GDO Icon Walgrave Standard Rib Vertical with Windows (32 Colour Options) Side hinged garage door Steel GDO

GDO Icon Walgrave Standard Rib Vertical with Windows

Classic 1940s aesthetic with modern engineering

Transform the front of your property with the striking GDO Icon Walgrave side hinged garage door. This design masterfully captures the essence of classic 1940s British architecture, featuring a beautifully proportioned 8 panel window arrangement across the top of the doors. This traditional glazing pattern not only elevates the curb appeal of period homes and classic builds but also floods your garage interior with natural light, making it a far more usable, welcoming space for hobbies or a workshop.

The Walgrave is exclusively available in a symmetrical 50/50 door leaf split, ensuring the 8 panel window design remains perfectly balanced across the width of the opening.

Unrivalled strength and premium weather sealing

The GDO Icon range represents a significant upgrade over standard UK single skin steel doors. The Walgrave is engineered using reinforced internal steel bracing across the rear of the door panels, creating an exceptionally stable and rigid construction that feels solid and secure during every operation.

While the door panels themselves are uninsulated, the Icon range incorporates the same heavy duty weather protection found on our top tier insulated doors. The steel door leaves are pre hung within a premium aluminium outer fixing frame, and feature double rubber seals around the leaf and frame, plus an integrated gasket between the leaf and panel to expertly minimise draughts, dust, and rainwater.

Precision made to measure

Effortless ordering and installation

Every Walgrave doorset is made to measure as standard at no extra cost. When placing your order, simply provide the overall width and overall height required. These sizes include the factory fitted aluminium sub frame, which is always supplied fully finished in the exact same colour as your chosen door panels.

The Walgrave is available in custom sizes up to 2750 mm wide and 2350 mm high, easily accommodating the vast majority of single garage openings.

Engineered structural features

• Fully adjustable hardware: Supplied with sleek black 3 dimensional external hinges, allowing for maximum adjustment in all directions to ensure perfect on site leaf alignment.
• Secure slave leaf: The inactive door leaf is held firmly in place by heavy duty concealed shoot bolts at the top and bottom.
• Opening direction: Supplied as outward swinging as standard, with inward opening available upon request for an additional charge.

Heavy duty locking mechanisms

To complement the robust panel construction, the Walgrave is fitted with a highly secure latch and deadlock system as standard, completely replacing the basic cable latches found on inferior doors.

This upgraded lock includes an adjustable keep for precise, rattle free latching. For total everyday convenience, the interior features a simple thumb turn, allowing you to lock and unlock the doors effortlessly from inside the garage without needing a key. A stylish black lever handle is supplied as standard.

Ultimate control upgrades

Aluminium floor threshold

To further optimise your weather resistance, an optional 15 mm aluminium threshold can be added to your doorset. When fitted to a level garage floor, this threshold works with the bottom seals to significantly reduce the ingress of sweeping leaves and surface water. (Please note: No side hinged doorset can guarantee a 100% waterproof seal).

Friction door stays

Because the Walgrave is a 50/50 split design, we highly recommend adding our optional friction door stays. These stays hold the door leaves safely open at roughly 90 degrees, preventing them from blowing shut in the wind while you are moving items in and out of the garage.

How to Specify Your Custom Door

The GDO Icon side hinged door is made to measure to your exact requirements. Please review the key options below to configure the perfect doorset for your garage.

1. Ordering Your Size

To order, first select the pricing band from the dropdown menu that represents the nearest larger 'up to' size for your requirements. Once selected, you will be prompted to enter your exact custom measurements into the dedicated text boxes provided. Please note: The measurements you provide must be the exact Overall Width and Overall Height including the aluminium fixing frame.

2. Door Panel Configuration & Leading Leaf

You can choose how your doors are divided and which door opens first (the active/leading door):

• Panel Split: Choose a symmetrical 50/50 split, or an asymmetric 1/3 : 2/3 split (ideal for frequent pedestrian access).
• Leading Door: Select whether the Left Hand or Right Hand door opens first (viewed from the outside looking in).
• Important Note: If you choose a 1/3 : 2/3 split configuration, the smaller 1/3rd door must always be the active, leading door.

