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

• 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 Roodepoort houses, particularly through Florida, Florida Park, Discovery, Horizon View, Witpoortjie and Maraisburg, and it is still a sensible product where the geometry suits it.

Tip-up garage doors we supply in Roodepoort

• 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. If a car parks close to the door, or the driveway falls steeply away as it does on parts of the ridge through Roodekrans, a sectional or roll-up door is the better answer. We will say so.

Replacing an old tip-up door

Most tip-up doors we replace have gone out of balance, rusted at the bottom edge, or had the frame move. Where the frame is sound we fit a new panel to it, which is the cheapest route. Where it is not, the frame is replaced with the door.

Balance, springs and safe operation

A tip-up door is held by spring 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 springs in matched pairs and set the balance so the door stays where you leave it.

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.

Finishes and appearance

Powder-coated steel in the trim colour is the usual choice on the older Roodepoort housing stock, because it sits with the house rather than shouting. Timber-look finishes are available where the elevation wants it.

Maintenance for tip-up doors

Springs, pivots and the frame fixings, checked annually. The failure that matters is a spring, and a spring that is about to go usually gives warning in how the door feels for weeks beforehand.

What a tip-up garage door costs in Roodepoort

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.