Which type of garage door suits a traditional home?

If you have a period property, it’s notoriously tricky to find features that suit its traditional aesthetic.

Naturally, it can be a difficult balance to find modern solutions that achieve the level of convenience you want, without detracting from the overall style of your home.

Garage doors are a prime example of modern home technologies. They give property owners the opportunity to maximise convenience, through a sleek, innovative solution.

What’s more, they are available in a huge range of design styles, including numerous options to suit traditional homes.

So, if you’re unsure how a garage door can blend in with your period property, keep reading. Below, we’ve shared our top tips for finding a garage door to suit traditional homes.

How can you ensure your garage door suits a traditional home?

Certain styles of garage doors offer a more suitable fit for traditional or period homes.

This is because each type of garage door offers its own style, material(s) and design features – meaning some will suit the property’s aesthetic, and its historical context, more so than others.

When it comes to finding a garage door to suit your home, you’ll need to consider the following:

• The style of the door
• The time period in which your home was built
• The materials that the garage door consists of
• The range of colours that are available
• The design features that are available for the garage door
• Any details, textures or extra touches that the garage door can feature
• The customisability of the garage door
• Whether or not your garage door can feature windows

By considering these factors, you can quickly narrow down your search, and identify the types of garage doors that would suit your property.

If you’re looking to invest in a new garage door, you can find a match for your property’s traditional aesthetic by:

Opting for natural materials – choosing a garage door that either features real wood or a synthetic or composite material that successfully resembles wood (without requiring you to compromise on durability and weather resistance).

Looking for models that offer a traditional appearance – many garage door ranges (across all garage door types) include options that achieve a more traditional appearance. At the same time, they also come with modern features, such as steel doors, electronic mechanisms and remote controls. So, speak to your garage door supplier about the different models that they offer, and the aesthetic that you require.

Carefully customising the door – when you work with a professional garage door supplier, you’ll quickly find that garage doors are extremely customisable. They are available in a wide range of different styles, colours and finishes, meaning any design can be achieved. So, spend some time customising your door, and planning what visuals would best suit the rest of your property.

Choose strategic visual features – visual features like windows, recessed panels and arched tops are particularly well-suited to older properties. Using these, you can successfully emulate the architectural style in the rest of your property.

Enquire about traditional hardware – depending on your garage door supplier, you might be able to customise your garage door with decorative hardware that replicates traditional design styles.

This includes hinges, studs and handles, or hardware made from brass or wrought iron.

If achieving a period design aesthetic is one of your priorities, speak to a professional garage door specialist. They will be able to guide you through your options, and work with you to create a customised garage door design that ticks all your boxes.

What types of garage doors suit period properties?

The garage door types that are most commonly used in period properties are:

• Insulated roller garage doors
• Sectional garage doors
• Single skinned roller garage doors
• Up and over garage doors
• Double and wide garage doors
• Side hinged garage doors
• Side-sliding sectional garage doors

Alongside these types, wooden garage doors in particular are widely used in period properties.

These are widely chosen for period properties because all of these garage door types are hugely customisable. They are available in a wide range of different styles, with the options to choose bespoke colours, hardware and finishes to match your home.

At the same time, you can achieve these aesthetic benefits while still adding modern, state of the art features to your garage door. These garage door types allow you to create a design that aligns with period properties, while subtly embedding technological features such as electronic automation and remote control.

At Zap Garage Doors, we are proud to be Yorkshire’s premier garage door supplier. We deliver a wide range of premium, advanced and customisable garage door solutions to clients across the region, including countless period properties.

To find out more about any of our services, or to receive a free home visit and site survey, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Come and see us at our showrooms in Doncaster and Sheffield.