Metal Faced Garage Door

We need to face a flush panel insulated steel garage door for a client with horizontal ship lapped paintable boards.

Metal faced garage door.

I am thinking about using smartside trim over 1 4 exterior plywood screwed to the steel garage panels. The price includes the door and components only. Kits start around 50 and as they increase in price often. The garage sub will upsize the track and hardware for the added weight.

Steel doors can be insulated or non insulated. Clopay manufactures a variety of styles from carriage house garage doors to classic raised panel garage doors in several factory finished colors. Garage door insulation options include 2 or 1 3 8 intellicore polyurethane 2 1 3 8 1 5 16 polystyrene. Give your garage the strength and style it give your garage the strength and style it needs with a clopay garage door.

The steel skins are protected by the use of a tough layered coating system which includes a hot dipped galvanized layer and baked on primer and top coat. Insulated door r values range from 4 4 to 18 4. Alternatively use two layers of thinner material and glue the second layer to the first. Steel garage doors offer the broadest range of design insulation and price options.

Use 1 1 2 inch thick insulation for doors with metal framing and 2 inch thick material for doors without it. Installation is not included. The 1 layer raised panel steel construction provides durability and style.