How to choose your garage door.

Garage doors are broadly divided into various categories. Within each category there are a large number of makes, models, sizes and finishes available.

• To self quote and/or order your door, please click on the material your door is to be made of, and follow the on screen instructions.
• Prior to this you may wish to look at our online brochure showing popular styles with prices at www.garagedoor.uk.com

Up and over garage doors.

Up and over is a blanket term. There are two up and over mechanism types.

Canopy Mechanism

• The Canopy door operates in vertical tracks on the doors side frame. Usually cable operated. When fully open the door forms a canopy of approx a third of the door's height.
• Least expensive
• Easy to fit
• NOT ideal for automation.
  

Retractable Mechanism

• The retractable door is guided by horizontal tracks inside the garage and retracts completely when fully opened.
• Ideal for automation.
• Easy to fit. All our metal, timber and GRP doors are available in both mechanism types.

Steel garage doors.

• The most popular type, least expensive. Most makes have a 10 year guarantee. Available in:
• Primed steel ready to paint on site
• Powder coated steel. Durable satin finish in white or brown. Classed by manufacturers as a primer but most people do not paint them. Plastic coated steel. Fully finished. Available in white, dark brown and selection of other colours. 10 years guarantee on the finish.
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  All our steel doors are available in canopy or retractable mechanisms. Some side hinged garage doors are available.
  

Side-hinged steel garage doors.

• All are pre-fitted to factory made steel frames ready for fitting direct to brickwork.
• Powder coated in white.
• 3 hinges per door.
• All hardware pre-fitted for quick and easy installation.
• 5 styles available
  
  

Timber garage doors.

• Constructed from solid Cedar and Cedar/Marine plywood combination depending on design. Most timber doors are base coat treated in clear to finish in the wood stain of your choice.
• Many styles available.
• Standard sizes and made to measure.
• All these doors available in CANOPY MECHANISM or RETRACTABLE MECHANISM.

Side-hinged timber garage doors.

• Quality pine frame ledge and brace construction.
• British made.
• Available in 2 styles: all tongue and grooved or tongue and groove below with windows at top
• Ironmongery is not included. Suitable for painting on site on all edges and faces. Rebated meeting styles.

GRP garage doors.

• Fibreglass is a tough flexible and durable material.
• GRP doors do not need staining or finishing.
• A wide range of door designs are available in both gloss white and in a range of wood grain colours.
• The wood grain effect replicates the beauty of the grain in timber. There are 14 wood grain colours including Oak (light, dark, mid), Mahogany, Rosewood, Teak, Ebony and Chestnut.
• No surcharge for made to measure sizes.
• There are various qualities of GRP garage door, defined by thickness of the GRP panel, translucency to light and the type of frame used for the door panel itself.
• All GRP doors are available in CANOPY MECHANISM or RETRACTABLE MECHANISM
  
  

ABS doors.

• Impact resistant low gloss white c/w 10 year guarantee.
• Ideal match to white UPVC windows and doors.
• Brass effect handle as standard.
• Maintenance free.
• Crisp panel detail.
• Available in various popular standard sizes.
  
  

Non-insulated Roller garage doors.

• Plastic coated steel.
• Available in 15 colours including golden oak woodgrain. All come made to measure at no extra cost.
• Available in widths up to 5 metres, and heights up to 3 metres.
• Very light to open.
  
  

1. Space saving

• Roller shutters are fitted on the rear face of the garage opening, maximising width and removing the need for a timber frame.
• Ideal for short driveways because the door rises vertically and does not kick out.
• PLEASE NOTE the headroom clearances required on the inside between the under face of the lintel and ceiling. Not all garages have the room for a roller.

2. Security and safety

• Roller doors provide a good level of security, because the door is fitted behind the brickwork and has full height steel guides and dual locking bars.
• Aluminium bottom rail reinforces door and holds rubber seal which stops leaves etc blowing under.
• Can be fitted with very quiet remote control unit which uses a rolling code system and has 2 billion codes giving very good security. The unit has a safety reverse as standard and will automatically reverse should the downward movement of the door be restricted.

3. Manufacturers Guarantee

• The Gliderol roller door has a 10 year guarantee on the plastic coating,
• 6 year mechanical components guarantee, and
• 2 year electrical components guarantee.
• Available in widths up to 5 metres, and heights up to 3 metres.

Insulated automatic Roller garage doors.

• Fully finished aluminium slats which are foam filled.
• Various colours available including Golden Oak or Mahogany wood grain effect.
• Always supplied fully automated.
• Give thermal and acoustic insulation.
• Less headroom needed than non-insulated roller door, therefore can be fitted between pillars if headroom allows.
• Includes courtesy light, infra-red safety reverse etc.
• All insulated roller doors are made to measure at no extra cost.
  

Sectional garage doors.

• Sectional garage doors maximise drive through width as they are fitted on the rear face of the garage opening.
• The door opens vertically so you can park in front of the door and still open it.
• Excellent level of security.
• Neat rubber seals all around the door prevent drafts and leaves etc blowing into the garage.
• Made from fully finished steel.
• Available in:
  >>>single skin non-insulated,
  >>>20mm insulation and
  >>>42mm insulation.
• Horizontal or Georgian panel available usually in white or dark brown.
• Some other colours available on insulated doors at extra cost.
• Doors available up to 22 ft wide.
• Ideal for automation.