Garage door fitter required sharpish!

[theboyfold]

So tonight was going quite well, productive weekend and all that, until the garage door broke for no good reason and in forcing it shut we seem to have done some terminal damage to the bloody thing.

Does anybody know of a place to get a door (ideally by Thursday) and fitted for a decent price. It looks like I'm going to have to look down the back of the sofa for that thousand pounds that fell out the back my pocket when all is said and done

[odyssey2200]

do you have the type with cables on a rolling shaft across the top?

[theboyfold]

Yes, yes I do! It's an up and over I believe. Although part of the rolling bit is coming away from the internal frame now

[odyssey2200]

you need to resecure it to the wall ant hen fins a way to prop it about half way open.

Find a spanner that fits the squair on the shaft and make sure that the cables are both tight and wrapped the right way around the shaft at the top.

Its a bit fiddley but you might have to use a spanner to turn the shaft in order to get the cables right.

Both mine have done it now.

[theboyfold]

The thing is, the cable that lifts it is buggered, it's been caught up and twisted so it's refusing to sit in place.

[JC2012]

theboyfold said:

So tonight was going quite well, productive weekend and all that, until the garage door broke for no good reason and in forcing it shut we seem to have done some terminal damage to the bloody thing.

Does anybody know of a place to get a door (ideally by Thursday) and fitted for a decent price. It looks like I'm going to have to look down the back of the sofa for that thousand pounds that fell out the back my pocket when all is said and done

Ring George from Evolution Gates and Doors.

07811 380625

Excellent guy, highly knowledgeable and reliable - tell him Jeev sent you his way.

[VerySideways]

I've used Nick Goldring @ Amourelle for many garage door jobs over the years, as have many of my friends.
He's a nice guy who does great work for very reasonable rates.
Tell him i sent you his way and he'll look after you.
http://www.amourelle.co.uk/

[theboyfold]

VerySideways said:

I've used Nick Goldring @ Amourelle for many garage door jobs over the years, as have many of my friends.
He's a nice guy who does great work for very reasonable rates.
Tell him i sent you his way and he'll look after you.
http://www.amourelle.co.uk/

Bingo! He's sending his son round on Thursday to fix it and it sounds like it's going to be a good rate too. Cheers Pete!

[theboyfold]

Just wanted to add (should anybody find this thread very a search) that I can't recommend the company enough. He's done a top job and even fixed all the other little bits and pieces wrong with the door, all for £95

[Lakelord]

Which is what the SAS directory is for.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Please feel free to update the wiki if you feel it's appropriate

[outnumbered]

If I'd seen this in time I'd also have recommended Amourelle. They fitted an automatic opener for me, and Nick could not have been more conscientous or professional.

[Kinky]

My garage door needs fixing (a spring has broke). Looks like I know who I'll be calling on Tuesday

[mri05]

Kinky said:

My garage door needs fixing (a spring has broke). Looks like I know who I'll be calling on Tuesday

Hi I guess I missed this post, I can recommend Armourelle as a friend of mine knows them. Also www.myersgaragedoors.co.uk cover your area and they are good and cheap! Good luck.