Insulated Garage Roller Door recommendations?

[rcx132]

I've been looking for an insulated garage door for my new workshop that's being built. Seems that SWS Securoglide is popular, they've quoted £1500 for my 3m (w) x 2.3m (h) opening all in. The cheaper companies started at £850.

Read a few people complaining about the cheap doors, and being fed up of cheap products, and to ensure I can get spares for years to come I thought I'd go for SWS. Then last minute I found this company, Birkdale doors, who say that their insulated doors are 19mm thick which I think is way thicker than anyone elses, so more insulation and more security: https://birkdale.co.uk/products/garage-doors
Their standard door is also £1500 for my size.

Their website says they make their own doors and having been around for 20 years. But a search in Government Companies House shows they've only been registered for 7 years. But still tempted by the 20mm thick door!

The SWS doors are also held together with webbing. Everyone elses door slats slot together. Is webbing really ok? I would have thought it would wear out with friction and it can't be dismantled like the slot together doors.

Any thoughts or other recommendations?

 

[Omniata]

Slot together doors are generally better, Birkdale may have bought Novoferm's products around 2008/9, or slightly later...

See what guarantee you can get, and press them to see if they're a reseller or not.
If they are, get a manufacturer's guarantee, and/or one that is insurance backed.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Mine is a Hoffman. . I think without checking...or something like that

20 mm and maybe even 25mm insulation up and over sectional.. brilliant door and build standard and 10 year guarantee

 

[Crater Creator]

Mine is a Hoffman. . I think without checking...or something like that

20 mm and maybe even 25mm insulation up and over sectional.. brilliant door and build standard and 10 year guarantee

Hormann maybe? That's what mine is and is pretty good (roller not sectional), although it's insulated I still get a bit of condensation on the inside of it in the winter. It seems well made and is relatively quiet when opening/closing.

 

[rcx132]

Are you favouring Hormann over SWS? Both are respected.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Are you favouring Hormann over SWS? Both are respected.

No experience of SWS so unable to judge, just know after 7 years of use I would buy the same again without question.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Hormann maybe?

Could well be, think it's a German make.

 

[rcx132]

The Hormann is a few hundred cheaper and popular and I like German products and maybe it doesn't use webbing... might go for that.

The SWS doors are more commonly known as Securoglide.

 

[cumbriasteve]

There is no webbing on mine, all stainless or galvanised fittings with stainless wire, when it's closed it's like having a solid wall there.

I am at the top of a hill and can get some severe battering with the gales and it never moves, I was told the sectional were the best sort to get and can't argue with that now I have it.

 

[rcx132]

I am at the top of a hill and can get some severe battering with the gales and it never moves, I was told the sectional were the best sort to get and can't argue with that now I have it.

I heard that the sectional doors are best, but they draw into the garage and will limit headroom and access to shelves. I'm fighting for every bit of space in my workshop.

Going to get some quotes for the Hormann Rollmatic.

 

[cumbriasteve]

I suppose they do somewhat, mine is about 7metres x 4 metres and I don't notice it, probably would on a smaller garage.

 

[wristpin]

"Their website says they make their own doors and having been around for 20 years. But a search in Government Companies House shows they've only been registered for 7 years."

Re Companies House - they will only show from the time that the company was incorporated as a Limited Company. Before retirement, I traded for thirty years but only as a limited company for the last ten.

 

[reedx]

I've had an SWS SeceuroGlide Excel garage door for a few years, and have been very pleased with it. The garage, which is internal to the house, is noticeably warmer than before and I no longer have any condensation problems. Main selling point for me though is how the door locks in as it reaches the fully lowered position.

http://www.sws.co.uk/products/seceuroglide/roller-garage-doors/product-ranges

Colin

 

[Mr Fro]

I've just (as in last week) had a couple of Hormann roller doors fitted. Really pleased with the quality and draughtlessness of them. Got a bit of condensation on the inside but the brickwork and such is still drying out.

I've got 2.5 and 2.25m doors and the cost was about £2.6k for the pair - 10 year warranty, loads of product support, I asked the fitter how to adjust the height as I'm adding a threshold - he said to give him a weeks notice and he'd come out and do it FOC.

The only downside was the 6 week lead time from Germanyland.

 

[Rig Pig]

I've just (as in last week) had a couple of Hormann roller doors fitted. Really pleased with the quality and draughtlessness of them. Got a bit of condensation on the inside but the brickwork and such is still drying out.

I've got 2.5 and 2.25m doors and the cost was about £2.6k for the pair - 10 year warranty, loads of product support, I asked the fitter how to adjust the height as I'm adding a threshold - he said to give him a weeks notice and he'd come out and do it FOC.

The only downside was the 6 week lead time from Germanyland.

Is that for a standard (ish) garage hight building? I would like to fit a wider insulated door to my garage.

 

[rcx132]

Main selling point for me though is how the door locks in as it reaches the fully lowered position.

Colin

I bet the Hormann locks as well, it wouldn't be like the Germans to miss such a feature! The Birkdale doors are even cleverer because the slats act as a cam and immediately lock if the door is pulled up, check the video.

If anyone is looking for a cheap door, these guys do manual single doors for a few hundred, shipped straight from Poland: http://rollershutters-seb.co.uk

 

[rcx132]

I just spoke to a door supplier. They prefer the Hormann's over the SWS Securoglide because:

1. The Hormann uses a mechanism in the gearbox to stop the door being force lifted open (no need for adjustment and means the door can be reused because you don't need the curtain height to match the opening of the door).
2. The motor has a built in sensor to stop the door if it hits an obstacle, like elevator doors do, so no need for a battery powered sensor or IR beams
3. Hormann comes with full hood and thicker guides as standard so more secure
4. Hormann has some mechanism to stop the slats being pulled out of the guides. So if someone pushes or rams the door and the slats bend or bow then there's less chance of them coming out.
5. No webbing on the Hormann, they use screwed on end-caps at the ends of the slats to stop them sliding apart

 

[rcx132]

Downside of Hormanns, the motor is external so less suitable for externally mounted doors.

 

[cumbriasteve]

I bought my door motor and kit from Screwfix and am more than happy with it, obviously can only be used on certain door styles but half the price of the Hormanns.

It has full safety functions and works at a very acceptable speed.

I still enjoy hitting the button from 30 metres away and having the door open for me to drive straight in...sheer luxury on a dark wet and cold night.

 

[Mr Fro]

Is that for a standard (ish) garage hight building? I would like to fit a wider insulated door to my garage.

Yup - bog standard 1970's design although I had the builder put steel lintels between the piers in place of the flimsy bit of featherboard that was there.

Downside of Hormanns, the motor is external so less suitable for externally mounted doors.

How so? You can specify internal or external mount depending on fitment...