Glass garage doors are a popular way to spruce up your curb appeal. Upgrading your garage door consistently ranks as the best bang for your buck, providing the highest ROI of any home improvement project.
The budget is probably top of mind if you’re in the early stages of building your home or replacing your garage door. We wrote this article, “how much do glass garage doors cost?” to help you plan for your beautiful new glass door.
At Doorvana, we offer various full-view or glass garage doors from different vendors. Overhead Door, Clopay, Wayne Dalton, and Amarr build modern glass and aluminum garage doors. However, our article will focus on the Amarr Vista and Amarr Horizon doors because they are our best sellers due to their quality, lead time, and price.
Types of glass garage doors
Glass garage doors come in two primary styles. Both styles lean modern or contemporary, but one costs significantly more and has yet to be purchased by our roster of custom home builders or homeowners.
- The first and most common glass garage door is called a full-view garage door. It is typically built from aluminum frames and glass and has the typical grid pattern with large individual glass panels.
- A frameless garage door is the most expensive glass garage door. When installed, the garage door looks like a solid segmented piece of glass because the frame is underneath the glass. This mirror finish, free of structural support, delivers on wow factor. It is also significantly more expensive than a regular full-view garage door, so we have never sold or installed one.
Glass garage door costs
We have built a pricing table with sizes and details to help you budget and give you an idea of what glass garage doors cost. We could not build all possible combinations, so we stuck with four standard garage door sizes in varying finishes.
Amarr Vista glass garage door costs
We chose to highlight the Amarr Vista because it is our go-to glass garage door. When a homeowner or builder wants a modern garage door with clear or frosted glass, this is where we start. It has a lower entry price than the Horizon with a more common design.
Size Color/Finish Glass Price 8' x 7' Black (Anodized) 1/8", Clear, Annealed $5,000 9' x 9' Clear (Anodized) 1/8", Clear, Annealed $6,800 16' x 8' Dark Bronze (Annealed) 1/8", Frosted, Tempered $14,000 20' x 8' Black (Anodized) 1/8", Obscure, Tempered $24,000
VISTA GARAGE DOOR CHARACTERISTICS
Construction: 2″ Extruded Aluminum Frame w/ Tempered Clear Glass
R-value: NA
Panels: Multiple Glazing options and Powder Coated Frame options are available
Colors: Std Pricing includes Anodized Clear, Anodized Dark Bronze, Anodized Black or White Powder Coat Aluminum Frames
Stiles: Double-end stiles on door 16’4″ and wider
Glazing Retainer: PVC is available for stock finish options only. We also start with the Vista because it is less expensive than the Horizon by Amarr.
Hardware: 14 gauge
Track: Bracket and Angle mount available
Rollers: 10Ball Steel
Paint Warranty: 5-year limited
Material/ Workmanship Warranty: 5-year limited
Amarr Horizon glass garage door costs
The Amarr Horizon has fewer sections than the Vista but lacks a middle stile. It creates long horizontal glass panels rather than more traditional rectangular panels.
We rarely have a request for this design, so we don’t quote or install very many of them.
Size Color/Finish Glass Price 8' x 7' Black (Anodized) 1/8", Clear, Annealed $7,000 9' x 9' Clear (Anodized) 1/8", Clear, Annealed $10,000 16' x 8' Dark Bronze (Annealed) 1/8", Frosted, Tempered $30,000 20' x 8' Black (Anodized) 1/8", Obscure, Tempered $34,000
HORIZON GARAGE DOOR CHARACTERISTICS
Construction: 2″ Extruded Aluminum Frame w/split horizontal rail section, 3/16″ Tempered Clear Glass
R-value:
Panels: Multiple Glazing options and Powder Coated Frame options are available
Colors: Std Pricing includes Anodized Clear, Anodized Dark Bronze, Anodized Black or White Powder Coat Aluminum Frames
Stiles: Double-end stiles on door 16’4″ and wider
Glazing Retainer: Aluminum available for all finish options
Hardware: 14 gauge
Track: Bracket and Angle mount available
Rollers: 10Ball Steel
Paint Warranty: 5-year limited
Material/ Workmanship Warranty: 5-year limited
Factors that impact the price of glass garage doors
Brand & Series
We highlighted the two glass garage door styles from Amarr because we’re a preferred vendor, love their quality, and have confidence in their production schedules. Wayne Dalton, Clopay, and Overhead all make glass and aluminum modern garage doors. If you’re looking for additional pricing on those, we can help but we can’t publish a price list as we do for Amarr garage doors.
Size
Standard-size garage doors will typically cost less money than custom. If you’re designing or building a new home, talk with your builder and framer to prep the opening to receive a standard-size garage door.
The relationship between garage door size and price is a positive one. When the size goes up, so does the price. An 18′ x 8′ glass garage door will cost nearly three times the cost of an 8′ x 8′ door.
We have an article on standard garage door sizes if you want more information.
Glass Options
Glass options for garage doors cover the finish and type. Glass impacts the price because of its availability and weight. More weight typically equals more cost.
Standard glass finishes
- Clear
- Obscure
- Frost
- Snow
- Whiteout (zero visibility)
- Gray
- Black (zero visibility)
Standard glass types
- 1/8″ clear tempered
- 1/8″ clear acrylic
- 1/4″ clear tempered
- 1/4″ diamond wire
- 1/2″ IG clear tempered
- 1/2″ IG clear annealed
What does IG mean?
IG refers to insulated glass when two pieces are put together using an exterior seal. This weathertight piece of glass is heavier than a single piece but may last longer and provide increased energy efficiency.
Frame Finish/Color
Amarr offers four finish options. It’s common for in-stock finishes to cost less than special-order finishes. While custom colors are available in different finishes, we recommend working with a color the vendor offers.
However, if you need a specific color to match, the Amarr Vista comes in RAL & custom colors available for powder coat & PVDF.
Amarr Vista & Horizon In Stock Colors (Anodized Aluminum)
- Clear
- Dark Bronze
- Black
Paint (Powder Coat)
- White
Special Order (Anodized Aluminum)
*Can increase overall garage door costs by 30 – 50%
- Champagne
- Copper
- Medium Bronze
Custom Paint (Kynar & Powder Coat)
*Can increase overall garage door costs by 30 – 50%
How to get a free estimate for a glass garage door
At Doorvana, we would love to answer questions about glass garage doors. We want to support your project whether you need design ideas or garage door pricing. Please call us at 817-500-5988 to get started.
