Gallery Steel garage doors

Gallery Steel is the door for a house that has not quite decided what it is. The face carries grooved panels, neither raised nor recessed, and that groove pattern can be read in either direction. Add decorative strap hinges and handles and the door takes on the swing-out look of a carriage house, though it still rolls up overhead like any other. Leave the hardware off, choose plainer windows, and it settles back into a conventional traditional door. That is why we list it under both the traditional and carriage house styles. It is the door we would point to for an owner who wants to keep options open, since a change of hardware later alters the look without replacing the door.

That flexibility suits a farmhouse or craftsman that wants a hint of carriage character without the cost and weight of a full overlay door. It also suits a colonial or ranch that simply wants a better-looking version of the standard panel. If you are not sure which way your house leans, this is a safe door to begin with, because the hardware can be added or left off, and you can see both versions before you decide.

The door is steel. Clopay lists insulated versions alongside the non-insulated build, so the choice depends on the garage. Attached garages, rooms above the garage and west-facing doors in a Triangle summer all point toward insulation, while a detached garage used only for storage may not need it. The R-value depends on the construction, and we give you the figure for your door in the quote.

Windows are available. A row of glass across the top section keeps the door conventional, and a decorative pattern moves it toward the carriage house side. Colors come from Clopay's sample range, and the hardware finish is part of that decision, since black hardware on a white door looks very different from the same hardware on a dark one. We bring samples so you can try the combinations against the house. Because the door can go either way, the hardware is the part to take seriously. We bring samples of the handles and hinges so you can hold them against the door, since a few inches of black iron change the look of a whole elevation.

A useful way to place it is against its neighbors. Classic Steel is the plain raised-panel door and the lowest-cost option. Bridgeport Steel is the tailored recessed look. Coachman and Grand Harbor are full carriage house overlay doors. Gallery Steel sits between the traditional and carriage house groups, and on cost it lands in the middle of the Clopay range: above the standard raised-panel door, below the composite overlay lines and real wood.

At the free consultation we measure the opening, bring hardware and color samples and give you a firm installed price before anything is scheduled.