Carriage garage doors could be the true carriage doors that open in the middle and swing out like they did in barns and horse carriage house buildings long ago; or they could be look-alike carriage garage doors which are very similar to the true carriage garage doors, only they are a facade and generally open like a real garage door, upwards.
Carriage doors are very popular in larger, newer homes and are typically wood or wood finish to make them appear more authentic. Most of these carriage garage doors are insulated to help keep out the elements and general noises which is helpful because a lot of the larger houses they are installed in have two or three garages and sometimes the homeowners transform one or more of the garages into a rec-room, office space or workout area.
If a homeowner is considering the traditional carriage garage doors that swing out, one to each side, but think they have to get out of the car to open the doors, think again, many of these traditional carriage garage doors are automatic and with a simple touch of a button on a key fob, will swing open; just make sure the car is stopped back far enough not to get hit by a swinging carriage door.
Some of the doors swing out with two doors, one to each side; others are made like an accordion, sliding to one side while others are made to life up in one piece. These doors could be stained a deep rich mahogany wood color, cherry wood, white wood-look with wearing on it (a sort of buffing or white-washing that makes the white wood look older than it is) or they could be made of heavy-duty steel. The typical doors have windows at the top and some have a diagonal cross of wood at the bottom; although there are different designs to the wood 'planks' at the bottom of the doors, some have small squares or rectangles; others have raised pieces of wood or trim which could be painted a contrasting color and other carriage garage doors offer a unique pattern that spans the length of several doors.
The styles of them are varied from traditional English carriage house to medieval looking arched doors and matching hardware. Homeowner can choose from a variety of styles that will match or complement their house, some of the door manufacturers also make carriage doors for the front, side and back doors in addition to the doors for a full house match of carriage doors.
And wood is not the only material carriage doors come in, there are steel doors that are made to look like wood, but are durable and easier to maintain. All of the doors have high quality springs, rollers and tracks for smooth opening and closing of the doors, no matter if they go up, to one side like an accordion or open like a traditional door.
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