Hormann Rollmatic T with Full Hood (17 Colour Options) Insulated Roller door garage door Aluminium Hormann

Hormann Rollmatic T with Full Hood (17 Colour Options)

17 Durable Paint Finishes and Full Hood Protection

The curtain is constructed from twin-walled, CFC-free foam-filled aluminium slats with a nominal 77mm profile height. This creates a rigid, stable curtain that helps deaden sound and reduce draughts passing into the garage.

Both the inside and outside of the curtain are finished in the same tough colour coating, so the door looks just as neat from inside the garage as it does from the street. You have 17 standard paint colours to choose from, covering traditional whites, contemporary greys like Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016), and classic architectural tones.

Every Rollmatic T in this range includes the complete aluminium box cover. Where many basic roller doors charge extra for hoods, having the full box as standard provides practical advantages every day:

Practical Motor Drive and Everyday Controls

The Rollmatic T uses a conventional single-phase 240V tubular motor engineered specifically for smooth, dependable daily operation. Because the motor sits inside the curtain axle, there are no bulky external motor heads protruding into your garage storage space.

Power is supplied via a pre-wired lead with a standard 3-pin UK plug, meaning you can plug it straight into an existing 13-amp socket without needing an electrician to hardwire it.

The wall-mounted receiver box features two push buttons on the front casing, allowing you to operate the door from inside the garage without reaching for your keys. You also receive two Hormann HSE 4 mini hand transmitters. These operate on Hormann's 868 MHz BiSecur radio frequency, an encrypted signal developed to stop code-grabbing and give reliable range from inside your car.

Safety Edge and Manual Override as Standard

Under current UK and European safety legislation (BS EN 13241), powered roller garage doors must detect obstructions to prevent injury or damage. The Rollmatic T achieves this with an active optical sensor integrated directly inside the hollow rubber bottom seal.

If the descending door touches a vehicle bumper, a toy, or a pet, the infrared light beam inside the rubber profile breaks. The control unit cuts power instantly and reverses the curtain to clear the obstruction.

• Standard spiral cable connection: a tough coiled cable feeds the bottom edge sensor back to the wall control unit for dependable signal transmission.
• Optional wireless safety edge: can be selected if you prefer a clean look without the visible coiled cable running up the wall.
• Internal emergency hand chain: allows you to wind the curtain up or down smoothly if there is a mains power cut.

* If your garage has no separate pedestrian side door or back door, you must order an external manual release kit so you can disengage and operate the door from outside during a power failure.

Measuring and Fitting Practicalities

All Hormann Rollmatic T roller doors are made to order to suit your specific garage opening. How the door fits depends primarily on your available headroom and pier space:

• Headroom requirement: you need a minimum of 290mm of clear headroom above the structural opening height to accommodate the 290mm full box hood.
• Side room requirements: doors up to 3000mm wide use 75mm side guide channels, while doors over 3000mm wide are supplied with heavier 105mm guides to withstand wind pressure across wider spans.
• Fitting positions: the door can be installed behind the brickwork opening (face-fixed internally) to maximise drive-through width, or fitted between the opening if headroom or side space is limited.

* Always check that your garage floor is reasonably level across the width so the rubber bottom seal seats down cleanly to keep out wind and driven rain.

Customising Your Door Options

Before selecting your finishes and accessories, the first step on Garage Doors Online is always entering your door size. Every Hormann RollMatic T is made to measure at the factory to your exact opening dimensions at no extra charge, ensuring a neat, precise fit to your garage opening.

Choose Your Width and Height

Please pay close attention when measuring for a Hormann roller door, as the sizing method is specific to Hormann:

• Ordering width (Between Guide Width): unlike most roller garage doors on the UK market that are ordered by total overall width including guides, Hormann roller doors are ordered by the clear width in between the guide channels. When fitting behind the opening (internal face fit), your ordering width should normally match the structural brickwork opening width so the guides sit flush behind your piers. If you are fitting in-between the brickwork opening, you must subtract the guide widths (75mm each side up to 3000mm, or 105mm each side over 3000mm) from your brickwork opening to determine your ordering width.
• Ordering height (Guide Height): ordering height follows standard roller door sizing. It is the Guide Height measured from the finished floor to the top of the side guide channels (the underside of the lintel or fascia box). This ordering height does NOT include the hood cover dimensions.
• Allowing for the full hood: the 290mm full hood cover sits completely above the ordering height (guide height). For an internal face fit, you must ensure you have at least 290mm of clear headroom above the top of the side guides up to the ceiling.

