Garador Tudor (7 Colour Options) Side hinged garage door Timber Garador

Garador Tudor Timber Side Hinged Garage Door, Purpose Made

This is the made to measure version of the Garador Tudor, featuring a sweeping arched top rail across each leaf with three tall recessed panels below, built to the exact overall width and height of your structural opening. On a character property, mock Tudor home or older coach house, the garage opening is often an uneven or non standard size. A decorative joinery design like the Tudor always looks its best when it fills the doorway properly, with the frame sitting neatly against the brickwork rather than surrounded by wide timber packers and cover trims.

Everyday Pedestrian Access

When a garage is used day to day as a workshop, garden room, utility area or bike store rather than purely for parking a car, side hinged leaves are far easier to live with than an overhead door. You can unlock the right hand leading leaf to step in and out on foot in seconds, and because both leaves open outwards onto the driveway, your internal ceiling and wall space remains completely unobstructed.

Key Features

• Made to your exact overall size, from 1930mm to 2539mm wide
• Overall heights from 1891mm to 2196mm (including the steel frame)
• Sweeping arched top rail over three recessed vertical panels on each leaf
• Solid Western Red Cedar joinery with exterior marine grade plywood panels
• Welded steel box section chassis and factory fitted steel fixing frame
• Frame finished in Terra Brown (RAL 8028) as standard, or Traffic White (RAL 9016)
• Black lever handles, two point shoot bolt locking and concealed hinges
• Hydraulic gas pistons, metal door stays and a 20mm floor threshold included
• Dip treated base coat stain as standard, or 5 factory wood stains at extra cost

Hybrid Timber and Steel Construction

The solid red cedar rails and mouldings and the weather resistant marine grade plywood panels are built around a rigid welded steel box section chassis. At the factory, the door leaves are prehung inside a steel fixing frame with 75mm wide uprights and a 60mm high head, finished in Brown (RAL 8028) as standard or White (RAL 9016). That steel backbone prevents the leaves from dropping or twisting, keeping the central arch neatly aligned where the two doors meet.

How the Arch and Panels Scale

The purpose made Tudor keeps three vertical panels on each leaf at every custom size, and the curved top rail is set out in proportion to the width of your door. Wider openings get a broader, gentler sweep across the head, while narrower cottage openings have a slightly tighter curve, ensuring the coach house arch looks balanced at any dimension in the range.

Finish, Split and How to Order

The door is supplied dip treated in a neutral base coat stain ready for site treatment, or can be factory finished in Light Oak, Antique Oak, Mahogany, Walnut, or Chestnut at extra cost. It is manufactured as an equal 50/50 split only so the two halves of the arch meet symmetrically in the middle.

To order online, select the next size band up from the dropdown menus and enter the exact overall width and height (door and steel frame together) you want manufactured. Remember that Garador builds to the exact millimetre size you enter with no extra tolerances deducted at the factory, so always deduct your fitting clearances from your brick to brick measurements first, and pop your raw brick to brick sizes into the comments box at checkout.

* Before you order, check the Measure tab for step by step guidance on working out your overall ordering size, and see the Installation tab for timber treatment advice.

Garador Purpose Made Timber Side Hinged Door Options

These options apply to every Garador timber side hinged door made to measure, from 1930mm to 2539mm wide and 1891mm to 2196mm high overall. The designs, finishes and hardware match the standard size doors.

Selecting Your Size Band and Exact Manufacturing Dimensions

When ordering a purpose made door online, first choose the next size band up from your required width and height in the dropdown menus to set the correct price bracket. You then enter the exact overall width and height (door and steel frame together) that you want Garador to manufacture.

Important: The exact overall sizes you enter do not include any automatic factory tolerances. Garador will manufacture the outer steel frame to the exact millimetre dimensions you provide. Always measure your smallest brick to brick opening sizes first and deduct your fitting clearances (we recommend deducting at least 10mm from the brickwork width, allowing 5mm per side, and 5mm to 10mm from the height) before entering your exact overall manufacturing size. Please also note your raw brick to brick measurements in the comments box at checkout so our team can double check them for you.

Timber Finish

Supplied with a neutral dip treated base coat stain as standard, ready to treat on site immediately after fitting. Full factory finishing is available at extra cost in 5 wood stains:

• Light Oak
• Antique Oak
• Mahogany
• Walnut
• Chestnut

* Western Red Cedar is a natural material, so please expect natural variation in grain and colour tone. Stain colours on screen are a guide only.

Chassis and Frame Colour

Choose Terra Brown (RAL 8028) as standard, or Traffic White (RAL 9016) as an option for the steel box section chassis and factory fitted steel frame.

