Carriage House Steel Garage Door
A carriage house steel door gives you the look of old swing-out barn doors on a door that still lifts up like a normal sectional. Installed from about $1,600. In Florida the steel version is the sensible one: it takes the humidity and the salt far better than real wood, it needs no refinishing, and it is available wind rated and, where the HVHZ requires it, impact rated.
from $1,600 to $3,500
Rating and code
Ratings are stated as what applies, never as a specific approval number. A Miami-Dade NOA or a Florida Product Approval is issued against a tested assembly at a specific size, it goes on your permit, and the licensed contractor who pulls that permit is the one who puts it there. A number printed on a website proves nothing about the door on your opening.
The style is applied rather than structural. Underneath it is an ordinary sectional door that rolls up on tracks, and the carriage detailing is overlay panels, strap hinges and handles that do not actually swing anything. That is the point: the look without giving up the mechanism or the ceiling space.
It is by a wide margin the most requested style on Florida houses built since the nineties, which is why almost every manufacturer makes a version and why the price band is competitive.
The Florida specific argument is against doing it in real wood. A wood carriage door in this humidity needs refinishing on a schedule most owners abandon after the second year, and near salt water it needs it sooner. Steel with a carriage face gets you the look with none of that.
Who this door is right for
- Mediterranean, Spanish and traditional Florida houses where a flat door looks wrong
- Neighbourhoods with an HOA that specifies a style
- Anyone who wants the wood look without the refinishing
- Kerb appeal ahead of a sale, where the door is the largest thing a buyer sees
Reasons to choose something else
- Costs more than a plain panel door for a difference that is purely appearance
- Applied overlays give water somewhere to sit, so the finish matters more near the coast
- Decorative glass inserts complicate the rating and the insurance question
- Some HOAs specify a style you cannot deviate from, so check before you choose
Starting prices for a standard single door. Your final price depends on the door, the model, the wind rating a replacement needs and what we find. You get a written quote before any work starts.
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Carriage House Steel Garage Door
Price shown is installed, for a standard opening. The final number is confirmed after measuring, and the rating is confirmed against your address.
(561) 897-9930Frequently Asked Questions
Do carriage house doors actually swing open?
Almost never, and the ones that do are a different product. What is sold as a carriage house door in Florida is a standard sectional that rolls up on tracks with carriage styling applied to the face. Genuine swing-out doors need clear space in front, they are harder to automate, and they are a poor fit for a Florida driveway.
Can I get carriage styling and impact rating together?
Yes, and it is common in Miami-Dade and Broward. What changes the answer is glass: decorative window inserts are frequently what stops a carriage door being straightforwardly rated, and they also create a glazed opening for the insurance conversation. Solid carriage doors are the simpler specification if you are inside the HVHZ.
Is it worth doing in real wood?
In Florida, rarely, and we will talk you out of it more often than into it. Real wood in this humidity needs refinishing every two to three years, and within a few miles of salt water sooner than that. Most owners keep it up for a couple of cycles and then stop, and a neglected wood door looks considerably worse than a steel one. If you want genuine wood, budget for the maintenance rather than hoping.
