Comparing Raised Panels On Different Brands and Models of Garage Doors

Clopay Elegant Raised Panel vs CHI Polyurethane 3-Layer Door

CHI polyurethane-insulated doors have no shadow lines and a simpler panel design than the Clopay Elegant panel design that Clopay uses on their 3-layer doors. The extra detail and deeper emboss on the Clopay door looks really nice in our opinion.

CHI Polyurethane Insulated 3-Layer Door on Left | Clopay Elegant Raised Panel (3-Layer) Sample Section On Right

CHI Doors in 1-Layer, 2-Layer and 3-Layer-Polystyrene Doors

CHI doors in 1-layer, 2-layer and 3-layer polystyrene doors have the same simpler panel design as above, but have shadow lines (horizontal grooves at the top and the bottom of the section). Amarr 1-layer and 2-layer doors look almost exactly the same as these doors.

CHI Model 4283 Has Shadow Lines at the Top and Bottom of Most or All Section (See Groove at Bottom of Window Section)

chi model 2250 garage door front panel closeup — CHI 1-layer and 2-layer doors have simple panel designs and shadow lines. Amarr 1-layer and 2-layer doors look almost exactly the same.

CHI 1-layer and 2-layer doors have simple panel designs and shadow lines. Amarr 1-layer and 2-layer doors look almost exactly the same.

Amarr Garage Doors – Multiple Styles

Amarr 3-layer polystyrene doors in short panel have a simple but nice panel design with no shadow lines. Long panel options DO have shadow lines.

Clopay Traditional Panel Garage Doors (1-Layer and 2-Layer Doors)

Clopay 1-layer and 2-layer raised panel doors have their Traditional panel design, which is very basic and simple without a very deep emboss or detail. These doors can look pretty nice, but we think the other options above are probably a better look. The main advantage to this look is that you get a 1-layer or 2-layer door without shadow lines.

Clopay 4053 Model vs Clopay 9133

We might recommend doing a Clopay 9133 model in long panel vs the 4053 because the emboss on the 9133 is much clearer and sharper than the 4053.