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CarTeck 40mm Luxe Traditional Side Hinged Garage Doors

Luxury Made to Measure Doors for UK Homes

The CarTeck 40mm Luxe Traditional Standard Ribbed Vertical side hinged garage door is a true luxury upgrade for British homes, especially where the garage is integral and used as extra living space. The classic 50/50 split pair of doors, with vertical ribs and traditional glazed top sections on related models, beautifully echo 1940s style timber doors while delivering modern levels of comfort and security.

Strong, Secure Double Skin Steel Construction

Each leaf is built from 40mm thick, double skinned steel panels with a rigid foam core. This construction, proven on CarTeck’s insulated sectional doors, gives outstanding strength, excellent resistance to forced entry and impressive insulation against cold, heat and noise. For UK homes with garages next to kitchens, hallways or living rooms, these doors make the space noticeably warmer and quieter.

Complete Doorset – Everything Factory Fitted

These are not loose door leaves and a separate frame – they are supplied as a complete, factory assembled doorset. The aluminium fixing sub frame, door panels, concealed hinges, locks, cylinder, handles, glazing, seals, flush bolts, stays and 3-part threshold are all pre-fitted and pre-aligned in the factory. On site, you lift the assembled frame and doors into the opening, fix it back to the masonry and carry out final adjustments, dramatically reducing installation time and complexity.

Made to Measure to the Millimetre

Every Luxe side hinged door is made to measure to the millimetre, with ordering sizes based on the overall frame width and height. This ensures you maximise the clear opening, minimise gaps and achieve a neat, built in look around the garage reveal. With widths available up to around 3500mm in many configurations, these doors are perfect for wider single garages and generous openings where standard sizes simply do not fit correctly.

Perfect for Modern Multi-Use Garages

For garages no longer used just for parking, a high specification insulated side hinged door is often the most practical choice. CarTeck Luxe doors are ideal if your garage doubles as a workshop, gym, playroom, office, utility or general storage space. You can open just one leaf for quick pedestrian access, reducing heat loss and avoiding the need to expose the entire garage every time you pop in and out, while still benefiting from a strong, secure, fully insulated double skin steel doorset.

Ordering Your CarTeck Insulated Side Hinged Door With Windows

Every CarTeck 40mm Luxe Traditional side hinged garage door with windows is made to measure and built to your exact specification. Before you begin choosing your options below, select the next size up on both width and height from the pricing table to get your base price. If you then proceed to place an order, simply enter your exact required dimensions at the checkout stage.

1. Panel and Frame Colour

Choose your preferred finish from the extensive CarTeck colour palette, widely recognised as one of the best standard colour ranges available on the market today. Chosen specifically with the latest architectural trends in mind, these colours are perfectly suited to complement most UK homes. There are 39 colours available in the standard Trend and Trend+ ranges, all included in the base price of the door. Beyond these, there are several premium upgrade options available:

• Wood Effect Finishes: 4 realistic woodgrain laminate options for a natural timber appearance on a maintenance-free insulated steel door. For wood effect colour options, please go to the wood effect model options in our shop.
• Trend Satin Range: A brand new collection of 6 paint finishes with a refined 10% gloss content, offering a softer, more contemporary look compared to the standard 30% gloss of the Trend and Trend+ paints.
• Any RAL Colour: If none of the standard or Satin colours suit your project, you can specify any RAL colour to perfectly match your property.
• Coastal Paint Upgrade: If your property is located near the coast, we strongly recommend considering our special coastal paint upgrade for enhanced protection against salt air corrosion.

Please call or email us for full details and pricing on the Trend Satin, any RAL colour, or coastal paint upgrade options.

2. External Panel Texture

Choose from 4 external panel texture finishes to complement your chosen colour and property style. The texture applies to the outer face of the door panels and affects both the look and feel of the finished door.

3. Leading Door Leaf

Select whether the leading (first opening) door leaf is on the left-hand side or the right-hand side, as viewed from outside the garage looking in. Consider which side you will most frequently use for pedestrian access when making your choice.

4. Panel Split

This Traditional design is supplied exclusively as a 50/50 equal panel split, giving a balanced, symmetrical appearance across the full width of the opening.

5. Threshold Options

Choose from 2 standard threshold options included in the door specification. The threshold sits across the full width of the opening at floor level and provides a seal against weather and debris.

