Garage door support.

[dotty]

Good evening ph.

We are in the process of moving house and an offer has gone in today.

During the viewing I took many pictures and obviously the garage is high on my agenda.

I was looking at the pictures and noticed the garage door wire had snapped, no great deal, however on looking again I can't see how the garage door would be supported once in the raised position ?



I have liaised with swmbo about this and she has agreed to release funds to me for a roller door set up if required.

I have emailed 'doorman' on here for options, but just wanted confirmation that there is no garage door support in place in the picture above ,,

Tia

[Simpo Two]

Mine is exactly the same - it's all done with springs (across the top) and wires. Cheap 'orrible design, the wires eventually come off the bearings and have to be refixed; if you're planning on staying I'd bin it and buy a nice electric one.

[dotty]

Simpo Two said:

Mine is exactly the same - it's all done with springs (across the top) and wires. Cheap 'orrible design, the wires eventually come off the bearings and have to be refixed; if you're planning on staying I'd bin it and buy a nice electric one.

Perfect. Thanks I thought as much, will be investing in a roller door I think.

[FailHere]

If going for an electric roller door make sure you have another access to the garage in case it goes wrong.

[eliot]

FailHere said:

If going for an electric roller door make sure you have another access to the garage in case it goes wrong.

I would say that photo was taken from the rear door of the garage. But valid point.

I've fitted Cardale thermaglide doors on my house, double at the front of the house and a single at the rear (i can drive straight through my house...!)
http://www.garagedoorsale.co.uk/product.php?mechan...
The Single one I fitted myself, the double needed a couple of mates to help feed it in.

Looks pretty narrow in there - good luck getting out of you car.

[dotty]

Thanks for the advice folks, there is a door to the rear of the garage, I would have thought most electric roller doors will have some form of manual override should electrics fail, a chain or similair ?

The picture is quite deceiving, I have measured that there will be roughly 75cm of space to get out of once the car is lined up on one side.

the guy who owned it before used to home an old 5 series and there is some foam on the wall which was probably used as some form of door protection for entry and exit

Edited by dotty on Sunday 17th February 12:04

[eliot]

My ones have a manual crank handle in addition to the electric. The point the other person was making is that you would be locked out the garage if it failed and you had no other means of entry.