Series 500 — Long Carriage House

Not for the right home — the Series 500 flush panel is exactly the point on a modern, minimalist, or desert-contemporary design. The door "disappears" against a clean stucco facade so the architecture reads as one continuous shape rather than being interrupted by a busy panel design. On a traditional home, though, a flush door can feel too commercial — we'd suggest the Series 100 or 400 there.

The Series 500 is our most-requested door in newer North Scottsdale and DC Ranch builds, contemporary custom homes in Paradise Valley, and modern desert-style builds throughout Fountain Hills and the higher-end Gilbert developments. It's also popular for full home remodels where the homeowner is modernizing the exterior and wants the garage door to fade into the facade.

The smooth (no-wood-grain) finish is almost always the right pick on a Series 500 — it emphasizes the clean, uninterrupted flush face that's the whole point of the design. Wood-grain embossing on a flush door can feel like a contradiction (you're creating texture on a door designed to have none). If you want the warmth of wood on a modern facade, the Novus wood-tone line is a better path than adding wood-grain texture to a Series 500.

Yes — and it can look great on a contemporary home. A single horizontal row of small square or rectangular windows near the top of the door adds a strong horizontal line that reinforces the modern-desert aesthetic. Full horizontal glass strips (like a "sky window" strip) are also available on the Series 500 for a really striking architectural statement. Frosted or smoke glass keeps the modern feel intact.

The flush face is more forgiving than you might expect — dings tend to be small enough to catch light only from certain angles. At the #18 polyurethane sandwich tier, the sandwich construction also makes the panels significantly more rigid than a single-layer flush door, so it takes more force to leave a visible mark in the first place. For homes with kids on bikes or heavy driveway traffic, we'd skip the non-insulated #06 tier here.

Yes — the Series 500 is manufactured in all standard residential widths, including 16-foot and 18-foot double-car openings. The flush design actually looks even better at wider widths because there are no repeating panel divisions to visually break up the door — you get one clean rectangle across the whole opening, which is exactly what a modern facade wants.

Farnsworth Garage Door Service is the authorized Invicta Series 500 dealer for Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Mesa, and the rest of the Phoenix metro. The Series 500 is our most-requested door in newer North Scottsdale builds and Paradise Valley custom homes — its elongated proportions read modern-luxury against clean stucco facades. Request a free in-home quote for your specific opening.

Farnsworth Garage Door Service is your local authorized Invicta installer for the Series 500 in Paradise Valley, DC Ranch, Silverleaf, Fountain Hills, and across North Scottsdale. Our in-house team handles every install — no subcontractors — and we coordinate directly with your builder or interior designer if you're remodeling.

Call or text (602) 935-9766, or use the Get a Free Invicta Quote button on this page. We'll schedule an in-home consultation, review your architecture, walk you through the Series 500's insulation tiers and finish options, and give you a written itemized quote.

Series 500 long-carriage-house is a mid-to-upper-tier steel door — costs move with insulation tier (Good/Better/Best), decorative strap-and-handle hardware, window insert choice, and glass finish. We quote every Series 500 install in Scottsdale against your specific opening and configuration. Written itemized quote, free in-home consultation.

Series 500 long-carriage-house configurations typically run 4-6 weeks factory-direct. Add extra weeks if you're specifying a wood-tone finish, custom color, or heavy decorative hardware. Once your Series 500 arrives at our Mesa shop, we schedule the install — typically within the week if you're flexible — and the install itself is a one-day job.

Yes — Farnsworth can walk you through financing options for a new Invicta Series 500 at your free in-home consultation. We work with common home-improvement financing programs so you can spread the install cost over monthly payments instead of paying all up front. Ask us during the quote and we'll walk you through the current options, terms, and what pre-qualifies you — no hard credit pull required for the initial conversation.

Sometimes — if your Invicta Series 500 is being replaced because of a covered event (car-into-door impact, monsoon wind damage, hail damage, break-in), your homeowners insurance may cover full or partial replacement. A spring failure or normal wear-and-tear is usually NOT covered. If you think an insurance claim might apply, mention it at your free consultation and we can help you document the damage with photos and a written scope-of-work quote that most insurance adjusters will accept. We are not licensed insurance advisors, so run any specific coverage questions past your carrier directly.

The Series 500 is offered across every Invicta insulation tier, up through the premium 2-inch polyurethane sandwich construction — the top thermal tier in the Invicta line. For attached garages in Scottsdale we recommend at least the polystyrene (Better) tier; if the garage shares a wall with a bedroom or living room, the sandwich (Best) tier is the right pick. UV-stabilized factory finish holds color under Arizona sun.