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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.

Select side hinge doors, Neston, Wirral

October 17, 2025 by Pennine Garage Doors

Select side hinge doors, Neston, Wirral

Recently installed for a customer in Neston, a nice pair of side hinge doors made by Select and chosen in a nice blue to add a splash of colour to the house.

Before we had the option of up-and-over doors and newer automatic doors, most garage doors were timber side hinge doors. Things have come a long way since then and although we can still supply quality timber doors (which are actually more expensive), these modern side hinge doors are made of steel. They are built with an integral steel frame, which means that the whole installation is one well built component. Requiring minimum gaps unlike timber doors and featuring highly secure locking systems.

No more rotting timber frame legs or doors and no more painting required. These Select side hinge doors are polpular with customers who just need a side door for access, with the option to open both doors if needed, another reason is they might not have the room inside the garage for any type of door that goes back into the garage.

This door was chosen with an off-centre split of the doors, with the smaller door on the left. Once that door is open, the other larger door can be opened. You can also order the door with the small door on either side, or have two even door sizes split in the middle.

We install door-stays that will keep the doors open when in use. There is a very secure multi point locking mechanism on the door for peace of mind too. As usual with all our installations, great care is taken from removing your old door and frame, to installing the new one nice and level and looking good to the eye. We finish off any gaps around the door in matching uPVC trims and seal up to the brickwork in quality sealants.

For a closer look at this product and the many options on styles and colours, you can view the brochure here.

Please feel free to contact us to arrange a free survey and quote. We are always happy to help with any advice needed too when choosing your door

You can see many more examples of our installtions in our recent work section.

Wisniowski side hinge doors, Glossop

March 20, 2025 by Pennine Garage Doors

Wisniowski side hinge doors, Glossop

Recently installed for a customer in Glossop, the bespoke side hinge doors are of the highest quality, made by Wisniowski and installed by Pennine Garage Doors. Our fitter, Dan, said how much he likes installing these doors, as we don’t do many, he does enjoy fitting our other types too though! 🙂

Side hinge doors are still a practical solution for some customers, sometimes there are limits inside the garage that makes it awkward for other doors to fit, sometimes its personal preference. The doors are very easy to use and there is no lifting involved for instance.

Due to the Wisniowski side hinge doors being a whole unit including its frame etc, it is engineered to the highest standards. With features such as hydraulic door openers, which make the door easy to use and hold the door open for you. The doors are 45mm thick and fully insulated. There always needs to be a small gap around the frame when we fit a door to allow for walls slightly out of level etc. After installing the door, we filled the gaps between the frame and brickwork with expanding foam to further help with insulation. This is then neatly cut flat and then we use matching uPVC trims to frame the door to the brickwork and seal up with suitable silicone.

The finish on the doors is UV stable and should not fade over time if looked after and cleaned from time to time. Security is very good on these doors making it hard to tamper with them. This door was also fitted with an aluminium threshold on the floor so that when the threshold is fitted level, the door willl be level too and seal nicely to the threshold. This is handy for floors that are slightly out of level to minimise having a gap under the door. It will also stop water or weather getting in.

Avalaible in wide range of colours and styles, If you’d like to know more about these side hinge doors, you can view the brochure here.

Or feel free to contact us. We are always happy to help in choosing your ideal door.

Select, Gisburn style doors, Glossop

October 24, 2023 by Pennine Garage Doors

Select, Gisburn style, side hinge doors, Glossop

Recently installed by ourselves for a customer in Glossop, Derbyshire. These side hinged doors add a nice contrast to the colours on the house and are a practical solution for customers that require this type of door.

Side hinge doors are available in many different colours and styles. This style is known as the Gisburn and has an off centre split. You can also have the doors split in the middle or with the smaller door on either side, like this one. Unlike older style side hinge doors, these doors come in their own steel frames, which means there are no gaps to tamper with the door. The locking system on these Select doors is very secure and simple to operate. The hinges and hardware is very solid and tamper proof.

As with all our installations, we start by removing the old door and the old timber frame, then clean up the openings of any old sealant etc. All the old materials are removed from site by us and recycled appropriately. We can then start to carefully get the doors into position and get them central and level. This type of door usually gets installed on top of an aluminium floor threshold that bonds to the floor and allows for the minimum gap under the door.

After installing the doors. We added uPVC trims to the frame to neatly frame the job in matching white trims. Then we neatly seal up to the brickwork using a colour the blends in nicely (as shown in the close-up pic). All our jobs are left nice and tidy too.

If you would like to see the full range of options available for Select side hinge doors, you can view the brochure here.

Please feel free to contact us to arrange a free survey and quote.

Our review section is also available if you would like to see just how happy we like to leave our customers.

Select side hinge door, Stalybridge

October 16, 2021 by Pennine Garage Doors

Select side hinge garage door, Stalybridge

Have a look at this lovely conversion of a garage that was recently renovated by our team. The side hinge door is made by Select, with matching uPVC in white.

We have done many garage renovations over the years, we can suppy and fit new windows for your garage too and personnel doors if required. We pride ourselves in our finishing and don’t like to cut corners by cladding over rotten timber etc.

This job first required lots of removal of old cladding and the old doors. We could then get to work rebuilding a solid structure for the door to fit to and also clad around it in uPVC. We think you’ll agree that it has made quite a difference. It is now sealed from the weather and much more secure. Select garage doors feature a solid locking mechanism that provides peace of mind for security.

Side hinge doors can be configured to suit your requirements. They can be split in the middle (like this one), or you can have one smaller door and one larger, on either side.

For a closer look at Select garage doors, you can view the brochure here. Please feel free to contact us to arrange a free survey or for any help you need in choosing a door to suit your home.

Select side hinge doors, Heswall, Wirral

Select side hinge door, Heswall, Wirral

Select side hinge doors, Neston, Wirral

Select side hinge doors, Neston, Wirral

Wisniowski side hinge doors, Glossop

Wisniowski side hinge doors, Glossop

Select, Gisburn style doors, Glossop

Select, Gisburn style, side hinge doors, Glossop

Select side hinge door, Stalybridge

Select side hinge garage door, Stalybridge

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