Roller Garage Doors in Manningtree

Fitted prices start at £1,275 for a 55mm door with 9mm slats, external key switch operation and manual override, and £1,325 for the thicker 12.5mm slats. Remote control operation starts at £1,475 with a hard-wired safety edge, or £1,575 with a wireless one. The heavier 77mm profile starts at £1,790. Garages around Manningtree are mostly single width, so the majority of quotes here sit in the lower half of that range. A 5 metre wide 77mm door is typically around £3,000. Any colour other than white adds a flat £100. All prices include VAT.

Often we cannot, and it is fairer to say so now than at the door. The historic centre is largely Georgian and Victorian frontages straight onto the street with very little off-street parking and few garages at all, so frequently there is nothing for a door to go on. Where a property is listed or sits inside the conservation area, anything visible from the street needs a check with Tendring District Council first. If you do have a garage set back off the street, we are glad to look and tell you honestly.

It is a fair question and the reason we fit powder-coated aluminium rather than steel. Salt-laden air off the Stour is hard on a painted steel door, which is usually the door we are taking away in this corner of Essex. Aluminium slats with a powder-coated finish cope with it far better. Wherever you live, an occasional rinse of the curtain and keeping the guide runners clear of grit does more for the life of the door than anything else, and we go through that at handover.

Yes, and that is where most of the work actually happens, because that is where the garages are. Lawford adjoins the town and Mistley sits immediately alongside it, and between them they account for a good share of what we fit around Manningtree. Further out we cover Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea and across into Ipswich. We travel from our unit at Sible Hedingham near Halstead, roughly 35 minutes away, so a survey here is part of a normal week rather than a special trip.

Replacing an existing garage door normally falls under permitted development, so no application is needed. Manningtree differs from most towns we cover in one respect: the old centre has a conservation area and listed buildings, and a great deal of the historic frontage is plainly visible from the street. If your property falls into either category, check with Tendring District Council before ordering, because a made-to-measure door is built for your opening and cannot be returned. We will raise it at the survey if we think it applies.