Recent content by stiglet

Well I just signed the order with the Raynor installer. Got him to drop the price another $104. So the difference between the Raynor and Clopay was only $56. I am happy I got the door I was leaning towards. Now just need to wait to get it installed. Thanks to everyone for their input. To...

My understanding is that R value in garage doors is pretty much marketing hype and not to be taken seriously. They Raynor salesperson pretty much told me that was the case when he first showed me his R-18 door. So I started to look at doors in the R-10 range. I did look at CHI and I believe...

No one coming to Clopay defense? Feeling more confident about my decision of leaning towards Raynor. I will try to get some kind of price concession from the dealer to come closer to the Clopay dealers quote.

Interesting. I really didn't give the openers much thought. I figured they were pretty much the same as Liftmaster as they are both Chamberlin openers. Thanks for the information.

Thanks for your feedback. Not sure if the weather seal is a contractor issue or Raynor issue. I am not too concerned about the R factor as I heard a lot of that is quite unreliable and like you said marketing BS. But good to hear you have been happy with that aspect of the door.

I have spent the last several weeks investigating replacing garage doors. After looking at many manufacturers and reading through all posts here and other places I have pretty much decided on either Clopay or Raynor. Below are quotes I have received and am leaning towards the Raynor solution...