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Select side hinge doors, Heswall, Wirral

July 28, 2026 by Pennine Garage Doors

Select side hinge door, Heswall, Wirral

Recent installation by us for a customer on the Wirral. The doors are made by Select and chosen in white. Read on for more information about this job…

Side hinge doors have come a long way since most houses had them, before up and over doors etc. Most were heavy timber door that would need constant painting and would swell with weather causing them to stick. There are no such issues with these modern side hinge doors. Made from steel, they come in their own steel frame and in a variety of designs and colours. This door is split in the middle, you can also order the door with the split to the left or right. So that you have a small door and a larger one.

The doors are simple to use and have some good features, such as its solid locking mechanism that can be locked from either side and strong drop bolts. Each door has a “door stay” that will hold the door in the open position until its released. This door was also fitted on an alluminium floor threshold. This is for when floors are not very level and keeps the gap under the door to a minium. It means having a small bump in the floor, but this is often better than a gap that gets bigger as the floor tapers off.

When we install our doors, all of the old door is taken out and any brickwork stained by the previous sealant or paint is cleaned up. Doors are always fitted level and plumb and set up so they are easy to use. All jobs are finished off neatly with matching uPVC trims to finish the framing off and sealed up to brickwork. All old materials are removed from site and disposed off responsibly. Side hinge doors are still popular with some customers for various reasons.

If you would like to read more about this product and the options available, you can find the brochure here.

Please feel free to contact us to arrange a free quote and survey, we are happy to help with any queries you have.

You can find many more examples of our work in our recent work section. Or see what our customers think in our review section.

Teckentrup side hinge doors, Wirral

September 28, 2025 by Pennine Garage Doors

Teckentrup side hinge doors, Wirral

A recent job by ourselves at Pennine Garage Doors for a customer in the Wirral. Made by Teckentrup who we have a long good relationsip with, these doors ooze quality.

Chosen in blue to replace the previous timber doors that had got awkward to use. Timber doors often swell with our sudden changes in weather and frames rot over the years. This new pair of side hinge doors will not have those issues. The doors come in their own steel frame and are like a composite door, solid, insulated and highly secure. Each time you close these doors, they shut with a reassuring click.

The locking mechanism is both highly secure, simple to use and there are no gaps to tamper with the door like with timber ones. We also installed this door onto an alluminium floor threshold. Which gives the door a level platform and further reduces gaps underneath the door. It also keeps the weather out.

As you can see from the before and after pictures. The old door and frame is first removed and the empty opening cleaned up ready for the new door. We removed the feature above the door to create more height for the new door. We then capped everything off neatly with uPVC in white to frame the doors nicely. Then the job is neatly sealed up with suitable coloured silicone.

This new Teckentrup door and frame wont need painting, just washing with warm soapy water will keep it like new. The old door and materials are removed from site and recycled where possible. We always leave your home nice and tidy too. It’s something we have always prided ourselves on.

There are various styles and many colours that these doors are available in. You can see the full range in the Teckentrup brochure here (opens in new window).

Please feel free to contact us to arrange a free survey and quote. We are happy to help in choosing your ideal door or any advice needed.

You can read what our customers are saying in our review section.

Hörmann canopy door, Denton

September 19, 2025 by Pennine Garage Doors

Hörmann canopy door, Denton, Tameside

Recently installed for a customer in our local area of Denton. This job required us to rebuild some of the front of the garage and to install a new garage door. The door is made by Hörmann and was chosen in a nice rosewood finish. It is a manual up-and-over type door. The style is known as the “Elegance”.

We first started by removing the old door and frame (see pic below), we could then see what we were dealing with. We renewed the front timber above the door as it had rotted a bit. Rather than cladding over it and leaving the wood to rot further, the right thing to do was to replace it. We also clad it neatly with a white uPVC capping board and black roofing trim above it. The white frame gives the door a nice contrast in colour.

Hörmann canopy doors come in their own steel frames. This means there are no gaps to tamper with and the latches/gear provide a very secure system and door. The doors are made of steel and are usually powder coated paint finishes, wood type effects such as this one use a durable foil finish, like uPVC windows etc.

