It's really cool that you made repairs to your garage. Recently, my brother and I also decided to renovate our dad's garage, which died 4 years ago. This decision was made two months before his birthday, he would have turned 79. The timeline was short, but we tried to make it in time. In the first month, we removed all the debris from the garage, replaced the woodwork that was in poor condition, and ordered a door with
https://www.internaldoors.co.uk/internal-doors/victorian that would connect the house and garage. In the second month, we successfully repainted the garage door and exterior and our repairs were ready for his upcoming birthday. It's too bad he didn't get to see the updated version of the garage, but I'm sure he would have loved it.