Roller Shutter Garage Door

Roller shutter garage doors are one of the most versatile door options available; with smooth vertical opening and no internal tracks, they operate smoothly.

Manufactured with either steel or aluminum, the roller door is essentially a curtain that consists of slats that can roll around itself at the top of the door opening, aluminum doors offering insulation.

Our range of doors can offer great security levels, safety, a huge choice of colours and finishes and space-saving qualities and quantity.

We have various options dependent on your own requirements, and doors can be installed in various challenging applications!

Benefits of Roller Shutter;

The biggest benefit of a roller garage door is that it is extremely versatile in regards to the number of applications it can be installed to.

Plus, there are various high quality options for all budgets, lots of colour choices and all of the below…

Minimal Space Requirements

Most significantly, the roller shutter garage door demands minimal space requirements. The roller shutter’s vertical opening allows owners to optimize the length of their garage and driveway, as well as to park right up to the door with no obstructions when it is in operation. The opening mechanism also means you can safely park tall vehicles, like 4×4’s, close to the door without obstructing the opening and closing of the door.

The small size of a roller door’s the curtain roll means the door can be installed in locations that may have limited or obstructed headroom – a solution that other door types cannot offer. If you have an awkwardly placed meter, fuse box or internal door that may block garage door mechanisms, then a roller shutter door may be the answer.

Most roller shutter doors are made to order, and can therefore be ordered to your exact specifications, whatever the size. Plus, a roller shutter garage door, unlike various other door types, can be fitted behind, between OR in front of the opening!

Roller Door Types

Roller shutter garage doors are available in the UK as insulated double-skinned aluminum, or non-insulated single skin steel, both with the option of manual or remote control electric operation.

Applications

Roller shutter doors are adaptable for fitting in various structural openings.

The roller garage door is the most versatile of garage doors as it can be manufactured to almost any size or colour (certain slat types only). As the roller garage door raises vertically, it can be installed behind any shape of structural garage opening, such as archways, etc. Another situation where a roller shutter door would be desired is when a garage has a particularly high ceiling, or when tracks into the garage would be running in front of a side entrance door, brick pier or similar obstruction. A roller shutter garage door can be:

• Ideal for arched garage openings to maximize drive through height
• Fitted onto double, triple or more garages with a multi-channel remote control system – ideal for ease of use
• Specified with remote controls using the very latest rolling code technology for security – your garage door can only be operated by your transmitter

Be careful when selecting your roller door!

Although it appears most roller garage doors may look the same when viewing images or brochures online or in print, they are definitely not!

A lot of the main differences are because some roller doors are ‘manufactured’, whilst some are simply ‘assembled’, leading to a vast difference in their overall integrity and durability. A manufactured roller door uses the same components all the time in a controlled factory environment. The door will be tested and correctly CE marked, with additional certification when required also tested. Assembled roller shutter doors will simply be put together from components from various sources, these will not always be the same either. Lower quality components used in any roller garage door will quickly show themselves to cause issues as there are so many small moving parts on a roller door with considerable forces placed on them when operating.

The slats used also play a major part in the overall strength and performance of a roller door. Whilst most roller doors are double skinned aluminum profiles, there are large differences in the strength, quality and paint finishes playing a large part in the overall longevity of the door and how it ultimately looks after a while too.