Overhead door sizes, panel styles, colours, glass and openers, plus the man door. Every door is triple-layer insulated steel; the choices below are about fit and the face it shows the street.
Pick by what you park. Taller vehicles, lifted trucks and small trailers need the 8-ft-tall doors, which need 9-ft walls. A single door is an add-on, on the front beside the double or on the back wall.
The standard double door. Two cars or an SUV.
A foot more height for full-size trucks.
Two feet wider than the standard double, at standard height.
The big opening: lifted trucks, and a trailer beside the car.
A single door at standard height. On the back wall it opens the garage to the yard.
A single door tall enough for a lifted vehicle.
| Door size | Wall height needed | What it is for | Standard or upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 × 7 | 8'-0" | The standard double door. Two cars or an SUV. | Standard |
| 16 × 8 | 9'-0" | A foot more height for full-size trucks. | Upgrade |
| 18 × 7 | 8'-0" | Two feet wider than the standard double, at standard height. | Upgrade |
| 18 × 8 | 9'-0" | The big opening: lifted trucks, and a trailer beside the car. | Upgrade |
| 8 × 7 | 8'-0" | A single door at standard height. On the back wall it opens the garage to the yard. | Add-on |
| 8 × 8 | 9'-0" | A single door tall enough for a lifted vehicle. | Add-on |
Every overhead door, at every size: 24-gauge steel skins over a polyurethane core.
The door is the biggest hole in the building envelope. An insulated panel keeps a heated garage cheap to run, stays quieter on the tracks, and shrugs off the puck and bumper hits that dent single-skin doors.
Six panel styles, any of them in any door size. Swipe a door to see the finishes it comes in, or tap a swatch.
Smooth, line-free sections. The right call for modern stucco and flat-roof builds, and the only style ABLS has installed so far. Slimline window rows available.
Four rows of small raised panels. The traditional look, and the one that disappears against almost any house.
Short panels with vertical batten grooves and black strap handles. Carriage-house character without hinges to maintain.
The same batten detail run across two long panels per row. Reads wider, and suits a double door better than the short version.
Two long recessed panels per row, no bevel and no grooves. The quietest of the raised-panel styles.
Four rows of four deeply bevelled panels. The most formal of the six, and the one that suits an older house.
The two-tone carriage series: a white frame over a contrasting panel field, in four bracing patterns. The most decorative doors on the list, and the ones that change the front of a build the most.
Plain panels inside the white frame. The quietest of the four, and the one that suits a modern farmhouse without shouting.
Vertical mullions divide each half into narrow lights. Reads as a set of barn doors standing side by side.
A single diagonal brace per half, mirrored across the middle. Less busy than the cross-buck, and more directional.
The full X cross-buck. The most recognisable carriage look, and the one people picture when they say barn door.
White and black are included on every style. The rest of the palette and the two woodgrains are upgrades, and every colour below is a factory finish on the steel, not paint applied later.
Ten factory colours. Iron ore, slate grey and café are not offered on the recessed grooved colonial panel. Custom painting is available on flush and short panel.
A woodgrain print on steel: the look of a timber door with none of the refinishing. Only available on woodgrain embossing, and only on the plank and flush panel styles.
A row of glass in the top section, in clear or frosted. It is the cheapest way to get daylight into a garage you actually work in, and the row sits high enough that nobody sees your bikes from the lane.
Two wide lights, no bars. The plainest option and the most glass.
Four separate lights across the section. Breaks the run up without adding pattern.
Four lights, each with a prairie grille set in from the corners. The detail that ties a door to a craftsman house.
The prairie grille on two wide lights instead of four. Same detail, calmer.
Panel-matched glass in short and long panel widths, plus arched Madison. Stockton adds a divided-light grille. Any of them in clear or frosted.
Narrow horizontal slots down one side of a flush door rather than a row across the top. The modern alternative, and the one that suits a flat-roof build.
Included on every build with 2 remotes and a wall console. Proven and easy to service.
Whisper-quiet, with Wi-Fi and smartphone control. The right call when the garage shares a wall with living space.
A LiftMaster 98022 bolted to the wall beside the torsion shaft instead of hung from the ceiling. Quiet, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in, and battery backup and an automatic deadbolt available.
A ceiling opener runs a rail, a trolley and a motor down the middle of the garage, which is exactly where a storage deck, a tall vehicle or a hoist wants to be. On the wall, the only things overhead are the door and its two tracks.
Every garage includes a 36×80 insulated steel man door and a 38×40 dual-pane sliding window. Where they go is your call, side or rear.
Flush steel included; top-lite, craftsman 6-lite and half-lite glass styles as upgrades.
A 36×36 fixed picture window for maximum glass with no draft, or 48×48 and 60×48 sliders for light and ventilation. Frosted or clear, white or black frames.
Swap a window for a full patio door where the garage opens onto a yard or shop space.
| Option | What it is for | Standard or upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Man door styles | Flush steel included; top-lite, craftsman 6-lite and half-lite glass styles as upgrades. | Upgrade |
| Bigger windows | A 36×36 fixed picture window for maximum glass with no draft, or 48×48 and 60×48 sliders for light and ventilation. Frosted or clear, white or black frames. | Upgrade |
| Sliding patio door | Swap a window for a full patio door where the garage opens onto a yard or shop space. | Upgrade |
Questions about doors & openers? Bring them to the consultation — we answer them against your lot, not in the abstract.
Chain is included, proven and easy to service; the noise only matters if someone sleeps near the garage. Belt is near-silent and adds Wi-Fi control from your phone. Detached garage far from the house: chain is fine. Suite above or bedroom nearby: belt.
Measure the tallest thing you park, racks included. A stock half-ton clears a 7-ft door; most lifted trucks, vans and trailers do not. The 8-ft door needs 9-ft walls, which is a framing decision, not a retrofit.
Pick what looks right, and we will price the whole build against your lot — in writing.
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