Local Knowledge
What Chelmsford Garages Are Usually Like
No two Chelmsford garages look quite alike, because the city has been building homes for well over a century
without much pause. Close to the centre, the Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Old Moulsham and the streets
around the station often have no garage at all, and where one has been squeezed in beside or behind the house
the opening is narrow and the space in front is short. A roller door needs only about 75mm clear either side
and opens vertically, so nothing swings out over the path and you can park hard up against it.
The suburbs tell a different story. Springfield, Great Baddow and Broomfield grew through the interwar and
post-war years, when a single garage of 2.1 to 2.4 metres was normal, and 1980s estates such as Chelmer Village
added integral singles, often with a room directly above: exactly the situation where an
insulated roller door stops the garage chilling the
room over it. The 55mm slat suits nearly all of these openings, and because the curtain needs just 205mm to
300mm of headroom, the ceiling stays free for storage.
Beaulieu and the newer developments to the north-east sit at the other end of the scale: wider openings, proper
doubles, and modern brick and render that suit an anthracite grey or black finish. Those are the openings where
the thicker 77mm slat earns its keep, spanning up to 5 metres with better wind resistance, and even an automatic
door that size runs off a standard 13-amp socket. The free survey tells you which profile your opening actually
needs before any money changes hands.
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