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Up-and-over garage doors in Alicante

We make and install single-leaf up-and-over garage doors, with counterweights or springs, projecting or non-projecting, manual or motorised. They are sturdy, easy to use and suit openings in older houses where other doors struggle to fit.

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What it involves

An up-and-over door is a single rigid leaf that, as it opens, pivots and rises until it sits horizontally under the garage ceiling. Its movement is balanced by counterweights or springs, so it opens by hand with little effort or with a motor that runs without strain. It is a simple mechanism with few parts, which is why it stands up well to daily use for many years.

There are two ways of opening. On a canopy (projecting) door, the bottom swings outwards during the movement; on a retractable (non-projecting) door, the leaf stays behind the façade line and doesn't get in the way on the pavement. We choose one or the other by looking at what is in front of your garage. We make it in single steel sheet, double steel sheet or clad, with a pedestrian door if you need one, and always made to fit your opening.

It is a door that works particularly well in garages of older houses, coach houses in village and country homes, ground-floor units with a single garage, storerooms and enclosed parking spaces. We leave it fitted, balanced and with its safety systems, so it runs smoothly from day one.

White up-and-over garage door with a wicket door on a village house in Alicante

Up-and-over garage doors: jobs we do

These are the jobs we are asked for most. If yours looks like one of them, call us and we will tell you how we would handle it.

Counterweight up-and-over garage door

This is the classic up-and-over door: the leaf is balanced by two counterweights that rise and fall inside side columns, connected to the door by cables or chains. Because it is counterbalanced, it opens by hand with little effort and, if it has a motor, the motor carries less load. It is a simple, sturdy system that is easy to adjust and lasts for many years of daily use. It needs some space on each side of the opening for the columns; we measure it during the visit and calculate the counterweights against the weight of the actual leaf, especially if it is clad or has a pedestrian door.

Spring-balanced up-and-over garage door

Instead of counterweights, the balance comes from side springs that tension as the door closes and help lift the leaf as it opens. It takes up less space at the sides than a counterweight door, so it is the option when the opening reaches almost to the garage walls. We set the spring tension so the door neither drops suddenly nor shoots upwards, and fit it with its anti-drop system. It works just as well manually as motorised and is very common in garages with a tight opening between two walls.

Canopy up-and-over garage door

On a canopy door, the bottom of the leaf swings outwards as it opens and the door ends up horizontal, with one section outside the façade and the rest inside, like a canopy. It needs no horizontal tracks on the ceiling, so it takes up little depth in the garage and leaves almost the whole interior free. It is the best option when there is private space in front of the garage, such as a plot, a patio or a private driveway. If the door opens straight onto the pavement we don't recommend it, because the leaf sticks out into the street while it moves; in that case we fit a non-projecting one.

Retractable up-and-over door for garages opening onto the pavement

A non-projecting door rises without the leaf leaving the façade line: the top runs along tracks into the garage while the bottom rises vertically. That way it doesn't hit anyone walking along the pavement or a car parked in front, which is key in narrow streets and old town centres. In return it needs tracks under the ceiling and a little more clear depth than a canopy door, and we balance it with counterweights or springs. It is the usual up-and-over door in village houses and terraced homes with the garage flush with the street.

Up-and-over garage door with a pedestrian door

We build a pass door into the up-and-over leaf, with its own lock and handle, so you can walk in without moving the whole door. It is very practical if the garage is also your way into the house, if you keep bikes there or if you want to take something out without opening it fully. We reinforce the frame around the cut-out and recalculate the balance of the counterweights or springs, because the pedestrian door changes the weight and rigidity of the leaf. With the leaf closed, the pedestrian door sits flush and the door still looks like a single piece.

More jobs in this service

  • Ribbed steel up-and-over garage door

    A leaf of folded sheet steel, with ribs that give it rigidity, is the simplest and toughest up-and-over door for a garage in daily use. We protect it with galvanising and lacquer so it stands up to damp, and it can be kept clean with a cloth and water.

  • Clad up-and-over garage door

    We fit cladding over the up-and-over frame, in slats, panels or sheet with a different pattern, so the door doesn't look like a metal gate. We adjust the counterweights or springs to the extra weight of the cladding, so it still opens as smoothly as a plain steel one.

  • Manual up-and-over garage door without a motor

    If you don't want to depend on a motor, a manual up-and-over door opens by pulling the handle and rises almost by itself thanks to its balance. To close it, you pull it down with the same handle and the central lock secures it to the frame. It is the simplest option for garages used only occasionally.

  • Double-skin up-and-over garage door

    The leaf has steel sheet on the outside and the inside, with the frame hidden between them. It is more rigid, sounds more solid when it closes and has a finished interior, with no exposed framing. It is the option when the garage can be seen from inside the house or you want a sturdier door.

  • Up-and-over door for an old house garage

    In old houses the garage opening is rarely square: timber-beam lintels, out-of-plumb jambs and rubble-stone or solid-brick walls. We make the up-and-over door with a frame that absorbs those differences and anchor it to the wall with fixings suited to each material, without damaging it.

  • Up-and-over door for a country house garage

    On country houses and rural properties the garage holds the car, a trailer or tools, and sometimes has no electricity. We make sturdy steel up-and-over doors, manual or motorised, with a strong lock and joints that are easy to grease so dust from the dirt road doesn't slow them down.

  • Up-and-over door for a single garage on a building's ground floor

    Many buildings have individual garages on the ground floor, each with its own door to the street. There a non-projecting up-and-over door is the most practical: it stays inside the façade line, doesn't encroach on the pavement when it opens and adapts to the opening left by the original construction.

