- Typical fitted price
- Written quote after survey
- Lead time
- Confirmed when you order
- Included
- Motor, remotes, safety edge, old door removed
In short
A garage door roller shutter, which we call a roller garage door, is a curtain of insulated aluminium slats that coils up into a compact box just above the opening, so nothing swings out onto the drive and nothing hangs from the garage ceiling. We supply and fit them complete with the motor, remote handsets and a safety edge, take away your old door. We give a written fitted price after a free survey.
How a roller door actually works
Each slat is a hollow aluminium profile filled with insulation, linked edge to edge so the whole door behaves like a flexible sheet. Side guides hold it in line, and when the motor runs the slats wind neatly around a barrel housed in the box at the head of the opening. Because the door travels straight up and stays within the frame, you can park right up to it on the drive and still open it.
That vertical path is the main reason people choose this type. An old up-and-over door kicks outwards at the bottom as it opens and then sits along tracks under the roof. A roller needs neither the swing space outside nor the roof space inside, which frees the ceiling for storage racks, a loft hatch or strip lighting.
Why it often wins back headroom
On many 1970s estate garages the existing door frame and gear eat into the height of the opening. Swapping to a roller can gain you almost a metre of usable headroom, because the only thing overhead is the coil box. For anyone who has had to fold in a wing mirror or duck under a sagging door, that is usually the moment the decision is made.
We check this on the survey rather than promising it up front. The gain depends on the lintel, the depth available behind it and whether the box sits inside or outside the opening, so the honest answer comes with a tape measure.
What you get in the fitted price
Our fitted price covers the door supplied, fitted and motorised. That price includes the things people sometimes assume are extras: the tubular motor, remote handsets, the safety edge along the bottom rail that stops the door if it meets an obstruction, and disposal of the door you are replacing.
- Opening size: wider and taller doors use more slats and a larger barrel.
- Colour: one standard colour sits in the typical range; special finishes add cost.
- Box position and any making good to the brickwork around the opening.
- Extra handsets or accessories you ask for on the day of survey.
Insulation and when to look at sectional instead
Foam-filled slats make a roller far warmer and quieter than a single-skin steel up-and-over. If the garage is simply where the car and the bikes live, that is usually plenty. If it is an integral garage with a bedroom above, or it doubles as a gym or workshop, a sectional door with its thicker panels gives the best thermal performance we fit, and our roller versus sectional comparison sets out the trade-off in full.
Insulated doors in general sit around a U-value of 1.3 to 1.6 W/m²K. The insulated garage doors guide explains what that number means in a real garage and which spec gets you there.
From survey to first press of the remote
Most single garages are done in a day. We leave the drive swept and the door running before we go, so there is nothing for you to finish off.
- 1Free survey: we measure the opening, check the lintel and headroom, and agree colour and box position.
- 2Fixed written quote based on those measurements, so the price does not move on fitting day.
- 3Manufacture and delivery to your sizes.
- 4Fitting: the old door comes out and goes with us, the guides and box go in, the motor is wired and set, and we show you the handsets and manual override.
Roller door questions we get on surveys
Is a garage door roller shutter the same as a roller garage door?
For a house garage, yes. People use both names for a door made of linked slats that coils into a box above the opening. Ours are insulated aluminium and motorised, which is different from the thin, uninsulated steel shutters used on shop fronts and industrial units, which we do not fit.
How much does a motorised roller garage door cost?
The fitted price includes the motor, remotes, safety edge and removal of your old door. Larger openings and special colours cost more, and the exact figure comes from the survey.
Will a roller door give me more headroom?
Often, yes. Because it coils into a box above the opening rather than running along the ceiling, many older garages gain close to a metre of usable height. We confirm the real gain on the survey.
Can I open it if the power goes off?
Yes. Every motorised door we fit has a manual override, and we show you how to use it before we leave.
Roller or sectional: which should I choose?
Roller suits most detached and estate garages and is the lower-cost option. Sectional is warmer and suits integral garages or converted spaces. Our roller versus sectional guide compares them side by side.