How Much Does Garage Door Replacement Cost?

Garage Door Installation Costs by Size

The size of the garage and the size of the door you need significantly impact the price. For a one-car garage, a single garage door measuring between 7 to 10 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet tall will suffice. Such a door will set you back anywhere from $500 to $2,500. For a two-car garage, you can choose between two separate single garage doors or one larger double garage door. The latter (one double garage door) is typically more affordable. Installing two single doors may cost up to $700 more than installing one double door.

Garage Door Costs by Type

There are a surprising number of options when it comes to the type of garage door aside from the standard single panel, tilt-up, or roll-up styles. While these three are among the most affordable options, some other costly styles, such as French and carriage, offer a higher-end, more stately look that can boost curb appeal.

*For a single door up to 10 ft wide

Roll-Up

Roll-up garage doors cost between $400 and $1,500. They’re made of horizontal sheets that roll up around a drum above the door opening. When open, the rolled garage door sits at the top of the door opening and then rolls down vertically to close. Roll-up garage doors are ideal for garages with limited ceiling space. Steel is the most common material for this door type, but you’ll find aluminum, wood, and fiberglass options.

Glass Roll-Up

Glass roll-up doors cost $700 to $6,900. They feature glass panels hinged together with steel or aluminum frames. The door usually rolls in sections. You can insulate glass roll-up doors for better climate control and greater energy efficiency.

Walk-Through

A walk-through garage can cost anywhere from $700 to more than $5,000. It’s basically a regular garage door with a small pedestrian access door embedded. The small access door makes it easy to go in and out as you please without opening the entire garage door.

Tilt-Up

Tilt-up garage doors cost between $500 and $1,200. They feature a single solid panel that lifts off the floor and slides into a section on top of the garage. You can get a fully retractable version or a version that doesn’t fully retract but protrudes outward and forms a small canopy over the front of the garage.

Standard Panel

Standard single-panel garage doors cost between $300 and $800. They’re typically the cheapest garage doors to install. This design features a single unit that slides up when opened.

French

French-style garage doors cost anywhere between $2,000 and $5,500. Like regular French doors, these garage doors feature double doors made of glass that open outward from the center.

Carriage

Carriage doors cost between $1,000 and $10,000. They come with two doors that open and close by swinging in and out of the doorway. They’re one of the oldest garage door designs and are reminiscent of classic carriage houses where horse-drawn carriages were stored (hence the name). The most common material is wood, but they’re also steel options.

Garage Door Installation Cost Factors

Other than the size and type of garage door, many other factors can impact the cost to install garage doors. These include material, operation mechanism (manual versus automatic), add-ons and accessories, labor, and more. Below is a look at how some of these factors can influence your garage door cost.

Material

Expect to spend between $600 and $4,100 on your garage door, depending on the type of material. Wood, steel, aluminum, and fiberglass are the most common materials. Other options include wood composite, faux wood, and vinyl.

*Some high-end wood and composite units can reach $10,000.

Keep in mind that the type of material only affects the unit’s price, not labor charges or how long the job takes. For example, it takes roughly the same amount of time and labor to install an off-the-shelf $350 aluminum-style door as a $4,000 custom wooden one.

Manual vs. Automatic

The average garage door installation cost for a manually operated unit is $600 to $2,150. Making it automatic will add between $200 and $1,300 to the cost.

To automate your door, you’ll need to install a garage door opener. An automatic garage door opener costs $220 to $520. This is essentially a motorized device that allows you to open and close your garage door either with the press of a button (which can be inside the garage, on a remote control, or in your car) or by entering a private PIN into a remote keypad or a keypad installed on the wall beside the garage door.

Add-Ons and Accessories

Keypads, security sensors, lights, and other add-ons and accessories can add several hundred dollars to the total price of your new garage door. You may be able to get a complete accessory package as part of the installation of the door, which can reduce the overall garage door cost compared to having the accessories added after purchase.

Insulation

Garage door insulation costs $50 to $500. You can also purchase insulated units for $200 to $600 more than their non-insulated counterparts. You have a few options for existing doors without insulation:

• Fiberglass and reflective kits: $50–$100. DIY solution with low to moderate R-value and little sound dampening.

• Polystyrene: $100–$200. Adds moderate R-value with some sound dampening.

• Polyurethane: $200–$500. Adds the highest R-value, structural support, and sound dampening.

Custom vs. Stock

The cost of a custom car garage door ranges from $800 to $10,000. On the other hand, standard single-car stock doors might only set you back between $250 and $800, making them the more budget-friendly option. Custom doors let you match your garage to your home’s current design and aesthetic.

Electrical Components

Electrical work is necessary for automatic doors. If you don't have existing electrical outlets, you'll need to have some installed. Expect to pay $50 to $150 each. If it's not already present, you may also need to pay for underground cabling to connect electrical service from your home to the garage. Running underground electrical service to a garage costs $1,000 to $2,500, depending on the distance from the property.

Labor

Garage door installation pricing for labor runs from $200 to $500 per door. This doesn’t include any of the materials. This figure is the cost of installing the garage door itself but doesn't include running electricity, for which you'd need to hire an electrician. Typically, electricians charge $50 to $100 per hour.

Location

While the typical garage door installation cost range is $750 to $1,600, depending on where you live, you could pay as little as $250 or as much as $2,500. Homeowners in places where those services are in greater demand, where the cost of living is higher, and the price of the base materials is costlier, will pay more for their installation than someone living in a small town with more moderate living costs.

Windows

Garage doors with windows cost more than those without. While not essential, small windows in a garage door bring natural light into the space. Typically, a garage door with windows can cost up to 70% more than the same size door with no windows.

Interior Overhead and Roll-Up Doors for Living Spaces

Adding an overhead and roll-up style door to your living room, kitchen, or bedroom costs slightly more than putting one in your garage. Living room glass garage doors, for example, cost between $1,500 and $5,500 on average, with some custom options going as high as $8,000. On the other hand, a regular glass garage door costs $1,000 to $4,800.

Though more expensive, garage-style doors for living spaces come with numerous benefits that could make them worthwhile. Glass options, for example, allow more natural light into the room and provide a better view of the outside. Adding an interior overhead and roll-up door to your living space is also a great way to add a modern, bespoke touch to your home, which can be a major selling point if you ever decide to put the home on the market.

Just remember that you may need to budget for a few extra costs when installing garage-style doors in living spaces. These include:

• Cost to move electrical wiring: $6–$8 per linear foot

• Cost to hire an architect: $2,000–$9,500

• Cost to knock down a wall: $300–$10,000

• Cost to build a new wall: $1,000–$3,000

Garage Door Replacement vs. Repair

Garage door repairs costs typically range between $150 to $350 or more. The cost range can vary depending on the type of repair. For example

• Garage dent repair costs $100–$300

• Garage door cable repair costs $90–$350

• Garage door track repair costs $125–$400

• Garage door opener repair costs $125–$350

• Garage door spring repair costs $150–$350

Unless you’re dealing with a very serious problem or issue, such as a rotting wooden garage door, it’s almost always more cost-effective to repair rather than replace.

DIY vs. Hiring a Garage Door Installation Pro

Unless you have prior experience installing garage doors, this type of project is best left to professionals. Improperly installed garage doors, especially overhead ones, can be dangerous. Hire a professional garage door installer near you to avoid getting hurt or spending a lot of money fixing mistakes.