Raised panel door section for garage door and method of making same

An overhead garage door comprising:

• first, second, and third raised panel door sections, each having a height of substantially twenty-eight inches, and said each of said first, second, and third door sections including:
• a sheet metal layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, said sheet metal layer being embossed to produce a predetermined vertical raised panel design having an embossment height of approximately twenty inches;
• an insulating foam board having first and second sides, said first side being coupled to said inner surface of said sheet metal layer, and said second side having a steel laminate backing;
• and
• end support members coupled to first and second lateral edges of said sheet metal layer, each of said end support members including a fanfold section having a first fold configured to mesh with a first one of said first and second lateral edges, a span section contiguous with said fanfold section and extending away from said inner surface of said sheet metal layer, and a rear support section contiguous with said span section and having a planar side configured to abut said steel laminate backing of said insulating foam board, wherein:
• said first, second, and third door sections function cooperatively to yield an overall height of said overhead garage door of substantially eighty-four inches;
• and
• said vertical raised panel designs of said first, second, and third door sections are arranged in three aligned rows.