Side hung garage doors

I'm looking at this myself. There are lots of online suppliers for steel side hung security doors, and various recommendations on previous threads here, I think. If you look at https://www.lathamssteeldoors.co.uk/steel-security-doors/ they have some comprehensive videos explaining how to do a DIY fit.

I have had them for 3 years.  Moved into a brand new house with up & over door fitted.  Within a few weeks i had it removed and side hung doors fitted.  I really dont get the benefits of roller doors.  They take ages to open & close, seem to be an issue waiting to happen with electrics etc and they look like security shutters on commercial buildings.

Anyhow my doors are upvc doors made up in exactly the same way a fron door is.  I could even have had them glazed if i so wanted.  I didnt, i had them grey on the outside to match my front door exactly and white on the inside (My garage is plasterboard and skirting boarded white.  The thermal qualities weren't needed as my daughters bedroom above the room maintains good temp before but now its a room that i use year round as a gym and its shirts off even in the height of winter (It does have the combi boiler in there).  I can come and go as per a front door (No waiting for the door to lift etc)and if i ever needed wider access both doors open more than the up & over ever did.  I also don't have any internal fittings to worry about.

One thing you havent mentioned is the noise insulation.  I can have music blaring in my gym (Loud enough for my daughter to complain upstairs in her bedroom, but no-one outside can hear a peep.

One of the best things i did when we moved in.  Would do it again in a heartbeat.

I have these on order after looking around… Think they are 40mm foam cored steel panels.  Ally frame and options for windows and extra locks.   You can also have asymmetric door sizes..

https://www.teckentrup.co.uk/garage-doors/side-hinged-garage-doors

I wish we'd gone for side hung 'barn' style doors when we replaced the rotten doors soon after moving in. Didn't give it much thought as we needed the building secured so went for an electric Hormann roller door. Rarely open it as we've got a side door too.

Had insulated Teckentrup side hung front garage door in our old house which were good and much more secure and convenient than up and over / roller / sectional.

And on or current house I fitted a Lathams door to the side of the garage - massively secure and well made.

If doing front doors again it is a tough choice but I'd probably just plump for Lathams as they are better value, more secure and quite pro you fitting then yourself with some mega YouTube videos and very comprehensive fitting kits (so you haven't got a garage door instaler taking a big extra slice for what in my experience was mediocre quality fitting). But equally I'd have no qualms in having the Teckentrup doors again. There were places on eBay doing supply only.

Have a chat to Lathams about the insulation options. My door is very well sealed and heavy - think it is wood fibre inside for security with some insulation.

I a have side hung door setup after a thread on here. Really pleased with it - for my use its so much more convenient than an up & over or electric door. Only negative is they blow around in the wind a bit more than up & overs, so need a fixing method if leaving open. Only cost about £400 from the Garage Door King [url= https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225850051039 ]see here.[/url] on ebay. If the search wasn't so crap and full of ads on here I'd link you to the old thread.

We had some custom made bi-fold steel, insulated doors installed in our extension. 4 leaves, 2 hung from each side. They are amazing especially as you can open 1 leaf like a normal door. This was from a local company in Birmingham. Custom painted as well.

I swapped the up n over for side hinged and very glad I did. One side isn't needed to open so I have more internal walls and storage space that way. They're metal walled and insulated inside but in a garage there's always going to be draughts so not that much benefit.

I went for Ryterna. They took quite a while to arrive but are pretty decent. The l lads fitting said they used to fit Tekentrupp and the Ryterna are better - but we still had some hinges snap. The installation Co swapped them out no issues though. And there is a catch so once they've blown open they don't swing around.

HTH

Other than the additional space needed at the front of the garage I really can't see a disadvantage with "barn" doors, especially if you're not actually parking a car in the garage. being able to open just one of the doors is a much better option, even if it's just to reduce the visbility of the contents from any passers-by (or nosey neighbours). I had them fitted to our old house and would do the same with this one as soon as the current door decides to jack it in.

