Amarr Lincoln Collection

Overview

The Amarr Lincoln Collection is built around a simple idea: most homeowners want a reliable, good-looking traditional garage door without a lot of complexity. The Lincoln delivers that. Clean raised-panel designs, a solid four-model tier structure, and a color selection wide enough to match most home exteriors make this one of the most straightforward buying decisions in Amarr's lineup.

This is Amarr's traditional-panel answer for buyers who want good quality at a clear price. The panel designs, Short, Long, Flush, and Ribbed, are the formats that have defined garage doors for decades. They look right on a wide range of homes. They do not draw attention to themselves. That is exactly what many buyers want.

There is no design risk with the Lincoln. What you see in a sample or product catalog is what lands on the house. That predictability is valuable for homeowners who are replacing a door and want to stay within the established character of their home's exterior.

The Lincoln's four-model tier structure makes it easy to match the product to the job. A detached garage can use the LI1000 with no insulation. A main attached garage can use the LI3000 with R-9.05 fill and a lifetime warranty. Both come from the same collection.

Construction and Materials

The Lincoln line spans four models: LI1000, LI2000, LI3000, and LI3138.

LI1000: Single-layer, 25-gauge steel. No insulation. The base model for detached garages, storage structures, and applications where thermal performance is not a requirement. The 1-year workmanship warranty and 15-year paint warranty reflect its entry-level position.

LI2000: Two-layer construction with 25-gauge steel and a polystyrene insulation backer. R-value of 6.64. A practical step-up for attached garages in the Denver metro where some thermal separation from living space is useful. The paint warranty extends to 25 years, and workmanship coverage is 2 years.

LI3000: Three-layer sandwich with 25-gauge outer steel, polystyrene core, and an inner steel liner. R-value of 9.05. The three-layer build adds both insulation depth and structural stiffness. The LI3000 carries a lifetime paint warranty and a lifetime workmanship warranty, making it the most durable and best-warranted model in the collection.

LI3138: Three-layer construction using 27/27-gauge steel on both faces with a polystyrene core and an R-value of 6.48. The heavier dual-gauge steel makes this model notably more resistant to denting, even though its R-value sits below the LI3000. It also carries a lifetime paint warranty and 3-year workmanship coverage.

Styles, Colors, and Window Options

The Lincoln's four panel designs are all in the traditional raised-panel family.

• Short Panel: the most common residential garage door format; horizontal raised rectangles that divide each section visually
• Long Panel: wider raised sections that create a broader, more open panel rhythm
• Flush Panel: a smooth steel face with no embossing; suits minimalist and modern-traditional exteriors
• Ribbed: horizontal ribs across the panel face; clean and simple

Colors available:

• True White, Almond, Wicker Tan, Sandtone, Terratone
• Dark Brown, Charcoal Gray, Black, Weathered Gray
• Woodgrain: Mahogany, Walnut

The woodgrain finishes are factory-applied and do not require sealing or staining. That is a practical consideration for Colorado homeowners who deal with year-round sun, snow, and temperature variation. A finish that holds without maintenance is worth something over a 15 or 20-year ownership period.

Window options use the DecraTrim insert system and SlimLine windows, giving buyers flexibility in both window size and placement. Glass choices:

• Clear
• Obscure
• Frost
• Dark tint

SlimLine windows are narrower horizontal inserts that suit the Lincoln's raised-panel proportions well. They add light without disrupting the clean geometry of the panel layout.

Specifications at a Glance

Feature	LI1000	LI2000	LI3000	LI3138
Steel gauge	25 ga	25 ga	25 ga	27/27 ga
Layers	1	2	3	3
Insulation	None	Polystyrene	Polystyrene	Polystyrene
R-value	None	6.64	9.05	6.48
Paint warranty	15 Years	25 Years	Lifetime	Lifetime
Workmanship warranty	1 Year	2 Years	Lifetime	3 Years
Window options	DecraTrim, SlimLine	Same	Same	Same
Sizes	Standard residential	Standard residential	Standard residential	Standard residential

Is It Right for Your Colorado Home, and How G Brothers Helps

The Lincoln Collection is the right door for many Denver-area homeowners, particularly those in established neighborhoods where a traditional raised-panel door looks natural and where the priority is getting a quality product installed correctly.

For Front Range conditions, the LI3000 is the strongest long-term value in the collection. Its R-9.05 polystyrene insulation reduces thermal exchange between an attached garage and the adjacent living space. In winter, an uninsulated garage can pull heat out of a kitchen or laundry room that shares a wall. In summer, a sun-facing door can push heat into those same spaces. R-9.05 insulation takes a meaningful bite out of both problems. The lifetime workmanship warranty on the LI3000 also signals that Amarr expects this product to perform without major issues over a long service period.

The LI3138 is worth a closer look in hail-exposed neighborhoods. The 27-gauge steel on both faces provides a more dent-resistant surface than the standard 25-gauge LI3000. In communities along the Front Range storm corridor, where quarter-sized hail is common in summer months, that added gauge thickness is a practical insurance policy against surface damage.

For homes with both attached and detached garages, the Lincoln line also allows both openings to be spec'd from the same collection with different tier levels. The LI1000 covers the detached structure and the LI3000 covers the attached garage, and the panel designs can match across both openings.

G Brothers installs the Amarr Lincoln Collection throughout the Denver metro area, handling everything from single-car garage replacements to two and three-car systems. The estimate process is clear: a technician visits, takes opening measurements, reviews the existing hardware, and provides a written quote. G Brothers manages the order, delivers the door, and handles the installation. Local service for adjustments, spring replacements, and warranty claims is available by phone.

A few questions come up often from Colorado buyers comparing Lincoln models. One is whether the LI3000 or LI3138 is the right choice for a south-facing door in the Denver metro. The LI3000 is the stronger thermal choice at R-9.05. But a south-facing door in Colorado takes direct afternoon sun and is also exposed to high-speed hail in summer. The LI3138's 27/27-gauge steel makes it more impact-resistant on both sides. For a south-facing door in a hail-prone neighborhood, the LI3138 is worth considering despite its lower R-value.

Another question is about the flush panel option. The Flush Panel design has a smooth, unembossed steel face. It looks different from raised-panel designs on a sample card. In person, on a home with clean horizontal lines or contemporary trim, it reads as intentional and modern. It also shows less surface variation over time as the steel ages, because there are no raised edges to highlight wear or minor dents.

The Ribbed design is a third common question. It looks similar to the flush panel from a distance but has subtle horizontal ribs pressed into the steel. Those ribs add stiffness to the panel and give the door a slightly more industrial character. It suits homes with metal roofing, modern farmhouse trim, or a more utilitarian aesthetic.