Virginia Longmuir
4 years ago
“I have used Method for repairs and upgrades to my driveway gate and garage door. They are always on time, courteous and the work is great.”
Custom Garage Doors
Custom Garage Doors in Los Angeles
Modern, glass, wood and carriage-style garage doors drawn for your opening and designed alongside the driveway gate, so the two largest pieces on the street side of the house read as one.
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Custom Garage Doors
A garage door drawn with the gate, not picked from a catalog
Custom means the door starts as a drawing of your garage and your gate, not as a catalog page. A manufacturer door is a fixed design made in fixed sizes. A custom door has its slat spacing, panel layout, glazing, frame color and hardware chosen to match the driveway gate and the house, and its dimensions taken from the opening rather than rounded to the nearest stock width. Some of these doors are built to our drawing, the way our wood gates are built; others are manufacturer doors we specify in a frame color, glass and panel arrangement that lines up with the gate. Either way the drawing comes first, and it is the drawing you are buying as much as the door.
The gate and the garage door are usually the two biggest things on the street side of a Los Angeles house, and when they were bought from two companies at two different times they rarely agree. One drawing for both changes that. The same cedar boards and the same slat gap on the gate and the door; the same black on the steel; carriage hardware on the door that matches the strap hinges on the gate; a full-view glass door whose frame color and divisions follow the gate's horizontals. We also line the door up with the house itself, taking the window heads, the eave line and any reveal in the stucco as the horizontals that the slats or the panel breaks should follow, so the door looks like it was always part of the elevation.
The measurement visit records more than width and height. We measure the headroom above the opening, the side room on each side of it and the backroom toward the rear wall, because those three decide which track and spring arrangement will fit behind a door that is heavier than the one it replaces. We photograph the gate, the house front and the garage interior, note where the opener will mount and where power is, and check the framing around the opening for rot or an out-of-square jamb. From that we draw the door in elevation beside the gate, with its dimensions, materials, glazing and finish called out, and that drawing is what you approve before any material is ordered or cut.
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Custom garage door styles we design
Modern flush and slat doors
A flat, unbroken face or horizontal slats with an even gap, the two looks that suit mid-century and contemporary houses. Slats can be steel or cedar and redwood, and their spacing is set to the gate's so the lines continue across the driveway without a jump at the garage.
Full-view glass doors
A manufacturer-built aluminum frame glazed with clear, frosted or tinted glass, or with acrylic panels. We choose the frame color and the number of divisions to match the gate, and we talk through privacy and heat gain before you commit to clear glazing on a garage that faces the afternoon sun.
Real wood doors
Clear cedar or redwood boards over a welded steel frame, the same construction our wood gates use, so the door stays flat and square through Valley summers instead of cupping. Horizontal slat, vertical board or framed panels, finished in the stain or sealer the gate wears.
Carriage-style doors
A sectional door that lifts overhead like any other but reads as a pair of swing-out carriage doors, with strap hinges, clavos and handles chosen to match the gate's hardware. Suited to Spanish Colonial Revival, ranch and Craftsman houses, where a flat modern door would look out of place.
Insulated steel with wood-look cladding
An insulated steel door clad with wood-look trim or composite boards, for a garage under a bedroom or beside living space where real wood's weight and upkeep are not wanted. The cladding pattern is laid out to echo the gate's boards, and the insulation keeps the room above it quieter and cooler.
Matching hardware and finish
Handles, hinges, trim and the pedestrian door's hardware specified together with the gate's, in one finish. For steel doors that means a powder coat or paint in the gate's color; for wood, the same stain and sealer; for carriage doors, the same strap and clavo pattern on both.
Honest pricing
How we price custom garage doors
A custom door is quoted from the approved drawing rather than from a price list, because the drawing fixes the things that set the number: the size and number of doors, the material and glazing, whether the door is built to our drawing or specified from a manufacturer, insulation, the opener and its controls, and the finish. The written estimate itemizes them, so you can see what the glass, the wood or the opener adds and take any of them out.
Free on-site estimate, with a written PDF quote within 1–2 business days. The quote is written and itemized for the agreed door and installation.
Get Your Written EstimateWhat sets the number
- Size and number of doors
- Material and glazing
- Custom fabrication or a manufacturer door
- Insulation
- Opener and controls
- Finish matched to the gate
The proposal separates the work being recommended so you can review the scope before approving it.
What to expect
From measurement to a door that matches the gate
Measure and photograph
We measure the opening, headroom, side room and backroom, note power and the opener position, check the framing, and photograph the gate and the house front.
Design with the gate
We lay out the door's slats, panels or glazing against the gate's drawing or its photographs, and choose materials, hardware and finish so the two match.
Approve the drawing
You review the elevation drawing with samples in hand and change what you like. Nothing is ordered or cut until you have approved it.