We've got Cartek side hung doors which are effectively Tekentrup rebranded. Ally frame, insulated doors, multipoint locking etc.

Very happy with them and saves a chuck of internal space too.

Thread resurrection!

Need to replace two sets of side hinged garage doors. Looking at Teckentrup in the golden oak. Fully fitted I’m being quoted £6.4k in total. They’re standard sized doors. I’m struggling slightly to get from this to the notional cost of the doors only, when I’ve googled just buying the doors. I think in my head I had high 5’s/6k.

Anyone who’s had theirs done have a benchmark perspective?

I had quotes for Ryterna and Teckentrupp - both were around £2500 with the Ryterna cheaper. This was 4 years ago though. 

Thanks for that. Not a million miles off 

We had Ryterna fitted a couple of years ago too - slightly unequal doors (ie one a bit smaller than the other) cost was about £3500 as far as I can remember. They've made a huge difference to the garage, no more rain or leaves or draughts or rattling in a wind. The only thing I'd do differently if I had the chance again, is spec a multi-point locking arrangement where they come together in the 'middle'. There's several anti-lift lugs and holes at the hinges side of each door, but just a single lock at the handle.

I think in my head I had high 5’s/6k.

Anyone who’s had theirs done have a benchmark perspective?

Christ, I never would've had mine done if they'd cost that much! That's over 10X the cost of mine. 🤣 

Fully fitted I’m being quoted £6.4k in total.

Here's what we paid for our Carteck doors way back when!  I fitted them myself... it's not difficult.  Your price sounds bonkers

Carteck 40mm thick twin walled and insulated side hinged garage door set with pre-installed goalpost fixing frame and threshold. High quality stainless steel lever/lever handles, mortice lock with keys (active leaf), flush shoot bolts top and bottom (inactive leaf) and telescopic door stays included. All round rubber seals. Made to measure.

Model : Horizontal Solid

Finish : Smooth

Colour : White

Size (exact external frame size) : 2225mm wide x 2110mm high

Split and hinged: 2/3 1/3 (approx.) split and right hand leaf leading when viewed from outside

3 no. type I rectangular windows (610mm x 270mm); 2 windows in 2/3 leaf; 1 window in 1/3 leaf; windows arranged horizontally*; panes in satin finish

Heavy duty raised aluminium threshold. Bottom of door leaves close into a soft rubber lined rebate for improved security and draught proofing

Delivery

Supply only price = £1500 inc VAT

I don't understand why so many people stick with garage doors when not using the space as a garage. When we had work done a few years ago, I had the joiners remove the garage door frame out and fill the gap with two side hung doors, each slightly wider than normal internal door. I can open one or both, they are very secure with lock and bolts, look nicer and I have additional wall space either side for shelving. Also worked out cheaper than any sort of garage door. 

Thanks for the benchmarks. Wide ranging it seems!!  

so the door supply only I have tested and I land around 2k per set, so 4-4.5k for the pair which then puts fitting and warranty for fitting  at about 2k. Getting a second quote this week. 

re changing door design, conservation area without permitted development so any change to design would need planning. Plus tbh the current arrangement works nicely. I had considered doing something with one side but I’d basically have to buy the same doors anyway

so the door supply only I have tested and I land around 2k per set, so 4-4.5k for the pair which then puts fitting and warranty for fitting  at about 2k

Two garages, double width garage or a pair at each end?

One big garage, two sets of side hung doors. It’s what sold the house to me 😂

I've just personally fitted a pair of carteck insulated doors. It came to £3,400. They're nicely made but not sure they're that nice tbh. The paint scratches really easily.

Fitting was about a half day's work, on a newly built (so straight) garage. Would be worse on something old and saggy, but not thousands worth.

you can price them on garagedoors  - lead time was a couple of months, posted direct from teckentrup so I doubt there's a way of getting them quicker.