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Weather and the sun are two major factors that rapidly destroy many garage doors built to fail.  Although the majority of garage doors do not stand the test of time, there are a few custom craftsmen, NOT MANUFACTURERS, who rise to the top providing an exceptional high quality, hand-built custom garage door.  Craig at Vintage Garage Door is one such craftsman who has a clear understanding of the requirements necessary to build a custom garage door to last over 25 years.  Let us take a look at one aspect of Vintage Garage Door’s approach.

Vintage Garage Door believes services, at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Materials
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at just one of the many Finish methodologies Vintage Garage Door employs today -

Top of the line professional finishes with 5, 7, or 10 year warranties available; hand application or spray application.  With over forty hours spent in finishing processes, your custom garage door will have a finish that will look new five, seven, or ten years after installation.  Vintage Garage Door provides both paint or stain finishes for your hand-made custom carriage house door with custom color matching.  Vintage Garage Doors has several finishes available for both hand application and spray application.  Vintage Garage Door provides a professional finish utilizing up to four coats for paint and up to six coats for stain to provide a finish of unparalleled
protection, quality,richness, and character.  Many of the professional finishes provided by Vintage Garage Door on hand-made custom garage doors are West facing, South facing, or located within close proximity of saltwater as a testament to the quality of Vintage Garage Door’s work and enduring professional finishes.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!  Contact him today to put worry behind and start saving.

Weather and the sun are two major factors that rapidly destroy garage door built to fail.  Although the majority of garage doors do not stand the test of time, there are a few custom craftsmen who rise to the top providing an exceptional high quality, hand-built custom garage door.  Craig at Vintage Garage Door is one such craftsman who has a clear understanding of the requirements necessary to build a custom garage door to last over 25 years.  Let us take a look at one aspect of Vintage Garage Door’s approach.

Vintage Garage Door believes services, at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Materials
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at just one of the many Build methodologies Vintage Garage Door employs today -

Vintage Garage Door will customize each door to your choice of build methods, processes, and/or materials.  Many clients have chosen how Craig has built his own personal doors for their strength, durability, and beauty.  Craig’s own personal doors are South and West facing enduring surface temperature readings of over 100 degrees in the dog days of summer, and, low teens in the winter with winds up to 70mph off Puget Sound.  Utilizing his professional finishing services, the painted finish still looks new after 10 years of enduring the weather and sun.  A true testimony to the quality of the professional finishing!Craig leverages over 33 years of experience in woodworking and finishes where many clients reduce risk, and, find comfort, security and peace of mind leveraging his knowledge and experience for their door decisions.  In the end though, Vintage Garage Door’s product speaks for itself – Quality!

Just one of Vintage Garage Door’s most popular build solutions for a custom garage door or a carriage house door includes the following:     
(many others available – the choice is yours)

This just one of the many build materials available to look for with your search for a custom garage door.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!  Contact him today to put worry behind and start saving.

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Materials
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Build today -

• “Built Green” custom garage doors; ie. the use of “sustainable” wood or reclaimed wood in the construction of your garage doors
• Utilizing FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified materials your hand-made custom garage door should have the ability or option to support ecological and sustainable forest harvest initiatives
• Lypus is an example of a “built green” or sustainable wood.  This species grows rapidly in forests allowing harvest in a fraction of the time it would take for other species to reach maturity.  Also, Lypus has many qualities that exceed other “long growth” species.  Weyerhauser is a producer of Lypus.
• Are you a supporter of the “built green movement?”
   

This just one of the many build materials available to look for with your search for a custom garage door.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!  Contact him today to put worry behind and start saving.

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Materials (con’t)
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Materials (con’t) today -

Materials - Artistic Door Hardware 

Hinges & Strapping
Pull Handles
Ring Handles
Latches
Clavos

Authentic Hand Forged
Direct from Europe
Reproductions
Custom Commissioned, and the list goes on… 

These are just a few of the many materials available to look for with your search for a custom garage door.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!  Contact him today to put worry behind and start saving.

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Materials (con’t)
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Materials (con’t) today -

Materials – Glass 

Art Glass – 60+ varieties
True Divided Lites
Insulated Units
Leaded
Internal Prism
Privacy
Patterned
Art Glass
Beveled Edge
and the list goes on… 

These are just a few of the many materials available to look for with your search for a custom garage door.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!  Contact him today to put worry behind and start saving.

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Materials
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Materials today -

Materials 

Wood species of choice
Superior premium grades
Hand selected
Insulation
Art Glass – 60+ varieties
Custom matched paints
Custom matched stains
Custom jambs
Custom thresholds
Custom weather sealing

These are just a few of the many materials available to look for with your search for a custom garage door.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!  Contact him today to put worry behind and start saving.

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Design Elements
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Design Elements (con’t) today -

Design Elements

Rails
Stiles
Kickboards
Arches
Bucks
Z Braces
Inverted Z Brace
Cross Rails
Herringbone
Profiled Edges
Astragal

These are just a few of the many design elements available.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Design
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Design (con’t) today -

As you look through your craftsman’s styles, design book or portfolios, look for many proven historical carriage house door designs that have developed over time.  Perhaps you would like to mix and match different custom garage door designs for a one-of-a-kind creation.  Or, create a completely new design to match your requirements for a unique vintage garage door.  During your custom garage door evaluation and design consultation, does your craftsman search for architectural elements from your home to incorporate into your door?  Windows, entry doors, front porches, and house finishes all provide distinctive styling for your custom garage door.  Perhaps your home would benefit from incorporation of missing design elements?  Does your craftsman suggest these elements or designs?  The design process should only limited by your imagination and budget.

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, and services to see how your garage door dreams can become a reality!

Craig@vintagegaragedoor.com, owner and master craftsman, will be a great asset for your custom garage door!

Services at a minimum should include the following major areas:

• Custom & Quality
• Design
• Build
• Finish
• Install

Let us look at Design today -

Look for a craftsman to focus on your requirements, expectations, environmental considerations, and usage criteria for your hand-made custom garage door.

Look for a complete turn-key solution for your hand-made custom garage door; including Design, Build, FINISH, and, Install services.  Don’t cut yourself short, have your craftsman FINISH the job!  You do not want any finger-pointing between multiple parties in a custom garage door transaction.  You want the same person to Design the door, Build the door, FINISH the door, and if possible, Install the door.  You want the comfort and security of a single point of contact and responsibility, no subcontracting, no business arrangements, no business partner agreements, no more parties than ONE.

I am sure everyone can think of many war stories in the corporate world regarding outsourcing and business partner affiliations.  Just think of the problems you have with your PC and getting support for a problem.  If the corporate giants of the world can’t do this well – you think an installer, contractor or manufactuer can do any better?  Answer: NO.  Enough, back to custom garage doors.

Look for custom garage doors and carriage house doors built from scratch without any prefabricated parts and pieces, and, a craftsman who does all the work themselves to provide you with the highest level of quality, craftsmanship, and attention to detail at every step of the project.

Look for unlimited designs to choose from, including:

• Styles
• Designs
• Design elements
• Construction materials
• Build techniques
• Glass
• Artistic door hardware, and
• Finishes

 that all come together to make your dreams a reality!

www.vintagegaragedoor.com provides a custom garage door solution that includes all of this, and more.  Built in Seattle, take a look at their custom garage doors, wood door finishes, and stain-grade finishes to see how your dreams can become a reality!