Green Garage Doors
Environmentally friendly garage doors are slowly and steadily replacing traditional metallic and wooden doors. Ease of installation, long life, lesser maintenance, and environment protection are the main reasons why increasing number of people are choosing eco-friendly garage doors. These garage doors are either of metallic or non-metallic varieties. The non-metallic kind is made from wood byproducts while the metallic one from composite steel.
Eco-friendly garage doors made from non-metallic substances include wood fiber, wood pulp and rejected wooden materials. With wax and resins added in definite proportions to wood pulp and fiber a product is manufactured which has the appearance of wood but without its drawbacks. After proper treatment and mixing this material is resistant to moisture and generally remains unaffected by climatic conditions. It does not warp, bend or split like ordinary wood.
Not only wood by products, environmentally friendly garage doors could also be made from metallic compounds. Composite steel is one such material used extensively for making eco-friendly garage doors. As compared to non-metallic materials this is sturdier and durable. With proper powder coating and painting the longevity of these metallic garage doors increases considerably.
Insulated steel doors are of two kinds: one side insulation and double sided insulation. In places where climatic conditions are severe a double insulated garage door is preferable to a single side insulated door. Another advantage of using an insulated door is its longevity. Eco-friendly garage door exteriors are made of recycled newsprint impregnated with resin which gives it a distinctive appearance. Within the two exterior layers lies a filling of Douglas and fir wooden scraps mixed evenly with wax and resin.
This insulation has a number of benefits. It increases the life of the eco-friendly door as it is largely non-reactive to external weather conditions. Thus wearing that might be caused because of climatic forces is minimized. Secondly being resistant to ultra violet rays these insulated doors do not fade easily and the appearance remains unaltered for many years.
Another distinct advantage of an insulated eco-friendly garage door is its ability to maintain warmth and comfort inside the garage. A garage in many homes is put to multiple uses and is not merely meant for keeping cars. Workshops, studios, party room, and play room are some of the uses of modern day garages. In very cold places, an insulated garage door prevents the inside of the garage from getting uncomfortable.
