Exterior Garage Door Conversion

Some designers opt to replace the original overhead doors with sliding or french doors during a garage conversion.

Exterior garage door conversion.

Changing the garage door is something that will make the biggest impact toward making your garage conversion look less like a garage. Often the top of the garage door is lower in height than the other doors and windows on the ground floor. Transform your unused garage into a comfortable and functional living space by switching out the garage door for a sliding door. For garage spaces converted into living spaces look for doors that rely on clear panes to let in natural light.

Well positioned lighting and soft furnishings create an. 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. 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. 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.

Other homeowners replace the garage. 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. The centerpiece of the converted guest quarters is the original garage door which was painted a cheery orange color. But here designer noz nozawa opted to reference the previous identity of the space while maximizing brightness by specifying garage doors with clear panels.

By matt weber. Since you will already have such an expanse of opened wall a huge window is a great option. Replace an overhead door with pre hung double panels. This insulated fiberglass door was smaller than the garage door opening which required us to frame the new.

Many who complete a garage conversion ultimately choose to leave the garage door intact imbuing the space with a note of industrial flair. The clear glass panes offer a connection between inside and outside. 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.