• Additional threshold options are available, including deep threshold profiles designed for garages where no vehicle access is required and a superior floor seal is the priority.
• Please email or call us for details and pricing on non-standard threshold options.

6. Handle and Locking Options

A stainless steel lever/lever handle set is fitted as standard on these doors. If you would like to upgrade, there are 8 alternative handle options available, each paired with a 3-point hook locking upgrade for enhanced security.

• Standard: Stainless steel lever/lever handle with standard locking.
• Upgrade: Choose from 8 handle designs, all supplied with a 3-point hook locking mechanism.
• Bespoke: You can also supply your own door furniture and locking hardware to be fitted at the factory. This option is available on a price on application (POA) basis.

7. Window Design

Choose from 4 window design options available for this Traditional door model. Windows are integrated into the upper section of the door panels and add natural light to your garage interior while maintaining the clean lines of the Traditional panel design.

8. Window Glazing

Select your preferred glazing finish from 3 options to suit your privacy and lighting requirements:

• Clear: Maximum natural light and visibility through the windows.
• Frosted: Allows light in while obscuring the view for full privacy.
• Satin: A smooth, translucent finish that diffuses light softly while maintaining privacy.

Door Construction & Finish

CarTeck Luxe Traditional side hinged doors are built from 40mm thick, double skinned steel panels with an insulated rigid foam core, set within a fully finished aluminium sub frame. The inside face of the panels is smooth, clean and free from exposed bracing bars or surface mounted lock gear, making the interior far easier to wipe down and keep tidy. Internally, all doors are finished in a light Grey White (RAL 9002), helping to reflect light inside the garage.

Door texture options: Woodgrain, Smooth, Stucco or Micro Profile (depending on colour and design).

Traditional Glazing & Window Finish

Traditional Luxe doors are supplied as standard with attractive leaded-effect windows to recreate the look of a classic pair of 1940s style garage doors. If you prefer a more understated appearance, plain windows are available at no extra cost. All window units are scratch resistant polymer double glazing, designed to let in daylight whilst maintaining strength and security.

The surrounds to the windows are finished in a matching smooth finish to the frame, ensuring the glazing, frame and door panels blend together as one cohesive design.

Colour Options

Luxe Traditional doors can be specified in a wide palette of Trend and Trend+ colours, allowing you to coordinate with windows, doors and other external finishes.

Trend Colours

Trend+ Colours

Frame legs and head are smooth and white as standard, but on Luxe doors the aluminium fixing sub frame is normally finished to match the selected panel colour for a seamless look around the opening.

Aluminium Fixing Sub Frame

All CarTeck side hinged doors are factory fitted with a fully finished aluminium fixing sub frame. This ensures tight tolerances where the door hinges and closes, simplifies installation and removes the need for a separate timber frame. Each doorset is made to order to maximise the usable width and height of your opening. Doors can be specified as left or right hand leading leaf (viewed from the outside).

3 Part Threshold with Bulb Seal

A 3 part threshold system is now supplied as standard on all CarTeck side hinged garage doors. It incorporates a new bulb seal to improve weather sealing at the bottom of the door. Because it is supplied in three parts, the threshold can be extended beyond the frame legs to create a neater finish and lined through with adjacent openings if required. Extended lengths are available on request.

Click here for further information on CarTeck threshold options.

Locking, Hardware & Security

3 Point Locking
High security 3 point locking is available and is suitable for doors over 2020mm high. This enhances security by locking the active leaf at multiple points along its height.

Lock Cylinder Security Upgrade
CarTeck has upgraded the Euro profile cylinder to make security higher and replacement keys easier to obtain locally. Key benefits include:

• BS EN1303 Cylinder Security Grade 2.
• Anti-drill and anti-pick design.
• 3 keys supplied as standard.
• Break-off system – a sacrificial front section is designed to snap away under attack, while leaving enough cylinder in place for the lock to still be operated with your key.

Handles & General Hardware
High grade stainless steel handles and lock covers are both tough and attractive. Hardware includes:

• DIN standard CE marked European sash lock.
• Pair of stainless steel round bar lever handles on 50mm diameter roses.
• Euro profile cylinder and internal thumb turn with stainless steel escutcheons as standard (double cylinder, key both sides, available as an option).
• The inactive leaf is fitted with recessed lever action flush bolts at the top and bottom for secure locking.
• A stay is fitted to each leaf to hold the door open while in use.

