How to Buy a Garage Door in Plano, TX

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All Our Garage Doors are Made in the U.S.A.

We are a Five Star, Elite, Emerald Dealer of C.H.I. Garage Doors is the only company with this distinction in North Texas! We were also the first company to sell C.H.I. garage doors in Texas. "The Door to Quality," C.H.I., is the garage door brand we have proudly and exclusively installed since the 1990s. Their products, customer service, and warranties are second to none. All of our garage doors are made in the United States and shipped directly to our warehouse.

  • Lifetime Warranty

    Nobody matches our warranty on new garage doors. Our new garage door installations include a lifetime warranty on all moving parts and panels and a 1-year warranty on the labor! We are the only company to offer this warranty and do it at no additional charge. We proudly stand behind the craftsmanship of our garage doors and their installation!

  • Top Quality Garage Doors

    C.H.I. is the brand of garage door that we install. The quality, craftsmanship, and attention to detail their doors provide are unmatched in the garage door industry. Our garage doors are made of 24-gauge steel, the strongest and longest-lasting steel available for residential doors. We also use commercial-grade hardware and tracks, ten ball-bearing steel rollers, and the highest gauge steel panels available, and then attach a reinforcing strut at the top of each door to ensure optimal durability. These are why we can provide a lifetime warranty on every moving part on the garage doors we install.

  • Garage Doors

    These top-quality garage doors are made in the United States by an Amish company in Arthur, Illinois. The doors are shipped wrapped in cardboard, hand-loaded, and offloaded directly to our fully stocked warehouse. The doors come as a complete set in a full semi-truck, rather than attempting to buy the cheapest parts from several local companies and piece together your garage door one cheaply made part at a time. We provide the best products and warranty possible so that you can be assured that your new garage door will last. We also maintain a large inventory of garage doors and order them in bulk to pass on our savings to our customers. Customers are impressed with our ability to provide top-notch garage doors and quality services at affordable prices!

  • In Stock, No Waiting

    We maintain one of the largest garage door inventories in the area, preventing us from having to buy doors from a distributor or local warehouse to minimize damage. We do this because we can monitor how these doors are treated from when they're manufactured until the door is installed at your home. You won't have to worry about us having to track down the door you're looking for because we have it in stock—and if not, we can have it custom-shipped to our warehouse faster than any other company.

  • Replacing Your Garage Door

    Our professionally trained service technicians work directly for us—meaning we never subcontract our work to save money. Our experienced employees undergo months of professional training to ensure they are the most experienced and knowledgeable technicians possible. Our technicians will remove your old door, install the new garage door, service and re-attach your existing garage door opener, and haul away the old garage door as a part of our 'everything included' approach to installations. Our service technicians explain the functionality of your new garage door, show you how to maintain it, go over their installation to ensure customer satisfaction and run a thorough safety test of the garage door and opener. This is all part of our attention to detail and customer-oriented mindset.

  • Dependable, On-Time Appointments

    We schedule 30-minute arrival windows to prevent you from waiting around for four hours to install your new garage door. Over 90% of our garage door installations are performed the same day the door is sold or ordered. We understand that your time is valuable and that our responsibility is to be prompt and on time. We can also tell you how long your installation will take if you need to leave for any reason during the installation.

  • Fully Functional Showroom

    We have all of our garage doors on display at our location. Wood garage doors, carriage house or ranch style garage doors, insulated garage doors, and imitation wood look steel garage doors. We understand that seeing your next garage door's potential colors, models, and functionality is essential. We have all of our windows, exterior, upgraded hardware, color samples, and designs on working display so you can see exactly what you're getting before you buy. Stop by our showroom on Highway 75 in Plano to get color samples and brochures, ask questions, or browse for a new door!

Installation Includes:

• Take down and haul away of old garage door and all associated hardware and components other than the garage door opener.

• Attaching existing garage door opener to new garage door and fully servicing all garage door opener components as needed.

• Install all new commercially rated hardware, springs, top panel reinforcing strut, horizontal and vertical tracks, panels, rollers, hinges, cables, flag brackets, top and bottom fixtures, end and center bearing plates, springs, angle-iron, and an inside lock.


Specs and Ratings:

• Panels:  24 Gauge Steel on most models, 25 or 26  gauge on double steel. Hot dipped galvanized G40 coating. Polyester primer and topcoat.

• Cables:  Counterbalance is transferred through galvanized aircraft quality cables.

