Wayne Dalton Garage Doors
Residential Steel and Wooden Garage Doors

"Martin doors come in a variety of lines and styles for the residential market,
including steel garage doors and wooden garage doors."

If you are looking for new or replacement garage doors, you will most likely encounter Wayne Dalton Garage Doors. The company has been in business for more than half a century and has a reputation for high quality residential products.

Wayne Dalton Garage Doors - History

The company got its start back in 1954, and built their reputation based on innovation and high-quality products. In fact, Wayne Dalton Garage Doors is responsible for many of the top features in garage doors and garage door openers. They pioneered the way with wood garage doors, steel doors, high-quality openers and insulated garage doors, as well.

Today, Wayne Dalton offers customers access to a long line of top-quality products and some of the best service in the industry. You will find dealers located throughout the U.S., though the company remains true to its rural roots and maintains its location in rural Ohio.

Steel Garage Doors

Wayne Dalton Garage Doors is one of the preeminent suppliers of high-quality steel garage doors throughout the U.S. Regardless of your taste, the style of your home, the climate where you live or your budget, there is likely a model to suite your needs. From the entry level, uninsulated Model 8000 to the top-of-the-line Model 9700, Wayne Dalton offers something for everyone.

Budget wise, there are garage doors available in nearly every price range. Options are numerous, with a variety of door styles to suit your home's design, decorative windows with brass or lead details and decorative hardware. Garage doors are available in non-insulated as well as insulated, with R-values as high as 14.8. Learn more about insulated garage doors before deciding.

If you live in an are with high winds, there are also models available with windload ratings, and models with impact resistance. Maintenance-free facory finishes make it easy to keep your door and your home looking good, or you can paint the door to match your exact color scheme.

Wooden Garage Doors

In many cases, wooden garage doors are still preferred over steel. This is particularly the case with high-end homes in need of custom designed door solutions to match the exterior design of the property. These include carriage house style doors, as well as other designs.

If you know much about Ohio, you will know it has one of the highest populations of Amish craftsmen in the U.S. In Mt. Hope, Wayne Dalton's home, the model 7420-7421 Carriage House wooden garage doors are hand built by Amish craftsmen, with details to look like an old-style swing out door but with the operating convenience of a standard sectional garage door.

Dalton's high-end wooden garage door line includes black powder coated steel with the old world appearance that they were hammered by hand. Many styles and accent details are available. Windows are idividually set panes.

At the other end of the pricing scale, Wayne Dalton Garage Doors makes simple, flush-finish insulated wooden garage doors to match contemporary or traditional home designs. Many styles and options are available in the wooden door line, from high-end, stain-grade carriage house doors to models suitable for every budget.

Wayne Dalton's 7420-7421 Carriage House Garage Doors are hand built
by Amish Craftsmen and some of the nicest you will see.

Customizing Wayne Dalton Garage Doors

Whether you want wooden garage doors or prefer fiberglass or steel garage doors, Wayne Dalton offers a customization system that allows you to tailor your door design to meet your specific requirements. Their design center and knowledge base allow you to choose a preexisting design style if you prefer, or launch right into the customization process.

With many door styles, window styles and custom hardware options, the possibilities are nearly endless.

Traditional Garage Doors

Of course, the company also offers a full line of traditional garage doors. These feature a steel surface with underlying insulation, as well as complete protection for the contents of your garage. They are available in many popular designs, from flush-finish wooden doors to raised panel steel doors that look like wood and wear like steel.

Vinyl Garage Doors

Wayne Dalton offers the model 8700 vinyl garage door for those interested in an easy-care door. Much like popular and nearly maintenance-free vinyl fencing, vinyl garage doors will not crack like wood, rust or dent like steel and will not fade. If you like the idea of low maintenance living, vinyl is worth a look.

Full-View Wayne Dalton Garage Doors

In the commercial world, full-view garage doors are quite common. Visit a muffler or brake shop or a tire store and you may find a full-view door. In the residential world, the full-view option has greater appeal in warmer climates and comtemporary home designs.