Double Seals & Mitred Corners
For superior draught reduction, there is a continuous circumferential seal around each door leaf and an additional three-sided seal on the frame. Frame profiles are mitre jointed at the corners for a clean, precise finish.

Concealed Hinges

As part of ongoing product development, all CarTeck side hinged doors now use concealed hinges. These bring several advantages:

• Easier trimming and finishing around the frame, as there are no surface mounted hinge knuckles at the edge.
• Only two hinges per leaf are required, making alignment and adjustment quicker.
• A sleeker, more contemporary appearance.
• No additional cost compared to previous hinge designs.
• Improved security by removing a visible point of attack and making it harder to lever the door open from the hinge side.

See the Installation tab for a video showing how to adjust a concealed hinge.

Installation Guidance – Made to Measure as Standard

Every CarTeck 40mm Luxe Traditional side hinged garage door is made to measure as standard. This means the doorset is manufactured to your exact brickwork opening sizes (allowing for the correct fitting tolerances), so you are not trying to “make do” with a standard size. You benefit from maximum clear opening width and height, tighter seals and a far neater finished appearance.

1. Measuring Before You Order

Before ordering, carefully measure the structural brickwork opening width and height in at least three places (top, middle, bottom for width; left, centre, right for height). Use the smallest measurements and check that the reveals and lintel are reasonably plumb and level. These clear opening sizes are what you provide for your made to measure doorset – the factory will calculate the finished frame sizes and tolerances from these figures.

2. Delivered as a Complete Doorset

CarTeck Luxe side hinged doors are supplied as a fully assembled doorset. The aluminium fixing frame, door leaves, hinges, locks, seals and glazing are all factory fitted and pre-aligned. This eliminates the need to hang door leaves separately on site. Once unpacked, the frame and doors are lifted into the opening as one unit, making installation faster, cleaner and more predictable.

3. Fitting the Aluminium Sub Frame

With the old garage door and frame removed and the opening cleaned back to sound masonry, the new aluminium frame is positioned into the reveal. Use packers and a spirit level to ensure the frame is perfectly plumb, level and square, then drill and fix through the pre-designated fixing points into the brickwork. Check the operation of both leaves as you go and make minor hinge or latch adjustments if required.

4. Threshold & Final Sealing

The supplied 3-part threshold is then positioned and fixed in line with the frame legs, creating a continuous base for the bulb seal and improving weather protection at floor level. Because it is in three pieces, you can extend it slightly beyond the frame legs for a neat transition to adjacent paving or doorways. Finally, any small gaps between frame and brickwork are neatly sealed with a suitable external grade sealant or trim.

5. Post-Installation Checks

Once installed, check that:

• Both leaves open and close freely without fouling the floor or reveals.
• The locks engage smoothly and the compression seals make consistent contact all round.
• The stays hold the doors open securely at the desired angle.

Because these doors are factory assembled and made to measure, a competent installer or experienced DIYer can achieve an excellent, professional result with far less time and adjustment than a traditional, site-built timber door and frame.

Installation details provided with the door.

The door is delivered with the frame, hinges and all major components factory fitted, ready for easy on-site installation.

Installation Guidance – Made to Measure as Standard

Every CarTeck 40mm Luxe Traditional side hinged garage door is made to measure as standard. This means the doorset is manufactured to your exact brickwork opening sizes (allowing for the correct fitting tolerances), so you are not trying to “make do” with a standard size. You benefit from maximum clear opening width and height, tighter seals and a far neater finished appearance.

1. Measuring Before You Order

Before ordering, carefully measure the structural brickwork opening width and height in at least three places (top, middle, bottom for width; left, centre, right for height). Use the smallest measurements and check that the reveals and lintel are reasonably plumb and level. These clear opening sizes are what you provide for your made to measure doorset – the factory will calculate the finished frame sizes and tolerances from these figures.

2. Delivered as a Complete Doorset

CarTeck Luxe side hinged doors are supplied as a fully assembled doorset. The aluminium fixing frame, door leaves, hinges, locks, seals and glazing are all factory fitted and pre-aligned. This eliminates the need to hang door leaves separately on site. Once unpacked, the frame and doors are lifted into the opening as one unit, making installation faster, cleaner and more predictable.

3. Fitting the Aluminium Sub Frame

With the old garage door and frame removed and the opening cleaned back to sound masonry, the new aluminium frame is positioned into the reveal. Use packers and a spirit level to ensure the frame is perfectly plumb, level and square, then drill and fix through the pre-designated fixing points into the brickwork. Check the operation of both leaves as you go and make minor hinge or latch adjustments if required.