• Torsion Springs:  Counterbalanced oil tempered springs mounted on cross-header shaft. Springs are custom designed for exact door weight for a minimum of 10,000 cycles and maximum of 100,000 cycles. 

• End Bearing Plates: galvanized steel ball bearing end plates and center bracket(s). Rated for a minimum of 10,000 cycles and maximum of 100,000 cycles

• Vertical Tracks: Roll-formed 17 gauge galvanized steel. Tracks mounted with track brackets and lag-bolted to jamb using 3” lags. 

• Horizontal Tracks:  Roll-formed 16 gauge galvanized steel. Tracks are reinforced with angle iron (min 14 gauge).

• End Stiles:  Wrap-around style, 20 gauge galvanized steel, full height of section. Secured to inside rails using Tab-Lock system and interlocked to face of section.

• Center Stiles:  20 gauge galvanized steel full height of section. Secured to inside rails using Tab-Lock system and secured to face of section with industrial adhesive.

• Hinges, Fixtures:  Graduated heavy duty hinges (min 14 gauge), top fixtures (min 14 gauge) and bottom fixtures (min 13 gauge) are made of galvanized steel. 

• Rollers:  Minimum of 10 ball bearings with casehardened steel collar on a solid steel shaft. Rated for a minimum of 10,000 cycles and maximum of 100,000 cycles

• Hardware:  Commercial grade lag bolts, hex bolts, self-tapping screws, and other hardware rated for heavy duty application.

• Weather-seal:  Double contact vinyl floor seal adjusts to up to 2” variances on concrete.ο»Ώ


A sign that says lifetime warranty on all parts and panels
A sign that says lifetime warranty on all parts and panels

Parts and Panel Warranties

What is their parts warranty? The manufacturer's warranty on garage doors is usually 3 to 10 years on panels and only one year on parts. If other companies offer a lifetime warranty, ask them if service agreements are required to maintain your warranty (ours does not). Your garage door is the most significant moving part of your home. Don't you want a garage door you can count on without the hassle?

Plano Overhead orders the thickest gauge steel possible on all our garage door components. Our lifetime warranty includes the springs, cables, rollers, hinges, tracks, sections, and all associated hardware.

A person is using a drill to install a garage door.
A person is using a drill to install a garage door.

Labor Warranty

How long do they warranty their labor on garage door installations? 1 Year (Best), 90 days (Worst), 30 days (Bad), No Warranty- yes, they're out there! (Worst). We stand behind our work and do not require maintenance agreements to uphold our warranties. We strongly encourage yearly service to maintain our garage doors, but if you have any issues, we take care of them at no charge.

There are three different types of garage door springs.
There are three different types of garage door springs.

Spring Styles

How many springs does their two-car garage door come with? Two Galvanized (Best), Two Oil Tempered (Better), One Spring (Good), and Stretch Springs (Worst). The garage door spring is the most essential piece of equipment in your home other than your air conditioner. If you treat your garage door like a front door, like most people, it should be worth ensuring you get the most reliable and durable springs on the market. Our Oil-tempered and galvanized spring options both come with a lifetime warranty.

A row of black lines with different gauges on a white background.
A row of black lines with different gauges on a white background.

Steel Gauge and Thickness

What thickness of steel is their garage door made from? 24 gauge (Best), 24 gauge nominal (Bad), 25 gauge (Worse), or 26 gauge (Worst). 28 gauge steel garage doors can be bent by hand and cut with a standard box knife. Some customers think the thickness matters when a hailstorm comes through! 24 gauge steel garage doors are the thickest available for residential garage doors so that we can put a lifetime warranty on them.

There are three different types of rollers , one of which is better than the other two.
There are three different types of rollers , one of which is better than the other two.

Rollers

What rollers does it come with? Nylon Coated Steel 11 Ball Bearing (Best), Steel 10 Ball Bearing (Good), Nylon (Worst). Rollers are like the tires on your vehicle; once they go out, you are out of luck. Utilizing a nylon sleeve AND a steel bearing core, nylon-coated steel rollers are as good as possible. Nylon-coated steel rollers come with a lifetime warranty. Other than good springs, nylon rollers are the next most important in the longevity of your garage door.

A bunch of metal parts are sitting on a table
A bunch of metal parts are sitting on a table

Hardware

What thickness of steel is their hardware made from? 14 Gauge (Best), 16 Gauge (Good), 18 Gauge (Bad). We replace broken hinges on competitors' garage doors every day. The customer is none the wiser until a hinge breaks or a cable snaps because the company chose the builder package when they bought your new garage door from a local supplier. Our hinges and hardware are 14 gauge or thicker and have a lifetime warranty.

