We have noticed an upturn in interest in insulated garage doors this time of the year especially from people who use their garage for hobby or work, home gym or play room. So we have decided to explain all the features and the advantages of having one of those doors installed on your garage.
Recent sales of insulated side-hinged Carteck garage doors have been to home based upholsterers, installed on a tack room for horses; also for a garage primarily used as a utility for washing machines and dryers, and for a classic car restoration workshop.
- Insulated side-hinged garage doors are very popular due to the insulation and draught proofing they offer. Side hinged garage doors give you a convenience of an easy pedestrian access into your garage, if you just want to nip in without having to open the whole of the garage door and let the cold air in. You can either have the door with a 50/50 split, or 1/3 and 2/3 opening leafs.
- Matching side doors are now available, made to the same high quality specification, matching colour, window options and hardware.
- And now you can make the most of natural daylight! Scratch-resistant, 16mm double glazed, easy clean windows in attractive designs will allow natural light into your garage. This is an option at an extra cost.
- Carteck is a german manufacturer that makes the insulated panels in Germany, but to increase product flexibility and shorten lead times the doors are assembled in Britain. They design and make insulated side hung garage doors in variety of styles. Carteck doors have high quality panels that are made up as a ‘sandwich’ of steel, foam and steel. Doors have engineered frames and high-grade fittings.
- Unlimited combinations, well almost! There are literally hundreds of possible combinations of texture and finish making it easy to adapt the door to suit your home.
- Doors are supplied as standard in traffic white embossed wood grain on the outside (similar to RAL 9016) and grey white embossed stucco on the inside (RAL 9002).
- Golden Oak, Rosewood and Dark Oak are wood effect laminates that match well with UPVC doors and windows.
- Trend is a selection of most popular colours, however almost all RAL colours are available as an option, at extra cost – just ask.
- The door furniture and telescopic door stays are made of good quality brushed stainless steel and are included in the price of the door.
- Standard locking is very secure, however the multi-point locking upgrade is popular for people storing expensive motorbikes, mountain bikes, tools etc.
- All designs are made-to-measure at no extra cost and feature 40mm thick foam-filled steel leaves to ensure long-lasting performance and durability. They are delivered pre-framed and made to measure as standard.
- We recommend the raised bottom threshold with inbuilt rubber gasket, which creates an all round weather seal, with this door. Available at small extra cost.
Just to summarise the advantages of insulated side-hinged garage doors – no tracks on the ceiling, easy pedestrian access, excellent draft proof quality, insulation, insulated side hinged garage doors are very secure.