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.
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Transform your unused garage into a comfortable and functional living space by switching out the garage door for a sliding door.
This diagram shows a standard door frame.
For a load bearing wall the header would need to be larger and supported by trimmer studs.
Some designers opt to replace the original overhead doors with sliding or french doors during a garage conversion.
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Using existing rustic doors ensures this double garage conversion stays true to its garden surroundings in california.
Changing the garage door is something that will make the biggest impact toward making your garage conversion look less like a garage.
Because of the garage door s existing header the new secondary door frame was a nonload bearing wall so we built the header from doubled 2 4.
But here designer noz nozawa opted to reference the previous identity of the space while maximizing brightness by specifying garage doors with clear panels.
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Other homeowners replace the garage.
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.
Opening up the garage door when the weather is nice will allow you to bring in the.
Since you will already have such an expanse of opened wall a huge window is a great option.