The Comeback of the Garage

Upgrading Your Garage to be a Part of Your Home

Garages are no longer just a space you pass through periodically, but a space that you can spend time in, that you value and utilize as an extension of your home. With Colorado housing prices coming in at the 4th most expensive market in the nation, it is more difficult than ever for families to upgrade to a larger home.

One space in the home that Colorado homeowners are taking advantage of is their garage – owning the space that was once merely a hiding place for unwanted boxes, tools, and dust bunnies. Garages can be organized, and more importantly, they can be elegant and functional.

Thomas Fisher, a professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota, tells the colorful and interesting history of our relationship with garages. He explains that while the size of garages are growing in Colorado homes, the purpose of the garage will continue to transform.

He suggests that, with the increasing potential for driverless cars, the need for sizable rooms to store our cars will diminish. Much like in history before us, from horses to automobiles, new technology will change the way we utilize the space in and around our homes.

“In 1960, the garage took up 45 percent of the space in the average house. A third of the new houses in the Midwest now have three-car garages, compared with 17 percent nationally, making garages the single largest space that most people own.” (Star Tribune)

So why don’t we take advantage of this cavernous room in our homes that we so often neglect? We don’t have to wait for driverless cars to give our garage a new purpose in life. Many homeowners in Colorado are looking to professional epoxy flooring finishes to turn the rough surface into a polished floor that can be used for more than just storing your car. Utilizing this space that was once forgotten will make your home seem bigger than you ever imagined.

Take a look at floor finishing options available and learn more about garage floor coatings in Colorado! Have a project in mind? Get a free estimate from one of our professionals!

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