4. Threshold & Final Sealing

The supplied 3-part threshold is then positioned and fixed in line with the frame legs, creating a continuous base for the bulb seal and improving weather protection at floor level. Because it is in three pieces, you can extend it slightly beyond the frame legs for a neat transition to adjacent paving or doorways. Finally, any small gaps between frame and brickwork are neatly sealed with a suitable external grade sealant or trim.

5. Post-Installation Checks

Once installed, check that:

• Both leaves open and close freely without fouling the floor or reveals.
• The locks engage smoothly and the compression seals make consistent contact all round.
• The stays hold the doors open securely at the desired angle.

Because these doors are factory assembled and made to measure, a competent installer or experienced DIYer can achieve an excellent, professional result with far less time and adjustment than a traditional, site-built timber door and frame.

CarTeck Side Hinged Garage Doors Warranty

CarTeck insulated side hinged garage doors are manufactured by Carteck/Teckentrup to the highest standards and are backed by a comprehensive, long-term manufacturer’s guarantee for complete peace of mind. The warranty periods apply to doors that have been correctly installed, maintained and cleaned in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

10-Year Manufacturer’s Guarantee

• •  On panels against rust penetration from the inside to the outside.
• •  Against door panel separation of the steel skins from the inner foam core.
• •  On material and manufacturing flaws of all non-moving parts of the frame that are verifiably unusable.
• •  On the floor seal, intermediate seals and frame weather seals against rotting.

5-Year Manufacturer’s Guarantee

• •  On factory paint finishes against peeling and blistering (excluding normal colour fade and excluding coastal locations). Note: A specific 3 year guarantee applies to coastal installations, providing the door was ordered with the official coastal paint upgrade.

2-Year Manufacturer’s Guarantee

• •  On all hardware and moving components, including window units, hinges, locks, handles and door stays (based on standard use of up to 5 open/close cycles per day).

Please note: The guarantee does not apply to doors that are subjected to extreme conditions, such as corrosive influences resulting from use in a coastal climate with high salt content, unless the relevant coastal paint upgrades were specified at the point of order. Regular cleaning of the door finish is required to maintain the warranty.

Measuring for your CarTeck 40mm Luxe Traditional side hinged garage door is a straightforward process. These fully insulated doors are completely made to measure and supplied factory assembled with their sub fixing frame and hardware already fitted, ensuring a fast and simple installation. The entire unit is designed to be installed directly in between your structural garage opening.

Step 1: Measure the Structural Opening Width

Take the width measurement from brickwork to brickwork inside the structural opening.

• Measure the width in three distinct places: at the top, the middle, and the bottom of the opening.
• Record the smallest of these three dimensions. This becomes your definitive structural opening width.

Step 2: Measure the Structural Opening Height

Take the height measurement from the floor directly to the underside of the lintel.

• Measure the height in three places: on the left, in the middle, and on the right side of the opening.
• Record the smallest of these three dimensions to determine your definitive structural opening height.

Step 3: Calculate Your Ordering Size

Because the door and its pre-fitted frame sit inside the opening, you must allow for a fitting tolerance. The manufacturer recommends a minimum tolerance of 10mm all around to ensure the frame fits comfortably without being forced.

• Ordering Width: Deduct 20mm from your smallest structural opening width, which allows for a 10mm gap on both the left and right sides.
• Ordering Height: Deduct 10mm from your smallest structural opening height to allow a gap at the top.

The resulting dimensions are your Overall Frame Size, which is the exact measurement you will use when placing your order.

Step 4: Check Floor Levels and Squareness

The garage floor level is a critical factor because standard CarTeck side-hinged doors open outwards.

• Use a spirit level to check that the driveway is completely flat or falls away from the garage opening. Ensure the ground does not rise up and obstruct the outward swing of the door leaves.
• The door features a 3-part stepped aluminium threshold as standard, which requires a sound, level surface across the full width of the opening to sit correctly and provide an effective weather seal.
• Check how square and true your brickwork is. If the opening is visibly out of square or the stonework is particularly rough, you may need to increase your fitting tolerances (deducting more than 10mm) to ensure the pre-squared frame will fit within the space.

Please allow for any tolerances you require in the ordering dimensions and the doors will be manufactured to the exact dimensions specified.