A pair of stainless steel rails on a white background.
A pair of stainless steel rails on a white background.

Reinforcing Top Strut

Is a top reinforcing strut included? Yes (Great), No (Worst/Dangerous). Without a top reinforcing strut, the top panel of your garage door can be destroyed when your spring breaks. Most garage door opener manufacturers will void all warranties without a top reinforcing strut because there is nothing to keep the top panel from folding in half after years of operation. Struts take extra time, effort, and money- but they are necessary for safe and dependable operation. Our struts are top quality and also have a lifetime warranty.

Two wheels are sitting next to each other on a white surface.
Two wheels are sitting next to each other on a white surface.

Consider Noise Level

Is upgrading the rollers worth it? Nylon-coated steel rollers can reduce your garage door's sound by almost 65%. This is a must-have if you have rooms above or near your garage! Don't be fooled by companies that quote "Nylon Rollers" but fail to mention that they are ONLY nylon with no steel bearings. Notice that our roller on the right has a steel bearing wrapped in nylon for durability AND noise reduction. Steel rollers with ten ball bearings are great, but a nylon coating makes quite the difference.

Two garage doors with different design
Two garage doors with different design

Insulation Values

Will Insulated Doors Pay for Themselves? Yes! Garage doors are measured by what is called an R-value. The higher the R-value, the more energy-efficient the garage door will be. A double steel, sandwich style 2″ polyurethane injected insulated garage door can affect the temperature in your garage by as much as 10 to 15 degrees depending on which direction the garage door faces. Keeping the garage temperature down also prevents attics from getting as hot in the summer. The more insulation, the quieter the door will operate as well. Thicker panels rattle and pop less as they open and close. Not to mention, they look a lot better from the inside when they're insulated!

Browse Different Styles and Options

Whether a basic non-insulated garage door or a handcrafted wooden garage door, Plano Overhead Garage Door covers you. We have installed everything from African Mahogany to full-view tempered glass to high-lift residential doors. The possibilities with garage doors are endless, and we're here to help you determine what suits your performance and appearance needs. We keep hundreds of doors in stock and can install them the same day you call. However, we have the fastest special order delivery in North Texas if you need a custom garage door. Browse different garage door styles here.

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Stocked Warehouse and Fastest Custom Order Turnaround in DFW

We keep hundreds of garage doors in stock year-round in various colors, including some with standard windows. We can install most standard garage doors the same day or next day depending on the options you choose. Need a custom garage door? We also have the fastest turnaround on custom-ordered garage doors in North Texas. Our award-winning team would love to install our new residential garage doors on your home! Call today to schedule your free in-home estimate or request pricing on the models that you love!  972-422-1695

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Before and After Transformations

A before and after picture of a garage door.

We have an extensive collection of pictures from jobs we've done in recent years. As garage doors evolve, we stay on top of emerging trends. We understand a new garage door's dramatic impact on your home's appearance and resale value.

Before and After Photos
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Free In-Home Estimates

All our service technicians are professionally trained and certified for installation, customer service, and sales. As a family-owned and operated company, we ensure our friendly company technicians can come out and walk you through the entire process. We'll bring color samples, 2′ by 2′ samples of our garage doors, brochures, pricing information, and anything you're looking for. We'll take measurements and give you all the options you have to choose from to allow you to choose what suits your needs.

Schedule Same Day Free In-Home Estimate
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Try Before You Buy!

Sometimes pictures aren't enough, so we built fully functioning garage doors for our customers to use in person. Hearing and touching a garage door is much more critical than any brochure or color sample. Customers completely change their minds once they see our selection in person. Our office staff is not commissioned, and our customers know them to be extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

Pictures of Our Showroom

See one of our Garage Door Installations in 30 Seconds

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Test Different Styles on Your Own Home!

Upload a photo of your garage door, and view any model we carry on your home. See what you're getting before you buy! Please note that colors appear slightly different in sunlight than on a phone, screen, or monitor- but that's why we have a showroom and give free estimates in person!

Build Your New Door

Whether you're building a new home, renovating, or replacing an older garage door, we suggest that homeowners consider each of the factors below. Some people are focused on appearance, and cost is no issue, while others want the cheapest garage door possible and could care less about what it looks like. The good thing is that thanks to advancements in the garage door industry, a garage door out there suits just about any of your needs. Give us at Plano Overhead Garage Door a chance to exceed your expectations! Call us at 972-422-1695 to get started.