We always install our doors with care and attention so they not only look great but are balanced nicely for ease of use. The door should do most of the lifting for you and can be serviced periodically by us to keep it clean, lubricated and nicely balanced.

We think you’ll agree that this is a nice transformation and the customer was very pleased. We always leave your property tidy and take the old door and materials away to be recycled as appropriate. We want you to enjoy your new door without worrying about mess. We are a family business and have earned a good reputation by providing quality products and installations, we only provide products we trust, rather than cheap doors that won’t last too long.

Hörmann canopy doors are available in a wide range of styles and colours, if you would like to see more on this product, you can view the brochure here.

Feel free to contact us for a free survey and quote and any help needed in choosing your ideal door.

You can see what our customers are saying in our review section.

The garage door that isn’t a door

August 8, 2025 by Pennine Garage Doors

An interesting job for our team…

Here at Pennine Garage Doors we always try to help customers we can,from awkward repairs to very specific bespoke installations, we have over twenty years of experience installting doors and can provide our customers with advice, or solutions such as this job.

The customers garage door had broke and parts were no longer available. They weren’t interesting in having a new door because they only used the side door to the garage. They asked if we could provide a solution and we suggested this. To baton the opening out with timber, then using solid plyboard secured to it. Keeping in mind to keep the timber off the floor, so it wont soak up water.

We could then clad it with ribbed uPVC to mimic the look of a garage door. We even added a handle to complete the look! Hehe. All neatly sealed up to the garage and all at a fraction of the cost of a door. It also means that should a door be needed in the future, it can be taken down and replaced with a door, unlike building a stone type wall for example.

We hope you like this door that isn’t a door. It just shows what we can do for people looking for ideas.

If you would like to arrange for a free quote survey and and advice needed, please feel free to contact us.

You can see many more examples of our installations in our recent work section. Our review section is also a testament to how we kept our reputation up over the years.

Hörmann garage door, Glossop, Derbyshire

May 11, 2022 by Pennine Garage Doors

Hörmann elegance garage door, Glossop, Derbyshire

Recently installed for a customer in Glossop, this garage door looks stunning on the house. The door is made by Hörmann and was chosen in anthracite grey (RAL 7016) in a white frame to match the front door.

The style of door is called the “elegance”, it is a canopy (manual) door and is one of the newer styles of Hörmann garage doors. It is made from steel and is very durable and secure. As with all of our installations, our first task was to remove the old door which had become harder to use and worn. We also remove any old timber frame and then clean up the stone or brickwork opening of old sealants. All materials are disposed of responsibly and recycled where possible.

When we install any of doors, we always set them up so they are nicely balanced and easy to use. This means that not only is the door easy to use, it is also not putting unnecessary strain on any parts. A manual, canopy door should do most of the lifting itself and open with ease. We also service garage doors, most customers have a yearly service to help keep the door nicely balance and thoroughly cleaned to keep it looking and working like new.

As you can see by the close-up photographs, after fitting the door, we neatly clad around it with white uPVC and seal up in an appropriate colour of sealant, we pay attention to detail with our finishing touches and our customers are very happy with the results when finished. We always leave things nice and tidy too, which we know means a lot to people having work done on their homes.

If you would like to see the full range of styles and colours available for this type of Hörmann garage door, you can view the brochure here. With styles and colour options to match any home.

Please feel free to contact us for a free survey and quotation. We are always happy to help you with choosing your door.

You can also see what many of our customers think in our review section on our website.

Select side hinge doors, Heswall, Wirral

Select side hinge door, Heswall, Wirral

Teckentrup side hinge doors, Wirral

Teckentrup side hinge doors, Wirral

Hörmann canopy door, Denton

Hörmann canopy door, Denton, Tameside

The garage door that isn’t a door

An interesting job for our team…

Hörmann garage door, Glossop, Derbyshire

Hörmann elegance garage door, Glossop, Derbyshire

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