3. Colours & Frame Finishes

Personalise your garage door to perfectly match your home's exterior:

• Door Colour: Choose from an extensive palette of 32 high-quality paint finishes.
• Frame Colour: The aluminium outer fixing frame comes in standard White. Alternatively, for a small additional charge, you can choose to have the frame colour-matched perfectly to your chosen door panel colour.
  You can also choose the window frame colour in the configuration as white or matching the door panel colour

4. Friction Door Stays (Highly Recommended)

Door stays are a key optional extra that we strongly recommend considering. They securely prop the door leaves open at roughly 90 degrees, preventing them from blowing shut in the wind or swinging back on you while you are moving items in and out of the garage.

5. Bottom Weatherseals

To help prevent leaves, dust, and draughts from blowing under your door, you can add a bottom weatherseal to the door panels. Depending on your floor levels and clearances, you can select from a choice of depths, available in either a solid rubber blade or a flexible brush seal.

Technical Specifications: GDO Icon Side Hinged Door

Construction and Framing

• Door Panels: Single skin steel door leaves featuring reinforced internal steel bracing and a strong sub chassis for a highly rigid, robust feel.
• Aluminium Frame: The steel door panels are set within an aluminium sub frame and supplied pre hung in a heavy duty aluminium outer fixing frame for supreme corrosion resistance and easy installation.
• Weather Protection: Factory fitted with double rubber seals to the door leaf and frame, alongside an integrated gasket between the door leaf frame and panel to minimise draughts, dust, and debris.

Configurations and Opening

• Panel Split: These side hinged garage doors are only available as a 50/50 split due to the window configuration.
• Opening Direction: Outwards opening as standard. Inwards opening is available as a no cost option (if required, please contact us directly to manually process your order).
• Door Stays: High quality friction door stays are available as an optional extra to hold the doors safely open.

Security and Hardware

• Locking System: Upgraded robust latch and deadlock system, featuring an adjustable keep for precise latching and an internal thumb turn for effortless daily operation.
• Slave Leaf Security: The inactive leaf is secured via heavy duty concealed shoot bolts located at the top and bottom.
• Hinges: Black 3 dimensional adjustable external hinges are fitted as standard, allowing for maximum adjustment in all directions to eliminate leaf sag and ensure perfect alignment over time.
• Handle: Supplied with a stylish black lever handle as standard.

Colour Finishes

The Icon side hinged doors are available in a beautiful, highly durable low gloss powder coated finish. Choose from our standard or premium palettes:

Standard FOC Colours:

• White (RAL 9016)
• Black (RAL 9005)
• Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016)

Premium Colours:

• Signal Grey (RAL 7004)
• Dusty Grey (RAL 7037)
• Traffic Grey (RAL 7042)
• Light Grey (RAL 7035)
• Window Grey (RAL 7040)
• Basalt Grey (RAL 7012)
• Pebble Grey (RAL 7032)
• Iron Grey (RAL 7011)
• Slate Grey (RAL 7015)
• Graphite Grey (RAL 7024)
• Agate Grey (RAL 7038)
• Black Grey (RAL 7021)
• Steel Blue (RAL 5011)
• Cobalt Blue (RAL 5013)
• Sky Blue (RAL 5015)
• Gentian Blue (RAL 5010)
• Signal Blue (RAL 5005)
• Light Blue (RAL 5012)
• Moss Green (RAL 6005)
• Fir Green (RAL 6009)
• Chartwell Green (BS14 C 35)
• Ruby Red (RAL 3003)
• Traffic Red (RAL 3020)
• Chocolate Brown (RAL 8017)
• Clay Brown (RAL 8003)
• Mahogany Brown (RAL 8016)
• Light Ivory (RAL 1015)
• Cream (RAL 9001)
• Traffic Yellow (RAL 1023)

Installation instructions can be found here

Installation Guidance: GDO Icon Side Hinged Doors

The GDO Icon side hinged garage door is designed with both the professional installer and the competent DIY enthusiast in mind. Because this is supplied as a complete, factory preassembled doorset, the installation process is straightforward, fast, and highly secure.

