Both garages as well as garage doors accept come upwardly a long way. Homeowners are deciding to plough their boring garages into showstoppers. And equally garages choke to a greater extent than stylish, it’s natural that garage doors would equally good evolve. But who knew that they would choke as well as so fashionable that they’re immediately existence used equally pattern elements inwards other applications?
Should homeowners follow these trends or stick amongst to a greater extent than conservative uses for garage doors? Below are roughly of the cool ways that garage doors are existence used, along amongst advice on implementing them from architects, realtors as well as the real people making roughly of these garage doors.
Glass Garage Doors
Glass garage doors on a lower-level cabana. Image courtesy of Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
As y'all tin flaming encounter from the photos inwards a higher identify as well as below, Dan Nelson, AIA, Principal at Designs Northwest Architects, does quite a few projects amongst drinking glass garage doors. “We accept done projects where clients exercise drinking glass overhead doors to opened upwardly up rooms to the outdoors, as well as we’ve equally good installed a drinking glass overhead door inwards our exercise that acts equally a safety door betwixt the stairwell as well as our office,” Nelson tells Freshome.
Designs Northwest Architects’ safety door betwixt their exercise as well as corridor. Image courtesy of Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
“Glass overhead doors are a real cost-effective means to opened upwardly up large areas of a habitation to the outdoors, as well as they’re normally less expensive than a multi-slide door,” he explains.
This kitchen opened upwardly up to a mortal outdoor space. Image courtesy of Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
How else tin flaming these drinking glass garage doors move used? Rob Reyes at Glass Garage Doors & Entry Systems says his companionship has installed them inwards close every room of the house. “We’ve installed them inwards bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, menage unit of measurement rooms, dens, puddle houses, man caves as well as woman caves, as well as more.” Reyes says the companionship has equally good installed drinking glass garage doors inwards restaurants, bars as well as other commercial spaces.
Dos as well as Don’ts
Glass garage doors help to convey the exterior indoors. Image courtesy of Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
If you’re considering a drinking glass garage door to liven upwardly your home, these are roughly things y'all ask to know. “If y'all exercise drinking glass overhead doors betwixt the interior as well as exterior, exercise insulated drinking glass as well as brand certain y'all accept a skillful weather condition seal at the jamb as well as caput of the door,” advises Reyes.
He equally good warns against going cheap. Understandably, most consumers are looking for the best price. “However, this comes at a huge cost to the terminate user inwards unloose energy loss resulting from inflated cooling as well as heating bills,” Reyes explains.
Also, the inexpensive doors won’t move past times edifice inspection if permits are pulled. “We’re finding that most people are non pulling permits to accept these doors installed, as well as so are using an illegal door that leaks – but, of course, it is less expensive,” he says.
Trendy/Resale Value?
Ocean living doesn’t teach ameliorate than this. Image courtesy of Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
These roll-up drinking glass garage doors are definitely cool, but how volition they comport upon your home’s resale value? “Roll-up garage doors are withal popular. However, I exclusively encounter this characteristic inwards to a greater extent than expensive homes,” says Rick Gehrke, existent estate agent amongst RE/MAX Executives inwards Boise, ID. “They tin flaming move huge selling points, specially if y'all accept a persuasion or alive inwards a warm area,” he explains. Gehrke says these types of drinking glass garage doors definitely growth the value of a home, as well as he believes they volition hold to growth inwards popularity.
Matt Van Winkle, founder as well as CEO of RE/MAX Northwest, agrees. “If the infinite supports it, this is a real cool pattern as well as a means to exercise indoor/outdoor space.” Van Winkle says these doors are a dandy choice to folding or sliding doors as well as appeal to buyers.
These doors are normally less expensive than sliding drinking glass doors. Image courtesy of Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
However, John Manning, managing broker at RE/MAX On Market inwards Seattle, WA, says it depends. “This manner industrial plant best if integrated into the trace of piece of occupation solid pattern – to a greater extent than contemporary/industrial chic seems to await the best – as well as industrial plant amongst the garage or room usage.” If the garage door is simply going to move used for cars, he recommends sticking amongst a criterion door. “However, if the roll-up door is insulated as well as used equally a clever wall replacement, it could move a overnice characteristic giving an indoor living infinite roughly expansion outdoors.”