Safe-Way Wood Look Wood Garage Door
Woodie Plank
Installed across Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale & the greater Phoenix area.
Real timber, engineered intelligently — hand-selected 3/8-inch tongue-and-groove Western Red Cedar siding (1x6 nominal) laminated to a 2-inch insulated 24-gauge steel pan door with PVC back insert. From old-style carriage house to contemporary, manufactured to your standards and specifications.
- Material Wood
- Top Warranty Manufacturer Warranty
- Panel Real Cedar Overlay
Best for: Fountain Hills, Gold Canyon, and North Scottsdale custom homes where only genuine timber will do — with the weight, stability, and insulation of a steel pan door underneath.
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About the Woodie Plank
The Woodie Plank(TM) Series is the ultimate in classic craftsmanship combined with modern engineering — Safe-Way's words, and for once the marketing undersells it. Instead of building an all-wood door (heavy, thirsty for maintenance, hard on openers and springs), Safe-Way laminates hand-selected 3/8-inch thick tongue-and-groove Western Red Cedar siding — 1x6 nominal, select tight-knot grade — onto a 2-inch thick insulated 24-gauge steel pan door with a PVC back insert. You get true timber depth, real grain, and the smell of cedar in the morning, on a door that weighs and behaves like an engineered product.
Every Woodie Plank is manufactured to your standards and specifications. From old-style carriage house to contemporary plank layouts, the door is designed around your elevation, then finished with classically styled decorative hardware and window designs. Safe-Way's own showcase installs include Arizona homes — the hero image on this page is a Woodie Plank in Sedona — because this door was made for the Southwest's timber-and-stucco custom architecture.
Because it's a built-to-order product, we run the Woodie Plank as a consultation build: we walk your opening, confirm the plank layout, finish, windows, and hardware together, and lock the order before the factory build begins — with a real delivery date in your written quote. Want the wood look without real wood? The Plank Wood Grain and Bi-Directional Wood Grain doors image the aesthetic onto insulated steel at a lower price and zero maintenance.
See the Woodie Plank on real homes
Photos from Safe-Way's installed-example library. These are the same door families we bring to Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, and the rest of the Phoenix area — real homes, real finishes, real hardware combinations. Tap any image to see it full-size.
Key Features
Genuine Western Red Cedar
Hand-selected 3/8-inch tongue-and-groove Western Red Cedar siding, 1x6 nominal — real timber, not an imaged finish.
Insulated Steel Pan Core
The cedar is laminated to a 2-inch insulated 24-gauge steel pan door with a PVC back insert — engineered weight, stability, and thermal performance.
Manufactured to Your Spec
From old-style carriage house to contemporary layouts, every door is built to your standards and specifications.
Longer Life Span Than All-Wood
The steel-pan architecture avoids the sagging, racking, and moisture problems that shorten all-wood door lifespans.
Classic Hardware & Windows
Classically finished decorative hardware and window designs complete the carriage or contemporary composition.
Construction & Insulation
- Hand-selected 3/8-inch tongue-and-groove Western Red Cedar siding, 1x6 nominal.
- Laminated to a 2-inch thick insulated 24-gauge steel pan door.
- PVC back insert; distinctive style with a longer life span than comparable all-wood doors.
- Layouts from old-style carriage house to contemporary, manufactured to spec.
Built to Your Spec
The Woodie Plank(TM) Series is manufactured to your standards and specifications — hand-selected Western Red Cedar planks over an insulated steel pan, with layout, finish, windows, and hardware specified together before the factory build begins.
Top-Section Styles
Window & Glass Options
Windows are the design choice that changes a garage door most. Safe-Way offers a deep catalog of insert styles and glass finishes for this collection — arched toppers, rows of small panes, clean modern grids, tinted or privacy glass. The window and glass brochures in the Downloads section below show every insert style and glass finish full size, and we'll walk the options with you at your Phoenix-area consultation before you commit.
