idcAutomatic has been a leading residential garage door supplier in Minneapolis and all of Minnesota for over four decades. Since our early days, the idcAutomatic family has operated on a firm tradition of bringing you automatic residential garage doors, garage door products, and service solutions that are first in every class.
At the core of our business is durable, quality and beautiful garage doors, built to fit any home. If you are looking for a new garage door, shop our vast selection of garage doors and design options to find the one that will fit your needs best. Contact us with any questions.
If you are a business or organization looking for commercial solutions, we encourage you to explore the variety of overhead doors, operators, and dock levelers we provide and install!
Clopay Manufactured Garage Doors
For over 50 years, Clopay® has manufactured durable, visually appealing, and reliable residential garage doors. Clopay is America’s top garage door brand, a feat achieved through their unrelenting focus on delivering true performance.
Residential Garage Door Styles We Offer
Some of our top available residential garage door styles include:
Avante Collection®
This modern and contemporary style Clopay® garage door is a great garage for many mid-century and modern style Twin Cities homes. The Avante door is a full view glass door, framed in durable stylish aluminum. This door is highly customizable options, from color to the level of aluminum, the choice is yours.
Modern Steel Collection®
Modern Steel offers a beautiful selection of garage door styles that fit many homes including mid-century home designs. These modern flush or grooved panel steel doors come thoroughly insulated for Minnesota winters, with the option for windows and 13 factory finish options.
Canyon Ridge Collection Limited Edition Series®
The Limited Edition Series features an eye-catching craftsman style door constructed from energy-efficient, Intellicore® insulated steel base. This door comes with our complete faux wood composite cladding and overlays.
Canyon Ridge Collection Ultra-Grain Series®
Another of our Canyon Ridge carriage style doors, the Ultra-Grain Series comes with a 2″ Intellicore® polyurethane steel base with Ultra-Grain®, a resilient, beautifully organic, woodgrain paint finish. This door gives a home the look of a beautiful wood garage door with the low-maintenance and long life-cycle of a steel garage door.
Canyon Ridge Collection Modern Series®
The Canyon Ridge Modern Series garage door combines the beauty of a wood-look garage door with the durability and insulation of steel garage door in contemporary and modern style aesthetics. The door can be customized and configured in a number of different ways to make any home’s exterior
Coachman Collection®
The Coachman garage door mixes the ideal elements of attractiveness and practicality. These easy to maintain steel doors undergo a wooden-look beautification process to provide a gorgeous set of doors with the strength and low-maintenance of steel.
Custom Built Garage Doors
In many situations, build a custom or semi-custom garage door can be the right option for many homeowners.
7 Series Custom Wood Garage Door: idcAutomatic’s own 7 Series Custom Wood Garage Door is a handcraft wood garage door built to your specifications. This beautiful door also comes with a lifetime warranty.
5 Series Semi-Custom Garage Door: The 5 Series Semi-Custom Garage Door by idcAutomatic is a beautiful carriage-style garage door that comes with semi-custom features in order to give more homeowners the affordable access to a beautifully crafted garage door
Residential Garage Door Options
Our top residential garage door options include:
Steel Garage Doors
Steel is a popular material for garage doors, and people choose steel for a good reason — it lasts. Steel stands are a low-maintenance, durable and inexpensive option. Steel garage doors function as a series of interconnected steel panels that bend using hinges. They operate in the standard manner for garage doors.
As a common choice, steel doors offer easy options for repairs or replacement after years of service. There’s a broad range of options for steel doors. They come in many styles, grades, and gauges. This versatility makes them a popular choice for garage door materials. Steel doors vary in price and quality, but, as with anything, a higher price generally means better quality.
Pros of Steel Garage Doors
Steel doors resist the elements incredibly well.
They don’t buckle under the changeability of temperatures and humidity.
They bear the rain, sun and snow without degradation.
Cons of Steel Garage Doors
Steel doors dent or scratch fairly more easily than other doors when accidentally hit.
Wooden Garage Doors
Wood offers another set of options for residential garage door materials. When you assess these factors, consider how a wooden door will complement your home. A wooden door brings out the natural beauty of a house, especially if there’s natural wood present in your exterior already. Since wood is a classic, however, there’s no exterior it doesn’t match.
Pros of Wooden Garage Doors
Its attractive, visible wood grain adds an aesthetically pleasing aspect to your home, boosting its value.
Cons of Wooden Garage Doors
A wood garage door requires repainting every couple of years.
Aluminum and Glass Garage Doors
Full-view glass garage doors offer a modern and stylish look that many people enjoy with their homes. Aluminum is an industry-standard garage door material, providing great durability and quality. Together, these garage doors are one of the most popular growing garage door materials.
Pros of Glass and Aluminum Garage Doors
Unlike wood, which rots, and steel, which rusts, aluminum and glass don’t deteriorate with time or require extensive attention and upkeep. This makes it easier to care for your door without worrying about repairs and replacement parts.
They offer greater performance against weather elements compared to wood.
