Garage door replacement
Replacing your garage door and stuck on insulated or not?
Insulation makes a door warmer, quieter and more solid, and it is the choice most of our customers make. A non-insulated door costs less and is fine for a detached or unheated garage.
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Is this what you're seeing?
You are replacing an old door and the quote has an insulated and a non-insulated option.
The garage is attached, or there is a room above or next to it.
You use the garage as a workshop, gym or storage that you want kept warmer.
You want to know what other people with your size door chose.
What's going on
A non-insulated steel door is a single steel skin. An insulated door adds a layer of foam and usually a second steel back, which slows heat loss through the door and makes it stiffer and quieter when it runs.
How much it matters depends on the garage. For an attached garage, or one with living space above, the door is a big uninsulated wall. For a detached shed-style garage that is never heated, the extra cost buys less.
What to do right now
Do
Decide whether the garage is ever heated or shares a wall with the house.
Measure the opening and note the headroom above it, since low headroom changes the track.
Think about windows now. They are much easier to choose at the start than to add later.
Don't
Don’t judge a door by thickness alone. How it is built matters as much as the number on the label.
Don’t reuse old springs on a new door. A different door weight needs springs matched to it.
How we fix it
Insulation is one of the first choices in a new garage door installation. Our install records show what customers chose when the record says either way.
What the work involved
- Insulated281 of 404 jobs
- Non-insulated123 of 404 jobs
- Door installation jobs since 2017
- 650
Recent jobs like this
Sep 2026
LakewoodChose
Fully insulated, for a two-car garage with low headroom.
Installed
A 16-foot by 6-foot-6 DoorLink door in black, with frosted glass down the right side, on low-headroom track.
Aug 2026
LakewoodChose
Insulated, for a one-car garage with low headroom.
Installed
An 8x7 DoorLink door in white with glass across the top and a rear torsion spring.
Jul 2026
ArvadaChose
Insulated, with Stockbridge windows.
Installed
A 16x7 DoorLink door with new track, trim, rollers and hardware.
Jun 2026
AuroraChose
Non-insulated, raised panel, no windows.
Installed
A 16x7 white raised-panel door with dual torsion springs, weather seal and bottom seal.
May 2026
AuroraChose
Non-insulated, no windows.
Installed
A 16x7 white short-panel door on 15-inch-radius track.
Apr 2025
LakewoodChose
Non-insulated, for a one-car garage with a high ceiling.
Installed
A 9x7 white door on high-lift track, with a strut.
Repair or replace?
If your current door only has a worn seal, a sagging section or a broken spring, it may be worth repairing instead. See door sagging in the middle and loud bang, door won’t open.
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