Window Insert Styles
Decorative Hardware
Safe-Way's decorative hardware kits — hinge straps, pull handles, knockers, and clavos — are hand-forged black powder-coated steel with a hammered look. On a carriage-house door especially, they're what turn a good-looking door into a signature front-of-house detail. If a kit isn't shown here, ask us — Safe-Way makes more styles than we can fit on one page, and we'll help you match a kit to your door at the consultation.
Warranty
Every Safe-Way Woodie Plank ships with the Safe-Way Consolidated Residential Warranty. Here’s what’s covered — and for how long — on the standard-build Woodie Plank configuration.
- Backed by Safe-Way's limited manufacturer warranty — we confirm the current terms for your specific build and include the document in your quote packet
- Hinges, rollers, track, springs & similar hardware (all Safe-Way door models)
Coverage shown is for the standard build. Sub-tier and premium options may modify specific line items — ask Farnsworth for the exact terms on your configuration before purchase.
The Woodie Plank is a newer built-to-order product and is not itemized in Safe-Way's 2020 consolidated warranty PDF — it is backed by Safe-Way's limited manufacturer warranty, and we include the current warranty document language for your specific build in the quote packet. Hardware carries the 3-year coverage. Real cedar requires periodic finish care, which we walk through at the consultation.
Warranty terms change over time. Riley’s team can print the current version of your specific warranty for your files at install.
Installing Your Safe-Way Woodie Plank in Fountain Hills & the Phoenix Metro
Why Farnsworth is Your Local Safe-Way Installer
Farnsworth Garage Door Service is an active local Safe-Way dealer serving Mesa and the greater Phoenix area, and every install is handled by our in-house install team — not sub-contracted out. We carry Arizona ROC license #351810 and full commercial insurance, and our office answers the phone locally — no call-center runaround, no offshore booking system.
Because we install Safe-Way doors as our day job, our team knows the quirks of every collection — the wind-load spec new Queen Creek and Maricopa builds require, the right insulation tier for a west-facing Scottsdale garage (that’s where the Ambient Series’ R-17.68 polyurethane core earns its keep), and which Estate or Gentry window layout clears a low-headroom opening. When you buy a Safe-Way door from Farnsworth, you get a local installer who has installed the same collection dozens of times.
How the Install Works
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Free in-home consultation
A Farnsworth installer walks the opening with you, measures, talks through the colors and options, and hands you a written quote — no obligation, no pressure.
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Precise measurement
We measure the width, height, headroom, and side-room of your existing opening to spec the exact door build for your home — no surprises on install day.
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Removal & haul-away of your old door
On install day our team removes your old door, cleans up the driveway, and hauls the old sections away. It's always included in the written quote — never a separate line item.
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New Safe-Way door installation
Farnsworth's in-house install team sets your new Safe-Way Woodie Plank — track, torsion, panels, opener drawback, and safety-sensor alignment. No sub-contractors.
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Final tuning & walkthrough
Balance check, tension set, and a walkthrough of how your new door and opener work — remote, keypad, safety reverse, and manual release.
After the Install
Farnsworth doesn't disappear after install day. If something needs adjusting — a track alignment, a rattle, an opener travel-limit tweak — give us a call and we come back out. We offer courtesy tune-ups to keep the door running quietly, and we handle warranty service for both the Safe-Way door itself and the install workmanship. If a part needs replacing under warranty, we coordinate the claim with Safe-Way for you.
That's the "buy with confidence" side of buying from a local dealer instead of a national chain: one number to call for service, one team that knows your install, one relationship. Most of our Safe-Way installs turn into repeat customers — opener replacements, second-door installs, and the referrals that follow.
Farnsworth installs Safe-Way Safe-Way Woodie Plank across the Phoenix metro: Mesa (home base), Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Tempe, Phoenix, Fountain Hills, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, San Tan Valley, Maricopa, and Guadalupe.
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Common Safe-Way Woodie Plank Configurations
Most of the Safe-Way Woodie Plank installs we do across Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Tempe, and the wider Phoenix area fall into one of these two openings. Yours might be different — we measure at the free in-home consultation and quote the exact size for your home.
