East & West Sussex Up & Over Garage Doors
'Up & Over' describes garage doors that lift up vertically and pivot at the top. These have a central handle and are the most common type of garage door.
They are available in Steel, Timber and GRP materials. With this door type fitted you can take advantage of a large drive-though width, as the opened door is nearly flush with the frame.
Secure Up & Over Doors for Garages in East & West Sussex
Many garage doors have up to four latches to improve garage security. When upgrading to an automatic up-and-over door, a de-latching system will need to be employed to ensure maximum protection.
Up & Over Garage Door Types:
Canopy Garage Doors
This type of garage door swings outwards as it opens (but not so much as a retractable door) it then slides and tilts upwards into the ceiling of your garage leaving one-third of the door protruding outside the garage and taking up less room inside.
Pivot points are located two-thirds of the way down the door, which helps improve the security of the door. Pre-framed versions are available.
Canopy doors are the easiest to install as the entire door mounts to the frame and no tracks are required inside the garage. The down side is that automating a canopy door is not recommended.
Retractable Garage Doors
If you don't want a third of the garage door to stick out when in the open position, we offer a fully retractable up-and-over mechanism. With this design, the door swings further outwards as it opens, but then slides away fully into the top of your garage.
These doors are fairly easy to install with spring assemblies being fitted to the side frames and tracks to the top which support the top of the door, the latter being secured a couple of meters into your garage.
They are however the easiest type of door to automate with any electric opener being suitable.
Up-&-Over Garage Door Materials
Canopy and retractable garage doors have options in timber, steel and GRP fibreglass. Each material has its own benefits:
Timber Up-And-Over Garage Doors
The traditional beauty of natural wood gives a real touch of class to your East & West Sussex up & over garage door. 'Up and over' type garage doors are usually mounted on a steel chassis for strength.
Woods commonly used are solid cedar and marine ply, which are usually environmentally FSC sourced. You will of course need to maintain your timber up and over door through the years as per the manufacturer’s instructions.
Available pre-stained at the factory or unstained to allow you to match other timber on your East & West Sussex property
GRP Fibreglass Up & Over Garage Doors
Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) may be the ideal answer if you would like a timber up-and-over door but can't be bothered with the maintenance and care that timber needs.
Strong yet durable, these maintenance-free doors are available in smooth or timber effect in a wide variety of colour shades to match your East & West Sussex home.
Steel Up & Over Doors
An popular economical solution, steel up-and-over garage doors are galvanised for protection against the East & West Sussex weather.
A polyester powder coating of dry paint particles is applied to both sides of the garage door, then baked in an oven. This causes the powder to melt and harden into a tough, smooth finish. Available in a massive range of colours to match your East & West Sussex property.
Guaranteed Premium Quality Up & Over Garage Doors
All of the garage doors supplied are of the highest quality on the market. If anything was to go wrong with your up-and-over door in East and West Sussex, within the first year of installation, you can call us for solutions.
Where possible, Empire will aim to fix your door the same day. If you require any garage door repairs then don't hesitate to call.
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FAQs – Up & Over Garage Doors
Most commonly asked questions about East & West Sussex up-&-over doors
Generally considered the easiest type of garage door to automating, and also the most cost-effective, too. In order to automate these doors, a boom is installed above the structural opening and, at the other end, an electrical motor is installed.
The best option for adding additional security to up and over garage doors are installing a garage defender. By anchoring a defender to the ground, it restricts the outward swing movement of the garage door, so even if your locks are compromised, it is not possible to open the door.
The price for a new installation of up & over garage doors depends on a number of factors:
- The size of garage opening
- The age of the garage structure
- Additional door features required
- How easy the location is to access
- The condition of the current garage
- Many other factors….
Prices for East & West Sussex up/over garage door installation can vary a great deal when the above information is taken into account.
The best method is to arrange a free no-obligation survey of your East & West Sussex location. Empire can then put together the best, most accurate price quote.
The average one piece up and over garage door doesn’t need much headroom at all, maybe 2-3 inches at the most (50-75mm).
The canopy up & over garage door is opened by unlocking and lifting the door. The door then rolls up vertically and turns to be horizontal. This leaves a ‘canopy’ of a third of the door protruding from the outside of the garage.
It is a garage door that has a spring mechanism at the top lifting the door panel at the side and forming a canopy when open as a third of the door sticks out. A canopy door is most commonly used as a basic single-width one piece up and over door.