A good garage door can not only make accessing your vehicle or garage much more convenient but can also add to the sales value of your home. But which garage door style is the most popular? Below, we discuss the most common types of garage doors and their unique benefits, and then we reveal the most popular overall style.
Side-hinged or stable garage doors add a classic look to a property and also have the benefit of being able to be quickly opened in half like a regular door, allowing easy access on foot and keeping the full contents of a garage out of sight. Mounted on simple hinges a stable style door is tough and reliable in its simplicity.
The downside of a side hinged garage door is that space is required in front of the garage to allow the doors to open out into.
Side-hinged garage doors are the perfect option for garages that are used as workshops or frequently used for pedestrian access to your home or garden.
Roller shutter garage doors are very popular for both businesses and homes. Highly secure, affordable and space-saving: a roller shutter style door rolls up open at the top of the garage, out of the way.
Constructed from narrow connected slats that roll into a coil above the door opening - roller shutter or roll-up garage doors require minimal maintenance provided they are made from high-quality corrosion and rust-resistant materials.
Perfect when you want to utilise all the storage space in a garage, the roller shutter is also the most flexible option and can be installed on practically any shape or size of garage.
An up and over garage door is a simple one-piece panel door that opens upwards along the ceiling of the garage. Easy to install and easy to use - there are a wide variety of door designs and material options available for this style of garage door.
There are different styles of up-and-over garage doors too: canopy-style versions flip up creating a small overhanging canopy which can be beneficial to add some extra rain cover.
Retractable up and over doors swing upwards but then slide inside the garage on tracks.
Up and over garage doors, whilst not as durable or compact as other styles, are popular due to their affordability and simplicity.
Known for their simplicity and reliability - up and over style garage doors are operated by turning a handle and pulling the door upwards and over.
Sectional garage doors are one of the most secure styles of garage doors and allow a vehicle to be parked right up in front of it whilst still being able to open and close.
Hugely customisable, with the capability to be thermally insulated, sectional garage doors can open upwards into the ceiling or into the side of the garage out of the way.
Unlike up-and-over garage doors which swing outwards a little bit, and side hinged doors that fully open outwards, a sectional garage door opens completely into the interior of the garage meaning a vehicle can be parked an inch from the garage.
The only comparable option if you want to make full use of your driveway is a roller garage door - which is slightly less secure and can't be insulated.
Up-and-over garage doors are still the most commonly found type of garage door in the UK. While they may not be the most convenient or attractive, due to their simplicity and low cost, a steel or aluminium one-panel up-and-over garage door is still the most widely found in the UK.
