Talk Morgan Forums Community Vehicle Talk (non-Morgan) Taking the plunge.....

Ian, if you can make the man maths work, go for the roller as it gets rid of all the internal horizontal tracks which inevitably get in the way of the lift or restrict the height the car on it can raise to - guess how I know

Jon - I had sort of come to this conclusion whilst working on the garage yesterday......
Think I can get the "man maths" to work as I've already primed a neighbour on selling the existing door to him for £500

Good thinking with the roller door, but check how much space you need above the door to mount it. The design I used needed a fair bit, 400mm I think.

Put me down as a +1 for roller doors over sectional door gear complexities and the roof space they take up... My good lady preferred the look of sectional doors, which I fitted to the front facing doors of the garage, though for the side facing door I went with the roller type. As expected over the years the sectional door gear and control systems have required adjustment and repairs whereas the roller has never failed only requiring new batteries fitted to the "key."

I had a Horman roller door fitted. It came with a low head design to reduce height and was fitted inside the door opening rather than within the gap. Electrics on the wall, exterior key unlock system if power fails, two remotes, safety cut off/reverse if obstructed.
Fault free over 6 years. Same batteries in remotes. Easy resets after power off (planned for electrician to do jobs). Never needed the key system.
I like the Pemberton ......if I had a double garage....

We bought a Garolla roller shutter door. So far so good.

But there is a caution - They use a franchise network of installers and don't make this obvious on their web site. You have to go back to the installer for warranty work, via their web site. We have been OK but I can foresee major issues with an iffy franshisee.

Quick update - been remiss on this one

Monday 13th Apil exactly one week from starting

All tiled, dry ridge installed along with facia's - need to fit soffit boards and guttering then just painting needed outside

Yeah, mate of mine had one of those installed and only found out about the franchising when he needed some warranty work doing......

Great progress Ian

this is how tight my sectional door passes the lift post...yes that bracket holding the roller in the track JUST manages to pass behind the nut

It's been awhile since my last update as I've been awaiting a new garage door (roller shutter - I did the "man maths" and it worked )

Unfortunately it was a flippin' 8 week lead time on the door and the lift was delivered a week after the garage height was extended so I couldn't assemble the lift until the door had been installed

BUT - It's done



Here's the new door and a couple more images of the lift.





You'll notice the big grey block on the lift - That's a jacking beam I've invested in - It's bloody heavy...!

Tomorrow - 20th August I'm off down to the Pemleton "factory" to see my car in build