Round the Corner Door Overview
Around the Corner Garage Doors are a fantastic and traditional option that always receive appreciation. Given the design of a round the corner door, they can be entered easily by only partially opening the door, perfect for garages that require regular pedestrian access. The sliding nature of the doors also means that there is no protrusion or 'swing out' like that of Up and Over doors, allowing for a greater drive-up space, and a smooth and easy operation. No horizontal ceiling tracks make this door ideal for a garage with ceiling storage or an obstruction. Due to the even weight distribution in this type of door, the sizes that are available can be considerably larger than other door types.
Round the Corner doors have been in the UK for many years, although originally only with timber panelling, with tracking added and fitted separately. With older type doors there was often an issue where the bottom track would potentially collect dirt and water. This is not an issue with modern systems, manufactured as a complete unit, with the vehicle-proof surface-mounted lower floor track, also acting as a weather bar.
These doors have come a long way since the timber offerings of yesteryear, with doors now also available in steel and aluminium, and in a wide range of colours, finishes and designs.
The RTC doors we offer use double skinned steel sectional panels which are also foam filled and offer great strength and insulation properties. These doors can be manually or electrically operated and are available in many standard colours and surface finishes. The timber RTC doors are totaly bespoe and available in variosi timber species to suit your property perfectly. Oak, Cedar, Sapele, Iroko, Idigbo to name a few.
The measuring and installation for this type of door is quite specialised, due to the specific mechanism of the doors, but we are always happy to advise and help with the measuring process. Just call on 01926 463888.
Why Choose a Round the Corner Garage Door?
Round the Corner garage doors are not simply a nostalgic choice — for many UK properties and situations they are genuinely the most practical and aesthetically appropriate door type available. Here are the key reasons why homeowners and property managers across the UK specify this style of door.
Ideal for Mews Properties and Converted Coach Houses
Many of the UK's most characterful urban and semi-rural properties — mews houses, converted stable blocks and traditional coach houses — present a particular challenge when it comes to garage doors. These properties often feature wide openings set directly onto a courtyard or lane with minimal forecourt space, and there is frequently little or no room for a conventional door to swing outwards. Up and over doors or sectional overhead doors are simply not viable without encroaching on the driveway or passage. A round the corner door slides neatly sideways along the garage wall, requiring no clearance in front of the opening at all, making it the natural and often the only practical solution for this type of property.
Perfect for Wide Openings with Limited Headroom
Very wide garages, double, triple or greater, present their own set of problems. Standard door types either require deep header tracks overhead, complex torsion spring setups, or simply become impractical at very large widths. The round the corner door excels here: panels suspend from a top rail and slide sideways with minimal headroom required above the opening. There are no horizontal ceiling tracks to navigate, meaning the full interior ceiling height is retained and available for racking, shelving, car lifts or other overhead uses. For properties where the lintel sits close to the ceiling, this is often the only door type that can be fitted without structural alteration.
Traditional and Period Properties
For listed buildings, conservation area properties and older homes where authenticity of appearance matters, a round the corner door in timber is frequently specified by architects and planning consultants as the most sympathetic choice. The vertical board construction of many round the corner doors closely mirrors traditional stable or carriage house doors, and with the right choice of timber species and finish these doors can complement even the most sensitive heritage settings, whilst incorporating modern sealing, security and operational performance. Where planning conditions restrict the door type or finish, we can assist with specification and sourcing to meet those requirements.
Practical Day-to-Day Benefits
• Regular pedestrian access — the door can be partially opened for foot traffic without operating the full width, ideal for garages used as workshops, utility rooms or home gyms.
• No drive-up clearance needed — the door moves entirely sideways, so vehicles can be positioned right up to the opening before the door is operated.
• No ceiling track obstruction — the full garage ceiling height is available for storage, racking or car lifts.
• Suitable for very large openings — few other door types can match the practical maximum sizes available with a round the corner configuration.
• Manual or electric operation — automation can be added at the time of order or retro-fitted to suit your requirements.
Ryterna Round the Corner Doors
Ryterna is a well established European manufacturer of high-quality garage doors, producing made to measure products from their own manufacturing facility. Founded in 1993 in Lithuania, Ryterna have become a trusted name in the UK garage door market, combining Continental engineering precision with a broad range of design options to suit both residential and light commercial applications. The Ryterna round the corner door range is available to browse, configure and order directly through our online shop with full made-to-measure pricing available online.
The Ryterna range uses double-skinned insulated steel panels, making them one of the most thermally efficient options in this door category. Each panel is filled with CFC-free PU foam insulation and enclosed within aluminium profiles with all-round rubber perimeter seals, delivering excellent thermal performance and robust weather resistance throughout the door's working life.
