If your wooden garage door has started to gray, split, warp or rot, ask about Mulholland Brand's custom aluminum garage doors. They are powder-coated, rust-free and built to the opening, and Mulholland Brand's own crew designs, fabricates and installs them. They come in the same styles as Mulholland's gates and fencing. One of those styles is Wood-Like, a wood-look aluminum in oak, walnut or cedar grain, so you keep the warm look of wood without the rot. If you would rather go modern, the Glass Series sets black or white laminated glass in a fully welded aluminum frame. Mulholland Brand serves Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard and the rest of Ventura County from its Canoga Park factory. Call for an on-site measurement and an itemized written quote.

At a glance

Why Is My Wooden Garage Door Graying, Warping or Rotting?

A wooden garage door is a large panel of natural material that takes the weather every day. Over time, wood grays, splits, warps and can rot, and it needs repainting or staining to stay protected. Powder-coated aluminum does not rust like iron or steel, does not rot or warp, and needs no repainting or staining.

Wood has real appeal. It is warm and textured, and on many homes it was the original choice because it suited the architecture. The trouble is what it asks of you over the years:

Each round of sanding, staining or painting buys time, but the door keeps weathering.

A garage door is one of the largest surfaces on the front of a house, so every gray patch and split board shows from the street. Sooner or later you face a choice: refinish the door one more time, or replace it with something that ends the cycle.

Will an aluminum door do the same thing? No. The door is aluminum with a powder-coat finish, so it does not rot or warp, and there is nothing to restain. That is the main reason to switch. You keep a finished-looking front without the repaint-and-stain routine.

Keep the Wood Look or Change It: Three Directions

Mulholland Brand builds its garage doors in the same styles as its gates and fencing. That gives a homeowner leaving wood behind three directions:

All three are powder-coated aluminum, built to your opening.

This is where many homeowners stall. They hear "aluminum," picture an all-glass door, and worry it will look wrong on a house designed around warm materials. Glass is only one option. The real question is how much of your home's current character you want to keep.

Keep the wood look with Wood-Like aluminum

If you like how your wooden door looks and just want to stop maintaining it, start here. Wood-Like is one of the styles we offer across our Wood-Like aluminum gates and fences. Because our garage doors come in the same styles as our gates and fencing, you can have a door in that same wood-look finish.

A Wood-Like garage door comes in three wood-grain patterns: oak, walnut and cedar. Our wood-look gates, fences and pergolas have the look of real wood without the rot, warping or splitting, and they need less upkeep than wood. On a garage door in the same style, the material under the grain is powder-coated aluminum. It does not rot or warp and never needs staining.

When you choose a grain, look at what the door will sit beside: the front door, the window trim, and any fence or gate you may replace later. Browse our wood-look aluminum project photos to see the finish on real homes before your measurement.

Go modern with the Glass Series

If the wooden door never suited the house, or you are updating the whole exterior, the Glass Series goes the other way. It uses black or white laminated glass in a fully welded aluminum frame, powder-coated inside and out. It belongs to the same design family as our glass aluminum style in gates and fences, so it pairs naturally with a glass-paneled gate.

Choose a clean solid or slatted style

Some homeowners want neither a wood grain nor glass. They want a plain, modern door that keeps the front of the house simple and lines up with the gate. Because our garage doors follow the same styles as our gates and fencing, you can choose a clean solid or slatted look in powder-coated aluminum. Not sure which style fits? Look through all of our gate and fence styles first. The garage door can follow whichever one you like.

Will the Finish Hold Up Near the Coast in Oxnard and Ventura?

Mulholland Brand builds in marine-grade aluminum and applies an electrostatic powder coat in its own powder coating facility. The result is a corrosion-resistant finish that holds up to Southern California sun and salt air.

Homeowners near the water in Oxnard and Ventura have good reason to ask. Salt air is hard on many exterior materials, and nobody wants to replace a tired wooden door only to watch the new one wear out too. Our aluminum does not rust like iron or steel, and we apply the powder coat ourselves, in-house.

Inland homes in Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Camarillo see more sun than salt air. The finish is the same. Whether your house sits near the beach or up in the hills, you get the same material and the same in-house finish.

Custom Aluminum Garage Doors Built to Your Opening

Mulholland Brand measures your opening on site. Our own crew then designs, fabricates and installs a door built to that opening. One company is accountable from the first measurement to the finished install.

This matters more than it might seem. A stock door is made before anyone has looked at your garage. Our custom aluminum garage doors start with your house. Our products are custom-measured on site and custom-built to fit each property. They are designed and manufactured in-house at our Canoga Park factory, where we cut, weld, powder-coat and finish them. Our own W-2 employees do the installation.

Here is what that means for you:

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Can the New Garage Door Match My Driveway Gate?

Yes. Mulholland Brand pairs each garage door style with a matching driveway gate style and finishes every garage door to match the rest of the home. If your wooden driveway gate is graying and splitting along with the garage door, you can replace both in the same wood-look grain. A wood-look door can sit beside a gate like this double swing gate with a wood appearance in aluminum, so the front of the house reads as one design instead of two separate projects. We also design the driveway gate, walk gate and fence together as one front-yard package, matched in one finish. See the options on our driveway gate styles page. Even if you only replace the garage door now, picking a style with a matching gate leaves the option open to add the gate later.

Frequently Asked Questions About Replacing Wooden Garage Doors

Short answers to the questions homeowners ask when they are ready to move from wood to aluminum.

Can an aluminum garage door still look like wood?

Yes. Mulholland Brand builds its garage doors in the same styles as its gates and fencing, and one of those styles is Wood-Like, our wood-look aluminum. You keep the look of wood on a powder-coated aluminum door that does not rot or warp.

Which wood grains can I get?

Our Wood-Like garage doors come in three wood-grain patterns: oak, walnut and cedar.

Will an aluminum door rot or warp like my wooden one?

No. Powder-coated aluminum does not rust like iron or steel, rot or warp, and it needs no repainting or staining.

What if I want a modern glass door instead?

Choose our Glass Series: black or white laminated glass in a fully welded aluminum frame, powder-coated inside and out.

Will the finish hold up near the coast in Ventura or Oxnard?

Mulholland Brand uses marine-grade aluminum with an electrostatic powder coat applied in its own powder coating facility. It is a corrosion-resistant finish that holds up to Southern California sun and salt air.

Is the door made for my opening or a stock size?

It is built to your opening. Mulholland Brand measures on site, then designs and fabricates the door to fit.

Can the garage door match my driveway gate?

Yes. Each of our garage door styles is paired with a matching driveway gate style, so the door and gate can share the same wood-look grain or finish.

Who builds and installs the door?

Mulholland Brand's own crew designs, fabricates and installs it. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house at our Canoga Park factory, and our own W-2 employees do the installation.

How Do I Get a Price for My New Garage Door?

Every price starts with an on-site measurement at your home. After the measurement, Mulholland Brand gives you an itemized written price for the exact configuration you choose.

Each door is custom, so the price depends on your opening and your choices. The written price lists what you are getting, item by item, for your door and your house.

Two decisions will make the visit more productive:

When you are ready to replace your wooden door with one of our custom aluminum garage doors, call us for an on-site measurement and an itemized written quote, or request your measurement and written quote online. We serve Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard and all of Ventura County from our Canoga Park factory.

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