Two-car Woodie Plank install
Approx. 16' wide × 7' or 8' tall
The single 16-foot two-car door is the most common configuration on Phoenix-area homes. On a two-car Woodie Plank, we recommend a Woodie Plank build with decorative hardware and window designs specified to your elevation for any attached garage — the extra insulation makes a real difference on the wall the garage shares with your bedroom or living room. Real cedar plank layouts from old-style carriage house to contemporary scales cleanly across the wider opening, and you can dial in the exact color and classically finished decorative hardware and window designs that matches your home.
One-car Woodie Plank install
Approx. 8' or 9' wide × 7' tall
Common on townhomes, casita conversions, and homes with a two-single-door layout instead of one wide door. For a one-car Woodie Plank, hand-selected 3/8-inch tongue-and-groove Western Red Cedar siding laminated to a 2-inch insulated steel pan door, in your chosen layout is the practical default — enough performance for an attached garage without paying for the top-tier build on a smaller door. Same real cedar plank layouts from old-style carriage house to contemporary, same color palette, same warranty as the two-car version — just a narrower opening. every Woodie Plank door is manufactured to your standards and specifications — we walk the opening, confirm the plank layout, finish, windows, and hardware together, and lock the order before the factory build begins.
Replace, Upgrade, or New Construction
We install the Safe-Way Woodie Plank across three scenarios most homeowners in the Phoenix area come to us for — whether you're replacing a door that's finally given up, upgrading from a builder-grade panel, or specifying doors on new construction.
Replace an aging door with the Safe-Way Woodie Plank
Your existing door is 15-30 years old, the panels are dented or faded, the springs are cycling through their last thousand openings, and the annual repair calls are stacking up. We remove the old door, hardware, and tracks, install the new Safe-Way Woodie Plank with all-new hardware, re-set the torsion springs to the correct IPPT for the door weight, program your existing opener (or install a new one), and haul the old door away the same day. Free written quote on the front end, local Safe-Way dealer relationship on the back end.
Upgrade to the Safe-Way Woodie Plank
You're moving from a full real-wood door that needs constant refinishing, or a steel door on a home that deserves real timber — the Woodie Plank is real wood done intelligently — genuine Western Red Cedar planks over an insulated steel pan, so you get true timber depth and grain with a fraction of the weight and maintenance of an all-wood door. The pick for Fountain Hills, Gold Canyon, and custom North Scottsdale builds. Your upgrade path also includes the standard insulated 24-gauge pan base with PVC back insert — insulation is built in — the tier we specify most often on attached Phoenix-area garages because the thermal payback shows up on every July and August electric bill.
New construction Safe-Way Woodie Plank
Building a new custom home or handling a major renovation? Safe-Way Woodie Plank factory lead time is factory-order lead times vary by configuration — we confirm a real delivery date with your written quote, so we build the order timing into your construction schedule. Because the Woodie Plank is a real-cedar built-to-order door, we sit down for a consultation before we place the order — plank layout, finish, windows, and hardware are all specified together, then locked into the factory build. Rough-opening walkthrough before drywall, coordinated install once the door opening is dried in, and we work directly with builders and owners across Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Tempe, and the wider Phoenix area.
How Much Does an Safe-Way Woodie Plank Cost, and What Determines the Price?
Every Safe-Way Woodie Plank we install in the Phoenix area is custom-configured to your specific home, so there isn't a single sticker price we can post that will actually match the door you end up with. What we can tell you is exactly what moves the number — six factors, in plain English, so you can walk into the conversation with your eyes open instead of guessing at online ranges from companies that have never seen your opening.
Rather than a generic range that won't match your home, we send a local Safe-Way dealer out to your driveway, measure your opening, walk you through the panel, insulation, color, window, and hardware choices, and hand you a written itemized quote. Free, no obligation, no pressure. Here are the six inputs we work through together.
The installed price on any Safe-Way Woodie Plank in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Tempe, and the wider Phoenix area depends on the six factors below. We walk each one with you in person and put the result in writing.
