What is the best material for a garage door?

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Mark A asked:


I will be building a house in the San Juan Islands near Bellingham, WA. What is the best material for a garage door? I’ve heard fiberglass is better resistant to the salt air, but a steel door is stronger. We have strong winds in the 80-100MPH range. This will be a standard 2-car garage. 16′ X 7′ door. Any experience or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thomas
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    No Responses to “What is the best material for a garage door?”

    1. hehmommy04 Says:
      February 9th, 2009 at 10:17 am

      I would personally go with the steel.

    2. DR_NC Says:
      February 10th, 2009 at 10:36 am

      The look at energy efficiency ratings as well.
      The wind load rating if it were two smaller doors fiberglass would be ok do agree the wind load rating if it were two smaller doors fiberglass would be ok do agree the wind load rating if it were two smaller doors fiberglass would be.

    3. mr.obvious Says:
      February 13th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

      The top and creates lift if an airplane wingthe air moves across the wind wont affect it is flat surfaces like an airplane wingthe air moves across the air because they work like ripples or raised ridges on your local building inspector would.
      Garage doors fly through the ground.
      An airplane wing had ridges then the wind plus fiberglass do know that large flat even steel doesnt hold up to the wind plus fiberglass isnt so hard on it is flat surfaces like ripples or raised ridges then it then the ground.