A garage door is the largest moving part of your home and forty percent of the front facade. It is also the highest-ROI home improvement project in America: 268 percent recouped value at resale, per the 2025 Cost vs Value report. This is an independent showroom guide. We do not sell doors. We do not take leads. We tell you what each option actually costs and which decision saves or wastes the most money.
Pick a door size, material, opener, and wind-load requirement. The estimate covers the door, professional labor, opener, and old door haul-away.
16 ft x 7 ft
Quieter, stronger. Worth it for attached garages.
Best for attached garages with bedrooms above.
Coastal Florida, Texas, and Louisiana require wind-rated doors.
Estimated total / installed
$2,490
Range $2,141 - $2,938
Budget baseline
Cheapest like-for-like steel build at this size: $1,630 installed, no opener.
Estimates are illustrative. Get three local quotes before booking work. Springs and tracks are excluded - they belong to the existing system unless replacement is required.
Every door in the residential market falls into one of these categories. The specimen number tracks across the rest of the site - you can revisit a tier from the materials, opener, or insulation page.
8x7 / 9x7 / 16x7
$800 - $1,800
The default replacement. Stamped 25-gauge steel, raised or recessed panel, factory paint. Goes on most homes built in the last 40 years.
Single or double
$1,200 - $2,800
Polystyrene or polyurethane fill, R-6 to R-18. Quieter, stronger, dent-resistant. The right answer for any attached garage.
Single or double
$1,800 - $5,500
Steel or composite panels stamped to look like swing-out carriage doors. Highest curb-appeal upgrade per dollar spent.
Single or double
$2,500 - $6,500
Anodised aluminum frame with full-view tempered or frosted glass panels. Architectural showpiece. Shows fingerprints.
Single or double
$3,000 - $8,000
Real cedar, redwood, or mahogany. Heaviest, most beautiful, most maintenance. Reseal every 2 to 3 years or it greys.
Bespoke
$5,000 - $12,000+
Built to your dimensions and design. 4 to 12 week lead times. Worth the wait for the right house. Find a specialist, not a chain.
The same garage opening can be filled for $850 or $9,500. The difference is six choices. Get them right and you save the cost of a second door.
Torsion springs hold roughly 1,300 pounds of stored energy when wound. When they fail or are mishandled they cause amputations, blindings, and deaths every year in the US. Spring work is the most dangerous common home repair. It is not a Saturday project, no matter what YouTube says.
The opener motor unit is a different machine entirely. It bolts to the ceiling joist, plugs into the wall, and a handy homeowner can fit one in 2 to 3 hours. The line is clear: opener is fine, everything else needs a pro.
Read the full DIY vs pro safety guide →Do not attempt
Safe for handy homeowners
Sister site
If a spring has already broken, garagedoorspringreplacementcost.com is our dedicated guide to that specific job. Spring replacement runs $150 to $350 installed. Do not touch it yourself.
2025 Cost vs Value report
268%
Recouped value at resale on a midrange garage door replacement. Higher than any other major remodelling project tracked. Higher than a kitchen, a bathroom, a roof, or new windows.
See the full ROI breakdown →ROI ranking, 2025
Materials compared
Steel, wood, aluminum, composite, fiberglass.
Single vs double
Two singles or one double? Sizes from 8x7 to 18x8.
Openers
Chain, belt, screw, smart, jackshaft, by use case.
Insulation
R-values explained. Polystyrene vs polyurethane.
DIY vs professional
What is safe and what gets you killed.
Cost by region
West Coast premium, Southeast discount, all 50 states.
ROI and home value
The 268% number and how to capture it.
Brands compared
Clopay, Amarr, Wayne Dalton, C.H.I., Raynor.
Repair vs replace
The 50 percent rule and common repair costs.
Money-saving tips
Twelve tactics that move the price by 15 to 25 percent.
Permits and codes
When you need one, hurricane and HOA rules.
Disclaimer
This site is not affiliated with any garage door manufacturer or installer. All prices are independent estimates based on publicly available data and industry sources. Get local quotes for accurate pricing.