Size
Door size
Single-car, double-car, and oversized openings each carry their own material and hardware footprint — the single biggest driver of installed price.
Insulation
Insulation tier
Single-, double-, or triple-layer construction. Higher tiers cost more up front and pay back all summer in cooler garages across Mesa, Phoenix, and Chandler.
Windows
Window options
The number of windows, glass style, and upgrades like Frost, Dark Tint, obscure texture, or insulated glazing all shift the number on your quote.
Hardware
Decorative hardware
Optional handles, straps, and hinges dial up curb appeal — they're a la carte, so you only pay for the pieces you actually want on the door.
Wind Load
Wind-load reinforcement
Safe-Way's engineered wind-load builds (rated for 120, 130, and 140 mph design wind speeds) for Arizona monsoon straight-line winds, HOA standards, or homeowners insurance requirements add material to the build.
Included
Removal & haul-away
Farnsworth's written quote always includes removing your old door, cleaning up your driveway, and hauling the old sections away — not a separate line item.
HOA & architectural approval ready. Safe-Way's carriage-house designs are widely accepted in Arizona HOA communities — Silverleaf, DC Ranch, McDowell Mountain Ranch, Verde River, Val Vista Lakes, Power Ranch, Morrison Ranch, and more. Farnsworth handles your architectural review paperwork if your HOA requires it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Woodie Plank garage door cost installed?
It's the top of the Safe-Way wood-look range — real cedar, built to order — and the number depends on the layout, windows, hardware, finish plan, and opening size. We run it as a design consultation: walk the opening, spec the build together, and deliver a written itemized quote before anything is ordered.
Is the Woodie Plank a solid wood door?
It's better engineered than that: genuine 3/8-inch tongue-and-groove Western Red Cedar planks laminated to a 2-inch insulated 24-gauge steel pan with a PVC back insert. You get real timber on the street side and an engineered core that avoids the weight, warping, and opener strain of an all-wood slab.
How much maintenance does real cedar need in Arizona?
Less than an all-wood door, but not zero — the cedar face wants periodic sealing or staining to keep its tone in desert UV, on a schedule we'll walk through honestly at the consultation. If that schedule is a dealbreaker, the Plank Wood Grain imaged-steel door is the zero-maintenance alternative.
Can the Woodie Plank be designed to match my house?
That's the entire product: every door is manufactured to your standards and specifications, from old-style carriage house to contemporary plank layouts, with classically finished decorative hardware and window designs. We design it around your elevation before the factory build begins.
How long does a Woodie Plank take to get?
It's a built-to-order factory product, so lead time depends on the build — we confirm a real delivery date with your written quote at the end of the design consultation rather than quoting a generic week count. The install itself is a one-day job once the door arrives.
Is the Woodie Plank insulated?
Yes — the base is a 2-inch insulated steel pan door with a PVC back insert, so the cedar beauty comes with real thermal performance built in. It's a meaningful comfort difference over traditional all-wood carriage doors.
What warranty comes with a Woodie Plank?
It's backed by Safe-Way's limited manufacturer warranty — and because this newer product isn't itemized in the public consolidated warranty PDF, we confirm the current terms for your specific build and include the document in your quote packet. Hardware carries Safe-Way's 3-year coverage.
Who installs real cedar garage doors near Fountain Hills?
Farnsworth Garage Door Service — a Mesa-based local Safe-Way dealer — runs Woodie Plank consultation builds across Fountain Hills, Gold Canyon, Scottsdale, and the wider Phoenix metro. Call or text (602) 935-9766 to book the design walkthrough.
Why Choose Farnsworth for Your Safe-Way Install
Local Mesa-based family business
Brigham and Riley Farnsworth run the company — brothers, both hands-on in the field and the office. The Farnsworth family name has been part of the East Valley business community for 60+ years, so you're hiring people whose reputation actually lives in these neighborhoods.
Local Safe-Way dealer
Farnsworth is an active local Safe-Way dealer serving Mesa and the greater Phoenix area. Every Safe-Way door we install is ordered factory-direct through our dealer account — no third-party distributor, no rotating retailer, no sub-contracted install crew.
