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Wood & Carriage House Garage Doors in Houston, TX
Nothing photographs like real wood on a garage. Nothing asks more of its owner in Gulf humidity, either. We install true wood and overlay carriage doors, and we tell you the maintenance truth before you buy.
- Custom wood doors
- Carriage house designs
- Overlay carriage doors
Answering 24/7. Flat written price before work starts.
Considering a wood garage door in Houston? True wood doors run roughly $1,500 to $5,000 installed depending on species and design, with overlay carriage builds and woodgrain steel offering the look at lower cost and upkeep. We design, order and install all three, and we are direct about what Houston humidity asks of real wood, because a neglected wood door here ages fast.
What this covers
The wood look, three honest ways
True wood doors, in cedar, hemlock or mahogany-faced builds, are the genuine article: depth, grain and presence no stamping fully matches, custom-designed to the opening. They are also a commitment in this climate, wanting refinishing every two to four years to stay beautiful, and weighing enough that springs and openers are specified around them.
Overlay carriage doors split the difference: an insulated steel or composite base carrying real wood or composite overlay boards, delivering carriage character with far better stability in humidity and a lighter maintenance calendar. For most Houston homes chasing the look, this is where we steer the conversation.
Woodgrain-finished steel completes the ladder, covered fully on our steel door page: the look at distance, with steel's upkeep. We will show samples of all three at your driveway so the choice is made in your light, against your brick.
What it costs
Wood and carriage pricing
Wood spans the premium end, with overlay builds pulling the look down into reach:
| Overlay carriage double door, installed | $1,800 to $3,500 |
|---|---|
| True wood custom double door | $2,500 to $5,000 and up |
| Carriage styles in wood | $2,000 to $4,500 |
| Factory stain and finish | included to add $400 by line |
| Decorative hardware sets | add $100 to $300 |
| Woodgrain steel alternative | $1,500 to $3,000 |
Quotes are flat and installed, with spring and opener sizing for the door's true weight included. Call us and we will go over finish warranty terms, which on wood depend on the maintenance schedule being kept.
Choices to make
Ways to get the wood look
Custom true wood
Cedar and select hardwood designs built to order: the real thing, with a real refinishing schedule.
Carriage house designs
Swing-look sectional doors with crossbucks, window rows and forged hardware, in wood or overlay construction.
Overlay carriage
Wood or composite overlays on an insulated base: the recommended Houston balance of look, weight and upkeep.
Factory finishes
Stains and primers applied in controlled conditions, buying the finish years site work cannot match here.
Ways this job shows up
Wood & Carriage House Garage Doors jobs we handle
Custom wood doors
Custom wood doors are designed panel by panel: species, sticking, glazing and stain chosen to the house.
Carriage house designs
Carriage house designs bring the swing-door look with modern sectional operation and forged hardware.
Overlay carriage doors
Overlay carriage builds put real wood faces on stable insulated cores, our usual Houston recommendation.
Factory finishes
Factory finishing seals every face and edge before the door ever meets Gulf air, the detail that decides longevity.
Before you call
What we confirm before ordering wood
- Exposure: south and west faces in full sun age finishes fastest and shape the species and finish choice.
- Overhang and drainage, because wood doors under eaves outlive wood doors that take direct rain.
- Spring and opener capacity for the real weight of a true wood build.
- Your appetite for refinishing, honestly discussed, before it is a surprise in year three.
- HOA and historic-district requirements where they apply, common in the Heights.
Houston conditions
Wood versus Houston weather
Let us be straight: 75 percent average humidity and fifty inches of rain are hard on wood. Doors here move with the moisture, finishes work for their living, and the refinishing interval is shorter than the brochures printed in Arizona suggest. The doors that stay beautiful are the ones with every edge sealed at the factory, decent overhang above, and owners who treat refinishing as scheduled maintenance rather than crisis response.
That is also why overlay construction earns its popularity in the Heights, Garden Oaks and the bungalow neighborhoods where the carriage look belongs: the stable core carries the movement, the wood carries the beauty, and the calendar stays civilized.
How the visit runs
From your call to a working door
Call and talk it through
Describe the door and what you want from it. We give realistic ranges on the phone before anyone drives out.
Measure and quote
A technician measures the opening, checks the track and framing, and writes a flat quote with options.
Order or pull from stock
Common sizes and hardware come off the truck; special orders are scheduled the day they land.
Install and adjust
Old parts come down, new ones go up, and the door is tensioned and aligned to the opening, not to a chart.
Walkthrough and test
You see the balance test, the safety reversal test and every remote programmed before we leave.
Straight answers
Questions about wood garage doors in Houston
Every two to four years for stained finishes, stretched toward the long end by overhangs and shade, shortened by full south or west sun. Painted wood runs longer between cycles. We say this before you order, because the schedule is the price of the beauty.
Cedar leads for stability and natural moisture resistance and is our default recommendation; quality hemlock and mahogany-faced builds follow with the right factory sealing. Edge and back sealing at the factory matters as much as the species.
No, the overlay boards are real wood on most lines; what changes is what they are mounted to. The insulated core does the structural work and stays dimensionally stable, which in this humidity is exactly what you want doing that job.
True wood doubles can run two to three times a steel door's weight, which means heavier springs, often a stronger opener, and a system genuinely engineered to the door. It is routine work for us and a disaster for whoever skips it.
Yes, and we enjoy it: crossbuck patterns, divided lites and period-appropriate proportions are all orderable, and overlay construction lets the look meet modern sectional hardware. We will also navigate any historic-district guidance with you.
They need correctly rated ones. We size the opener to the door's measured weight and usually favor belt or jackshaft units with soft start, which treat heavy doors gently. The existing opener is evaluated honestly before reuse.
Simple: rinse off grime a couple of times a year, touch any finish breaks promptly so moisture never finds bare wood, and keep sprinklers from soaking the bottom rail. The bottom seal and weatherstripping do more for a wood door than any other door type.
In the designated coastal windstorm zone, any door including wood must meet the rating requirements, which narrows the catalog but does not empty it. For inland Houston, the full range is open. We confirm your address's status before designing.
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