A garage door is often the largest unsupported opening on a house. Entry and patio doors carry the most glass at ground level. All three get the same documentation-first approach we bring to windows.
Impact-rated fiberglass and steel entry doors, plus French door configurations — tested as full assemblies, not just a heavy-looking slab. Sidelights and transoms are approved as part of the whole unit.
Your lanai opening is your largest single piece of glass. Sliding glass doors give the widest clear opening; French patio doors open the full width with a more traditional look. Both are available impact-rated.
Panel construction, wind-load rating and — where needed — impact rating, matched to your opening size and how you use the garage. The old door, track and opener hardware come out; a reinforced system goes in.
A typical two-car garage door is far larger than any window or entry door on the house, and it's made of thin panel sections on rollers and tracks rather than a solid frame. Under sustained wind pressure, a standard door can bow, buckle or come off its tracks.
Once it fails, wind entering the garage pushes against the roof from underneath — a pattern documented in wind-damage investigations, not a scare tactic. That's why the door and its track hardware are rated and documented together.
The door and its bracing and track system have been tested to withstand a specific wind load.
Debris-impact testing on top of the wind-load rating. Depending on your code zone you may need one, both or neither — we'll tell you plainly.
Florida's new sales tax exemption on impact-resistant windows and doors, active July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, explicitly includes garage doors.
It depends on your specific address relative to the Wind-Borne Debris Region and, rarely, the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Most inland Orlando/Orange County addresses fall outside both today — we check yours.
It depends on your home's construction and exposure, but a garage door is frequently the largest unsupported opening. We'll walk your home and give you a prioritized recommendation rather than a blanket answer.
Sliding doors typically give a wider clear opening for the same wall space; French patio doors give a traditional look and open the full width when both panels swing out. We'll walk your opening and recommend one.
Many HOAs have appearance guidelines for garage and entry doors, and we can help document your project for approval. Verified wind-mitigation features can qualify for premium credits — decided by your carrier after a qualified inspection.
Financing is available in many cases, with terms that vary by lender and credit profile, and can typically bundle door and window projects into one plan.
One free assessment covering entry, patio and garage doors together.
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