Selecting the Right Garage Door for Your Needs: Residential, Commercial, or Agricultural

Have you ever imagined how different the world would be without garage doors? Probably not – it’s not something that gets brought up in conversation.

Take a minute to think about it now, though... vehicles parked out in the Minnesotan snow, your basement littered with things that otherwise would be stored in the garage, businesses struggling to maintain their rusting-out equipment… it’s safe to say that life would be much more of a headache without the help of overhead doors!

This is exactly the reason why it’s important – whether you’re a commercial business, an agricultural operation, or a homeowner – to pick the correct garage door to satisfy your needs.

A cumbersome garage door is as good as a nonfunctional garage door. These machines are a modern necessity, and if all yours does is cause you trouble, you’re probably living closer to the reality you imagined above than you might think. Luckily, KBS Companies is here to help! As garage door installation and garage door repair experts, we’ve helped homeowners and businesses alike match with the perfect machine.

When you walk into our store, we won’t just present you with a catalog and leave you alone. We’ll walk you through the entire garage-door selection process, using our decades of expertise to make the affair as stress-free as possible.

Given that garage doors are such important parts of our modern lives, it’s understandable that undertaking the task of searching for a new one can be quite daunting, so relax and let the pros lend you a much-needed hand.

Here are some helpful tips on selecting the right commercial garage door or residential garage door for your needs.

Residential Garage Doors: Form Doesn’t Come Before Function

Though you want your home’s exterior to look gorgeous, style isn’t the first thing you should consider when buying a residential garage door.

In fact, aesthetics should be weighed alongside a variety of other factors. Such an exhaustive process will help you find your perfect garage door match and leave you with a home that’s both beautiful and convenient to live in.

Alongside aesthetics, please consider the following when shopping for overhead doors or any type of door.

How the Door Opens

Carriage-house-style garage doors are beautiful, but the outward swing in which they open isn’t always convenient – or even plausible, in some cases – for the modern-day homeowner.

Luckily, plenty of overhead doors on the market mimic the iconic carriage house style or they can even be customized to do so, so there’s certainly something out there that will fit your needs.

We’re not saying that carriage house doors are automatically out for you. We’re simply saying that the space required for them must be considered.

Garage Door Brands

If you’re shopping with KBS Companies, you won’t have to worry about this one! We strive to stock only the utmost quality products from credible vendors.

However, not all garage door brands are created equal, so if you’re at all concerned, don’t be afraid to poke around online and check out reviews and company websites.

Materials

Yes, this does tend to go with style, but what material your garage door is made out of greatly affects your maintenance requirements and, thus, your purchase’s long-term functionality.

Selecting a material with a comfortable care routine ensures you’ll make the most of your investment. There are a few types of materials, which include:

●        Vinyl

●        Steel

●        Aluminum

●        Fiberglass

●        Wood

Each type of material allows some customization to match the rest of your home’s aesthetics.

Garage Door Styles

In addition to the different types of materials that make up a garage door, you can select from a variety of styles. We make these options possible through the vendors that we’ve partnered with.

The types of styles that we can provide include:

●        Carriage Doors

●        Raised Panel Doors

●        Full-View Aluminum Doors

●        Recessed Panel Doors

●        Wooden Plank Doors

●        Long Panel Doors

●        Ranch Panel Doors

After choosing your type of door, you can think about how much insulation your garage will need, which can make a garage more comfortable in winter if you plan on working out there.

It can also help with the heating and cooling costs of your home.

Commercial Garage Doors: Style Is Important Too

As the owner of an agricultural operation or other commercial business, your number one concern at this point is probably getting your garage door up, running, and functional so that your work can continue.

However, don’t discount style when it comes to selecting barn garage doors and other types of commercial garage doors. Appearances have more of an impact on your business’s success than you might think.

Barn garage doors and the like take up swaths of space on your buildings, and while you might not need them to look as fancy as residential garage doors, you want to make sure that clients get a good first impression of your business, as a poor introduction to what you do is hard to remedy.

Your employees, too, probably will do their best work in a well-put-together environment, and a garage door with a style that meshes with the rest of your buildings’ exteriors is a great way to begin to create that environment.

Stop into KBS Companies today for personalized garage door help. Your business’ success is our success, and we’re here to find you the garage door that blends functionality and style to just your taste.

Durability

It’s important for an overhead door in commercial buildings to be durable. It also needs to help provide some measure of security. Commercial overhead doors are often used and frequently damaged, so choosing the right one is essential.

KBS Companies can help you choose the right door that will last!

Types of Commercial Overhead Doors

Just like residential overhead doors, there are different types of commercial overhead doors. Different doors provide different benefits, and KBS Companies can help you choose which is right.

Some types of commercial overhead doors include:

●        Sectional Steel Doors

●        High-Speed Metal Doors

●        Rolling Service Doors

●        Thermacore Doors

●        High-Speed Fabric Doors

●        Aluminum Glass Doors

●        Fire Rated Doors

●        Wind Load Doors

●        Insulated Sectional Steel-Back Doors

Agricultural Overhead Doors: High Security is Important

Farms in the Midwest are subject to rapid weather changes and harsh conditions. That’s why having the right agricultural overhead doors on your barn is so important. Your job is already difficult, so don’t make it worse by keeping an old door that isn’t functioning anymore.

Barn Overhead Doors

Whether you’re building a new barn or fixing up an older one, KBS Companies can help you select the right overhead doors for your barn.

Some of the buildings we can help install overhead doors on include:

●        Free-Stall Barns

●        Machine Sheds

●        Storage Sheds

●        Dairy Barns

No matter your project, KBS Companies can help!

Extra Security

Choosing the right overhead doors for your barn is important, but so is making sure you have extra security to keep your investments safe.

Control who has access to your buildings by installing:

●        Security Panels

●        Keypads

●        Overhead Door Openers

●        Universal Remotes

Give yourself peace of mind that your animals and machinery are safe with extra security on your overhead doors.

Let’s Talk Garage Doors

Whether you’re a homeowner looking to renovate or a business owner looking to up your operation’s efficiency, KBS Companies will meet you with the same kind of personalized help and a willingness to share what we know.

To start your garage-door buying process, call our Plainview location at 507-534-3855 or our Rochester location at 507-287-3264.

Otherwise, just stop in during business hours, and we’d be happy to chat and offer you a free estimate!