Homemade Garage Door Windows

Here is the before photo our boring garage door has been this way since we moved in 8 years ago.

Homemade garage door windows.

Make your own carriage garage doors by drawing a sketch to resemble the look you are going for and cutting wood to the size and shape with a saw. They often feature small windows at the top of the garage door and are made from wood. Step 1 take measurements for the garage door window. Decide on the right placement optimizing daylight.

Step 3 use jigsaw to cut openings. A couple weeks ago i finally spent some time putting my plan into action and created some faux windows to our garage door. I made it happen so i think anybody armed with minimal car. This is a step by step on how your average schmoe can build beautiful carriage house style garage doors i m a computer programmer and this is the first time i ve done anything like this.

Similarly if someone will be living or staying in the garage conversion or you don t. It must fit. Painter s tape we used scotch blue platinum 1 41 wide rust oleum frosted glass spray paint window cleaner rags large piece of some what transparent paper to make pattern additional painter s tape and scrap paper safety gear goggles respiratory type mask ryobi hybrid fan. The higher up the windows the more light can get in.

How to add a garage door window. Step 2 mark the spot for the window. Optimizing privacy and security. A year or so ago i read a post from melissa at silhouette school how she used vinyl to update her garage doors.

Step 4 caulk and attach front window. A garage door window has to be the correct size so that it fits in your door.