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A few weeks ago, we finally finished replacing our garage roof and we’re still ecstatic with how it turned out. We still keep showing the before and after pictures to anyone and everyone – whether they’re interested or not! We’re so proud of what we’ve achieved – but there is one thing that’s been bugging us.

How To Replace A Garage Door

Yes, it’s the ugly garage door.

How To Replace A Garage Door

Not long after moving into our home, we tried to make the garage door look and function a bit better by cleaning, scrubbing and painting it, but it didn’t really help much, especially as the paint started to flake again not long after we painted it.

How To Replace A Garage Door

Now, with our amazing new garage roof finally finished, we once again decided to try to salvage the old door. But after stripping back all of the old paint, we realised that no matter how much work we put into sorting the existing door, it was never going to look right. I guess you just have to learn when to cut your losses, so we decided to start from scratch and install a new door.

The old, existing door had been badly fitted and after removing it, we realised that the door wasn’t the only thing that wasn’t in a good condition – all of the timber framework supporting the door (and supporting part of the garage roof!) had rotted away!

Needless to say, we’d not expected things to be in such a bad condition.

How To Replace A Garage Door

So, before we could even think about fitting the door, we ended up having to rebuild all of the studwork first.

When choosing the garage door, we’d already assumed that we’d have to adjust the size of the existing opening slightly to fit the new door, but starting from scratch definitely wasn’t something we’d anticipated – especially as it turned out that the old woodwork was just stood on the soil and not on a solid base.

How To Replace A Garage Door

We ended up laying new foundations, building the new framework and were up till late in the night trying to attach everything to the brickwork when it was finally time to hang the new garage door…

How To Replace A Garage Door

… or so we thought!

We positioned the door in the opening and then it suddenly dawned on us. We’d calculated everything with the wrong measurement! Needless to say, this wasn’t one of our DIY highlights. By this point it had already been dark for hours, it was cold (who in their right mind would tackle outdoor projects in the middle of November?!) and I’d long since lost the feeling in my frozen toes.

How To Replace A Garage Door

I can’t even begin to tell you how miserable it was to find that the door wouldn’t fit. Luckily there is a happy end and it turns out that fitting a door is actually really easy!

You can see the finished garage reveal here!

We can’t wait to share the results with you next week! (Spoiler: It looks amazing!) And, we have a little surprise, too! Oh, and if you really can’t wait to see more, here’s a sneak peek of the garage door we’ve chosen.

Have you ever replaced a garage door? Or any other door for that matter? Replacing the garage roof and door is definitely our favourite transformation of the year. What was yours? We’d love to hear what your favourite projects were!

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  1. Jessica@CapeofDreams says

    28/11/2014 at 13:30

    How dreadful to do all that work in the cold and realize it was all wrong! I would have cried. Glad it turned out in the end and can’t wait to see it. my favorite project so far has been The kitchen backsplash.

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    • Christine says

      28/11/2014 at 15:03

      Yep, it was awful and if I hadn’t been so glad to get back into the warm house, I may well have had a good cry – it was just too frustrating.
      I love your backsplash – the black stripe gives it such a clean & modern feel.
      Cx

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  2. KarenAnita says

    27/11/2014 at 19:35

    Aw well done you for keeping it going through Winter. Thankfully it’s been pretty mild this November. Can’t wait to see whar door you’ve gone for :)
    Also, in the picture at night, I had to do a double take to make sure that the car in your garage wasn’t a Delorean haha! xx

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    • Christine says

      27/11/2014 at 19:59

      Although it’s cold now, we’ve still been really luck with the weather, even when replacing the roof. Almost no rain and lots of sunshine!
      I wish the car (not actually ours) was a Delorean – how cool would that be!?
      Cx

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  3. Biljana@Alumen says

    27/11/2014 at 15:11

    This looks great, the transformations is amazing. Were you guys working at night time also?

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    • Christine says

      27/11/2014 at 15:53

      Thanks! We were so desperate to get the door finished, that we did end up working till late – although I think it was only about 8.30 p.m. (it just gets dark so early at the moment).
      Can’t wait to share the final results with you!
      Cx

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