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I need to make my garage a more comfortable place to work, and try and use the space more efficiently. It currently has a wooden up and over door that I've attempted to make more secure by fitting some long bolts. I'm considering side-hinged doors so that I can use more of the wall space for shelving and hanging bikes, with added benefits of security, insulation, draught-proofing, and not exposing my collection to the street every time I open the door.
My questions are:
- Any reason why I shouldn't do this?
- Wood or metal? Steel or aluminium?
- Any recommended suppliers/manufacturers/fitters (I'm in Warwickshire)?
- How hard would it be to fit them myself?
Thanks!
Latham Steel Doors.
They sell exactly these, and they make excellent kit. Not cheap, but very good.
The only reason I dont have them on the front of my garage is because I park a car in there and I cant afford the opening clearance.
I have used there doors elsewhere though. Highly reccomended.
https://www.lathamssteeldoors.co.uk/security-garage-doors/side-hinged-garage-door/
i made my crap steel up and over into a single side hinged door.
4 x 18'' hinges bolted through the concrete panel and then security bolts to attach hinges to door.
then i fitted a single jockey wheel to the bottom right of the door.
warehouse lock fitted.
perfect.
Oh and, they come with very good installation instructions, good hardware, and good tech support. If your at all DIY savvy, then you can fit them yourself - you'll need a mate or two on hand to help. Reassuringly heavy.
I did this at my previous house and have them on my current one. Both were/are wooden - local joiner made them for me, I just provided the dimensions and installed them myself. Previous garage was an old Marley, sectional concrete job - I measured the size of the opening, asked for a 100x75 frame that I was able to bolt to the concrete.
Fortunately, security-wise I’m now living on an island where we have near zero crime - I do have a Ring Spotlight Camera that sits high up and illuminates/phone alerts if it is activated - in 4 years it has been activated almost entirely by hedgehogs/cats/red deer and pine martens.
Originally I was going to go for one narrow, one wide door and clad to match the rest of the exterior cladding - unfortunately the local joiner was old school and didn’t understand what I wanted so just had to go for a traditional wooden door.
My questions are:
- Any reason why I shouldn't do this?
- Wood or metal? Steel or aluminium?
- Any recommended suppliers/manufacturers/fitters (I'm in Warwickshire)?
- How hard would it be to fit them myself?
No - it's a great idea and will make a big difference
We went for insulated steel
We used Arridge Garage Doors for our Cartek doors
I fitted ours so it couldn't have been too difficult
Our garage is bit of an irregular size so had some wooden ones made. A little narrower than the old ones to reduce being caught by the wind and to have some storage space right up to the front behind an infill panel that I made.
Plan to get some 1" insulation board to fill between the braces.
Would have gone for something like the Latham doors if I had a regular sized garage opening and lived somewhere wilder.
I had a UPVC panel and single door fitted to my garage a couple of years ago and it's really good. Then my neighbours had Hormann doors fitted and I have door envy. They were twice the price though, so there's that...