CLOPAY GARAGE & ENTRY DOOR BLOG

  • Garage Door Beauty is more than Skin Deep

    Mar 18, 2014
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    The recent winner of Clopay’s Foto-Finish Friday contest proves this old adage is true, especially when it comes to garage doors. Despite being damaged, we thought the original garage door fit the style of this house perfectly. So we wanted to know why this Wisconsin homeowner made the decision to replace his entire garage door.
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  • Creating the WOW Factor - Home Exteriors Spring Trends Report

    Mar 11, 2014
    Whether you’re building or remodeling in 2014, a number of surveys show that homeowners are setting higher expectations for the outside of their home. Good looks and low-maintenance are the attributes homebuyers value most when sizing up their options for exterior design and materials according to Professional Builder magazine’s annual Home Exteriors survey.
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  • Proving the Value of an Insulated Garage Door – Consumer Review

    Feb 18, 2014
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    We often talk about the impact a garage door has on a home's curb appeal. After a long, frigid winter, most of us are looking for climate appeal anywhere we can find it – including inside the garage. Clopay dealer EZ Garage Doors & Home Exteriors in North Versailles, Pa. recently shared a Facebook post from one of his customers, who conducted his own field test to compare the performance of his new Clopay door with Intellicore® insulation technology to his original wood garage door.
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  • Recognizing the 7 Signs of an Aging Front Door

    Dec 03, 2013
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    If your front door is showing its age, it’s probably costing you money. And that’s not funny. Exterior doors, especially old and poorly insulated ones, can account for more than 20% of a home’s energy loss. If your door is warped, cracked, or the weather stripping is worn away you are also losing energy. A one-eighth-inch gap around a door is equivalent to a 6-inch-square hole in the side of your house.
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  • Another Clopay Foto-Finish Friday Contest Winner

    Mar 19, 2013
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    Say goodbye to worn-out wood and hello to low-maintenance, wood-look garage doors without the upkeep. Our latest Foto-Finish Friday Contest winner, Lyall S. of Colorado Springs, scored points on multiple fronts when he upgraded his outdated garage doors to Clopay Gallery Collection® grooved panel steel doors with a Walnut Ultra-Grain finish.
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