It’s nice to save money around the house and trim the household budget, but not at the expense of quality. And some things (like cars and shoes for example) can actually cost you more if you’re too cheap. You’ll wear them out faster and have to buy them more often — spending far more in the long run.
Garage doors are the same way. Quality matters. By spending a little more on a garage door, you can actually get a better performing door that will last longer and require fewer repairs in the long run. In the end, you save money — even if you spend a little more up front.
Consider a garage door an investment — one with the highest ROI’s of all home improvements. The fact is the quality of a new garage door has a big impact on the resale value of your home. By spending a little more on a higher quality garage door installation, your home is actually worth more. That’s why realtors will tell you to always pay attention to the quality and condition of the garage door of any home you are considering purchasing.
Why Sacrifice Quality?
A garage door’s appearance is important. After all, it’s the most commanding front facing feature on a home. But a garage door is also a highly complex piece of mechanical equipment. Function and form mean everything. Cheap doors have shoddier parts that break down faster. They don’t last as long. By sacrificing quality, you’ll end up spending more on garage door repair and have to replace the door sooner than if you went with a better door.
Spend More for Choice
Like many other things in life, spending more on a garage door affords you a more expansive range of options. The appearance of your home matters after all. You want it to look attractive and inviting. The quality of a garage door plays a huge role in curb appeal. When you spend more, you have more choice when it comes to color, material selection, windows, and decorative hinges. With a cheap garage door, you don’t have these options. What you see is what you get — and it’s not often great.
Don’t Compromise Security
Cheap garage doors aren’t very secure — and it’s obvious. That’s why they are attractive targets to thieves. And this can cost you big time — perhaps all of your household possessions if you are the victim of a burglary while you’re away at work. Spending more on a garage door means you have a more fortified door that is harder to break into.
Damage Control
The fact is cheap garage doors are more easily damaged. They are made of cheap, low quality material that can easily get damaged by cars, soccer balls, those heavy rain storms that are so common to Sacramento, California. You’ll spend more repairing a damaged garage door — and your door will look shoddier as a result. This can have a big impact on your property values.
A Quality Garage Door is Worth Saving For
We get it. Installing a new garage door is a big purchase — one the average homeowner makes only once or twice in their lifetimes. That’s why it’s an investment worth planning for. Talk to your local bank about a home equity loan. Plan the garage door installation around a tax return or family inheritance. You’ll have a better functioning, longer lasting garage door as a result — and it can boost your property value.