Handles

• Black lever handle outside and inside, included as standard
• Black plastic knob outside (paired with a lever inside), so the door can only be opened from outside using the key
• Lever handles in White
• Lever handles in Chrome effect
• Lever handles in Brushed Steel or Cast Iron effect

Inside, a central flip up handle on the fixed leaf releases the top and bottom shoot bolts in one movement.

Leading Leaf (Handing)

Right hand leaf leading as standard, viewed from outside (meaning the fixed leaf is on the left from outside, and on the right when viewed from inside). Left hand leading is available at extra cost.

Door Split

Supplied as an equal 50/50 split as standard. The Vertical Cedar and Horizontal Cedar can also be made as a 1/3 and 2/3 split at the same price on overall frame widths up to 2234mm. The 1/3 leaf is always 800mm wide and always leads. Please call or email us to order this.

Chevron Cedar, Kingsbury, Seymour, Tudor, Ashton, and Ashton Chevron are 50/50 split only.

Glazing Choice (Ashton and Ashton Chevron Models Only)

Windows cannot be added to solid boarded or panelled designs. If you would like natural light inside your garage, please choose the dedicated Garador Ashton (vertical boarding with top windows) or Garador Ashton Chevron (chevron boarding with top windows) models. When ordering either the Ashton or Ashton Chevron, you can choose between clear (plain) or obscure (crystal/stippled) panes at no extra charge.

Garador Purpose Made Timber Side Hinged Specification

Door Construction

Solid red cedar built around a strong welded steel box section chassis. Seymour and Tudor combine solid red cedar with marine grade plywood panels, while Ashton and Ashton Chevron have factory fitted glazing to the top of each leaf.

Finish

Neutral dip treated base coat stain as standard, or factory finished in Light Oak, Antique Oak, Mahogany, Walnut, or Chestnut at extra cost. Supplied wrapped for protection in transit.

Factory Framed

Made to your exact overall size and prehung in a steel frame at the factory, finished in Brown (RAL 8028) as standard or White (RAL 9016). Frame uprights are 75mm wide (150mm total width), the head is 60mm high, and the frame is 75mm deep, all included in your overall ordering size. Viewed from outside, the right hand leaf leads as standard and the left hand leaf is the fixed leaf (meaning the fixed leaf is on the right hand side when viewed from inside the garage).

Concealed Hinges

Heavy duty hinges are concealed within the 75mm steel frame, with no hinge knuckles standing proud of the exterior door face.

Two Point Shoot Bolt Locking and Floor Level

Internal shoot bolts are fitted at the top and bottom of the inner leading edge of the fixed leaf, with the active leading leaf locking tightly against it via a Euro cylinder lock and lever handle. The overlapping centre stile helps prevent forced entry to the locking mechanism. Please note that the garage floor must be finished and level across the threshold for the bottom bolt to engage properly.

Door Stays and Gas Pistons

Solid metal door stays with a pull cord release hold the leaves securely open, paired with hydraulic gas pistons on each leaf for a smooth, controlled close.

Weather Seals and Threshold

Rubber weather seals are built into the steel frame along the door stop and leading leaf, sealing around three sides of the opening. A 20mm high aluminium floor threshold is supplied as standard for the base.

Handles and Internal Release

A black lever handle is fitted on the right hand leading leaf as standard (viewed from outside), and a central flip up handle on the inside of the fixed leaf releases the top and bottom shoot bolts in one movement.

Purpose Made Size Range

1930mm to 2539mm wide x 1891mm to 2196mm high overall (including the steel frame), for every timber design. Please see the Measure tab for step by step measuring guidance.

Door Split and Outward Operation

Supplied as an equal 50/50 split as standard. Vertical Cedar and Horizontal Cedar are also available as a 1/3 and 2/3 split at the same price up to 2234mm overall frame width (see the Options tab). Both door leaves open outwards as standard, leaving the internal ceiling and wall space clear.

Fixing and Drive Through Clearance

Designed to fit between the brickwork, with a recommended minimum fitting clearance of 5mm per side. Fixing behind the brickwork opening is not recommended. With both leaves open to 90 degrees, the nominal drive through clearance is 30mm less than the nominal opening width (or 180mm less than the overall frame width) and 125mm less than the opening height.

Standards and Use

All Garador garage doors comply with BS EN 13241 safety standards and are suitable for domestic garages and lightweight commercial use.

* Purpose made doors are built to the exact overall size you give us, so please double check your brickwork measurements before ordering.

Installing Your Purpose Made Garador Timber Side Hinged Door

Your purpose made door arrives fully assembled and hung in its steel frame, built to the overall size you ordered, with the hinges, handle, locking, stays and gas pistons fitted. On site it's a case of fixing the frame into the opening, a job a competent DIYer can manage with a helper.

Installation instructions are supplied with every door.

