R-value up to 18 and beyond.
Metro installs insulated steel garage doors with polyurethane cores and R-values past 18 across metro Atlanta, most in a single day. A warmer garage, quieter operation, less street noise, and a more rigid, durable door. Free in-home quote, financing available, installed by W-2 Metro crews since 1979.
Metro installs insulated steel garage doors with polyurethane cores and R-values past 18 across metro Atlanta, most in a single day. A warmer garage, quieter operation, less street noise, and a more rigid, durable door. Free in-home quote, financing available, installed by W-2 Metro crews since 1979.
Polyurethane-core doors trap heat far better than a hollow single-layer door. That means a garage that stays closer to room temperature year-round, useful for attached garages, workshops, and rooms above.
Insulation and a triple-layer build dampen the rattle and road noise a thin door lets through. The door feels heavier, closes softer, and flexes less in wind.
Spread the cost with GreenSky financing through Synovus Bank. Every install carries The Metro Promise: lifetime workmanship plus the manufacturer's warranty on the door.
Not all "insulated" doors are equal. The core material and the number of layers change the R-value, the noise, and the durability. Here is how to choose for an Atlanta climate.
What R-value means. R-value measures resistance to heat flow, higher is better. A hollow single-layer steel door is roughly R-0 to R-6; a polystyrene-core door lands around R-6 to R-10; a polyurethane-core door runs R-12 to R-18 or higher. For an attached garage or a room over the garage, the jump to polyurethane is what you actually feel on a July afternoon or a January morning.
Polyurethane vs polystyrene. Polystyrene is a rigid foam board slid into the door, cheaper, lower R-value. Polyurethane is foamed-in-place and expands to fill the whole panel, bonding the layers together. That bond makes the door stronger and quieter, not just warmer. For most Atlanta homes we recommend polyurethane when insulation is the goal.
Single, double, and triple layer. Single-layer is one skin of steel, no insulation. Double-layer adds insulation behind the steel. Triple-layer (steel, insulation, steel) is the quietest and most rigid, and gives a finished interior face, worth it for attached and heated garages.
When insulation is worth it in Atlanta. If your garage is attached, has living space above it, is used as a gym or workshop, or shares a wall with a bedroom, an insulated door pays off in comfort, energy, and noise. For a fully detached, unheated garage used only for parking, a lighter insulated or even non-insulated door may be all you need, and we will tell you so during the quote.
What we install. We install insulated steel doors from CHI, Amarr, and Clopay in a range of R-values, panel styles, and colors. During the free in-home visit we measure, check whether your garage is heated or attached, and recommend the R-value that actually fits your use, then quote it in writing.
An insulated door is not just for cold climates. In Atlanta, comfort and noise are the bigger wins. These are the homes that feel it most.
An attached garage leaks heat into and out of the house through the door. An insulated door slows that transfer, so the adjacent rooms hold temperature better and your HVAC works less.
Rooms above the garage are notoriously hard to heat and cool. An insulated door with a solid seal cuts the temperature swing and the road noise that comes up through the garage.
If you actually spend time in the garage, insulation is the difference between a space you can use in July and January and one you avoid. Pair it with good weather seals for the best result.
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Measured, installed, and tuned in a single day, quoted in writing on-site.
Every insulated door is installed by a W-2 Metro crew, never a subcontractor. We check whether your garage is attached or heated and recommend the R-value that fits, then install and seal it in a single day.
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Every door is different, so we quote after a free in-home measurement rather than publish a flat rate. What we guarantee: an itemized written price, financing to fit your budget, and an install backed for life.
We measure, walk the options, and hand you an itemized written price. Door, hardware, opener, and haul-away included. No pressure, no obligation.
GreenSky financing through Synovus Bank, with promotional options on qualifying installations. We fit the payment to your budget.
The Metro Promise, lifetime workmanship plus the manufacturer's warranty on the door. Installed by W-2 Metro crews, never subcontracted.
What you see is what you pay, same price across the metro, backed for life.
"Our garage is attached and the bonus room above it was always freezing. Metro installed an insulated polyurethane door and the difference is night and day, the room holds heat now and the street noise is gone. Quoted in writing, installed in an afternoon."
"I use my garage as a workshop and wanted it comfortable year-round. Metro walked me through R-values without any upsell pressure and installed a triple-layer door. Solid, quiet, warm. Financing made it painless."
"Replaced a thin builder-grade door with an insulated one from Metro. The garage is noticeably cooler in summer and the door is so much quieter closing at night. Wish I'd done it years ago."
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West and South Atlanta installs dispatch from our Douglasville HQ; intown and northeast installs dispatch from Alpharetta. Free in-home quotes across the metro.
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Insulated garage door installation across the Atlanta metro. Free measurement, a written price, financing available, and most doors installed in a single day. Family-owned since 1979, backed by lifetime workmanship.
