Does a garage door increase the value of the house

Does a garage door increase the value of the house?

If you are wondering it is worth investing in a new garage door? Or does a garage door increase the house value? The simple answer is YES! In short, updating or replacing a garage door can offer an increase in both monetary value and security value, improving overall kerb appeal and not only the initial first impression of your home but also the actual practical side of a modern, easy-to-use and secure garage door.
In this article, our expert team at TGDC will explain how a garage door can affect your house value and give some ideas to maximise it.

How does a garage door impact property value?

When discussing property value, we imply monetary and aesthetic value. A report from Home Improvement Quote today revealed that a new garage door can increase a property’s value by up to 5%. In 2024, the average UK house value was £288,000, representing an almost £14,000 rise.

Moreover, the garage door is the main source of heat loss in the house, reducing the overall warmth of your garage even if the rest of it is well insulated, says GreenMatch. Upgrading to an insulated garage door is the most effective starting way to insulate your garage and save money on your energy bills. For example, the Hörmann LPU insulated sectional doors are either 42 mm or 67 mm thick with foam insulation between twin steel panel skins. Door sections have a thermal break and rubber seals on the floor, sides and top, providing additional windproofing.

In terms of aesthetic value, upgrading a garage door can boost your kerb appeal. The fact is a garage door makes around 20-25% of the visual appearance of an average home in the UK; changing your windows can make little visual impact in reality, but a new, carefully selected garage door can completely change the outside of your home. Moreover, if you are thinking of selling your house soon, a report from Wren Kitchen suggested that 54% of buyers judge a property based on the exterior of the home within the first 30 seconds. This means a stylish garage door that matches the home’s architecture creates a great first impression, appealing to potential buyers.

Timber Side Hinged Garage Doors

But Which Garage Doors Add The Most Value?

Timber Garage Doors

If you love timber or have a home which has timber windows, entrance doors and maybe even a timber-built main structure, then a good-quality timber garage door is a must for your garage.

Higher-end hardwoods for timber garage doors which have been properly built and factory treated can last for many, many years indeed, with the ability to repair if damaged and change the colour finish if ever required. Timber can easily outlast all other materials if looked after correctly and specified correctly in the first place. It can be a proper investment for your home. Timber is a great building material, and the right timber door can really make a statement about your home, whether that be traditional side-hinged doors or a larger sectional or one-piece up-and-over.

Check out an example of a round corner timber garage door that seamlessly blends with its surroundings, enhancing the home's exterior.

Electric Garage Doors

With garage doors like the roller shutter or sectional type door, the estimates are as high as 90% being electric operated in the UK when first installed these days. For larger-sized doors, the figures are even higher and cover up and over doors too. An electric garage door in the 21st century is very reliable and, on many models, also very quiet too. Controls for daily use are endless, and the rise of smart app-controlled garage doors is also now increasing, giving the owner the ability to control the door from anywhere in the world with additional products to automate aspects of the door if required, such as one-off codes for deliveries, alarms and lighting options which activate at certain times of the day and many other features.

electric roller doors

Desinger Garage Doors

You can pretty much specify your own garage door design with certain sectional-type doors, and many of the unique sectional or steel side-hinged doors we have sold over many years have nearly always been super modern and very unique to match very modern, architect-designed homes. Unique colour finishes and stylish stainless steel designer elements or windows can make a striking appearance. They often have a front entrance door or pedestrian side door to match too.
This can really lift the final appearance on the front of your home.

Designed garage doors

In short, the best garage doors to truly lift the value of a house are usually doors which have been chosen well for their colour coordination and design, but also when they are electric operated and either an insulated sectional or a door offering high levels of security, then the value uplift is far greater. If you are looking for a garage door solution, speak with our team today for any enquiries.

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