Garage doors often have a reputation for looking boring and not particularly modern. The door leaf in particular can be an eye-catcher or a reason to look away. Whoever walks to the garage will look at this element consciously or unconsciously. The larger the area, the higher quality it should look.The size of the door leaf is usually around 5 square meters. Standard dimensions are 2375×2000 mm, 2500×2125 mm and 3000×2125 millimeters. In the case of a double garage, the area to be viewed can be significantly larger; between 4500×2125 mm and 5000×2250 mm are common. If there are several garages next to each other, the viewing area increases accordingly. The color, the patterns and the overall appearance play a role. It is all the more important that the garage door looks modern and timeless at the same time and that the color scheme matches the view. Ideally, harmonizeGarage and garage door in the design with your own houseor other entrances.
Redesign old gate
Anyone who notices that their old garage door is no longer in good shape will know that there are various ways to change that. Modern garage doors are usually made of steel or wood. Here, for example, the paint can peel off after a few years. With plastic door leaves, the color fades and, depending on the material, the surface becomes brittle over time.
If you no longer like the look of the garage door, it doesn't have to be completely painted or replaced.
Covering garages with foil – examples of an exclusive look
Exclusive looks can be achieved very quickly with high-quality, weatherproof films. So-called optical illusions are particularly popular when it comes to covering garage doors with foil or designing them individually. A good example are long gate entrances or the “view of the countryside”. Slides andStickers for the garageare produced in a wide variety of motifs.
The lifespan of the stickers is extremely long. This means that such a film can easily last on the garage door for several decades and will remain without major damage. The fact is that the stickers are weatherproof. Rain and high temperature differences do not affect the films.
Foil or digital printing
Folie Decograin (Motiv: Night Oak) | Duragrain (Motiv: Rusty Steel): Digitaldruck
Anyone who wants to cover their garage door, for example, you can choose digital printing or foil to create a completely new look. The process is reminiscent of that of the classic sticker. With digital printing, on the other hand, the motif is printed directly onto the garage door using a complex process. New garage doors can often be ordered ex works with foil or digital printing, which of course saves a lot of time and effort.
Modern design for garage doors: What's trendy right now?
Garage doors are very elaborately designed these days. Light cutouts with plastic glazing, individual decors or cassette motifs are just a few examples of how a garage door can be refined. Classic white is still a color that is often used. In addition, anthracite in its various tones is in great demand when it comes to ordering a new garage door or repainting an existing door. TheElegant garage door look in wood lookis also increasingly in demand. It doesn't necessarily have to be real wood. Films or plastic coatings often play an important role when it comes to the design of garage doors.
Design diversity for sectional doors
Although alsothe classic swing gatesor the proven up-and-over doors can be individually designed, you can now see a large selection of motifs for the sectional door.
There may be two reasons for this, among others.Firstly, in practice:Compared to wing doors or up-and-over doors, sectional doors open vertically upwards. This means that, for example, a vehicle can park directly in front of the garage without being damaged when the gate is opened.On the other hand, in the design:The flexible yet seemingly unitary door leaf surface offers plenty of scope for creativity.
In terms of design, it should be noted that an overhead door consists of sections. These are individual gate sections, which in turn are made up of several slats. In contrast to the roller door, the slats cannot be seen on the outside of the door because they are covered with a thin cover plate, which acts as a so-called outer skin. For example, four slats with a cover plate can form a section. The outer skin makes up the visible part of the door leaf area and the part to be decorated. Motif films for such a goal are cut to the dimensions of the sections in order to attach the obtained strips to them.
Left: Model 2500×2125 with L-bead (larger bead spacing)
right: Model 2500×2125 with M-bead (smaller bead spacing)
A common decoration for this type of gate is beads. These are horizontal decorative lines that are milled into the surface of the sections. Depending on the beading variant you choose, a new look is created. While some customers prefer gates with as many decorative lines as possible, others opt for gates with fewer or more widely spaced beads.
When it comes to color, there are usually no limits to the customers' imagination and wishes.However, gray tones or classic white are still the most frequently chosen color variants, regardless of whether it is a sectional, up-and-over or roller door.
Woodgrain (saw pattern) and Golden Oak (Decocolor, wood imitation)
