Rear doors of a garage - what to get?

[S1MMA]

All, I've extended a dethatched garage - and have an electrical sectional door for the front opening.

What I need to find now is a back door which accesses the garden. The opening is 1.8m wide, so this would accommodate a double door.

Any suggestions or recommendations on a double external door? Budget wise - don't want to spend £2k if I can avoid it, but want something strong with multi point locks etc.

Let me know what you have and what you suggest, cheers

[RC1807]

Where are you based?

I have a builder friend (N.Dorset) who I know has built and installed wooden double barn style doors to the rear of a garage.

[9xxNick]

I looked at some of Latham's Steel Doors recently and was impressed. They are quite reasonably priced too.

[cml24]

9xxNick said:

I looked at some of Latham's Steel Doors recently and was impressed. They are quite reasonably priced too.

Did you look in person?

[9xxNick]

Yes, at the showroom in Birmingham.

[Simpo Two]

S1MMA said:

All, I've extended a dethatched garage...

What did you do with the thatch?

[Rob.]

9xxNick said:

I looked at some of Latham's Steel Doors recently and was impressed. They are quite reasonably priced too.

I have a Lathams steel single door. Very solid.

[S1MMA]

RC1807 said:

Where are you based?

I have a builder friend (N.Dorset) who I know has built and installed wooden double barn style doors to the rear of a garage.

North London, may be a bit far from Dorset unfortunately!

[S1MMA]

9xxNick said:

I looked at some of Latham's Steel Doors recently and was impressed. They are quite reasonably priced too.

yes this is on my shortlist, but the cost fitted does approach £2k. Fitters want around £600+ to fit one of these doors, they weigh around 200kg.

Just seeing if there are any alternatives?

[S1MMA]

Rob. said:

I have a Lathams steel single door. Very solid.

Excellent, I have also come across these guys:

https://doorsforsecurity.co.uk/double-steel-securi...

Anyone looked at these and compared to Latham? I know Latham are made in China, all doors in this price range probably are....

[LooneyTunes]

S1MMA said:

9xxNick said:

I looked at some of Latham's Steel Doors recently and was impressed. They are quite reasonably priced too.

yes this is on my shortlist, but the cost fitted does approach £2k. Fitters want around £600+ to fit one of these doors, they weigh around 200kg.

Just seeing if there are any alternatives?

I have bought and fitted several of their single doors and was what I was going to suggest getting. Really like them as they don’t warp and are very solid. The only thing I don’t like about the product are their choice of euro cylinders, but they’re easy to change for better ones.

They’re surprisingly easy to fit DIY. Did one of their ~100kg ones single handed but they are undoubtedly easier to do if there’s a couple of you.

Assuming there’s nothing overly complex when it comes to the double doors it won’t even be a half day’s job for two blokes.

Their delivery is usually on their own vans. Not sure if you can pay extra for a two man delivery and/or specify times but worth checking as ours always seem to arrive at an ungodly early hour.

[Craikeybaby]

Bumping this as there are plenty of threads for main garage doors, but fewer for personnel doors. Although mine is a single door on the side of the garage, rather than a double on the back.

Latham’s were in my radar, from Harry’s Farm videos, so it is good to know that they are recommended.