Side Hinged Garage Doors

Side Hinged doors offer a fantastic garage solution, with simple operation, easy maintenance, high performance, excellent security and many timeless designs to suit your home style. Almost always made to measure and now with so many double skinned, insulated steel models to choose from you can take comfort in a very durable and long lasting door solution..

A recent resurgence in demand for Side Hinged doors has prompted specialist manufacturers to develop a wider range of designs, materials and finishes, allowing you to find the perfect Side Hinged Doors for you.

Along with this demand, larger sizes, insulated double skinned panel options, windows, security rated models and other superb features are now readily available to provide higher performance and greater peace of mind on overall security and longevity.

How simple to just unlock and open one door leaf for easy access in or out your garage. 50/50 split or 2/3rd and 1/3rd split to suit you. We we have one of the widest ranges of hinged doors to choose from with matching pedestrian side doors too.

A huge variety of modern and traditional door designs are available, with varied external surface finishes and glazing options for single and double-skinned steel doors. Steel is taking over as a leading material for hinged doors and for good reasons, with its strength, stability and durability.

Many hinged steel doors are simple, pressed single skin models, offering some basic performance in terms of acoustic, insulation and security at affordable prices.

Our extensive range of double skinned, insulated steel doors are the best choice for insulation and higher security requirements, with various security upgrades and models with official security ratings available. Door ranges in 20mm, 40mm and 50mm panel thickness with performances to match.
The double skinned panel designs also allow for far greater scope with furniture, hardware and locking and as an overall package provide greater overall integrity and finesse.

Our Carteck, Teckentrup, Ryterna and Hormann brands offer these very desirable double skinned steel models wth varying degrees of adaptability for individual designs to be created.

The beauty of timber is it can be uniquely machined and designed to match existing structural designs, or to make a striking statement. A range of timber options adds to the array of choices available, based on a selection of standard designs as a template to begin with. You want wider timber boards on your door, no problem..
Timber species we can provide include Cedarwood, Idigbo, Accoya, European Oak, Iroko and more, providing either a modern or traditional feel, depending on your choice.

We offer a bespoke, made to measure service for all our hardwood timber hinged doors to ensure you get the very best final finish and appearance for your garage and home. The doors are manufactured using traditional joinery methods, but also state of the art cutting, processing and finishing machinery to ensure the perfect end result.

We only use the highest quality seasoned timber for our doors, as lower grade timbers reduce the longevity and stability of doors considerably, especially with the infamously varied UK weather.

For long-lasting reliability, we recommend Cedarwood or Idigbo, or an engineered Oak. These materials are fantastically strong, and once treated are suited to resisting the variable weather conditions.

As well as options in material, there are a range of crafted furniture options available, in both traditional and contemporary styles. Furniture options for basic Steel and GRP doors are slightly more limited, but still feature purpose made sizes and window options. Panelled designs are common with single skin steel doors, and cost considerably less than timber equivalents.

The real peace of mind comes from our double skinned steel door ranges as these are totally built and completed in a factory environment for the perfect final product, even before installation. Their stregth and material quality ensures an almost 'fit and forget' status, with only some occasional cleaning to keep looking fantastic.

Any external doors installed within 1km of a coastal region do require a discussion on the specification to ensure the best resistance to the higher salt content and corrosion potential.

Much like Sectional Doors, Side Hinged doors have seen an increase in the demand for various designer elements. These elements can provide a sleek and eye catching design, both overlay or inlay with the door design. Stainless steel and coloured elements are available to customise Side Hinged garage doors, creating a truly 'designer' look.

The use of high quality stainless steel frames and toughened tough double glazed glass or polymer inserts provide natural light and can be in clear or various opaque options.

Finer details with the hinges being either exposed or hidden and then the handle designs, length and style all go to produce individual final designs to suit you and your property.

Whilst steel Side Hinged doors are generally manufactured in standard sizes, timber doors are usually purpose made, and can be manufactured to your exact specifications as a result. If the opening is constructed of uncut stonework, a scribed timber sub frame will neatly fit with the existing construction. Side Hinged doors also provide a fantastic solution to garages with limited headroom dimensions, as the doors open horizontally.These doors are also suited to garages that are fitted with internal shelving, or feature obstructions like pipework and gas meters. Since the doors do not require tracks or panels that protrude into the garage, the required maintenance for these doors is low.

The lack of lifting gears means there is significantly less moving parts than other garage door types. No springs, cables or gears to maintain and replace at all. Drive-through dimensions are also maximised (assuming the doors can open beyond 90°), in both width and height. Side Hinged doors are also a great solution to garages with limited length and width dimensions, as the doors open outwards as standard. They can also be fitted externally, with some flashing and covers to prevent water ingress. Fitting externally offers the greatest drive-through dimensions if this is a particular concern.

Side Hinged doors conventionally open outwards, so it is important to check that the drive does not slope upwards and obstruct this. Alternately, we offer inward opening doors, although this is significantly rarer.

If your garage is in front of a public area or pathway, you may need to check with your local authority that you can have outward opening doors. A wide array of double-skinned insulated Side Hinged doors are becoming available in the UK, which offer great security qualities from the panel design and locking systems. Insulation is another benefit that these doors offer, working to keep the temperature regulated in your garage.

Take a look through our product catalogue for high-quality Side Hinged doors in Timber, Steel or GRP. Send us an email for the latest information and the best prices anywhere on the internet!