10 Reasons to Choose Double Skin Steel Side Hinged Doorsets

You cannot really compare any of the latest, insulated, double skin, steel hinged garage doors to other swing type garage doors on the market today. In the UK we have been used to fairly low quality softwood timber side hinged doors for years now and other options out there include pressed steel and GRP composite doors, which have their place for sure.

The latest ranges of technically advanced and pre assembled steel 'doorsets' we offer are a massive leap forward for anyone wanting a set of side hinged garage doors with some strength, stability and security, all prepackaged as a doorset with the outer frame always included and all hinged and furniture professionally factory fitted and ready to go. Site installation is so simple.

Whatever you thought you wanted for a garage door please take time to look at the various double skin steel swing doors we offer as they are definitely worth the price tag and investment....

     

What Do You Get as Standard?

1.  Totally stable door leaves using 40mm luxe thick double skinned steel sandwich, with a solid foam core centre. The panels will not warp like cheap softwood timber panels will. They are also prefinished and guaranteed with the colours and woodgrain finishes on offer. No painting or upkeep required, just an occasional clean like anything outside should have.

2.  No twisting, cracking or paint peeling. The galvanised steel panels are powder coated to a very high quality and there are also timber woodgrain laminate options. The sub frame is also factory painted and usually manufactured from aluminium profiles providing the very best resistance to corrosion. The overall integrity is superb, providing peace of mind for many years to come.

3.  Security. With the panel strength comes greater levels of overall integrity and security. The door panels are very strong and when fitted with a multi point locking system using a europrofile cylinder locking these doors will give you peace of mind against potential break ins.

4.  Pre assembled. The entire door is manufactured as a ‘doorset’ - a completely finished product delivered to your door with all the sub frame, hinges, locking, handles, door stays and threshold in place and perfectly assembled ready for the entire doorset to be offered up into the opening and secured to the aperture. Guaranteed quality and tolerances. Tested and certified.

5.  Made to measure. Although we have some standard sizes most of the doors are made to measure as standard for the perfect fit in your opening, maximising the final opening sizes and also ensuring the best fit and minimum sub frame packers.

6.  Operation. Practical daily use, if you enter your garage mainly on foot then side hinged doors are a perfect solution. Easy operation, minimal maintenance and a simple lever handle operation to enter with only half the total door open. Of course, we also offer many of the door styles in a 1/3rd and 2/3rd split to make it even easier to use the doors with a pedestrian access sized door in place. If you enter your garage all the time on foot then definitely consider this option and layout.

7.  Insulation. Although most insulated garage doors (side hinged and roller doors) will not have an actual stated and tested door 'U' value rating, the level of insulation offered by the 40mm thick insulated panels is very good indeed, making your garage a far more stable and pleasant atmosphere throughout the year. Ideal if you use your garage as another room generally to your main house. We can provide tested and certified side hinged doors with stated U values, but they are currently limited in designs. This will continue to change as developments take place for sure.

 

8.  Style. We now offer the double skinned insulated steel doors in a very popular traditional design with 6 or 8 windows per door leaf and vertical boarding design. Compared to the price you would pay for just a softwood timber pair of doors in this style the end results are miles apart in terms of durability, security and longevity. Many of the doors are in horizontal and vertical line designs, contemporary and traditional in their aesthetics, but the addition of various window designs along with stainless steel elements can totally transform the final effect along with your home. Take it further with our options for a 2/3rd and 1/3rd door leaf split providing a smaller pedestrian door to use all day long. Modern, or traditonal there is a design for your home.

9.  Price. Although at first glance the prices might look high on some of the designs, you have to understand this includes literally everything!. When you consider the time taken to gather all the extra hardware and furniture required and then the paint or woodstain for treating timber doors, and then the installation time too, which generally needs to be a professional carpenter as the frame, door leaves and all the furniture is assembled on site, the preassembled doorsets will start to make complete sense and be a guaranteed quality of final finish.

10.  Guaranteed. The ‘doorset’ principal is nothing new to other countries and is fast catching on in the UK. The principal is obvious and the results are also obvious, when you end up having a totally guaranteed set of doors, furniture locking and sub fixing frame, all built to the same standards each time and providing the same results once fitted on site. Never relying on a site installation and all the various ways different trades people might choose to approach the installation of multiple components with no guaranteed outcome or standard to adhere to.

Handle and Lock Mechanism

Friction Door Stay

Friction Door Stay

3 Point Locking System

 

 

 

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Brands

GarageDoorsOnline offer one of the largest ranges of premium double skinned hinged garage doors with choices from leading brands and our own GDO brand, carefully developed and selected for their features and visual appearance.

