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Get today’s best discounted prices. Order before the end of March!

Posted 5th February 2019 by Garage Doors

Hormann and Garador will be increasing their retail prices by approx. 5% from 1st April, order before the end of March to get today’s best discounted prices.

The manufacturers’ price increase is due on the following products:

To get today’s best discounted prices order before the end of March. Choose your door(s), measure your garage opening sizes using our Self Survey form and contact us for a quote and advice.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Installing a Wooden Garage Door.

Posted 24th April 2014 by Garage Doors

We would like to talk to you about the advantages and disadvantages of installing a wooden garage door made from either a European Pine or Western Red Cedar, solid Oak or Idigbo wood.

If you have decided to have a wooden garage door installed on your garage perhaps you should have a look at a different timber options and their advantages and disadvantages.

All main wooden garage door manufactures choose to use the following three timber types for their garage doors: either European Pine, Cedar, Idigbo or Oak. Each type of wood has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. We are going to discuss them with you in detail.

Western Red Cedar garage doors

Cedar wood garage doors are the most popular an they are our best seller. Main manufactures of cedar wood garage doors are Cedardoor, Woodrite, Hormann and Garador.

Cedar wood garage doors are available in a wide range of standard and made to measure sizes, designs and types. Cedar wood is the most popular material due to its stability, rot resistance, good looks and price. Continue reading “Advantages and Disadvantages of Installing a Wooden Garage Door.” »

Our guide to Custom made garage doors.

Posted 29th January 2014 by Garage Doors

Please take a look at our guide to Custom made garage doors.

Did you know that timber garage doors can be matched to customer requirements as to size, design, colour and finish?

Usually most customers can find one of the numerous standard door designs available on our website to suit their property. However, modifications of these garage doors made to a customer specific bespoke design are available.

Please send in your sizes and proposed design for a free quotation, help and advice

Here is one of our latest case studies:

Continue reading “Our guide to Custom made garage doors.” »

How to measure for a new up and over garage door.

Posted 9th December 2013 by Garage Doors

We want you to order the correct door every time.

This is a complete guide, advice and instruction on how to measure up correctly.

We explain the sizes we need from you to supply you with the correct door.

Don’t worry if your garage opening is not a standard size. Garage doors can be made to measure at no extra cost, you just pay for the door next size up.

Please note that any up and over garage door has to have a fixing frame.
There are two ways of fitting an up and over garage door. Please see diagrams A and B. You can either fit it between the bricks within the opening or fit it on the back of the opening for a rear face fit.

Continue reading “How to measure for a new up and over garage door.” »

Oak framed garages and timber sectional garage doors

Posted 22nd October 2013 by Garage Doors

Usually oak framed garages cannot have sectional garage doors fitted due to the limited side room and headroom available.

However, our first job with Cheshire Oak Structures Ltd in Tilston, Cheshire went really well, as they’ve built an oak framed garage to comfortably accommodate the Cedardoor timber sectional door fully finished in oak wood stain.

Cedar door Barlow solid cedar sectional garage door