Door frames are constructed with rust-free anodized aluminum, and glass panels are available in clear tempered glass as well as several opaque varieties with colors to complement your home. Maintenance is generally limited to washing the windows much like you do on the rest of your home. If you like the idea of bringing more of the outside in, a full-view garage door may be just for you.

Wayne Dalton Garage Doors - Safety Features

For those who don't know, the garage door "counterbalance" system is the system of springs and cables that makes it possible to raise and lower a heavy garage door. Most manufacturers use exposed torsion springs or extension springs for this purpose. A broken garage door torsion spring can be dangerous and unsightly. Exposed springs also tend to collect dirt and dust.

Wayne Dalton's answer to the typical exposed spring system is their exclusiveTorqueMaster® Counterbalance. The TorqueMaster system houses the springs within a steel tube, eliminating the danger and unsightly nature of exposed springs. If the springs fail or release their high tension by accident, the steel tube confines the springs to help minimize possible injuries.

TorqueMaster® Plus is an option available for some doors that features an anti-drop safety device. If a spring should happen to break while the door is in the up position, the anti-drop device will stop the door from going into a free fall, helping to prevent potential injury.

Many of Wayne Dalton's door models include door panels with an integrated pinch-resistent feature. Dalton's design, a first for the garage door industry, helps to lessen the likelihood of having your fingers caught between door panels when the door is closing.

Garage Door Openers for your Wayne Dalton Garage Door

For years, Wayne Dalton has offered its own line line of garage door openers. The I-Drive line was designed specifically to work with TorqueMaster® garage doors, and their innovative torsion drive model mounts flush to the wall above the garage door creating more garage ceiling space.

Unfortunately, Wayne Dalton garage door openers have not merited consistently high cutomer feedback. Consequently, when you visit their website, you won't find their only garage door opener brand. Instead, they are now promoting Genie brand openers, one of the most trusted brands on the market. Chain drive, belt drive and screw drive models are all featured on their website.

Here are a few of the more popular Genie models available:

Genie 1022 1/2-Horsepower AC ChainLift Garage Door Opener - A 600 Newton DC powered motor (600 Newtons is similar to 1/2 HP) and enclosed in-line chain make this a reasonably quite chain-driven model with very low maintenance needs.

Genie 3860 DirectLift Plus 1/2-Horsepower AC Screw Drive Garage Door Opener - Genie is best known for their screw drive models and this is a top model. Features include AC power, a solid steel screw and direct drive lifting system, fewer moving parts for longer life, and a great warranty.

Genie 1042-2TX BELTLIFT DC Belt Garage Door Opener - While Genie is best known for their screw drive openers, this DC powered belt drive model may suit your needs. No lubrication is needed, the motor carries a 5 year warranty and parts are warranted for 1 year.

Learn more about Genie garage door openers or visit our garage door opener reviews page to help with your decison.

Choosing a Garage Door Opener

Some garage doors are lightweight, like fiberglass doors and aluminum garage doors without insulation. Some, on the other hand, are quite heavy, like carriage house garage doors and solid wooden doors. Choose the best garage door opener model for door type.

One of the worst things you can do is buy an underpowered opener that is not suitable for your garage door. You might save $100 in the short run, but you will likely be unhappy in the long run.

You should also consider the purpose and location of your garage before deciding on an opener. If you have an attached garage with living space above or adjacent to the garage, you might want to consider a quiet belt drive garage door opener. If your garage is detached or is not under or adjacent to living space, a strong and dependable chain drive overhead garage door opener may be the perfect choice. Screw drive automatic garage door openers are also very dependable and reasonably quiet. Do your homework before making a decision.

Summary

Wayne Dalton Garage Doors is one of the better designers and manufacturers of garage doors in the industry and offers something for almost every need. Many of their designs are affordably priced, as well, which means that even homeowners on a stringent budget can find a design that will complement their home and add a considerable amount of curb appeal and security to their homes.

From traditional to custom, steel to wood and fiberglass, almost anything you might want can be found through this manufacturer and supplier.

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