Ryterna Round the Corner — Key Features
• Double-skinned insulated steel panels with CFC-free PU foam fill for excellent strength and thermal performance
• Made to measure up to 6 metres wide and 3 metres high, with bi-parting configurations available for larger openings
• Anodised aluminium guide rails with roller-bearing trolleys for smooth, reliable and low-maintenance operation
• Surface-mounted vehicle-proof threshold — the low-profile floor guide doubles as a weather bar and is designed to be driven over without damage
• Manual or electric operation — automation can be specified at order stage or retro-fitted at a later date
• Wide choice of colours and surface finishes — including smooth, stucco and woodgrain embossed options across a broad RAL colour palette
• Optional wicket door within the main door panel for convenient pedestrian access
• Glazing options available in a range of window styles and panel positions
• Custom corner angles — standard right angle track or custom acute and obtuse configurations where the garage layout requires it
• All-round perimeter brush seals for effective draught and weather exclusion
• Up to 50mm floor tolerance in the mechanism to accommodate floors that are not perfectly level
The Ryterna round the corner door is the ideal choice for homeowners seeking a robust, insulated and low maintenance higher perfomance door with a clean, modern appearance, available in a wide range of sizes and finishes to suit most residential and commercial openings.
Rundum Meir Round the Corner Doors
For those seeking the finest quality bespoke round the corner garage door, particularly in timber, the Rundum Meir range represents the very pinnacle of what this door type can offer. Rundum Meir have been designing and hand crafting sliding timber garage doors for over 50 years and have been serving the UK market since 1999. Their doors are regularly specified by architects, conservation officers and discerning homeowners for high-end residential and heritage projects where quality, craftsmanship and authenticity are paramount.
Rundum Meir round the corner doors are not available through our online shop but are available from us by quotation. Please call 01926 463888 or contact us to discuss your requirements — We are experienced suppliers of this range and are happy to advise on the right product, timber species and specification for your project.
The Rundum Meir Original
The Original Rundum is the door that established the brand's reputation. Constructed from vertical solid timber slats with precision-shaped interconnecting profiles, the sections lock together securely when closed and articulate smoothly through the tracking when operated. The slats are joined by stainless steel straps, and the entire door can be configured to follow almost any track layout, including curved or angled paths around internal obstructions, columns or irregular garage shapes.
This is an exceptional choice for traditional properties, coach houses, stable conversions and any application where the appearance of an authentic timber garage door is essential. The tongue and groove construction provides a timeless aesthetic that works equally well on a period farmhouse, a listed cottage or a contemporary barn conversion.
• Hand-crafted from solid timber laths in a wide range of species
• Available timber species include Oak, Iroko, Larch, Cedar, Hemlock, Spruce, Sapele and Douglas Fir
• Stainless steel connecting straps for long-term structural integrity
• Highly flexible track layout — can navigate around internal obstacles, columns or irregular garage configurations
• Suitable for curved buildings, unusual elevations, arched openings and non-standard garage shapes
• Minimal headroom required at any door size — one of the most headroom-efficient options available
• Very few width or height restrictions — well suited to unusually wide or tall openings
• U-channel or surface-mounted floor guides available to suit the installation
• Factory finishing available in high-quality wood stain or paint treatments
The Rundum Meir Side Sectional
The Rundum Meir Side Sectional offers the same premium craftsmanship and timber quality as the Original but is constructed from larger individual joinery-made timber panels rather than vertical slats. This allows for a greater variety of panel designs, the incorporation of glazing sections in almost any position, and a broader range of visual styles — from the classically traditional to the boldly contemporary.
Panels are suspended from a top-hanging track, with the bottom edge guided via either a traditional u-channel set into the floor with drainage provision, or a surface-mounted inverted T-bar. The door slides along the internal garage walls and can be partially opened to allow single-car access on larger double or triple-width openings.
• Larger joinery-style panels for a more architectural and refined appearance
• Single or double-skinned panel construction to suit specification and budget
• Windows and glazing can be incorporated in almost any size, position or shape
• Can be made to suit arched openings and non-standard or irregular apertures
• Wide vertical board designs ideal for listed buildings, conservation areas and traditional properties
• Available in the full range of premium timber species as listed above
• Factory finishing in stain or paint to the highest professional standards
• Bespoke panel designs manufactured to client specification or selected from the Rundum Meir standard range
Why Specify Rundum Meir?
Rundum Meir doors are genuinely hand-made products, not mass-produced. Each door is manufactured from carefully hand-selected timber, with colour continuity and grain matching across panels ensured by sourcing sections from the same piece of timber wherever possible. This level of craftsmanship is simply not available in any factory-produced door range, and it is immediately evident in the quality of the finished product.
These doors are regularly specified for Grade II listed buildings, conservation area properties and high-value new-build homes where the garage door is as important an architectural element as any other feature of the property. They are also increasingly popular with architects and self-builders working on premium contemporary projects who require the warmth and natural texture of real timber combined with modern operational reliability and weather performance.
Combining over 50 years of German engineering heritage with hand-selected natural materials and truly bespoke manufacturing, Rundum Meir round the corner doors occupy a class of their own within this door category. Please call us on 01926 463888 to discuss your project and we will be happy to assist with specification, sizing, timber species selection and quotation.
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