Clopay gallery or Chi carriage door

[svtrichie]

So it has come down to two doors for my home. Chi is the stamped carriage door with polystyrene and the steel back. R value of like 9.6. The clip at is the gallery carriage door with a little thinker polystyrene, steel back and a r value or around 9. Both are priced within $100 of each other. So which is the better door. Both Seam to be about the same but I am no expert. A little help would be great.

 

[1949 caddyman]

Does your door face south or west? My clopay faces north so no sun load

 

[svtrichie]

The doors face the east. What r value are your doors.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I'm not in AZ, but my Clopay Coachman faces West into the afternoon sun and the prevailing wind and all Winter storms. It's excellent about keeping the inside not the same temp as the outside , even when the heat and AC are off.

 

[naturalgas]

I checked out and got prices from four different makes. Raynor (which I have on my house garage now. ). They are pretty stout. Clopay, CHI, and Garaga, I went with Garaga for my garage build for 18x10 and a 6x8. I spent about $500 more but feel I will be getting top quality especially for the large carriage front one. They are on order now. Built in Canada, so a 6 week wait.


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[bimmer1980]

I have one of the Clopay garage doors (14x8) on the back of my garage and three of the CHI carriage doors across the front of my garage.

My opinion is that the CHI door is better. The fit and finish is better than the Clopay, the hardware is thicker, and I think the actual door skin is a little thicker.

I would have gone with the CHI for the 14x8 door, but they do not make that particular style in that dimension... rather odd, but so be it....

I had a very specific look I was going for and the CHI met my needs. Those doors are a 2" urethane foam with metal on each side and a composite overlay for the carriage door details. It also has the insulated glass.

I actually went to the garage door distributor here in York and he was able to show me samples of each door manufacturer. That made a huge difference in my decision.

They were also able to supply detailed drawings of the door design prior to ordering.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.....

 

[1949 caddyman]

The doors face the east. What r value are your doors.

2" Intelecore door, 18.4r

 

[rburke65]

I have the Clopay 2" at 17R I think it was. I'm happy with them.

 

[svtrichie]

So I made a mistake, the clopay is the r value of 9 and the chi is 9.6. Both polystyrene. So basically coming down to quality of the product. Everything I read online states that both are pretty equal. Just wanting real world stats.

 

[wssix99]

So I made a mistake, the clopay is the r value of 9 and the chi is 9.6. Both polystyrene. So basically coming down to quality of the product. Everything I read online states that both are pretty equal. Just wanting real world stats.

I have insulated Clopays, which are great. You can upgrade their residential doors to have commercial hardware and tracks, etc. so you really have to figure out what you want first before you can do an apples-to-apples comparison. Mine face south and are 3 feet from a busy alley and still look like they day they were new. (Except for the one place where my wife hit one with a sledge hammer...)

I have R18 Clopay doors on my house and you can also get a wide range of gauges on the door skin thickness - depending on what style you want, if you want windows, etc. (Those design options are the things that start limiting you.)

Do you have a particular design picked out? Are you going with a high lift, etc. or special installation?

 

[svtrichie]

looking for a stamped steel carriage style door. 18x7 and 9x7. Doors face east, no special installation. Just figured there would be more input here and maybe some pics of exterior and interior. Leaning towards going with the chi product but will decide next week.

 

[wssix99]

I don't think we are going to be able to dig up any differentiators based on brand name. I chose Clopay in expectation that I might be able to get replacement panels and parts for a longer time out in to the future - should I need them. (Mine have a high exposure to kinnetic abuse from traffic in my alley.)

These companies sell a wide range of products from thin junk all the way to super-insulated bomb proof models. Once you settle on a design, figure out what level of insulation you want, maybe you can find some differences in the standard hardware or what your installer prefers to work with. (The later will probably have a greater impact on your overall happiness.) I know Clopay will allow you to upgrade the hardware, tracks, and whatever else isn't to your liking and can only assume CHI will do the same.