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The National Homebuilding Show 2014 is a success!

Posted 9th April 2014 by Garage Doors

Thank you for visiting our stand at the National Homebuilding and Renovating show.

It was good to meet our existing and potential customers, to talk about completed projects and to discuss any future house developments.

We hope you found the information we provided to be useful and that one of our extensive range of garage doors will fit your requirements.

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What are the features and the advantages of an insulated side hinged garage door?

Posted 14th January 2014 by Garage Doors

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.

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How to measure up for a new sectional garage door.

Posted 2nd January 2014 by Garage Doors

We want you to order the correct size sectional garage door for your garage opening. Please find below a complete guide and practical advice on how to measure up for any sectional garage door correctly.

Please note that at the point of ordering we will need to know the following (do not allow any tolerances, as we will do it for you):

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WINTER IS COMING

Posted 15th October 2013 by Garage Doors

Winter is coming – early snow in parts of Scotland has not hampered our regular deliveries but it usually does sometime during the winter. We have weekly deliveries to Aberdeen, fortnightly deliveries to Inverness, also deliveries every 6 weeks or so to Caithness. We have qualified fitters in Glasgow (serving central belt Scotland), Aberdeen and Inverness.

Choosing the Right Garage Door

Posted 15th September 2013 by Garage Doors

You have made the decision to install a new garage door, but you aren’t sure of what the best option is for your circumstances. There are several main types of garage doors and all are worth considering. First of all, find out what style your current garage door is. If you haven’t had any problems with it, it may be best to stick with a similar style. However, if you are looking for a completely fresh start, there are plenty of other options on offer. Here is a quick look at the four main types of doors to choose from.

Up and Over Doors

Up and over doors are one of the most popular choices on the market thanks to their strong levels of reliability and affordable prices. Customers have the choice from two separate mechanisms. The Canopy mechanism is extremely easy to fit. When the door is fully opened it forms a canopy which amounts to approximately one third of the door’s height. It can be ordered to arrive on factory fitted steel frames to ensure as easy a fit as possible. The Retractable mechanism on the other hand is ideal for automation and retracts completely when fully opened. This is also an easy to fit door model which is used by thousands of people up and down the country.

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