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Side Hinged doors offer a fantastic garage door solution with simple operation, easy to maintain, and timeless designs ensure that a Side Hinged door will provide many years of worry-free service.
A recent surge in demand for Side Hinged doors has prompted manufacturers to develop a wider range of designs, materials and finishes, allowing you to find the perfect Side Hinged Door for you.
Along with this demand, larger sizes, insulated options, windows security rated models and other superb features are now readily available to provide higher performance and greater peace of mind on security and longevity.
Benefits at a Glance
- Purpose made doors with sizes up to 10 feet x 8 feet (larger on request)
- Easy, smooth and quiet operation for regular pedestrian access
- Easier installation with steel 'doorsets' coming with preassembled components
- Long guarantees and minimal moving parts for longevity
- Multiple design, colour, surface finish and window options
- High security options with SR1 and SR2 ratings possible
Materials
Side Hinged Garage Doors are available to buy in very versatile Steel, Insulated Double Skin Steel, Traditional Timber, Hardwood Timber and limited GRP composite. Adapted bi-fold aluminium and steel systems are also available with limited designs upon request.
There are a huge variety of modern and stylish door designs available, as well as various front surface finishes and glazing options for single and double-skinned steel doors.
The most popular steel doors are pressed single skin models offering some basic performance in terms of acoustic, insulation and security, but are perfect for any garage entered frequently on foot or where internal obstructions prevent other doors types
Double skinned, insulated steel doors are the ultimate choice for insulation and security requirements, with various security upgrades and doors with official security ratings available.
The double skinned panel designs allow for greater scope with 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.
Timber doors can be uniquely 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. Timber options 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 our hardwood timber hinged doors to ensure you get the very best final finish and apperance for your home. The doors are manufcatured using traditional joinery methods but also state of the art cutting, processing and finishing machinery to ensure the perfect end result.
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Quality
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.
Designer Doors
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.
Practicality
Side Hinged garage doors are available in 50/50 split, or with a 1/3 to 2/3 opening ratio. The latter option is a fantastic solution for garages that require frequent pedestrian access; perfect for cyclists or accessing storage.
A hinged door provide so many benefits for most garages and homes, the simplest of operation and the minimal effort to open or close will suit almost every person, regarless of physical abilities.
The only time hinged doors are perhaps not suitable are on double width garages or when there is a sloping driveway in front of the doors, although we can offer opening inwards doors as well if it suits.
Installation
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.
Electric Operation
Contrary to popular belief, Side Hinged doors can be easily automated! Most boom-style electric operators will work, when combined with a swing-arm conversion kit. Our installations allow the first door leaf to reach the home (closed) position just before the second leaf, as this closes the doors with an added degree of security. Also, remember to add a manual release when a Side Hinged door is your only means of entry and exit to your garage.
A powerful operator is recommended, as Side Hinged doors can be affected by windy conditions, which need to be considered. Newer generations of electric operators are constantly monitoring the door in different stages, factoring in safety features continually. Seip, Teckentrup, Marantec, Hormann and Somfy are all examples of electric operators with such features.
Hydraulic or mechanical gate operator technology is also an option for automation with Side Hinged doors, and we regularly install these when the garage has sufficient headroom dimensions. These operators are either piston-style rams or articulated arms, as well as top-mounted arms similar to those you might see in retail shops. These units are highly reliable, suited to frequent usage, whilst operating quietly and smoothly for years to come.
Double-Skinned & Insulating
Timber, GRP & Steel
Important Notes
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!
Still Not Sure Where to Start? Don't worry, with 37 years experience we can guide you and help you select the highest quality, compliant, reliable and secure garage door Call and speak to one of our expert team members today on
01933 229135
