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Sliding Garage Doors

Side Sliding Garage Doors – The door for special fitting situations and requirements.

Round-the-corner garage doors are made to measure and are available in timber and aluminium. They can be automated or manually operated and are suitable for large openings and curved buildings. Round-the Corner doors are ideal for architect led projects, refurbishment and the conservation of listed and traditional buildings.

Side Sliding Garage Doors

These sliding garage doors can be made from quality treated timber, aluminium or insulated steel. Both the bespoke wooden and metal garage doors have numerous options for personalisation and adaption into a wide variety of installations from domestic garages and underground car parks, to stables, to boathouses and even light aircraft hangars.

Round the Corner Garage Doors are popular for larger garages as there are virtually no width restrictions and depending on material these doors can be up to 5 metres high. The garage doors can be made from various timbers such as superior spruce, hemlock, larch, oak and sapele. All these timber options are hand selected to be virtually knot free and can be factory stain or paint finished. Alternatively garage doors can be made from aluminium with various finishes.

3rd March 2016

Painting Worn Garage Doors

HOW TO – Paint Worn Garage Doors

You’ll need to source a good quality garage door paint for all round protection against any weather condition. It’s also recommended to prime the door first for best results. Some garage door paints include added protection against mould growth and paint film too. Bare in mind the garage door will require a total of 2 coats, and you’ll have to wait until the following day to apply the re-coat.

painting garage doors

STEP 1: Clean your door

Wash your garage door and remove any dirt.
Ensure you rinse the door down and leave to dry.

STEP 2: Sanding the door

What your garage door type, metal or wood, it’s essential to sand the surface prior to applying paint. Skipping this will mean the fresh paint will not attach itself to the door properly.
Use sand paper and use heavy grade sandpaper on any particularly rusted areas (metal doors)
Remove any dust by vacuuming or wiping down.
If you sand to far down you may need to add a primer top coat to the door. If this is the case, prime the door and then paint the following day.

STEP 3: Painting the door

Cover the drive in front of your garage door to avoid paint spillages.
Start from the top of the door and work your way downwards, using a roller to roll the paint onto the garage door.
Use a brush to paint the edges around the door.
You’ll need a few coats so once the first coat is dry, apply a second layer. If possible leave the garage a few days to dry thoroughly before you start using it again.

If you need a new garage door browse our range of garage door types or contact us to find out more about of installation and fitting service.

22nd February 2016

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Automating your old garage door

Own An Old-Style 90’s Garage Door?

Do you have an older-style – early 90’s Automated Garage Door? Over the years the automation of garage doors has evolved significantly. It is advisable to consider upgrading for security and energy reasons.

Automation is much cheaper, safer and more secure these days. In fact automated garage doors are now a standard request from most customers whatever their budget, and we think it’s great that automation so affordable.

We feel it’s worth mentioning to people who brought automated garage doors in the early 90’s that security has improved to such an extent, you should seriously consider upgrading those old doors.

Back then the remote control operators issued static opening codes. This means there was always a chance that a would-be thief with some research could access a garage remotely with the owner suspecting a thing. This was simply a technological problem but poses a serious risk to garage owners.

Since then remote controls for garage doors are configured in such a way that the actual opening code for each individual door regenerates randomly through an almost infinite amount of possible codes. As such, up-to-date automated garage doors give customers the peace of mind of high-tech security.

Manufacturing materials and insulation have also improved so much in the just the last 15 years, it makes sense to replace older-style automated doors whenever possible, to conserve energy and make your home more secure. Call the team for more details or request a FREE survey.

15th February 2016

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