Technical Information

GARAGE DOOR TECHNICAL NOTES:  For Contractors, Designers and Interested Owners

A master installer, Bob Moulton is also an innovator and originator in the custom garage door industry.  In order to assist customers and encourage best practices, he offers the following design and installation resources to the field:


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Custom Garage Door Design Guide   Planning and Design Tips For Your Custom Garage Door
Custom Garage Door Design Guide

Bob Moulton of Moulton Custom Door of VT furnishes planning and design notes for issues that should be considered early in the process to assure a successful, cost effective project.  

Garage Door Operator Prewire and Framing Guide   Garage Door Operator Prewire and Framing Guide
Garage Door Operator Prewire and Framing Guide

Important for all our doors is our wirting - for our safety features, the button station and the operator itself. MCD has privided a few guides to help prepare the opening and the site for instillation day.  

Garage Door Design and Culture   HIDING AMERICA'S GROWING GARAGE
Garage Door Design and Culture

Designers have long been at pains to incorporate this structure, at first just a storage shed for the family car, into the site as gracefully as possible.  

Tips and Instructions for Building a Superior Overhead Garage Door   THE ELEMENTS OF SUPERIOR CUSTOM GARAGE DOOR PERFORMANCE
Tips and Instructions for Building a Superior Overhead Garage Door

Bob Moulton of Moulton Custom Door of VT furnishes miscellaneous technical notes on the issues which govern the performance of custom garage doors.  

Hardware Comparison and Details   Hardware Details and Comparison
Hardware Comparison and Details

There is more to a door than meets the eye. The hardware - track, rollers, springs, weatherseal... all of it is part of the system and it's important to understand Moulton Custom Door's choices in this arena.