Cons of Glass and Aluminum Garage Doors
Aluminum dents easily. Its natural, lightweight features offer minor resistance to accidents. And with extreme winters, you should opt for insulated glass for a door, which can sometimes cost more.
Faux Wood Garage Doors
Faux wood or wood-look garage doors combine a steel frame with composite overlays that resemble wood grain texture and color. They give the look of a traditional wood garage door without the regular maintenance needed with a natural wood garage door.
Pros of Faux Wood Garage Doors
A wood-look garage door has the beauty and style of a wood garage door with the durability and low maintenance of a steel garage door.
These doors are easy to maintain.
Cons of Faux Wood Garage Doors
Unlike a natural wood garage door, and like a steel garage door, a faux wood door can be more susceptible to dents.
Garage Door Materials
We offer a range of garage door material options, including wood, composite, steel and more. Each option is competitively and uniquely priced to meet your budget and choice. You could choose wood for its unique, unmistakable look or composite for its budget-friendliness. If you’re looking for unmatched durability, steel could be your best option. With every material option finished to perfection, you can trust each one to meet your expectations.
Insulation Options
Several main options exist for insulation. At idcAutomatic, we recommend polyurethane or polystyrene to our customers, which have proven well suited to withstand the extreme weather of the Twin Cities. Depending on your needs, either of these fine insulations will satisfy them. Polyurethane offers better-quality insulation than polystyrene. Consider your heating and soundproofing needs when selecting an option.
Our insulation comes in various thicknesses, which can affect the R-value and durability of the door. The thicker the insulation, the better the energy efficiency and soundproofing.
Garage Door Accessories to Consider
Garage doors can be a way to show your individuality or complement your home. When you decide on a new garage door, consider these additional garage door accessories.
Wood Finishes: A wood finish gives a garage door of any material an elegant and natural look. With it, you have the best of both worlds. While wood is beautiful, it can rot and crack. Why not add a wood finish to any door to boost its beauty? Wood complements almost any home.
Decorative Glass: Another popular feature for many garage doors in the Twin Cities is decorative insulated glass. Windows and decorative glass add a certain touch of class to a door. If that suits the style of your home, we recommend considering what a few panes of inset decorative glass can do for your door.
Decorative Hardware: Another popular enhancement for garage doors is decorative hardware. This includes elements such as handles and metal plates. They often give a rustic quality to doors and work exceptionally well with older style cottage or wooden doors. Experiment with expanding the style of your doors with a couple of choice hardware elements.
Powder Coated Track & Hardware: A final, additional touch of powder-coated track and hardware gives finished garages an extra element of sleek, purposeful intent. A few finishing touches add the icing on the cake of a beautiful garage. Choose some additional colors from our selection if you like.
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As a leading Minneapolis residential garage door supplier, we’ve maintained a long streak of exceptional residential garage door supply solutions. Some of the outstanding testimonials we’ve received include:
“Thank you for responding to my evening call so promptly the next AM. Thanks for doing the necessary work and doing it well. I felt I could trust you to do the right thing – and you did!!” — Linda Burns
“I would recommend IDC to others. Work was done very professionally and in a timely matter. I am very pleased I went with IDC and would call upon them again if the time arises.” — Corey Eiynck
“I was very pleased with the repair service you provided. Matt Lenn, your service technician, was very knowledgeable, personal and very professional. Thanks for the great service.” — Bruce Perry
“We had a very knowledgeable person who took the time to fix our garage door. The garage door runs and sounds better than the day it was installed. We’ll definitely keep your number on hand for future servicing.” — John P. Ross
“We appreciate your following through on our doors and are very impressed with your record keeping and promptness of action. Your installer was awesome – he would not accept a tip and really deserved one. Thank you!” — Shelly and Don K.
Residential Garage Doors FAQs
Choosing the right garage door for your home can be a complex process involving many questions. Some of the common questions we get include:
How Long Do Garage Door Openers Usually Last?
High-quality garage doors should last 10-15 years. With proper installation and maintenance, you should get the maximum useful life out of your opener.
How Do I Know When I Need a Garage Door Repair?
Garage doors are made to last, but if you notice the door moving slowly, it could be because certain parts of the door are worn out due to overuse. You may also hear noises, like grinding or rattling, that you don’t hear when the garage door is in working condition. Contact us to schedule a repair if you suspect your garage door is in need of maintenance.
idcAutomatic — Garage Door Dealer in the Twin Cities
We hope we piqued your interest in garage door materials and our products at idcAutomatic. As a Twin Cities garage door dealer, we care about educating our customers on Minneapolis garage doors.
A final feature we’ll mention concerns our Minneapolis garage door replacement, repair and installation services. We aim to take all the fuss out of garage doors — and their installation. We’re on hand for advice at any time and offer free consultations. Our team of experts jumps at any opportunity to assist garage door customers. We respond to repair issues immediately and will diagnose any issue you experience.
We’ve operated as a garage door company in Minneapolis since 1974 and offer three-year warranties on our retail installations. Feel free to explore garage door options and contact us for a free estimate. We look forward to hearing from you.
