1950s Garage Door Styles

The 1950 s and 1960 s crawford doors were generally of high quality.

1950s garage door styles. It once had torsion springs. By the 1950s of course many interior and even exterior doors had lost all architectural relief and were a single plane of wood either solid and intercut with decorative glazing or for many types of interior doors with a hollow core. Bifold illustration by jason lee. Let s take a look to view the gallery click on the first thumbnail.

The good news is that today s homes actually strive to make garages and garage doors look good often replicating the design of the home. Track length is about twice the door width. You ve taken steps to improve your home so it meets your unique style but what about your garage door. One broke and it was decided to replace the torsion springs with extension springs.

But in our culture they re important and are a large part of most homes. It is still in good condition. Tilt up up and over retractable garage doors. I have such a door in the house i live in.

Your garage door is an important part of the exterior of your home with the potential to improve curb appeal and show off your personal style especially with so many different types of garage doors available to consumers today. Like barn doors these hang from rollers that ride along a track at the top of the opening. See more ideas about garage doors garage house exterior. A favorite for more utilitarian areas the five panel door is composed of horizontal panels top to bottom.

Working with the 1950s era architect s original drawings mosby building arts created a new garage that repeated the style of the home from roof slope to brick color. Move forward or. Our massive gallery of garage door designs includes pictures of many styles of nice garages and garage doors. The canopy style door sits parallel to the garage ceiling and extends past the front of the house when the door is open.

Jun 17 2014 pre 50 s garage attached or detached. Similar to the tilt up canopy design the tilt up retractable garage doors lift up and into the garage. Here are some ideas from a seven page brochure of mid century garage door designs from raynor manufacturing company dixon illinois. Residential garage door styles.

The custom overhead door is based on a frank lloyd wright design. Aug 12 2012 do you want some ideas to improve the curb appeal of your 1950s or 1960s house. Doors hung this way can be quite massive and yet are easy to operate in all kinds of weather manually or with a remote. Garages aren t the most exciting part of a home.

Though early garage door hardware from hangers to locks was primarily practical exposed hinge leafs and handles often carried some of the style motifs of their time.