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Full view glass garage doors from Amarr.
A full view door is glass from top to bottom in a slim frame. Ours are made by Amarr, with tempered glass in every pane, and you choose the frame color, the insulation and how much the glass lets anyone see.
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What goes into a full view glass door?
Glass panes held in aluminum retainers, section after section, so the whole door is glass. We generally use aluminum retainers rather than PVC, and the aluminum can be powder coated. Every pane is tempered.
The biggest glass door we’ve put on a house was at the top of a mountain: an all-glass door on hydraulics, so the house got the whole sunset.
Why tempered glass, and never annealed?
Annealed glass is ordinary window glass, and when it breaks it falls in long, sharp shards. Tempered glass is heat-treated to be several times stronger, and when it does break it crumbles into small, blunt pieces. On something that moves every day, gets hit by bikes and basketballs and sits beside the driveway, we won’t use anything else. We don’t install annealed glass.
Clear, tinted or opaque?
- Transparent. Clear glass, for the most daylight and the most view, in both directions.
- Tinted. Darker glass that cuts glare and makes it harder to see in during the day.
- Opaque. Frosted or obscured glass that lets the light in and keeps the garage private.
Tinted glass looks sharp on a modern house; opaque suits a garage you’d rather keep to yourself. The view from inside on this page is one of ours, in clear glass.
Insulated or not?
Either, and both use tempered glass. An insulated door holds the temperature far better, which matters when the garage is a gym, an office or half of a barndominium. Insulated glass can add $500 or more to a door. For a garage that only holds the cars, the non-insulated door is the sensible buy.
What color can the frame be?
Any of Amarr’s colors, or factory paint in the Sherwin-Williams color you choose, with the option of a powder-coated retainer. A full view door is a modern look and suits a modern house. For a traditional house that wants some glass, look at traditional doors with glass inserts instead.
Glass is heavier than a steel door of the same size, so the springs and the LiftMaster opener are sized to it; the openers page explains the choices.
Answers
Full view glass garage doors: questions people ask
Are full view glass garage doors safe?
The ones we install are. Every pane is tempered, which is several times stronger than ordinary glass and breaks into small, blunt pieces instead of shards. We never use annealed glass in a garage door, and that’s worth asking any installer about.
Can you see into a glass garage door?
With clear glass, yes. Tinted glass makes it hard to see in during the day, and opaque glass, frosted or obscured, lets the light through while keeping the inside private. Pick the glass for what’s kept in the garage.
Are glass garage doors insulated?
They can be. Amarr makes full view doors with insulated or non-insulated tempered glass. Insulated glass costs more, $500 or more on a door, and it’s worth it when the garage is a heated or cooled room rather than a place to park.
What is the frame of a glass garage door made of?
Generally aluminum retainers, which we prefer over PVC, holding the glass in each section. The aluminum can be powder coated, and the door comes in Amarr’s colors or in factory paint in a Sherwin-Williams color.