Altech Doors replaced an older wooden garage door on a two-car garage in Canton, Michigan, with a custom insulated Haas 710. The new door combines an American Walnut Plank finish, flush panels, and frosted Slimline windows arranged vertically along one side.
The homeowner had already installed a new garage door opener before this project. Our work focused on replacing the door, tracks, and hardware, then connecting the new system to that existing opener. The completed installation gives the garage a different appearance while retaining the opener already in place.
Completed Haas 710 in American Walnut Plank with stacked Slimline windows.
Project at a glance
Location
Canton, Michigan
Project
Residential two car garage door replacement
Door
Custom insulated Haas 710
Design
American Walnut Plank finish; flush panels; frosted Slimline stacked windows
Scope
New door, tracks and hardware; connection to existing opener; removal and testing
Updating the door after an opener upgrade
A garage door and its opener do not always need to be replaced at the same time. In this Canton project, the homeowner had addressed the opener first and was ready to update the older wooden door and its supporting components.
The original door had a painted finish, rectangular panel details, and a horizontal row of windows. Replacing it offered an opportunity to change the design of the garage entrance as part of a broader door-system update.
A wood look finish with a different window layout
The selected Haas 710 uses a wood-look finish on an insulated steel door. American Walnut Plank gives the face of the door a varied wood-grain appearance, while the flush panel design creates a simpler surface than the original raised details.
Frosted Slimline stacked windows add a contrasting detail along one side. Their placement is an important part of this design: the windows form a vertical feature instead of a row across the upper portion of the door.
For a homeowner comparing styles, the finish, panel pattern, and window arrangement should be considered together. This project shows how those choices can produce a noticeably different result within the same garage opening.
Replacing the door system and connecting the opener
Our team removed the existing door, tracks, and hardware and installed the new door with new tracks and hardware. We then connected it to the garage door opener that was already installed, removed the old materials, and completed on-site testing.
Keeping an existing opener is a project-specific decision. The new door and the opener must be compatible; the fact that an opener was recently installed does not by itself settle that question. For this installation, we connected the new door to the existing opener and tested the completed setup.
The completed Canton installation
The finished door brings a wood-grain appearance to the brick garage exterior. The before-and-after photographs show the change from painted rectangular panels and a horizontal window row to a flush design with vertically stacked windows.
Insulation was part of the selected door package. When comparing insulated doors, homeowners should also consider the surrounding garage construction and how the space is used. Discussing those details helps put the insulation choice in the context of the whole garage.
Before:
Before the door replacement. After:
Completed Haas 710 in American Walnut Plank with stacked Slimline windows.
Planning a similar garage door replacement
Bring photos of the current door and information about the existing opener to your initial conversation. Explain which parts of the appearance you want to change, whether you prefer windows, and how important a wood-look finish is to the overall design.
If you prefer a darker finish without windows, compare this project with our matching Haas garage doors in Novi. The two projects offer different approaches to coordinating a garage door with a home.