When Your Door Arrives

Store the door upright, under cover and in a dry place, with the wrapping intact. On doors supplied in the base coat stain, apply one coat of a good quality base coat primer to both sides as soon as the wrapping comes off.

Before You Fit

• Re measure the opening and check it against your door size. The frame should go in with the fitting tolerance you allowed when ordering, around 10mm on the width and 5mm on the height
• A level, finished floor is essential for the bottom shoot bolt to engage
• The doors open outwards, so make sure there's clear, level ground in front of the garage
• The frame is designed to fit between the brickwork, not behind it
• Check the brickwork either side can take fixings. Older openings, where purpose made doors are most common, can have soft or uneven brick at the reveals

During Fitting

Fix the frame plumb and square, checking the diagonals. On openings that aren't quite true, pack behind the frame at the fixing points rather than forcing it to follow the brickwork.

After Fitting

Straight after installation, apply two further coats of a good quality exterior wood finish to both sides of the door, following the finish manufacturer's instructions. Not doing so leads to early deterioration of the timber, which isn't covered by the warranty.

Ongoing Care

Re coat the timber in line with the finish manufacturer's guidance, and more often on exposed or south facing garages. Factory finished doors also need periodic maintenance coats. Lubricate the hinges, lock and shoot bolts once or twice a year, using graphite powder on the lock cylinder.

Garador Timber Side Hinged Door Warranty

Garador cover the safe and reliable function of their timber side hinged garage doors for 10 years from the date of purchase. That 10 year cover applies to the door mechanism and the steel frame. The timber door panels themselves carry a 2 year warranty, and a 5 year warranty applies to the hinges. Replacement parts are covered for 6 months, or to the end of the original warranty period, whichever is longer.

What's Covered

During the warranty period Garador will put right any defect that can be shown to be caused by a material or manufacturing fault. At their discretion they'll replace the faulty part, repair it or offer a reduction in price. The costs of removal, refitting and carriage aren't covered, and any replaced parts become the property of Garador Ltd.

Requirements

Warranty claims only apply in the country where the door was bought, the door must have been bought through Garador's authorised distribution, and the warranty only covers the door itself. You'll need the completed warranty card and your dated proof of purchase to make a claim.

Treating the Timber

The timber warranty depends on the door being treated correctly. That means a base coat primer on both sides as soon as it's unwrapped, then two coats of exterior wood finish on both sides straight after fitting, with periodic re coating after that. Deterioration caused by missing or late treatment isn't covered.

What Isn't Covered

• Normal wear and tear
• Incorrect installation
• Lack of care and maintenance
• Incorrect use, at first or later on
• Deliberate or careless damage
• Fire, water, salts, alkaline solutions, acids and abnormal environmental conditions
• Damage in transport or fitting
• Priming and other surface treatments, including treatments applied incorrectly or too late
• Repairs by unqualified persons
• Use of non Garador parts without the manufacturer's approval
• Removal or defacing of the product number

Making a Claim

If you need to make a claim, please contact us with your name, address and phone number, your original invoice, the door type and product number, and a description of the problem. Garador may need to inspect the door in place. If the claim turns out not to be covered, the cost of the inspection visit may be charged.

Measuring for a Purpose Made Garador Timber Side Hinged Door

Purpose made timber doors are ordered by the overall width and overall height of the door including its steel frame, which comes factory fitted. The frame uprights are 75mm wide and the head is 60mm high.

Every timber design can be made from 1930mm to 2539mm wide and from 1891mm to 2196mm high overall.

How to Work Out Your Ordering Size

1. Measure the opening brick to brick across the width, at the top, middle and bottom. Use the smallest figure.
2. Measure from the finished floor to the underside of the lintel, on both sides and in the middle. Use the smallest figure.
3. Take at least 10mm off the width and 5mm off the height. These are total allowances, not per side. If the opening is out of square or the brickwork is uneven, allow a little more.
4. The figures you're left with are your overall ordering width and height.

No fitting tolerance is added at the factory, so the door will be made to exactly the size you give us.

Choosing Your Size Online

Choose the width and height options your ordering size falls into, then enter your exact overall width and height when prompted.

Worked Example

Your brick to brick opening on an older garage is 2010mm wide and 1960mm high. Take off the tolerance and your overall ordering size is 2000mm x 1955mm. Choose the up to 2233mm width option and the up to 2041mm height option, then enter 2000mm x 1955mm as your exact size.

Clear Opening Inside the Frame

The clear opening inside the frame is 150mm narrower and 60mm lower than your overall size. On a 2000mm x 1955mm door that's 1850mm wide x 1895mm high. The thickness of the open leaves takes a little more off the usable width.

* If your ordering size matches one of the standard sizes exactly, for example 2234mm x 2041mm, check the standard size listing as it will usually work out cheaper.

* If you can't find the size you need in the drop down menus, please call or email us.