Exterior Garage Door Conversion

To increase the finished living space in a split level home we removed a garage door and replaced it with a double door to remodel the interior into a family room.

Exterior garage door conversion. Ask builders to fully tooth and bond the new brickwork into the old this will help blend your house exterior design better with your garage conversion. Transform your unused garage into a comfortable and functional living space by switching out the garage door for a sliding door. Replace an overhead door with pre hung double panels. The garage door conversion for this home consisted of removing the existing roll up garage door with all the track springs and weather seal to start with a fresh clean opening ready to receive the newly handcrafted carriage doors.

This insulated fiberglass door was smaller than the garage door opening which required us to frame the new. The clear glass panes offer a connection between inside and outside. Some designers opt to replace the original overhead doors with sliding or french doors during a garage conversion. For garage spaces converted into living spaces look for doors that rely on clear panes to let in natural light.

But here designer noz nozawa opted to reference the previous identity of the space while maximizing brightness by specifying garage doors with clear panels. Changing the garage door is something that will make the biggest impact toward making your garage conversion look less like a garage. Since you will already have such an expanse of opened wall a huge window is a great option. Ensure the brickwork materials and windows replacing the garage doors match well with the existing house.

Or if you want to be able to use the garage for its intended use in the future you can keep the door as it is and lock it normally. The biggest question facing most garage conversions is what to do about the garage door once the door is removed the resulting space needs to be filled in so that it both blends in with the rest of the house and provides a useful service to the new living space. Many who complete a garage conversion ultimately choose to leave the garage door intact imbuing the space with a note of industrial flair. Other homeowners replace the garage.

The centerpiece of the converted guest quarters is the original garage door which was painted a cheery orange color. Opening up the garage door when the weather is nice will allow you to bring in the. By matt weber.