  • Up-and-over door for a storeroom or bike store

    For small openings, such as a ground-floor storeroom, a bike store or a motorbike garage, we make lightweight made-to-measure up-and-over doors with a lock. They open with one hand, take up no room in front of the opening and use the full width of the entrance.

  • Up-and-over door to enclose a parking space

    If your space in a car park has walls on both sides, we turn it into a lock-up with a made-to-measure up-and-over door and a lock. You keep the car, bikes or tools under lock and key and, with the non-projecting model, the door doesn't stick out into the driving aisle when it opens.

  • Up-and-over door fitted between the jambs or behind the opening

    An up-and-over door can go inside the opening, between the jambs, or behind it, covering the opening from the inside. Between the jambs the façade looks neater; behind the opening you gain width and clearance height. We decide it with you during the visit, with the measurements in front of us.

  • Up-and-over door for a pool plant room or utility room

    On villas with a pool, the room housing the pool filter, boiler or meters usually has a small opening that needs a strong, ventilated door. We make steel up-and-over doors to size, with punched ventilation grilles and a lock, that open without blocking the way beside the pool.

  • Up-and-over door for a rented garage

    If you rent out a garage or a ground-floor unit as a garage, you want a sturdy, simple door that copes with a succession of tenants and works with keys. A steel up-and-over door with a central lock does that job with very little maintenance and no electronics to break down.

What you get with us

  • Sturdy and simple

    A single rigid leaf and a mechanism with few parts: fewer things to go out of adjustment, easy maintenance and a door that takes knocks and daily use without complaint.

  • Opens by hand with no effort

    Counterweights or springs balance the weight of the leaf, so you can operate it comfortably by hand, with or without a motor, even on the day the power goes off.

  • Fits awkward openings

    Out-of-square openings, old garages or ones with little side room: because we make it to measure, the up-and-over door adapts to garages where other doors don't fit well.

  • Our own team and a written warranty

    It is fitted by our own team, with no subcontractors, and we give you a written warranty of 3 years on the door and 5 years on the motor.

How we do it, step by step

  1. Visit and measurement of the opening

    We look at the opening, headroom, sides and what is in front of the garage to decide whether you are better off with a projecting or non-projecting door, with counterweights or springs.

  2. Free quote within 24 hours

    We send you a free quote with the type of up-and-over door, the chosen leaf and the accessories, so you can look it over calmly before deciding.

  3. Made to measure

    We make the leaf, frame and balancing system to the real measurements of your opening, adjusting the weight of the counterweights or the tension of the springs.

  4. Fitted in one day

    We anchor the frame to the wall, hang the leaf and balance it carefully. Installation takes one day and we leave your garage clean.

  5. Adjustment and handover

    We test opening by hand, and with the motor if it has one, adjust the lock and stops, and explain what to grease so it keeps opening smoothly.

Up-and-over garage doors in Alicante province

The up-and-over door is still very common across the province because for decades it was the door on the garages of village houses in Aspe, Crevillent and Mutxamel, on the ground-floor garages of the oldest neighbourhoods of Alicante and Elche, and on many country houses in Elche's rural partidas, such as Perleta, Maitino and Valverde. These are masonry openings with beam lintels and thick walls, often out of square, where a made-to-measure up-and-over door fits better than an off-the-shelf one.

In the narrow streets of those old town centres it almost always has to be a non-projecting door, so as not to encroach on the pavement, while on plots and country houses a canopy door is the most practical. Dust from the countryside and the calima haze get into the joints and tracks, and by the sea, from El Campello to Santa Pola, salt air attacks unprotected steel. That is why we work with galvanised and lacquered steel and, at handover, tell you what to check and grease so it keeps opening smoothly. We work from our base in Elche across Alicante, Elche and the rest of the province.

Where we do it

Garage doors in Novelda

We install and repair garage doors in Novelda, from the low-rise houses of San Roque and the garages of the Barrio de la Estación to the villas of Ledua and La Serreta and the natural stone warehouses of El Fondonet and Santa Fe.

San Roque · Barrio de la Estación · Ledua · La Serreta

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Frequently asked questions

What people ask us most about up-and-over garage doors.

Up-and-over garage doors: your questions

Up-and-over or sectional garage door: which is right for me?

It depends on your garage and how you use it. A sectional door insulates better and makes better use of the height, but it needs headroom and ceiling depth for its tracks. An up-and-over door is simpler, very sturdy, easy to operate by hand and adapts better to irregular openings or those in older houses. During the visit we look at both options on your opening and tell you clearly which one fits best.

Does an up-and-over door reduce the clearance height?

A little, yes. When it is open, the leaf sits horizontally at the top of the opening and slightly reduces the clear height for getting in. We take that into account when measuring: we check the height of your car, or your van if you have one, and adjust the installation so you get through with room to spare. If the opening is very tight on height, we tell you before manufacturing and look at another door with you.

Does the steel on an up-and-over door rust near the sea?

Unprotected steel does, and on the seafront salt air attacks it quickly. That is why we work with galvanised and lacquered steel, and we also protect the screws and joints. To make it last, just rinse it with fresh water from time to time, especially after storms, and grease the joints regularly. If the house is closed up for long periods, it is a good idea to open the door and move it every so often.

What safety features does an up-and-over door have?

As well as a well-balanced leaf that doesn't drop suddenly, we fit safety catches that stop the door if a cable or spring breaks, and guards on the arms and joints so you don't trap your hands. If it is motorised, it has photocells that stop the movement when there is an obstacle and a manual release. Our doors comply with UNE-EN 13241-1, which is the product standard for garage doors.

Can I pay for the up-and-over door in instalments?

Yes. We offer interest-free finance, so you can spread the cost of the door instead of paying it all up front. We set out the terms in writing with the quote, including what you would pay each month, so you can decide with all the facts on the table and no small print.

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