weekend. We'll be located right as you walk in the main entrance so come by our booth and see what's new at Overhead Door™. (See a map) We'll have brochures, color samples, door samples, and giveaways!
Overhead Door Company of Lubbock™ is also proud to be a part of the weekend give-a-ways. We'll be giving away one 16x7 insulated steel garage door!
The Home and Garden show is at the Lubbock Civic Center located at 1501 Mac Davis Ln.
The Lubbock Home and Garden show will feature over 100 booths with everything from residential construction products to landscaping. Spring is right around the corner, which makes this show perfect for homeowners looking to remodel or increase curb appeal in the spring and summer months.
The schedule for the Home and Garden Show this weekend is...
Friday 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Find all the show details on the Home and Garden Show Website
Have you ever been to 4ORE? 4ORE is an "upscale golf entertainment complex" in Lubbock, Texas that hosts fun games, food and entertainment.
The complex needed door solutions to open up areas to the outdoors like the patio and also a really neat golf school called 4ore Golf Academy. 4ORE isn’t your typical driving range and this out-of-the-box entertainment venue called for some unique door solutions.
4ORE wanted to mesh it's beautiful outdoor patio with the indoor dining and bar area, so they chose our glass aluminum garage doors. On cool summer Lubbock nights, it’s always nice to get a fresh breeze into indoor areas, that’s why many restaurants and entertainment venues like 4ORE choose these beautiful glass doors.
Another really cool feature on this complex is the 4ORE Golf Academy, where we installed three rolling steel doors which allows instructors to easily open up to the driving range or close the doors on colder days. It also provides added security for this golf school that's located on the side of the complex.
4ORE Golf has two climate controlled teaching areas which we helped create with our Model 620 series. According to 4ORE! Golf Academy's website here are the features in these state-of-the-art golf teaching areas:
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