Garage Doors

Up and Over garage doors at Allandor of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire come in two methods of operation, retractable and canopy.

A retractable garage door has wheels at the top of the door which run in horizontal tracks which are fitted to the door frame at the top front and the rear supported by hangers from the ceiling or wall.their is an arm attached to the vertical frame posts and the bottom of the garage door and a spring assembly assists the door to open.when fully open , most of the door is inside the garage. They provide an exceptionally smooth opening and closing action which is also ideal for electric operation.

A canopy garage door mounts entirely to the door frame therefore ideal if their is limited space inside the garage, or no ceiling. When open ,usually , two thirds of the door is in the garage , with one third of the garage door protruding outside the garage.

 

Up and over garage doors are generally available in all materials: steel, timber, GRP (glassfibre reinforced polyester),ABS and UPVC and come in many colours.

Sectional garage doors at Allandor of Blackburn with Darwen, East Lancashire are made up of several separate horizontally hinged panels. The entire door rises vertically upwards and then backwards into the garage via tracks. They do not protrude onto the drive so are ideal if their is limited space in front of the garage door. Sectional garage doors are a good protection against the weather with sealing all the way around the door and come in single skin or insulated with thicknesses of up to 42mm. They are available in steel, timber or GRP and can be operated manually or electrically and come in many colours.

Roller garage doors at Allandor of Blackburn with Darwen, East Lancashire, travel vertically and roll up into a box about 205mm to 300mm. Roller doors do not protrude onto the drive so are ideal if there is limited space in front. Roller doors are made of aluminium and are insulated to a thickness of 20mm. They are a good protection against the weather as they have sealing all around the door. They can be operated manually or electrically and come in many colours.

Side hinged doors at Allandor of Blackburn with Darwen open outwards and are fitted to the vertical side frame. Side hinged garage doors are ideal if their is no clearance inside your garage. They can come half and a half or two thirds and a third. They are available in steel, timber or GRP and can be operated manually or electrically and come in many colours.