Garage Installation: More Safety And Space For You
There are three common reasons for garage installation: owning a car, planning to buy a car, a desire for extra house space. TOLOKA General Contractor&Builder is sure that no matter why customers often care how much. The cost of a single garage door installation may appear more than that of a three-car one. Many builders say everything depends on the materials used for construction. Our company has agreements with experienced garage contractors as quality is our priority. That’s why we guarantee reasonable prices for the best products on the market for our clients.
With TOLOKA General Contractor&Builder, you get professional service, responsible pre-construction planning, and no worries about details. In addition, we are working hard to provide you with safety for your vehicles and additional storage space.
Different Garage Classifications
As local garage door installers with many successful projects in our portfolio, we can tell you how to choose the correct garage construction. This information implies a couple of classifications, depending on various points. However, every description is significant and helpful for your decisions. So, let the garage journey begin!
Garage Size Classification
An approximate area of 14 square meters to store one vehicle is called a single garage. You can move around your car and open the doors. It’s possible to keep small items.
This is a place with about 30 square meters to store two small vehicles or a big one. In the second case, you’ll have plenty of space to use as a workshop. You can have a single door or two separate garage doors installed.
Logically, three-car garages can fit up to three vehicles. However, homeowners frequently have them installed to keep a considerable amount of house stuff or create a roofed outdoor space. Commonly these garages require an oversized lot and specific exterior structure.
A garage with a specific shape where you can park two vehicles nose-to-tail with one door.
If you have invested in a recreational vehicle (RV) or a boat, you’d like to keep them in good condition. A strong, waterproof, and fire-retardant steel-frame carport is a brilliant idea for it.
Garage Attachment Variation
This garage type is connected to the building, suppling with quick access to your storage. However, in locations with cold climates, an attached garage may influence cold temperatures inside of a house. That’s why garage heater installation in Calgary is popular.
It’s perfect for large courtyards as a detached garage can be built anywhere you want. Sometimes, we install a breezeway or a portico to connect a garage with a building. This how you can avoid going outside to enter the garage.
This is an open garage with a roof and open sides. It’s a multipurpose garage where you can spend some rest time as well.
Garage Siding Material
- Wood: traditional, stylish, less durable
- Stainless steel: long-lasting, reasonably priced, rust-prone
- Vinyl plastic resin: has a great lifespan, easily cleaned
- Prepped for vinyl: exclusive garages with the option for customizing
- Polyethylene: damage-resistant material used for outdoor compact storage garages
Garage Roof Variants
- Metal roofing
It’s a highly recommended option for detached garages. Metal has a fantastic lifespan, water, and leak resistance. Keep in mind that the garage roof should match the whole exterior of your house.
- Shingle roofing
Shingles are commonly used for attached garages as they create a seamless roof appearance. Durability’s present here as well.
Garage Floor Options
- Tiles
Pick one from a wide range of tiles: porcelain, vinyl, hard plastic. Tiles are excellent for wet weather conditions, have almost zero maintenance. In addition, you can design a personalized floor look with this material.
- Epoxy
It’s obligatory to install this floor with professional help. Epoxy coating is exceptionally durable and can be decorated with coloring and small embeds.
- Paint
Mainly, paints are used to color the epoxy surface. However, some customers want to paint only no matter they know it won’t last long.
- Mats
This is the easiest way to protect the concrete garage floor. During mats installation, workers use roll-out, interlocking, or peel-and-stick products.
- Sealers
Such a floor has some chemical and water resistance. It also helps to strengthen the concrete layer.
- Carpet
If you plan to use a garage for rest or as a workshop, carpet is okay. It’s soft, good-looking, and noise-canceling. However, it’s undoubtedly won’t be suitable for car storage purposes.
All above-mentioned garage types can be installed in four orientations: front-facing, 90 degrees inward-facing, below the building, side-of-the-house.
For storage goals, it’s possible to organize things in cabinets, shelves, pegboards.
Garage Door: Types And Installation
Garage door installation and repair is an integral part of the whole garage construction process. TOLOKA General Contractor&Builder cooperates with qualified contractors to complete commercial and residential garage door installation projects. We want to ensure our customers that even cheap garage door installation can be conducted at the highest quality.
Every type of garage door may require specific equipment and construction skills. But that is our part of work. As our client, you just need to pick up the most likable door and contact us.
According to the style and look of garage doors, it’s possible to choose from:
- Carriage style: single bay or double doors with options to swing out or go up and down.
- Classic: more standard-looking doors that demand extra space above them for their hardware.
- Contemporary: visually richer doors with outstanding features
- Craftsman: gorgeous and rustic doors
- Traditional: commonly wood-grain doors
Concerning the material, garage door installers use:
- Aluminum: the most innovative construction trend that involves translucent window-like panels in aluminum frames
- Wood: the most popular door option that can be personalized to the size you need
- Steel: durable and almost zero-maintained garage doors
Garage Door Openers
Some customers think that the appearance of doors is everything related to decision-making. However, garage opener installation takes an even more important place in the whole garage construction process.
There are the following types of garage door openers:
- Belt drive: a quiet opener that requires regular maintenance
- Chain drive: noisier but inexpensive doors, better for lightweight variants
- Screw drive: fast-working, great for heavy doors
- Smart opener: a high-tech system synchronized with a phone
- Direct drive: the quietest model, long-lasting and break-resistant
- Swing-out opener for carriage doors
Another step is to choose between a double garage door and a single-bay door. Mostly, this choice depends on the garage type and structure.
Extraordinary Garage Door Features
In case you want a more decorated garage door and installation, TOLOKA General Contractor&Builder would like to present you the ways to make your garage better:
1. Insulation
An insulated garage door keeps the temperature inside on the desired level. Together with full garage insulation, you’ll avoid freezing your vehicle or stored items.
2. Paintability
Some manufacturers produce paintable garage doors by request. However, pay attention that what is painted once has to be painted regularly.
3. Windows
You can add more complexity to your garage design by installing rectangle, arched, small cluster, or continuous windows. Moreover, the whole garage door can be window-frames, like aluminum material.
4. Springs for extension
Garage doors with proper springs provide correct movement.
5. Hardware
This is the safety question, so the quality of the door hardware is of utmost importance.
Do you hesitate what to choose?
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