Hello team,
I have a single garage, with a flat roof, joists being ~2.3m high. Width is about 2.5m for what it's worth.
I want to have a garage door on there with the following high level requirements:
- Is 'secure' ('secure by design' if that's best
- Can be opened with a remote when outside on the bike
- Has at least some degree of insulation/thermal properties. It's never going to be a lived in room, but better than 3mm of steel or whatever
I'll post Bri's great response from the 2019 thread below, which was very useful, although the internet suggests I need more height for a roller.
So, does anybody have recommendations or even better experience of making this incredible dream a reality?
I've so far seen Hormann & Garador, which the internet says are related, with Hormann possibly being the parent.
As an added extra I have an old side door I need to make equally secure (otherwise half the purpose is defeated), and finally the back of the garage needs... well, brickwork and a door wide enough to fit a bike through - so probably a bi-fold, my neighbour's builder suggested!
Aluroll Classic Roller...
https://arridgegaragedoors.co.uk/aluroll-classic-insulated-automatic-roller-garage-door-
...with plip opening, alarm and anti-jack mechanism.
Fully fitted by Paul's Doors of Hereford, £1,600. Old door and frame removed and disposed of, piers made good, mechanism fitted on inside face etc. etc.
It has a safety edge on the bottom so if it hits you or the bike (mine did when I forgot I hadn't put it away) it stops and reverses slightly. This is much better than the radio wave 'mesh' system that stops the door if you try to get out while it is closing.
This is one of Aluroll's 'Secure by Design' doors which counts for a lot in the security world.
Of course, it doesn't stop the tea leaves taking the new garage roof off and shimmying in that way; that's what the alarm system is for
I was going to get an ebay special, fitted for £700, but when the guy came and showed me what you get, I decided I needed their £1,200 version. When Paul came round and showed me the Aluroll and gave me the quote for £1,600 I ripped his arm off. Then I had to lend him a hand to install it..ba boom!