The Next Big Thing? The New Lineup

© 2004 Door & Access Systems
Publish Date: Summer 2004
Author: Tom Wadsworth
Pages 56-57

The Next Big Thing?
The New Lineup

The New Non-Wood Carriage-House Garage Doors

Amarr Garage Doors
Product: Classica Collection
Release Date: August 2004
Design Materials: Stamped steel sections
Key Details: Pinch resistant; three sections; 32 design combinations; no overlays

Ankmar Door
Product: Manor House Steel Collection Series (sketch)
Release Date: August 2004
Design Materials: Stamped steel sections
Key Details: Available in non-insulated, insulated, or sandwich construction; four sections; up to five colors

C.H.I. Overhead Doors
Product: 5200 Series Carriage House Doors
Release Date: January 2004
Design Materials: Stamped steel sections
Key Details: Colors: white, almond and sandstone; 2"-thick sections; with or without insulation (injected urethane) and a thermal break

Clopay Building Products
Product: Coachman Collection
Release Date: January 2004
Design Materials: Steel sections, PVC overlays
Key Details: 11 door designs; three colors; three window options; true coped and mitered joints; custom quarter-round edging; 1-3/8" insulation sandwich construction; 6.5 R-value

DoorLink
Product: Models 2530 and 3630
Release Date: April 2004 (2530) and July 2004 (3630)
Design Materials: Stamped steel sections
Key Details: Colors: white, brown, almond, and sand; available in 25 gauge in EPS-insulated and noninsulated versions (Models 2530/2531) and 26 gauge insulated sandwich version (Model 3630); prepainted steel; no overlays

First United Door Technologies
Product: Steel Carriage House Series
Release Date: June 2004
Design Materials: Steel sections, steel overlays
Key Details: 24" and 28" insulated sections; high-definition steel C-channel overlays; seven basic customizable designs with seven interchangeable glass designs

Gadco
Product: Freedom Series 9004 Carriage House Doors
Release Date: Fall 2004
Design Materials: High-density polyethylene (HDPE) sections, no overlays
Key Details: Polystyrene insulation; R-value = 9; colors: white, brown, and sandstone; 12 window options; widths: 8', 9', 10', 12', 14', 15', 16', 18'; heights: 6'6", 7', 7'6", 8'

Jeld-Wen
Product: Carriage House Series
Release Date: January 2004
Design Materials: Fiber-composite sections, fiber-composite overlays
Key Details: Primed, ready to paint; high-definition, wood-grained surface; 27 designs with or without windows; expanded polystyrene insulation; widths: 8', 9', 10', 16', 18'; heights: 7', 8'

Martin Door
Product: Various designs
Release Date: January 2002; new design in summer 2004
Design Materials: Steel sections, no overlays
Key Details: Pinch resistant; several carriage-house window designs; all insulation options; 5 standard colors and 54 custom colors

Mid-America Door
Product: American Series
Release Date: January 2003
Design Materials: Steel sections, wood-grained vinyl overlays
Key Details: 2"-thick polystyrene insulated sections; available in six standard designs and custom designs; three colors: bright white, almond, and sandstone; ability to make odd sizes from 6'6" to 14'14"

Northwest Door
Product: Infinity Classic
Release Date: August 2004
Design Materials: Aluminum stile and rail sections, no overlays
Key Details: Two-section construction; patented aluminum laminated panel; four initial standard colors: white, sandstone, green, and brown; 40+ standard configurations; available in any width and height up to 20' x 14'

Overhead Door
Product: Renaissance Collection
Release Date: September 2003
Design Materials: Steel sections, PVC overlays
Key Details: 14 designs; 3/4" high-definition overlays; polyurethane insulation; R-value = 12.76

Raynor
Product: Steele Falls
Release Date: Late summer/Early fall 2004
Design Materials: Stamped steel sections
Key Details: Pinch resistant; six colors: white, brown, almond, greytone, claytone, green; many size options; two panel sizes

Wayne-Dalton
Product: Model 9700 Series
Release Date: Third quarter 2004
Design Materials: Steel sections, PVC overlays
Key Details: Pinch resistant; 38 design combinations initially; six colors; R-value = 10; 3- and 4-section configurations

Windsor Republic Door
Product: Model 765 Steel Carriage Door
Release Date: February 2004
Design Materials: Steel sections, PVC overlays
Key Details: 2" insulated sections; four designs; available in white; most sizes in stock at all distribution centers