What is the best garage door for your home or business? There are four main types of garage door on the market. Each style has its own benefits and drawbacks. The four designs that you will see across the UK are the Roller Shutter, the Up and Over, the Sectional and the Side Hinged. This…
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Roller Garage Doors – Why You Should Consider Them For Your Home
If you are a homeowner with a garage, you may consider what kind of garage door to install that offers style and security. There are many options, but one type you should think about is a roller garage door. Roller garage doors have many benefits, making them an excellent choice for your home. This blog…
Spotlight on Side-hinged garage doors
Why Side-hinged garage doors? Looking for a stylish and practical garage door solution? Side-hinged garage doors could be just what you need! Despite all the advances in opening mechanisms, side-hinged garage doors are enjoying something of a renaissance, with more being sold and installed by us each year. And it’s not hard to see why…
Visit Our Showrooms and See Our Range of Garage Doors in Action!
At the Garage Door and Automation Company, we do our absolute best to understand and facilitate the needs of our customers. When you come to us, we want to ensure that you have a pleasant and safe sales experience, and that means making life easier for you. One of the ways we do this is…
Top Tips to Keep Your Garage Door in Great Shape
A carefully selected garage door can do some great things for your property. Making your outbuilding secure, easy to access, and stylish, among other boons, it can often represent a sizeable investment. With this being the case, yet, it’s surprising how many people do not maintain it. For many, it’s a simple oversight, but it’s…
Five Benefits of Automating Your Garage or Gates
Here at Garage Door and Automation Company, our ethos is simple: to deliver top-quality products that make our customers lives more comfortable and secure. All of our gates and garage doors are selected with this in mind, automating for efficiency, ease of use, and economy too. However, there are lots of people who are under…
What Warranties Can You Expect With Our Garage Doors?
Here at Garage Door & Automation Company, we only supply garage doors from suppliers with a proven track record of making long-lasting, top-quality products. All the products we sell conform to the highest industry standards, are CE marked and are subject to approval by the Door and Hardware Federation. All of which means that you…
Spotlight on SeceuroGlide Roller Doors
When it comes to selecting the most suitable garage door for your home, there are so many products on the market that it can be difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff. With all of them offering lots of very technical sounding benefits, what most of us could do with is a simple and…
Hormann Side Hinged Garage Doors
At the Garage Door and Automation Company, we’ve seen a consistent rise in the sale of side hinged garage doors. Even in the face of technological advances, the tried and trusted system of side-hinged panels set in a sturdy subframe seems to be the one that has the most appeal. It’s possible that it’s the…
Garage Door Security
As many homeowners know only too well, the advent of summer tends to bring with it a rise in the number of burglaries and break-ins. With valuable items, such as barbeques, tools and bicycles finding their way into the garage, thieves work that little bit harder to help them find their way out. In addition,…
How do Aluminium Garage Doors compare to Steel?
When most people consider the important aspects of a new garage door, such as security, insulation and lifespan, it tends to draw them to the conclusion that steel garage doors are where the buck stops. However, while there’s no doubting that steel has some major advantages, advances in the manufacture of garage doors means that…
When Should you Buy a New Garage Door?
Just as a new garage door can add value to your home, improve its security and help to lower your energy bills, an older garage door can do just the reverse. However, beyond it looking unsightly, there’s also the question of safety to consider. Garage doors that are past their sell-by are hazards waiting to…
Choose your Style with the Garage Door and Automation Company
From increasing the value of your home to reducing the cost of your energy consumption, there are a variety of reasons to buy a new garage door. However, while insulation, soundproofing and security are hugely important factors, we find that many of our customers struggle when it comes to deciding which style of garage door…
Roller Garage Doors vs Sectional Garage Doors
If you use your garage to house valuable objects or to store tools – let alone your car or motorbike – you need to know that the garage door you choose offers the best security possible. However, it might also be that your garage’s appearance is even more important to you. If you’re considering selling…
A Short Drive to your Garage Door
If you are one of the thousands of homeowners who has a short driveway, you’ll be aware of all the problems that come with it – particularly when it comes to your garage door. Parking close to your garage door can be difficult, especially if you want to avoid it ‘kicking out’ and clipping the…
2019: Year of the Garage Door?
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to give your home a facelift, don’t overlook its largest moving part: your garage door. Whether you’re selling-up or just want to keep your home looking its best, a pristine garage door helps to create that all-important first impression and can even add value to it. However,…
Keep your Garage Warm this Winter
At the Garage Door and Automation Company, we’ve noticed a sharp rise in the demand for insulated garage doors, particularly within the last decade. Winters seem to be getting colder and many of our customers are determined to keep their fuel bills down and not allow the temperature to prevent them from using the valuable…
The Age of Steel Garage Doors
Steel continues to be the most popular material of choice for those buying new garage doors. However, steel garage doors don’t all have to look the same: thanks to advances in paint, laminates and glazing components, you can find the garage door that perfectly complements your home. However, while it might be incredibly flexible when…
A Guide to Garage Door Security
With the nights drawing in, would-be thieves and burglars are afforded greater opportunities to carry out crime. You’ll find plenty of articles on the Internet telling you that your garage door needs to be as secure as possible, for obvious reasons. However, at the Garage Door and Automation Centre, we find that giving our customers…
Timeless Beauty: Wooden Garage Doors
There are few homes that wouldn’t benefit from the visual impact provided by a wooden garage door. With the range of finishes and colours available, even the most modern of homes can be complemented by the timeless beauty of wood. However, wooden garage doors aren’t for everyone. At the Garage Door and Automation Company, we’ve…
Roller Garage Doors: Which is Best?
Roller garage doors have raised the bar in practicality and versatility. However, if you’ve decided that a roller garage door is the best for your garage, don’t be fooled into thinking that one roller garage door is much the same as another. At the Garage Door and Automation Company, we offer an extensive range of…
Wooden Garage Doors: Get the Look, without the Maintenance
Wood is a superb material. Aesthetically, there’s very little to rival it, from the knots, whorls and grain of a rustic finish, to the sleek, varnished chic of a modern design. However, while it’s certainly got the ‘wow factor’, wooden garage doors aren’t for everyone. While your wooden furniture might seem to suffer the day-to-day…
A Quick Guide to the Garage Door that might be Best for You
There are plenty of factors that can influence your decision, when choosing a new garage door. You might want to consider its energy-efficiency, its soundproofing abilities and you’ll certainly be influenced by the amount of space it takes up. In addition, there are the aesthetics to think about; does it look right? And let’s not…
Beyond the aesthetics of a garage door
At the Garage Door and Automation Company, we know that certain things such as the style, finish and colour of a garage door have an enormous impact in helping you decide which garage door is the best for you. Beyond that, our customers like to be assured that the door offers optimum security and the…