What is a Doorset?

Unlike traditional timber doors that require you to build a frame, hang the hinges, and align the lock keeps on site, the GDO Icon is delivered entirely preassembled. The steel door panels are already hung on their 3D adjustable hinges within the aluminium fixing frame. The locking mechanisms, seals, and keeps are all factory fitted and aligned.

Key Installation Steps

While full, detailed manufacturer instructions are provided with your delivery, the core installation process involves:

1. Preparation: Ensure your brickwork opening is structurally sound, plumb, and square. Ensure your floor is as level as possible, especially if you are fitting an optional aluminium threshold.
2. Positioning: Lift the complete doorset into the structural opening. Pack and wedge the aluminium outer frame to ensure it sits perfectly level and plumb within the aperture.
3. Fixing: Drill through the aluminium frame and secure it directly into the surrounding brickwork or blockwork using suitable heavy duty frame fixings.
4. Adjustment: Check the operation of the doors. If your brickwork is slightly out of square, the Icon range features premium 3D adjustable hinges, allowing you to fine tune the door leaves in three different directions to ensure perfect closing and sealing.
5. Finishing: Once securely fixed and adjusted, simply seal around the outside of the aluminium frame with a high quality exterior silicone sealant to ensure a fully weather tight finish.

Installation Position

Almost without exception, side hinged garage doors are installed directly inbetween the structural opening. When measuring and ordering, please ensure you allow a suitable fitting tolerance (typically 10mm to 20mm on the overall width and 5mm to 10mm on the overall height) to easily accommodate the outer frame within your brickwork.

Note: Side hinged garage doors are heavy items. We strongly recommend that installation is carried out by at least two people to ensure safe lifting and positioning of the frame.

Warranty Information: GDO Icon Side Hinged Doors

The GDO Icon range is manufactured in the UK to the highest quality standards, using premium materials and robust engineering. For your peace of mind, these doors are backed by comprehensive manufacturer warranties.

10 Year Safe and Reliable Operation

A warranty covering the safe and reliable operation of the garage door is provided for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase. This warranty covers the core structural integrity of the door panels and framing when used in normal domestic applications.

2 Year Comprehensive Parts Guarantee

A standard guarantee of 2 years is provided to cover all moving parts and hardware, subject to normal usage (defined as up to 5 open/close operations per day). This includes:

• Lock mechanisms and cylinders
• 3D adjustable hinges
• Shoot bolts and latches
• Door stays (if fitted)

2 Year Factory Paint Finish Guarantee

The highly durable factory applied powder-coated paint finish is guaranteed for 2 years against significant flaking, peeling, or fading. The paint finish is cosmetic, and the front panel should appear uniform when viewed from a distance of 3 metres. (Please note: Minor blemishes in the finish are inevitable due to the manufacturing process and are not considered a defect. The rear of the door will naturally have a different level of coating and is not subject to the same uniform finish guarantee as the front).

Important Warranty Conditions

To ensure your warranty remains valid, please be aware of the following manufacturer conditions:

• The door must be installed correctly in accordance with the manufacturer's provided instructions.
• The product must be maintained, cleaned, and serviced regularly (an annual inspection is recommended).
• The door must be kept clean and free from impact damage. Any areas of accidental paint damage must be dressed with touch-up paint as soon as possible.
• The warranty does not cover damage caused by abnormal environmental influences, such as fire, acidic/alkaline solutions, bird droppings, or abnormal atmospheric pollution.
• Coastal Locations: Doors fitted within 250 metres of the coastline or an inland estuary are exempt from the paint finish warranty due to the highly corrosive nature of salt air. (For coastal locations, we recommend considering GRP or aluminium door panels).

* Terms and conditions apply, full details can be found here

Always remember to allow for some fitting tolerance when ordering. In a perfect world we would recommend about 10mm all round, meaning you measure the width and height and then take 10mm off the smallest dimensions all round and this gives the Ordering Sizes. In real world apertures the floor is often not level and the aperture not totally square so please make sure you allow enough tolerance to cater for any out of square dimensions.

Minimum & Maximum Ordering Sizes