Advice: Garage Door Opener
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I have 2 (2 doors you see) steer clear of the ones in B&Q the price is not representative of what real door openers cost as far as I can see.
And get someone who does it every day for a living to fit, I saw the instructions that came with mine and you would not stand a chance!!
"Open box and install" seemed to sum it up.
And get someone who does it every day for a living to fit, I saw the instructions that came with mine and you would not stand a chance!!
"Open box and install" seemed to sum it up.
themaskedavenger said:
I have 2 (2 doors you see) steer clear of the ones in B&Q the price is not representative of what real door openers cost as far as I can see.
And get someone who does it every day for a living to fit, I saw the instructions that came with mine and you would not stand a chance!!
"Open box and install" seemed to sum it up.
I have fitted 2 of em. The B&Q ones are utter crap, best to visit a garage door specialist. I paid about 250 for the last one with extra remotes but that was trade. Fairly easy to fit, the best ones "learn" so you dont have to make adjustments to the travel length. Best kind of door is a sectional folding one thats insulated. Now they can be a bugger to fit and you need to be quite a good engineering fitter to do it properly.
nonegreen said:
I have fitted 2 of em. The B&Q ones are utter crap, best to visit a garage door specialist. I paid about 250 for the last one with extra remotes but that was trade. Fairly easy to fit, the best ones "learn" so you dont have to make adjustments to the travel length. Best kind of door is a sectional folding one thats insulated. Now they can be a bugger to fit and you need to be quite a good engineering fitter to do it properly.
I've got a Chamberlain opener which I bought from Screwfix, but same one was being sold in B & Q. Works fine - it doesn't really do very much, the door is tensioned and you can open and close it with a finger-tip.
The door (as nonegreen suggests) is an insulated sectional door, made by Clopay. It's made in the US and Clopay seem to be the standard fit in US houses. I got mine from B & Q but I don't think they sell 'em anymore. The great thing about it is that it doesn't swing outwards like a normal up and over door, so you can park right up to it.
jellison said:
Electric roller shutters are nice, but you do need a fair bit of headroom for the roller.
Luckily the previous owner of Wedg1e Villas liked his toys; he extended the garage and raised the roof to get the roller in. The door is actually an Aussie product, but I don't hold that against it
puggit said:
Spotted them in B+Q at the weekend (we don't even have a garage!) and they seemed FAR too cheap.
What - doors or openers? The openers have dropped a lot in price and they're probably made in China now. Mine was £150 from Screwfix but was priced at £200 in B&Q. However they come in different sizes and I (of course) bought the biggest. In reality, as I said earlier, the tensioned sectional door takes no effort whatsoever, and the smallest of motors would operate it adequately.
themaskedavenger said:
And get someone who does it every day for a living to fit, I saw the instructions that came with mine and you would not stand a chance!!
"Open box and install" seemed to sum it up.
They are dead easy to install, the 3 "professional" jobs I've seen have all been done wrong with the door pulling at the wrong angle on the actuator.
Two I had done by a garage door company I had to re-do when I did my other one and realised how wrong they were.
wedg1e said:I had my nea garage built to specifically house other half Cooper S (not the BMW Shit) and the Monster with about a foot to 18" extra for parking. Works great with the roller door - car get a big car on drive as well. - Sweet.
Electric roller shutters are nice, but you do need a fair bit of headroom for the roller.
Luckily the previous owner of Wedg1e Villas liked his toys; he extended the garage and raised the roof to get the roller in. The door is actually an Aussie product, but I don't hold that against it
coach said:
Chamberlain at B&Q or screwfix (850 model)
Get the more expensive one at 179 and toy get silent drive, 2 remotes, a remote codepad and a switch for inside and all you nee to fit.
Excellent piece of kit and VERY quiet
Got a Chamberlain 850 from Screwfix. Fitted it myself - no real troubles. Working fine so far, and the remote works from MILES away!! Their Helpline (for advice for adapting opener to weird garage door setups) was also very helpful (which is quite rare these days.)
Would definitely recommend it.
Thanks for all the replies.
It seems that I may need an adaptor of sorts as the garage door is a canopy type with vertical tracks. I checked out the Screwfix website and it seems they supply as good as any (B&Q?). It would be a good purchase as getting in and out of the Elise twice before lunch is proving murder on the body.
It seems that I may need an adaptor of sorts as the garage door is a canopy type with vertical tracks. I checked out the Screwfix website and it seems they supply as good as any (B&Q?). It would be a good purchase as getting in and out of the Elise twice before lunch is proving murder on the body.
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