Being a homeowner is not always easy. There’s always something that needs doing. Whether it’s decorating a bedroom, insulating the loft or some landscaping outside. Investing in a new garage door installation is often not a job that many people give a lot of thought to. “We’ll change it when something goes wrong” is a fairly common way of thinking. But maybe it shouldn’t be that way, because investing in a new garage door is a move that can pay off in several different ways. In this post, we're going to talk through some of the main ones.
It’s more than simply a change to your home’s aesthetic. A new garage door installation can have a BIG impact on your Littleton home. Here are a bunch of ways in which it will positively impact your home.
Boosts Home Value
You don't typically make changes to your home thinking how it'll affect the property's value. You're thinking about your day-to-day life and the experience living there. Any change needs to improve your quality of life. But if you can carry out a home improvement that will boost the property's value at the same time. Well, that's a bonus that you'll surely accept!
You only need to ask a real estate agent what these home improvements are, and before you’re able to finish the question, they’ll likely be uttering the words “garage door”. A new garage door installation is well known to boost curb appeal and make the right first impression on potential buyers if you do decide to put your home up for sale. And don’t just take our word for it. In the 2019 Cost vs Value Report that was carried out by Remodeling Magazine, a garage door installation was shown to recoup a whopping 98.3% of its cost when the property sells. More than any other type of home improvement.
Reduce Your Energy Bills
In recent times we’ve become much more conscious of the ways we use – and most importantly, waste – energy in our homes. By being more efficient we can help the planet become more sustainable. But it's not just about the green benefits. Being more energy-efficient can save you a significant amount of money over the course of a year too. One of the most, if not the most, energy-inefficient parts of the average home is the garage, and the worst part of the garage for energy efficiency is usually the door. Changing your door is a quick way to remedy this and dramatically improve the energy efficiency of your garage space. Not only will this make it more comfortable and enjoyable to be in your garage, it'll also have a noticeable impact on your energy bills too. Your heating and cooling systems will be working less and you'll be spending less as a result too.
Garage Door Repair. What Garage Door Repair?
We’ve got some clients in Littleton that seem to be calling us every few months, needing help with garage door repair. This is because once a garage door gets to a certain age, it’ll often experience problems more and more frequently. Obviously there are a number of factors that can affect this – such as the material it’s made out of – but if you haven’t had your door changed for 20 to 30 years, it wouldn’t be surprising if you need to do fairly regular repair and maintenance work on it to keep it functional.
If you decide to invest in a new garage door installation at your Littleton home, providing you work with a reputable company that works with quality brands and installs them correctly, you can likely say “goodbye” to garage door repair costs for a good number of years. Plus, today’s garage doors are made to much higher standards than those of 20 or 30 years ago, so it’ll likely last a lot longer too.
Protect Yourself From Potential Break-ins (+ Losses)
Maybe you’re an eternal optimist and find it hard to imagine negative events before they actually take place, but home burglaries are a very real threat to the average homeowner, and the most commonly targeted part of the home is the garage. If they were to get inside and steal some of your garage’s contents, those are some pretty significant losses you might have to take.
A new garage door installation can help to protect you against those losses by making your garage a lot more secure and more difficult to break into. Most times burglars are just looking for an easy target. Once they’re met with resistance, it increases their fear that they may get caught and they’ll typically move on once that happens. I keep some pretty costly items inside my garage, so having a solid door is a definite must.
The Company to Call for Littleton Garage Door Installation
We might not be the only game in town but we’ve been installing quality garage doors in Littleton for close to 25 years and have a long list of very satisfied customers. If your garage door has seen better days and you’d like to explore the option of having a new one installed, call our Littleton garage door installation team at (303) 730-0232 and we’ll be glad to lend you our experience.