Garage doors play a multifaceted role in any home. They can improve your curb appeal, prevent robbers from entering your home, and protect your car from damage. As a result, renovating your garage door can improve your home in a variety of way. Here are a few reasons why you should consider replacing your garage door with a new one. 

Why You Should Renovate Your Garage Door

1. Enhance Curb Appeal 

Talk to any real estate agent, and he or she will tell you that garage doors are one of the single most important characteristics of a home's curb appeal. While house styles—colonial, American craftsman, ranch, etc.—don't generally change from year to year, the garage industry introduces newer, flashier, more technologically advanced models every few years. Garages that are 15 or 20 years old can decrease the aesthetics of an otherwise sleek and modern home. 

2. Build Your Dream Garage 

When people buy a home, they don’t typically have much say in what the garage door looks like. It may be painted a color they don't like, and it may have design features they'd quickly change if they could. Renovating your garage door allows you to give it your own style. You can pick everything from the color of the facade to the lighting to the material of the door itself. It’s an opportunity to take complete control over one aspect of your home’s design. 

3. Increase Resale Value

Like updated kitchens and bathrooms, renovated garages have a direct impact on the resale value of your home. A study in Remodeling magazine found that homeowners who spent $3,470 on renovating their garage doors boosted their home value by $3,411. That's a 98 percent return on investment—incredibly high for renovation spending. 

Are you looking to renovate your garage door? Visit Overhead Door Co. of Lycoming County, a division of Schrader Architectural Products. They are located in Lycoming County, PA, and are a top seller of garage doors in the area. These longtime garage professionals have been leaders in the industry since 1965 and can install a range of different styles, including rolling steel doors, wood doors, and top-notch fire-rated doors. Visit the team's website to learn more about their garage door options, or call directly at (570) 326-4749. The Genuine, the Original Overhead Door Company.