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Q:What are Decograin, Woodgrain, Micrograin and Silkgrain sectional door finishes?
These are all different front surface finishes to the Hormann sectional garage door range to create a different final colour, appearance and effect. The standard front finish for a Hormann sectional garage door is the Woodgrain effect and this is an embossing pattern physically pressed into the front surface of the door panels to recreate a wood grain surface, which is then painted. This woodgrain surface finish was the original and only finish offered by Hormann until more recent years when the other 3 options became available.
The Decograin finish refers to a laminate coated woodgrain effect which is actually a foil overlay onto the smooth steel surface to recreate wood stain and wood grain effects, but without any texture to the panel surface. This finish is normally the choice for matching windows and front doors in the same finish - Golden oak, Rosewood, Mahogany, Light Oak and others are all familiar references in the UK.
There are multiple options availabe now and thise is a tough finish for the doors. Th Decograin finish is available on the L and M ribbed and S panelled door designs in the LPU42 insulated range only.
The Silkgrain finish is primarily a totally smooth finish, where the only options offered are high quality paint colour finishes. The steel is actually slightly thicker for a silkgrain door to give it strength and avoid any minor warps in the panel surface on wider doors. The silkgrain finish is only available on the L, D and M ribbed door designs.
The Micrograin finish is a brand new finish with very small horizontal grooves pressed into the front panel design and again this is only available in paint finishes and the L and M Ribbed door designs. The inside surface of ANY Hormann sectional door is always finished in an off white paint colour with a very subtle surface graining. All these finishes can create a very different overall effect on a door in the same colour with different light reflection properties and it is worth getting to check all the available finishes before making a final decision just based on the door design.
Since 2022 Horman have inroduced many other finishes for their LPU42, LPU67 and their packaged Renomatic sectional doors.
