Overhead Door Company of Sioux City Blog

Residential garage doors are a great investment for your home. In fact, the ROI or money recouped is 93.3%, meaning if you spend $4,041 on a new door, you’ll recoup $3,769 when it comes time to sell. But it can get confusing as to what type of garage door to buy, considering the wide range of doors available on the market. For example, the cheapest residential garage door starts at about $600 and the more expensive ones can run upwards to $4,000 depending on upgrades and material quality. Since there are so many door options, knowing which upgrades are worth the money is helpful. Here are our top 5 garage door upgrades that will pay for themselves.

Get ready to dust away the cobwebs and sweep up the last of winter’s debris, spring is officially here! Along with cleaning up the yard, deck and windows, it’s time to give your garage door a refresh with a nice spring clean.

Residential garage doors are functional doors that allow homeowners to park their vehicles inside their garages. Residential garage doors provide comfort, convenience and security. But garage doors can also be a great design feature in other areas of your home!

Garage doors can be tricky, and malfunctions can occur at the most inconvenient times. If you experience minor issues occasionally, we have some tips that can save you some time and money when it comes to your garage door's function!

A new garage door purchase can be daunting, especially if you're not quite sure which features are most important for your home or budget. The good news is such a purchase isn't something you need to tackle on your own! Consulting with a professional can provide answers to your questions and peace of mind for you, as well as a more clear vision of which garage door best suits your home.

Commercial garage doors are a necessary part of doing business. These specially built doors allow companies to move vehicles in and out of work areas, accept deliveries and when open, even expand your working space (think restaurants with outdoor eating areas). If you haven’t thought about your commercial garage door in a while, it may be time to upgrade its design.

Home improvement is big business these days. There are hundreds of television shows and videos dedicated to the subject; there are even multiple cable channels that only air shows about home improvement. And not only can we not get enough information about how to improve our homes, but we also love a big reveal. Luckily our DoorView design center offers the best of both.

Your garage does a lot for you. It saves you from scraping your car each morning. It has your back when you need to store tools and outdoor supplies. It even helps reduce your heating and cooling costs when it has an insulated door (read more about that here). Show it some love this year by making it the best garage it can be with new paint, new organization or even a brand new door.

There’s a little-thought-about part of your garage door that does a pretty big job – it’s your door’s weather seal. This narrow piece of rubber or silica runs along the bottom of your door and seals it from whatever is lurking outside – snow, rain, sub-arctic breezes and so on. Given its vital task, this part of your door should be given some real consideration, especially in the fall.

Nothing says “Welcome Home” like a garage door that operates as beautifully as it looks. Today's home designs, particularly those in Siouxland, often feature street-facing garages, which means that up to 40 percent of a home's curb appeal is often covering whatever is in a garage bay. To make their homes stand out against the backdrop of standard suburbia, Yankton and Sioux City home-owners are upgrading their white raised panel garage doors to ones featuring unique windows, patterns, and colors. These trends for 2018 can easily be incorporated into your home.