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Garage Door Types

 

Garage Door Types

There are several different types of garage doors available. Please select one to see from this menu.

Canopy garage doors

Retractable garage doors

Sectional garage doors

Roller garage doors

Side-Hinge garage doors

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Which garage door type is most suited to my needs?

This page gives a brief, no-nonsense overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each door type. For more detailed information, please choose a specific garage door type to view on the left. This section of the site deals with the mechanical differences between different types of garage doors - for an aesthetic comparison of different materials and finishes available for your garage door, please see the "Catalogue" page.

We've animated some of the different garage door types, to better illustrate how they work. These animations require Adobe Flash Player to be installed on your computer. If you don't have the Flash Player installed, you can download versions suitable for most computers here.

Retractable

Canopy

Sectional

Roller

Side Hinge

Automation

Supported

Not Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Security

Fair

Fair

Good

Good

Good

Draft proof

Poor

Poor

Excellent

Excellent

Poor

Drive through

Fair

Fair

Excellent

Excellent

Fair

Parking near the door

Fair

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Poor

Materials Available

Steel, Timber, GRP, ABS

Steel, Timber, GRP, ABS

Steel, Timber, GRP, ABS

Steel or Aluminium

Usually Timber

 

 

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