As the days get longer and the spring sunshine lures us outdoors, we immediately long to surround ourselves with beautiful things. For example, the old garage, which is getting on in years, should finally shine in new splendor. A good idea!
This can be perfectly combined, especially if a renovation is due anyway!
When it comes to renovating an old garage, the trigger for this is very frequently a leaking roof. Or mildew stains on walls or ceilings. Sometimes rust on the door or cracks in the floor. In any case, it is often functional damage that needs to be repaired. In such cases, experts recommend always thinking about the appearance of the garage – and not just in the short term, but preferably in the long term. This is because, on the one hand, functional renovation work can be perfectly combined with visual work. Above all, however, with a bit of cleverness when renovating the garage, the good looks of the newly renovated garage can be maintained for much longer.
How can you manage to keep your garage looking good for a long time after renovating it? Here are three examples …
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Example 1: Having the roof edge design installed on the old garage
Many old garages are visually unattractive, mainly because the walls are so unpleasant to the eye due to mildew stains and streaks. However, if the newly renovated garage is fitted with a so-called roof edge design (these are all-round covers for the flat roof edge of the garage), dripping water that runs down the garage wall from the upper roof edge is significantly reduced – which also massively limits the formation of mildew stains and streaks. The garage walls remain beautiful for significantly longer!
Example 2: Installing a modern sectional garage door instead of the classic up-and-over garage door
Most old garages are equipped with classic up-and-over doors. Sectional doors, on the other hand, offer a much more modern look and also significantly increase the usable space in and in front of the garage. This means that a functional gain can be perfectly combined with a long-term visual gain. Perhaps the sectional door should also be combined with a comfort-enhancing electric door drive? Or perhaps a premium version with an intelligent ventilation option?
Example 3: Having a shed roof installed on the old flat roof of the garage
Flat garage roofs can leak after many years of use. In principle, this is not a problem. This is because classic roof renovation, in which a new roof coating is applied and then sealed again for many years, does not pose any major problems for experienced garage renovation experts (like us). However, garage renovation customers are increasingly opting to have a so-called “shed roof”, which is placed on top of the flat roof like a kind of hood, made of corrosion-resistant sheet steel. This not only keeps the roof permanently watertight – it also looks neat and modern in the long term.
Tip: The best thing to do is to ask our garage renovation experts for detailed advice on all the clever ways in which a garage renovation can be perfectly combined with functional optimization and long-term optimization of the garage’s appearance.
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