* Always check your opening width and height at three points (top, middle, and bottom), using the smallest dimensions and allowing appropriate tolerance for out-of-square walls or floors.

Choose Door Colour

Select from 17 factory-applied paint colour finishes. Both the external face and internal face of the aluminium curtain slats are finished in the same durable polyester powder coating, giving a consistent, clean finish inside and out.

Popular choices include Traffic White (RAL 9016), Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016), Jet Black (RAL 9005), and Slate Grey (RAL 7015), alongside traditional greens, blues, and architectural tones. Side guide rails and the full hood casing are colour-matched to complement your chosen curtain finish.

Choose Side for Motor

Select which side the tubular drive motor will be installed on, viewed from inside the garage looking outwards towards the driveway:

• Left hand side (looking from inside)
• Right hand side (looking from inside)

Choose the side closest to your existing 240V 13-amp power socket or where you intend to position your wall-mounted control box. The internal emergency hand chain mechanism will also be positioned on this same side.

Door Installation Position

Specify how the door will be fixed relative to your garage opening:

• Behind the opening (internal face fit): this is the preferred and most common installation method. The side guides fit directly to the rear face of the brickwork piers and the full hood sits behind the lintel. This setup keeps the structural opening completely clear, giving you maximum drive-through width and height for your vehicle.
• Between the opening (reveal fit): ideal when you have limited or no internal headroom or side room. The side guide channels and full hood box fit directly between the brick reveal. Keep in mind that the guides and hood will reduce your clear drive-through width and height by the dimensions of the frame and box.

Emergency External Manual Release

The RollMatic T comes with an internal emergency hand chain override as standard, which allows you to manually wind the door up or down from inside the garage during a mains power cut.

• If your garage has a side door or integral house door: you can access the garage through the pedestrian entrance during a power failure and use the standard internal hand chain override. No external release is required.
• If your garage has no secondary access door: you must select an external emergency manual release kit. This fits through your external brickwork or door fascia with a secure key-lockable barrel, allowing you to manually wind open the door from the driveway if power fails, preventing you from being locked out.

Hormann Rollmatic T Technical Specification

The Hormann Rollmatic T roller garage door creates valuable space both on your driveway and inside the garage. By pairing double-skinned insulated aluminium slats with a space-saving tubular drive motor inside the axle, it leaves your garage ceiling open for storage and keeps the opening completely clear.

Motor Handing and Setup

The tubular drive motor is fitted on the Left Hand Side as standard (when viewed from inside the garage looking out towards the driveway). A Right Hand motor position is available at no extra cost simply by selecting it in the drop-down options during ordering.

To help simplify fitting on site, the Rollmatic T is supplied with top and bottom travel limits pre-set at the factory. * Note: Unlike external Hormann Promatic or Supramatic operators, querying the door position via a bi-directional handset is not supported on the tubular motor system.

Safety Edge Options

• Optical safety edge with spiral cable (Standard): an optical transmitter and receiver housed in the flexible hollow rubber bottom profile constantly monitors the closing edge. If the door meets an obstacle, the infrared beam is broken and the motor instantly stops and reverses. A durable spiral cable connects the sensor to the wall-mounted control box.
• Radio closing edge safety device (Optional): operates the same responsive optical bottom sensor, but transmits the signal wirelessly to a receiver integrated directly into the wall control housing, eliminating the coiled spiral cable.

Installation Positions and Sizing Rules

The Rollmatic T can be installed internally or externally to suit almost any opening shape or headroom restriction:

• Behind the opening (Internal face fit): the recommended installation method. Side guides fit to the rear of the brick piers and the full hood sits behind the lintel, maximising drive-through width and clearance height. This is especially useful for wider family cars and 4x4s where every millimetre of mirror clearance matters.
• Between the opening (Reveal fit): fitted directly underneath the lintel and between the brick reveals. Recommended when headroom or internal side room is limited.
• Externally face fitted: fitted to the exterior face of the building when no internal headroom or side clearance exists inside the garage. * Note: Fitting the door externally reverses the curtain rolling direction and swaps the motor handing orientation when viewed from outside.

