Improving (Garage Door) Curb Appeal Gets EasierClopay's design tools help you visualize a new garage door on your home before you buy.

CINCINNATI (February 7, 2007) - In an era when three-car garages are becoming standard, and door sizes are increasing to accommodate demand for more storage space, garage door design is playing a major role in distinguishing the look of a home. The task of choosing the right door can be fun, and daunting.

Visualize a new garage door on your home.

There's no shortage of styles or materials, and manufacturers like Clopay now offer doors for every budget. The company also has cool tools to help guide you to the best garage door design decision. Whether you seek inspiration from pictures, swatchbooks or the Internet, these formats are easy to use and destined to help.

Start By Seeing What's Out There
Clopay's Ideas and Inspirations book provides an overview of door designs, window styles, finishes, colors and sizes. Helpful tips about door construction, materials and insulation are also included to make sure you choose a model that matches your lifestyle.

Finding the One
Just like picking paint for a room, Clopay's portable Garage Door Visualizer tool puts some of the most popular garage door styles at your fingertips. Simply hold an image swatch up to your exterior to visualize how a Clopay door can transform its appearance.

Once you've decided on the perfect match, ask an authorized Clopay dealer to use our Door Imagination System software to scan an image of it onto an actual photo of your home for final approval. Surfing to a Solution via clopaydoor.com

Clopay's new Web site (www.clopaydoor.com) leads you through the garage door selection process based on your shopping personality. For example, visual shoppers will enter the site and be immediately directed to product images or videos focusing on the design elements of the door. Once they see something they like, the guided path will take them to the product of their choice, while those who prefer to review and compare product specs and construction materials have the option to go straight to the facts.

Clopay has also created a Guide Me Quiz to help customers who aren't quite sure where to begin, find the right product. The tool will recommend up to three doors based on individual answers to a number of lifestyle-focused questions. Once a decision has been made, users simply enter their zip code into the dealer locator to find the most convenient location to view and purchase their new door.

Other site features sure to fuel design inspiration are:

The Showcase of Homes features 11 of the most common home styles and shows you how they look with various garage door designs. This is a great place to start if you want to stay true to an architectural style like Victorian or Craftsman.
Design Your Door by selecting the size, door design, window, decorative hardware and color. The program allows you to mix and match various options in real time so you can see how each element impacts the door's overall appearance without having to start over every time. Print out a drawing and take it to an Authorized Clopay door dealer to order.

"Selecting a garage door is like buying any item to improve the look of your home. It's a process to narrow down the options and find the 'one'," says Pat Lohse, Clopay's vice president of residential marketing. "Since the garage door is going to account for nearly half of your home's curb appeal for the better part of 15 years, you want to get it right. These tools give you confidence in your choice."

For more information about Clopay Building Products, call 1-800-225-6729 or visit www.clopaydoor.com.

With five manufacturing facilities and 49 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, Clopay Building Products is North America's leading manufacturer of residential garage doors and a leader in the industrial door market. Bringing more than 40 years of leadership to the garage door industry, Clopay Building Products maintains a strong family of brands including Clopay®, Holmes Garage Door Company® and IDEAL Door®. Since 1996, Clopay is the only garage door manufacturer to hold the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

CONTACT:
Mischel Schonberg
Public Relations Manager
513-239-3393
mschonberg@clopay.com