Specialty glass options offer a unique look and provide additional security by obscuring the inside of your garage. Our standard window glass is ⅛" thick, double-strength clear glass, but we can easily upgrade your door with tempered or insulated glass.
Adding windows to your carriage-style garage door design, not only lets natural light into your garage but it also adds warmth and curb appeal to your home. Glass goes a long way to making your garage feel like an extension of your home, instead of a stand-alone space.
While standard clear panes are a popular choice, many homeowners lean towards specialty glass for garage doors, including frosted, glacier, and seeded glass, to increase the curb appeal of their home.
What is Specialty Glass for Garage Doors?
The easy answer is any type of glass that is not standard, double strength clear glass. Glass is an amazing material and comes is a large variety of designs that make choosing one type more complex than expected.
Specialty window glass can have one or more of these features:
have a color (or tint)
be reflective
have a texture or pattern
be obscure or more opaque
be tempered (4x stronger than standard glass)
be laminated
be insulated
be Low-E (low emissivity) glass