* Important measuring note: Hormann roller garage doors are ordered by the clear in-between guide width, not the overall width. The ordering height is the guide height only, excluding the 290mm hood box. Ensure you allow adequate space for both the side guides (75mm or 105mm each side) and the 290mm full hood cover when planning your installation.

* Sun exposure note: While 17 paint colours are available, dark colours (such as Anthracite Grey, Jet Black, or Steel Blue) absorb significant solar heat and should be avoided on south-facing or unshaded elevations where prolonged direct sunlight can cause thermal deflection in the curtain slats.

Installation Instructions are provided with every door.

Basic Installation Guidance for the Hormann RollMatic T

The Hormann RollMatic T has been specifically engineered to make fitting as straightforward as possible for a capable DIYer, joiner, or general builder. With pre-assembled components and factory pre-set travel limits, installation follows a logical sequence from opening preparation through to commissioning.

Pre-Installation Checks

• Check your opening dimensions: verify the brickwork opening width and height against your order paperwork. Remember that on Hormann doors, your ordering width is the in-between guide width, and the ordering height is the guide height excluding the 290mm hood.
• Check levels and plumb: use a long spirit level to check the floor across the full opening. A level floor is essential for the rubber bottom seal and internal optical safety sensors to seat correctly. Check both piers and the lintel to ensure they are plumb and flat.
• Check clearances: confirm you have at least 290mm of clear headroom above the top of the side guides for the full hood box, plus 75mm (or 105mm on doors over 3000mm wide) on each pier for internal face fitting.
• Power supply: ensure you have a standard 240V 13-amp domestic socket within reach of the motor side lead.

Key Fitting Steps

• 1. Assemble the frame and hood: lay out the two vertical side guide channels and connect them to the endplates of the full hood casing on a clean, soft surface to protect the paint finish.
• 2. Offer the frame up to the opening: stand the assembled frame and hood structure into position against the opening. Ensure the guides are perfectly vertical, parallel, and square to one another. Measure corner-to-corner diagonally across the frame to confirm both diagonals match exactly.
• 3. Fix the side guides and endplates: secure the guide channels to the brickwork or timber subframe using appropriate fixings for your wall construction. Fix the hood endplates securely to take the weight of the barrel axle and curtain.
• 4. Mount the barrel and curtain: position the roller barrel axle into the endplate bearings. With the barrel mounted, feed the top slat of the insulated curtain onto the barrel locking straps as detailed in the Hormann fitting manual, ensuring the curtain hangs evenly and square.
• 5. Mount the wall control unit: fix the Hormann control box to the garage wall on the motor side at an accessible working height (typically around 1.5m from the floor), well clear of any moving door components.
• 6. Connect the wiring and safety edge: route the motor lead into the control housing. Connect the bottom rubber optical safety edge via the coiled spiral cable (or insert batteries if you selected the wireless transmitter option). Plug the mains lead into your 13-amp wall socket.

Commissioning and Testing

• Verify limit settings: the RollMatic T is supplied with top and bottom travel limits pre-set at the factory. Run the door on its initial test cycle using the push buttons on the wall control panel to verify the curtain stops at the correct floor seal position and rolls cleanly into the hood. Fine-tune the limit switches if your floor level varies slightly.
• Test the optical safety edge: while the door is closing, place a soft obstruction (such as a timber block or cardboard carton) under the descending bottom profile. The moment the bottom rubber touches the obstruction, the door must immediately stop and reverse back up.
• Test the emergency hand chain: isolate the mains power switch and test the manual emergency hand chain override to ensure the curtain can be raised and lowered manually without binding.
• Code your BiSecur handsets: pair your supplied Hormann HSE 4 remote transmitters to the control unit radio receiver following the simple one-touch button programming procedure.

