Electric Roller garage doors - recommendations for suppliers?

[Pabs]

Hey folks,

Recently moved house and now have a large double garage and
workshop! This is good because the helicopters have their own little loft space just above the workshop for easy access and loading into my car.

However, the doors are the old up-and-over manual doors and we are going to replace them with electric roller doors.

However, I have no idea on who to buy from or where to consider - there seems to be a huge price variation and therefore I suspect quality as
well. I also don't know anyone personally who has roller doors to ask for recommendations.

My doors are approx 2.11m high x 2.65m, and are both single doors with pillar in the middle. I want brown doors to match the rest of the house windows/facias etc.

Has anyone got any recommendations for retails/where to buy? I can probably install them myself with a little help from the missus and my dad.

Thanks muchly!
Paul

[Swashbuckler]

I went through this with my building. I couldn't find anyone willing to supply a kit. Only supply and fit. Cost me £2K for a 3M x 3M electric roller, ram resistant, with remotes, internal pad, and infra red cutoff safety beam. It was coloured and they had choices of colour. Whilst I am happy with the door and the installation I couldn't recommend the company as even though I helped them get their van started at the end of the day they had the audacity to steal a couple of little bits out of my garage. Course that was 8 years ago now so the installers probably aren't the same scum that came to me. And the door does still work flawlessly so.
Anyway you have 2 doors there so I'd think about 3.5 - 4k. Might be worth getting a steel in, knocking the centre pillar out and making a single nice big door. Could work out about the same.

[Pabs]

Actually finding the opposite - my 2 doors are half the size of yours and also a lot cheaper - seeing quotes around £1000 for parts to be supplied. Definately not paying £2000+ for them.

[Swashbuckler]

Ah I thought the cost would be in the mechanisms not the door itself. Entirely possible I got ripped off though. 2.65M doesn't leave much room either side for your Zonda though, gotta think ahead.

[trexamanic]

i would be interested to see where you go with this as i have an identical scenario with the exception of the Zonda (although there is an m5 in need of tlc taking up space).

i am unsure if its financially viable if an rsj is required if removing the centre pillar.
i also thought about just converting 1 door but i am about to buy a 4x4 and need to check the width.

[Pabs]

I am NOT removing my centre pillar as I prefer 2 seperate doors to one and I have a fair bit of stuff on the pillar behind anyway. But interesting nevertheless...

It is already seeming more expensive than I thought - closer to £600/door for parts only for an average quality item.

[Swashbuckler]

Yeah I was shocked at the price too, that was the cheapest I could find, and none of them seemed that interested in taking my money, plenty of work it seemed like. It depends on whether you were able to do the rsj/s yourself. They aren't that dear, extending the outer pillars if needed wouldn't be that dear. I have clipped the mirror on my transporter with a 3M wide door.

[trexamanic]

[QUOTE=Swashbuckler;887758]Yeah I was shocked at the price too, that was the cheapest I could find, and none of them seemed that interested in taking my money, plenty of work it seemed like. It depends on whether you were able to do the rsj/s yourself. They aren't that dear, extending the outer pillars if needed wouldn't be that dear. I have clipped the mirror on my transporter with a 3M wide door.[/QUOTE]
i just measured up and the motor im looking to buy is 2.216 mtrs wide mirrors out. thats fine but im would prefer more clearance lol.

[Pabs]

That's wide!!! Lol. My current doors are 7ft x 7ft but with the wooden frame gone and door mounted behind the opening I can get a 7ft6 door, so a good few extra inches ;)

Price seems to be around £1500 ish for 2 automatic insulated fitted doors of decent quality - not the best but certainly not the worst. I can get 2 non-insulated doors for £1000 supply only, so should be able to barter with a few companies and see what deals can be had. Can fit them myself I think but if it's a good price then might just let them do it.

[bulnose]

the roller shutter guides can be fixed inside, that way u get brickwork to brickwork width.