Garage doors - roller or sectional?

[Hornsey]

I went for a Hormann roller for the same reason as a few people have stated already. I prefer the aesthetics of a sectional door but I didn't want to block the overhead lights in the garage and I didn't want the door over the car (may install a ramp in future). I'm very happy with what I have now.

[joestifff]

MOBB said:

You can get sectional doors that slide in sideways along the wall rather than up along the ceiling, would that work?

Unfortunately not, its tight enough in there!

I am torn between a Hormann Rollmatic or the SWS Securglide.

I guess the best thing to do is find an installer and get some quotes for both.

Or I am fairly DIY Savvy, are they that hard to fit?

[8-P]

Zippee said:

To finish this thread, went for a single horman sectional in the end. More expensive due to the building work involved but well worth it.


To this

Do you mind saying how much the building work cost please?

[MOBB]

joestifff said:

MOBB said:

You can get sectional doors that slide in sideways along the wall rather than up along the ceiling, would that work?

Unfortunately not, its tight enough in there!

I am torn between a Hormann Rollmatic or the SWS Securglide.

I guess the best thing to do is find an installer and get some quotes for both.

Or I am fairly DIY Savvy, are they that hard to fit?

I seem to remember SWS did better roller doors, Hormann did better sectionals. But I may have made that up :-/

Our sectional is being fitted next week, cost for fitting is £240 plus VAT

My friend fitted a roller one himself, took him all day and said he wish he hadnt bothered lol

[Zippee]

8-P said:

Do you mind saying how much the building work cost please?

2k

[joestifff]

MOBB said:

I seem to remember SWS did better roller doors, Hormann did better sectionals. But I may have made that up :-/

Our sectional is being fitted next week, cost for fitting is £240 plus VAT

My friend fitted a roller one himself, took him all day and said he wish he hadnt bothered lol

That's my concern over fitting myself. Plus lot more comeback if a company does it to ensure it's right.

Thanks

[8-P]

Zippee said:

2k

Thanks,not unreasonable but doubles the project cost. Have to give it some thought - so much easier getting the car in which is a major plus.

[Zippee]

8-P said:

Zippee said:

2k

Thanks,not unreasonable but doubles the project cost. Have to give it some thought - so much easier getting the car in which is a major plus.

Most quotes we had were 2.5 to 3.5k. The rsj is a big part of that as needs to be pretty hefty due to the weight above.

[xstian]

dobly said:

^ A vast improvement IHMO - never understood why house builders in the 80's thought that a double garage should have two single garage doors and a pillar that got in the way...
I know that a brick pillar is cheaper than an RSJ, so perhaps I have answered my own question.

I think I prefer the look of the 2 doors vs 1. I think that 1 door is so large it doesn't look in proportion to the garage. Sorry OP, not trying to knock what you have done, it looks fine and I totally understand why you would want to get rid of the middle pillar.

[Zippee]

xstian said:

dobly said:

^ A vast improvement IHMO - never understood why house builders in the 80's thought that a double garage should have two single garage doors and a pillar that got in the way...
I know that a brick pillar is cheaper than an RSJ, so perhaps I have answered my own question.

I think I prefer the look of the 2 doors vs 1. I think that 1 door is so large it doesn't look in proportion to the garage. Sorry OP, not trying to knock what you have done, it looks fine and I totally understand why you would want to get rid of the middle pillar.

No worries at all. I was on the fence between both options. What forced my hand was my new car went into the single door with about an inch either side and I could just see something bad happening at some point.

[xstian]

Zippee said:

xstian said:

dobly said:

^ A vast improvement IHMO - never understood why house builders in the 80's thought that a double garage should have two single garage doors and a pillar that got in the way...
I know that a brick pillar is cheaper than an RSJ, so perhaps I have answered my own question.

I think I prefer the look of the 2 doors vs 1. I think that 1 door is so large it doesn't look in proportion to the garage. Sorry OP, not trying to knock what you have done, it looks fine and I totally understand why you would want to get rid of the middle pillar.

No worries at all. I was on the fence between both options. What forced my hand was my new car went into the single door with about an inch either side and I could just see something bad happening at some point.

[Andeh1]

Big improvement, that does look like good!

[HappySilver]

Does anyone have any idea if the green grants announced this week would cover garage doors? I’ve not seen them mentioned but there is an etcetera In some of the articles and doors are specified. My garage is integral so having insulated and better fitting doors than the current up-and-overs would arguably tick the green box, although that is not the primary reason I’m looking to upgrade.

[joestifff]

HappySilver said:

Does anyone have any idea if the green grants announced this week would cover garage doors? I’ve not seen them mentioned but there is an etcetera In some of the articles and doors are specified. My garage is integral so having insulated and better fitting doors than the current up-and-overs would arguably tick the green box, although that is not the primary reason I’m looking to upgrade.

Good thinking ... lets hope it is, mine is integrated too.

[andygtt]

Zippee said:

xstian said:

dobly said:

^ A vast improvement IHMO - never understood why house builders in the 80's thought that a double garage should have two single garage doors and a pillar that got in the way...
I know that a brick pillar is cheaper than an RSJ, so perhaps I have answered my own question.

I think I prefer the look of the 2 doors vs 1. I think that 1 door is so large it doesn't look in proportion to the garage. Sorry OP, not trying to knock what you have done, it looks fine and I totally understand why you would want to get rid of the middle pillar.

No worries at all. I was on the fence between both options. What forced my hand was my new car went into the single door with about an inch either side and I could just see something bad happening at some point.

Im in the market for some garage doors hence I found this thread.

The difference is Im actually just building the garage at the moment and actually have an RSJ above both doors... I think i'm going to still go with the Brick pillar anyhow as I do prefer the look and my two openings are actually 9ft (just over 2.7m) brick to brick.... If I went single door it would need to be nearly 20ft wide wide lol

Are there any companies to 'avoid' or best value ones?

Im not looking for the cheapest as I want them insulated and reasonably secure (as best they can be anyhow), but I don't need all the electrics as I have a separate entrance door and am quite happy going in to open the doors manually rather than having a button in the car... looking for the best quality at a decent price

[Hol]

All the roller doors I have looked at fitted seem to run down the inside edge of the opening.

My garage is tight on length at about 5.3m wall to wall, so I am not sure if they will work for me.

[sospan]

Hol, I have a Horman roller door. It fits inside the openings and not in the opening itself so the brick to brick opening width is not reduced at all. The garage has an opening with “pillars” on the sides that are about 9-12”, not just the side walls flush. This means the door runners/vertical are inside the garage on these “pillars” not in the width gap. If you don’t have similar then whatever door type you choose is likely to narrow the gap. Check out the dimensions for fitting the various types of door. When I got a company out to quote all the details were confirmed re sizes, fitting, gaps etc. Free quote so nothing to lose.

Edited by sospan on Wednesday 18th November 19:42