Who invented the overhead door

In total, Overhead Door Corporation and its operating divisions provide the most extensive selection of door systems and related products backed by the leading brand names in North America. Justin was born into the door industry, ultimately following in his father's footsteps and joining the family owned business in After spending time in the field with fellow mechanics, Justin found his niche in marketing, along with a specialty in residential garage door sales, installation, and service.

All of our products enjoy the garage door industry's best warranty. The first garages looked actually a lot like our modern-day parking lots, but on one level. People figured that if they could store more than one horse in a barn, then perhaps they could store more than one car in a similar structure. This system worked well until about , when there were too many cars for the garages to accommodate. The carriage house worked well before.

If only they could get rid of those smelly horses. That led to the invention of the garage, as we know it today. They were simple structures. Of course, they had a door, because the purpose was to protect the car from the elements. In the 19 th Century, carriage houses were detached from the main house and accessed by large swinging doors.

With the arrival of the automobile, wealthy homeowners moved their cars in with the horses and buggies, until the eventual decline horse-drawn carriages. The first garages were public structures built in the early 20 th Century that could accommodate around automobiles. Eventually, as more people could afford automobiles, they opted for the convenience of building detached garages behind their homes.

With more people having their own garages, there was a need for better garage doors. The first doors used strap hinges and opened outward which created problems.