Are you looking for a new and interesting way to spruce up your home and garage? Something you don’t see very often in residential homes is drive-through garages. For most people, this is because they don’t have enough space around their garage to make it an option. But if you do, then a drive-through garage could be a game-changer.

What is a drive-through garage?

As the name suggests, a drive-through garage is one that you can literally drive or walk all the way through. It would have a full-sized garage door at both the front and back of the garage so that you can enter and exit from either direction.

If your house backs onto a road, then this means you’ll have street access from both sides of your garage. But a drive-through garage can be an option even if it doesn’t, if the back of your home is fenced in or backs onto another row of houses, for example. This just means you will have a more private and secure garage entrance at the back of your home.

Here are some of the advantages of drive-through garages…

Avoid reversing

If your drive-through garage door gives your vehicle access to the street on either side, then this means you can avoid reversing your car if you want to. Backing out onto the street can be more difficult and less safe, especially if you have a larger vehicle or something attached to it, like a trailer.

Easier access

If you have two vehicles, then you might park one in the garage and the other in the driveway in front of it. You would then need to move the car in the driveway every time you wanted to get the other vehicle out of the garage, causing a lot of hassle. A drive-through garage eliminates this as you can drive out of either door.

Even if your rear garage door only opens up into the backyard, it still offers convenience. If you want to get a lawnmower out of the garage and into the backyard, for example, then you would have to go around to the front of the garage and then back to the yard. Perhaps you’d even have to move your car to access it, depending on the size of your garage. A rear garage door allows easy access to large equipment like this.

Better ventilation

Keeping your garage well-ventilated can be difficult. But with two full-sized garage doors, it becomes a lot easier. If you want to air out your garage, you can open both doors and let the air flow through. If your drive-through garage has a back entrance that’s enclosed by your backyard, then this means you can leave this door open to help ventilate the garage without the security concerns of leaving a street-side garage door open.

If you’re getting ready to remodel your garage or garage door, then contact Carolina Garage Door for our design and installation services around Winston Salem, Greensboro, Kernersville, and High Point.