 

                    

 

Measuring and Ordering
ALL double skinned and insulated garage doors are ordered by the Overall Width and Overall Height, which includes the outer sub frame, so make sure you simply take all the measurements inbetween your garage opening. Use the smallest sizes and then take off a tolerance for fitting, usually about 20mm on the width and 10mm on the height, depending how rough or square your garage opening might be.

 

We deliver the doors factory assembled and ready to offer straight into the opening complete and ready to simply fix the sub frame and then adjust and secure fully. We take no tolerance off and your ordering dimensions will be the exact dimensions the doors will be made for you.
 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

GDO Steel Side Hinged Doors

Here at Garagedoorsonline, we are huge fans of these doors!  As standard, they come made to measure, in up to 16 on trend colours, 40mm luxe insulated panels and with a 10 year manufacturer's guarantee on the panel constructions.

Every single element of these doors have been carefully studied, adjusted and improved, to combine into a stunning modern door boasting all the best features available.

Key Features

Solid 40mm thick luxe panels

GDO side hinged garage doors are not only good looking. Although light in use, GDO side hinged garage doors close with a reassuringly solid “clunk”. The double walled 40mm thick steel panel sections filled with a rigid polymer foam combine with aluminium hollow-section profiles to create a strong and rigid garage door panel. Panels are carefully designed to provide excellent strength, rigidity, and resistance to corrosion for long lasting quality all round.

 

 

 

High quality 3D adjustable hinges

The hinges on a GDO side hinged garage door are very neat and discretely colour matched to the door and frame. Over time, side hinged garage door leaves may drop. With traditional garage doors, hinges are fixed with no ability for adjustment resulting in a poor fit over the life of the door. GDO side hinged garage doors’ hinges are adjustable in three dimensions ensuring a perfect fit when new and easy realignment over time, should it be required.

 

 

 

Aluminium strip threshold

The aluminium profile on a GDO side hinged garage doors provides a simple low-profile threshold. The bottom of each door leaf has a simple finned seal that sits on the strip threshold when closed. It’s important to note that GDO side hinged garage doors are not completely hermetically sealed. There will be some points on the garage door where light, drafts, strong directional rain, or water that is allowed to pool at the bottom of the door may find a way in. 

 

 

 

Double weather strips and mitred corners

The door frame on GDO side hinged garage doors has a bulb seal to the top and sides and each door leaf also has a seal to the top and sides. These seals create a double seal at the top and side of the door, maximising the ability to reduce draft, water and light ingress.

 

 

 

 

Security keys

Each GDO side hinged garage door includes two security keys. These keys add extra layer of security by preventing unauthorised copying. They cannot be cut by anyone other than the issuer of the key - GDO. Whilst the door has no official security rating it’s inherent strength and additional layers of security make it an easy choice over other conventional side hinged doors with poor consideration of these important features.

 

 

 

Friction door stays

No dangling cords are required to pull to release the friction stays on a GDO side hinged garage door. GDO Side Hinged Garage Doors’ stays are very neat and effortless to use. Don’t forget, stays should never be used on windy days or doors left unattended with the stays engaged. The door leaf can act as a sail in even modest winds, resulting in damage to the door and the stay.

 

 

 

 

Adjustable flush bolt security

The inactive leaf on GDO side hinged garage doors is secured with flush bolts to the top and bottom of the leaf. Each flush bolt has an adjustable plate for greater versatility on the position of the leading edge on the inactive leaf as the seals compress over time keeping the garage door rattle-free!

 

 

 

 

High-grade stainless-steel handles and lock covers

GDO side hinged garage doors are built to an exacting standard right down to the hardware. Put a GDO garage door beside others and the difference is easily apparent. Top quality lever handle, lock cylinder and rose complete the doors’ stunning good looks and can be kept looking good with simple care.

 

 

 

 

Convenient internal thumb turn

No poor-quality plastic hardware is used anywhere on a GDO side hinged garage door, right down to the doors internal thumb turn. The internal thumb turn provides a quick and easy way to exit your garage door on foot.

 

 

 

 

Adjustable latching with security locking

Precise latching and a steel lock keep box is important. To provide added attack resistance, the inactive leaf of a GDO side hinged garage door incorporates a stainless-steel strike plate and an adjustable latch plate. Easy to adjust, your garage door can be kept securely locked and rattle free for its lifetime.

 

 

 

 

Open-out only

GDO side hinged garage doors are open-out by design and are not available open-in.

 

 

 

 

 

Wind-out lug frame setting

Making the life easier for the installer is high on GDO list. That’s why GDO side hinged garage doors have wind-out frame setting lugs for precise, fast and simple setting of the door and frame before you fix in place.