Wood
Traditional flat or raised panels in real timber, stained or painted. No overlays, no imitation — just the grain doing the work.
Wood

Stain sits differently in every board, which is why a real cedar door has a variation across its face that no embossing reproduces. It also moves slightly with the seasons and needs recoating — and on the right house, under an overhang, people decide that is a fair price. We will tell you honestly whether your elevation is the right house.
Western red cedar as standard; hemlock and mahogany to order.
Flat or raised, in short or long arrangements.
Transparent stain, semi-transparent, or full paint.
Optional top row, divided or plain.
Available, and worth it on an attached garage.
Recoat every three to five years depending on exposure.
The consultation is free and the samples come to your driveway.
Three to five years typically, but exposure drives it hard. A deep overhang can double that.
Properly built and finished on all six faces, no. Cheap timber doors that were only coated on the front are where that reputation comes from.
Yes.
Thirty-plus years of doors, written down. Straight answers on springs, openers and what a door actually costs.
Garage door safetyWhy extension springs are the most dangerous part of an older door.
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MaintenanceThe checks worth doing yourself, and the ones to leave alone.
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New doorsWhy full-view aluminium keeps turning up on West Coast homes.
Read the guide →Locally owned.
Family run.
30+ years.
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Angie picks these up personally. Tell us what the door is doing and we’ll call you straight back, usually within the hour during business hours. Outside hours we pick it up first thing the next working morning.