* Important installation rule: Never lubricate the inside of the vertical aluminium side guides with grease, WD-40, or oil. The factory-fitted brush and nylon running strips are designed to operate dry; wet lubricants only attract grit and road dirt, causing premature wear to the curtain slats.

For technical details on simplified limit settings, please click here

Hormann Manufacturer Warranty & GarageDoorsOnline Support

When you purchase a Hormann RollMatic T roller door through GarageDoorsOnline, you are buying a genuine, factory-certified German engineered product backed directly by Hormann UK's manufacturer warranty, with our dedicated UK technical support team assisting you from delivery through to installation.

Practical Warranty Terms to Keep in Mind

• Intended residential use: the warranty is based on standard domestic duty cycles (rated up to 10 door cycles per day). It does not apply to heavy-traffic commercial car parks or industrial premises.
• Proper installation: the door must be fitted and commissioned strictly in accordance with Hormann's supplied fitting manual and safety instructions.
• Cleaning and maintenance: roller door guide channels should be wiped clean of dirt and grit periodically, and the curtain rinsed with clear water (especially in coastal environments with high salt air). Never lubricate the nylon guide tracks with grease or oil.
• Sun exposure guideline: dark colours absorb high solar heat. As stated in Hormann technical guidance, very dark finishes should not be installed on unshaded, south-facing elevations subject to extreme daily sun exposure, as thermal bowing is not covered under warranty.

How GarageDoorsOnline Backs Your Purchase

As an established, authorised UK distributor for Hormann garage doors, GarageDoorsOnline acts as your direct point of contact. We hold full factory production records for every door we supply:

• Direct factory dispatch: your door comes directly through Hormann UK's official supply chain, ensuring valid manufacturer serial numbers and full warranty registration rights.
• UK technical helpdesk: if you or your installer have questions during setup, limit setting, or safety edge pairing, our technical support team is reachable by phone or email with direct trade expertise.
• Genuine spare parts support: should you ever require a replacement handset, a spare bottom rubber seal, or a warranty part down the line, we source genuine Hormann components straight from the factory using your original order reference.

Measuring Guide for Hormann RollMatic T Roller Doors

Measuring for a Hormann roller door is slightly different to most other roller garage doors on the UK market. Most brands are ordered by their total overall width including guides, but Hormann roller doors are always ordered by the clear in between guide width. Understanding this distinction ensures your door arrives in the exact size you need.

Understanding Hormann Ordering Dimensions

• Ordering width = In Between Guide Width: this is the clear opening measurement between the inside faces of the two vertical side guide channels. It is not the total overall width. The guide channels (75mm each side up to 3000mm wide, or 105mm each side over 3000mm) will sit on the outside of this measurement.
• Ordering height = Guide Height: this is measured from your finished garage floor to the top of the side guide channels (the underside of the hood box). The 290mm full hood cover sits above this height, so your ordering height does not include the hood box.

How to Measure Based on Your Fitting Position

• Behind the opening (Internal face fit - recommended): measure the clear daylight brickwork opening width and height. Your brickwork width becomes your ordering width, allowing the side guides to fit flush behind your brick piers for maximum drive-through room. Your floor-to-lintel height is your ordering height. You must have at least 290mm of clear headroom above the lintel for the full hood box, plus 75mm (or 105mm) side room on each pier for the guides.
• Between the opening (Reveal fit): measure the exact brickwork opening width between the reveals. To calculate your ordering width, you must deduct the width of both side guides (deduct 150mm total for doors up to 3000mm, or 210mm total for doors over 3000mm). For the height, deduct the 290mm hood box from your total floor-to-lintel measurement to get your ordering guide height.

General Measuring Advice

• Measure your width and height at three separate points (top, middle, and bottom for width; left, centre, and right for height).
• Always work to the smallest measurement found to ensure the door fits without binding.
• Use a spirit level to check that your garage floor is level across the opening and that your walls and reveals are plumb.
• Deduct a minimum fitting tolerance of 10mm to 15mm overall when installing between the brickwork reveal to allow for uneven walls.

* Always remember: the 290mm full hood cover is not included in the ordering height and requires clear headroom above the guide height.

Please allow additional 5mm to each side of the door.
Guides are 75mm in doors up to 3000mm wide and 105mm in wider doors.