Changing my Garage Door

[NewbieRaf]

Hey All

I’m looking into changing my metal frame cladded up and over garage door to something more secure. I don’t have much experience in this area and was wondering what I should look out for in particular to security, brands, quality etc. I’m located in Hampshire.

Any advise would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Raf

 

[HappyHacker]

I changed two metal up and over metal doors to roller doors. I did consider the sectional up and over doors but they do take up a lot of internal ceiling space when open and like the old doors would shade some of the lights when open. The sectional doors have better insulation than the roller doors which are slightly better than the old metal ones but the inside is warm when the sun is on them as they are quite thin.

The roller doors I got have anti jacking built in to stop them being jacked open. They also have an alarm contact that can set off an alarm if jacking is attempted. I have no idea if these work.

There do appear to be lots of companies out there doing doors at a variety of prices and some appear to subcontract installation so I think you need to shop around locally.

 

[NewbieRaf]

Thank you @HappyHacker. Anti jack and alarm - got it. I’ve found a local business that’s yet to quote but indicated it will be around 1600 for my single garage door. Not sure if this is too much. I’ll get more quotes and compare.

 

[Cabinetman]

You can might be able to add that really thin Dormer style insulation to the inside of a roller shutter.
And the lights don’t have to be a problem if you mount them so that the door passes over the top of them.
Insulated sectional door for me.

 

[NewbieRaf]

I think insulation comes with it. I have no power in the garage - that’s another subject. Southern electric want 3.5k would you believe to spur off the under drive way cable that’s literally half a meter or less away

 

[Sideways]

All I can tell you is my personal choice and the outcome.
I had a cheap up and over metal door replaced with a powered roller shutter door by seceuroglide.
Installers around the country, so they will be available local to you.
Aluminium, 15mm thick slats with insulation inside. Opens with a remote control fob.
Foiled or powder coated. We had it colour matched to our house door.
There is a roughly 12x12 inch box that spans the top of the door for it to roll up into. It was possible to position that between the timbers supporting the flat roof so a lot of the bulk went up high and I got 2 m clear opening height.
But to make that work, the door slides had to sit between the brick pillars either side of the opening and this cost me a couple of inches width each side of the opening. The door moved a few inches towards the front of the garage and I gained that little distance inside which was useful when your space is rammed full.
The other way to install a roller door is to fix the slides onto the back of the brick pillars which maximises the width of the opening but then the roller box would have lined up underneath a roof joist and I'd have lost several inches height instead.
It's a trade off. Examine the installation drawings and work out which fitting position best suits your garage.

Our single door looks tidy, the installers did a good job and came back when I needed it tweaked a week later without any complaint at all.
My sister has the same in double width and recommended it to me. I'll second the recommendation to anyone else.

 

[Sideways]

I think insulation comes with it. I have no power in the garage - that’s another subject. Southern electric want 3.5k would you believe to spur off the under drive way cable that’s literally half a meter or less away

Much cheaper to have an electrician take a circuit from the consumer unit and provide a 2 or 4 way garage distribution box. Even if he had to replace the whole consumer unit in the house to enable it, it would only be a fraction of that cost.

 

[NewbieRaf]

Thank you I’ll check them out

 

[NewbieRaf]

Much cheaper to have an electrician take a circuit from the consumer unit and provide a 2 or 4 way garage distribution box. Even if he had to replace the whole consumer unit in the house to enable it, it would only be a fraction of that cost.

I wish it were possible. The CU is the other side of the house. Then I would have to dig up the garden (not a problem) and the car park (problem) then into my garage.