Garage Doors: Replacement

While it isn’t often on the top of the home renovation list, many homeowners don’t realize how much of a facelift a new garage door can provide. Often the main focal point of the front of a home, garage doors can completely change the appearance of your home. This article will outline some of the ways to evaluate your door and determine whether you are due for a replacement or upgrade.

Perhaps the single biggest reason for replacing garage doors is to increase the aesthetic appearance and financial value of your home. This is especially important for homeowners looking to sell their property. Extensive renovations and landscaping can cost a small fortune, while purchasing a new door for your garage is relatively cheap and brings more bang for your buck. They can be purchased in a wide variety of colors, windows, and materials to match any existing exterior. Many realtors will agree that updating the exterior appearance of your home with a new door will do wonders to increase the interest in your home on the market. If the house looks appealing, it will be much easier to sell.

Economically, replacing your garage doors is a wise investment. Depending on where you live, you can lower your heating and cooling bills exponentially over time by investing in an insulated door. This is especially important if you have living quarters over the garage or if you use the space as a workshop. Keep the weather and elements outside and extend the space in your home with this extra room.

Garage doors are also used to protect the tools, vehicles, and other items stored from the elements and even from thieves. Insulated doors will prevent freezing or overheating and can be combined with weather-stripping to improve the performance even more. Certain materials are also more secure. It is much harder to break in to a home with an insulated door that is at least 1 ½” thick. Wooden and non-insulated doors are relatively easy to kick in or drill through to gain access to the garage and rest of the home. Keep your family and belongings safe by investing in a door that has an opener with rolling code technology. These openers use new codes each time the door is opened and are much harder to crack than their traditional counterparts.

Your garage doors may also need to be replaced for safety reasons. Newer doors have technology that can sense when something is in the way or passing under the door while it is closing. These sensors can stop the door before it causes harm to a person or damage to a vehicle.

Keep these points in mind when evaluating your home and whether or not you want to replace your garage doors. There are a number of benefits to this long-term investment that will improve security, increase the value of your home, and provide additional space for storage and work.