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More than 15 years ago, Rick Medlen had a home built in Eugene and wanted a real wood garage door. But there was a problem – the builder didn’t want to install a larger garage door header to accommodate the weight and the $8,500 price tag was expensive.
“I thought, ‘There has to be some sort of faux product you can put on the outside of garage doors’ and realized there is nothing at all (on the market),” Medlen said.
Medlen, who has a background in engineering, developed a concept of thin, wood veneers adhered to lightweight foam that attaches to metal garage doors via strong earth magnets, transforming the appearance to high-end wood carriage doors without any alterations.