Fabricate and finish
A wood door is built on its steel frame to the drawing and finished; a manufacturer door is ordered to the drawing's specification. Springs and track are chosen for the finished weight.
Install and set up the opener
The door goes in on its track, is balanced, and is connected to its opener. We test the safety reverse and check whether the gate's remotes can run the door as well.
Reviews
What Customers Say About Working With Us
Hagit Eden
6 years ago
“I had the pleasure working with Method Doors & Gates, great prices, very professional and friendly, arrived on time, Replace my garage door, excellent job highly recommend.”
Nir Biton
6 years ago
“Method Doors&Gates Installed a new garage door in my house . Great price and service , door looks great. the job was done perfectly very professional.”
Custom Garage Doors FAQ
Questions about custom garage doors
Practical answers to help you plan the next step.
Yes, and that is what this page is for. The door is drawn next to the gate, so slat spacing, board width, frame color, glazing divisions and hardware are chosen together rather than approximated afterwards. If you do not have a gate yet, we can design the two at the same time; see driveway gates, and for how gate styles relate to house styles in Los Angeles, our driveway gate design guide.
Real cedar or redwood gives the exact grain and color of a wood gate, and on a steel frame it stays flat, but it is heavier and wants a fresh coat of sealer or stain every few years. A wood-look door, insulated steel clad with wood-look trim or composite boards, is lighter, needs less upkeep and insulates better, but it matches a wood gate in pattern rather than in material. We bring both to the drawing stage. The same construction question is answered for gates on custom wood gates.
Clear glass does both: the garage is visible from the street, and the sun comes straight in. Frosted or tinted glass, or acrylic panels, keep the light and the modern look while hiding what is inside, and insulated glazing reduces the heat gain. A full-view door still insulates less than an insulated steel door, so if the garage adjoins living space we say so before you choose it.
When it should match the gate, when the opening is an unusual size or shape, or when no catalog design suits the house. If a manufacturer door in steel, insulated steel, wood-look or glass will do the job, that is the quicker route and usually the less expensive one, and it has its own page: garage door installation.
Yes. The opener is chosen for the finished door's weight and size, with the battery backup that California's SB 969 requires on a residential opener, and we program the remotes and check whether the gate's transmitter can run the door too. The drive types and what the setup includes are on garage door opener installation.
It depends on the door, but a new garage door usually takes 3–5 weeks from signed contract to finished job, and a large job 6–8 weeks. A wood door built to our drawing is scheduled once the drawing is approved and the material is in; a manufacturer door depends on that manufacturer's lead time for the specification. We give you the expected schedule for yours with the written estimate.
Service area
Custom Garage Doors across Los Angeles
From our office in Van Nuys we cover the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, and the neighborhoods in between.
- Bel Air, CA
- Beverly Hills, CA
- Brentwood, CA
- Burbank, CA
- Calabasas, CA
- Canoga Park, CA
- Chatsworth, CA
- Encino, CA
- Granada Hills, CA
- Hollywood, CA
- Lake Balboa, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Mission Hills, CA
- North Hills, CA
- North Hollywood, CA
- Northridge, CA
- Pacific Palisades, CA
- Pacoima, CA
- Panorama City, CA
- Porter Ranch, CA
- Reseda, CA
- San Fernando, CA
- Sherman Oaks, CA
- Studio City, CA
- Sun Valley, CA
- Sylmar, CA
- Tarzana, CA
- Universal City, CA
- Valley Village, CA
- Van Nuys, CA
- West Hills, CA
- West Hollywood, CA
- Woodland Hills, CA
Related services
Garage Door InstallationSteel, insulated, wood-look, and full-view glass doors measured for your opening, with springs, track, and opener matched to the new door.- Garage Door Opener InstallationBelt, chain, and wall-mount openers with battery backup and safety sensors, set up to work alongside your driveway gate's controls.
Custom Wood GatesClear cedar and redwood gates carried by welded steel frames, so the weight hangs on steel rather than on wood joints.
Guides & answers
Choosing a Garage Door for a Los Angeles Home: Modern, Glass, Wood, Carriage and Insulated Doors, and Matching the GateWhich door suits a Spanish, Craftsman, ranch, mid-century or contemporary house; steel, wood-look, real wood and glass compared; R-value vs U-factor; and matching the driveway gate.
Repair or Replace Your Garage Door? How to DecideThe rule a company that does both uses: fix one worn part on a sound door; replace when sections, rust, rot or repeat failures are the problem. Panels, openers and R-values explained.
Brands we repair
- Clopay Garage Door Repair
- Wayne Dalton Garage Door Repair
- Amarr Garage Door Repair
- LiftMaster & Chamberlain Opener Repair
- Genie Garage Door Opener Repair
We service these brands independently and are not an authorized dealer for any of them.
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