Tip-Up and Up-and-Over Garage Doors in Edenvale

• One-piece steel or timber panel
• Counterbalance spring mechanism
• Motorisable with the right operator

A tip-up garage door swings out and up in one panel, running back into the roof space on a simple frame. It is the door on a great many older Edenvale houses, particularly through the central suburbs, Eastleigh, Illiondale, Hurlyvale and Harmelia, and it is still a sensible product where the geometry suits it.

Tip-up garage doors we supply in Edenvale

• Steel tip-up doors in the traditional ribbed and panelled profiles.
• Aluminium tip-up doors where a lighter panel is wanted.
• Timber tip-up doors where the house calls for it.
• Single and double widths, on new or existing frames.

Where a tip-up door works and where it does not

It needs clear space in front of the opening, because the panel swings out before it lifts. On the shorter driveways common in the older suburbs there is frequently not room, and a sectional or roll-up door is the better answer. We will say so rather than fit a door that fouls a vehicle every morning.

Frames on houses that have settled

A tip-up door depends entirely on its frame being square and its pivots level. On housing this age the frame has often moved, and replacing the panel alone will not fix a door that binds. We check the frame for square before quoting, because a new panel on a twisted frame is money wasted.

New panel on an existing frame

Where the frame is sound this is by far the cheapest way to make a tired garage look new, and on the well-built older Edenvale garages the frame frequently is sound. We check the fixings as well as the square before recommending it.

Balance and safe operation

A tip-up door is held by tension on each side, and the balance is the whole safety story. An out-of-balance tip-up door is heavy to lift and can come down hard. We replace the tension components in matched pairs and set the balance so the door stays where you leave it.

Corrosion at the bottom edge

The bottom edge is where these doors die, and on a property that has taken water it happens much sooner. Where the rest of the panel is sound we can often replace the bottom section and specify a better coating on the replacement.

Motorising a tip-up garage door

Tip-up doors can be automated with a rail-mounted operator and the correct arm, but only once the balance is right. Automating a heavy tip-up door is how operators get destroyed. We check the door by hand before quoting the motor.

What a tip-up garage door costs in Edenvale

Usually the least expensive garage door for a given opening. Priced on width, panel material, finish, whether the frame is being replaced, and whether it is automated.