Multi-brand dealer
We're dealers for Clopay, Amarr, Wayne Dalton, Invicta, and Safe-Way — five of the top residential garage door manufacturers in North America. That means we recommend the door that actually fits your home, not the one brand we're forced to push. If a different manufacturer is the better call for your project, we'll tell you.
Free written quote, no pressure
Every Safe-Way consultation is free. We measure your opening, walk the color and hardware options with you, and hand you a written itemized quote before you commit to anything.
Own the whole workflow, end to end
Measurement, factory order, install-day coordination, and after-install warranty support all live under our roof. The team that measures your opening is the team installing your door and the team you call if anything ever needs adjusting. No subcontractors, no rotating crews, no handoffs.
We service what we install
A garage door is a 20-year relationship, not a one-and-done sale. Farnsworth stays your service company for the life of the door — tune-ups, spring replacements, opener repairs, warranty claims. One number to call, one team that knows your install.
Licensed, insured, background-checked
Arizona ROC-licensed (License #351810), fully insured, and every crew member is background-checked before they set foot on your driveway. Not the license number of a national franchise — our own name on the license, our own team on the truck.
Same-day service across the Phoenix area
Same schedule across all 13 cities we serve — Mesa (our home base), Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix, Fountain Hills, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Maricopa, and Guadalupe. Same-day scheduling is our standard for repair and consultation calls.
Financing available
Buy the garage door you actually want — not the one that fits this month’s cash on hand.
Farnsworth offers flexible financing on every install and repair job over $500, across all four brands we carry — so you can pick the exact door, insulation tier, hardware, and windows you’d choose if budget wasn’t in the way.
Most homeowners qualify with a soft credit check that doesn’t affect your credit score. Fill out our short financing application — takes about two minutes to submit — and you’ll know your approval and monthly payment options before you finalize your quote. No pressure, no obligation.
Reviews from Our Neighbors
Already own a Safe-Way door? We service every model.
Not replacing yet — just need service on the Safe-Way door you already have? Farnsworth handles that too. We service every Safe-Way model regardless of age or how long ago it was installed: spring and torsion service, cable and roller replacement, panel and section repair, weatherstripping, safety-sensor alignment, and full tune-ups. If your opener is on its way out, we handle opener replacement too. Broken spring, off-track door, or emergency? Book a garage door repair and we can typically get you same-day service in Mesa and the greater Phoenix area.
Cities We Install Safe-Way Garage Doors In (Arizona)
Farnsworth is a local Safe-Way dealer based in Mesa, installing Safe-Way garage doors throughout the Phoenix metro. Click your city for local service details, or call (602) 935-9766 for a free in-home quote.
Ambient Series triple-layer and Choice Series installs are our weekly workhorses here.
Regency Series wood-look steel and SteelHouse carriage overlays land here weekly.
HOA-friendly SteelHouse and Aristocrat carriage overlays are our top compliant picks.
Custom-home territory where Ventana full-view aluminum and Woodie Plank cedar dominate.
New-build territory for Ambient triple-layer swaps and Wind Load builds on open lots.
SteeLite modern-panel doors and Ventana full-view aluminum both land here — Safe-Way’s SteelHouse line was born a few miles away in Tempe.
Plank Wood Grain and Ventana full-view pair on desert-modern homes.
Woodie Plank real cedar and Aristocrat Monarch are our top-of-the-line picks.
Everyday-price Universal and Choice Series installs on older tract homes.
Custom builds where Woodie Plank cedar and Ambient Madera wood tones both show up.
Choice and Deluxe Series installs on straightforward tract-home replacements.
Active-adult communities where insulated Ambient builds handle hot Pinal County summers.
Historic Yaqui town south of Tempe — same schedule as our Phoenix-metro routes.
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Plank Wood Grain
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Triple-Layer Steel
Regency Series
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Farnsworth is a local Safe-Way dealer serving Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Tempe, and the rest of the Phoenix metro. Free written quote in minutes — no pressure, no guessing.
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