Garage doors are big investments for most homeowners in UK because it adds style and interest to their homes. Indeed, the condition, colour and style of a garage door create a huge impact to the overall appearance and appeal of one’s home.

Some of the various types of garage doors are timber, metal and side hinged garage doors. Side hinged garage doors are usually preferred for aesthetic or practical reasons. Such type of garage door offers practicality and resilience while it provides easy access using knob or lever handles. Online and offline shops have range of options from steel to uPVC to timber side hinged garage doors and also offer diverse styles, finishes and colours which can be arranged either in two-equally-sized doors or one-third or two-thirds configuration.

When selecting this type of garage door, it is imperative that you determine first the size of your door by measuring its opening in order to get the door you need. Look for doors with good insulating qualities, weather seals on the mating surfaces of the panels and bottom threshold that keeps the rain and drafts out.