How to Increase Your Home's Curb Appeal

If you are looking for a way to update your home, as well as add style and interest to your home's look, you may want to consider adding a garage and selecting a great looking garage door. After all, by adding a garage you gain more livable space-whether used for the vehicles, as a storage room or perhaps a family gathering space. Of course, once you have decided to add a garage, then the next step is to choose what type of door(s).
As you begin the process of selecting a garage door, you may be surprised at the many choices and styles available. Not only do garage doors come in virtually any size, but they can be customized to fit the look of your home. There are 4 basic types of garage doors available:

• Flush panels which are flat and typically have a textured panel that can be used to compliment the house exterior and not be overly noticeable.
• Long raised panels will offer add to the home's overall look, as well as give depth and character to the door.
• Short Raised panels work great with homes that have a Victorian look as well as in homes that have the details and lines of Tudor and Colonial homes.
• Painted Panels will add personality to the raised panel when the sloped part of the panel is painted in a contrasting color.

Of course, you may also choose to have windows install in your garage door. These will not only add some personality but also provide additional light. Double paned windows are recommended by many professionals as they allow natural light in but will keep extreme temperatures out.
As you begin considering the style of the garage doors, you will want to determine what type of door you would like as well. Most doors are either wooden or steel. Wooden doors are generally more expensive, are available in a wide variety of styles, as well as types of wood, and allow for easy painting or staining.
Steel doors are more budget friendly, making them the more commonly used door. You can purchase them in a variety of colors, or easily paint them to match your home. They come in 3 types:

• Single layer doors, are the most economical and are made from a single sheet of galvanized steel.
• Double layer steel doors have galvanized steel on the outside with a thick insulating layer on the inside. This backing offers soundproofing.
• Triple layer doors are similar to the double layers except that the inside layer has an additional galvanized layer on the inside. These doors are the most impenetrable, and make the area nearly soundproof. You can even get them with an extra thick layer of insulation making them a better thermal resistor (R-value). If you are considering this extra layer, be sure that it has a value of least a 3, but it can be as high as 10.

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Article indpendently authored by Janet Slagell. The content herein may or may not reflect the views and opinions of Premium Garage Door Service.