How to disguise exterior after garage conversion from 2 doors to 1?
I am converting half of my garage into a room for my drummer husband to practice. My current double garage door will be replaced by a single door which will leave a lot of dead space on the exterior. What should I put to make this less obvious? Is there such thing as a "dummy window"?
Although I think the best solution is a climbing plant such as an ivy or jasmine, I don't like the bugs that those attract. I could also use suggestions on the lighting. There are currently 2 lights (one on each side of the double door). Once the garage becomes a single door, do I install a new light closer to the new door or leave it off entierly & just have a single light centered over the new door? (The room/exterior blank space I'm trying to disguise will be on the LEFT side as you face the garage from outside) .
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Judy Mishkin
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agois this a real renovation or just practice space? will it still be garage like inside?
if you arent going to take out the asphalt leading to the unused side, or raise the floor inside, then have the garage framed for two doors, buy two doors. no one cares there is a drummer inside one of the doors. don't break the outside of your house unnecessarily.
buy your husband an oriental rug.
we took out one garage door on our vacation home, (to put in oil heat instead of the heat pump that was there... no basement.) the swing door is very convenient. we have a separate 3 car garage but i'd be the first to say the house looks less good this way than with two doors.
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groveraxle
5 years agoIf you're redoing the garage door, I'd square off the corners while you're at it.
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