Aghalee · BT67 · Antrim
Side-hinged garage door pairs, Aghalee (BT67)
Access on the A26 means the survey and the fit can sit in the same week.
On a rural cottages the original opening was often built for a hinged pair, so the proportions already suit it.
Every Aghalee pair is hung on a sound frame and covered by a written 12-month warranty.
We hang pairs across Antrim, with Aghalee sitting about 10 miles from the Dromore yard.
Insulated steel against timber pairs
Door variants
- · Even 50/50 split
- · Uneven 1/3 to 2/3 split
- · Framed and ledged timber
- · Insulated steel pair
Materials
- · Steel security pair
- · Softwood and hardwood timber
- · GRP faced leaves
Finishes commonly picked in Aghalee
- · Chartwell Green
- · Painted to any RAL
- · Stained oak
- · Anthracite RAL 7016
- · Traffic White
Lead time: 10-18 working days · From £1,150*
Daily access on a rural cottages
Lough-shore properties, damp drives push us toward stainless guides. That shapes how we quote a side-hinged door job here.
On the residential side, Aghalee is dominated by rural cottages and detached housing. It's why we measure on site rather than working from a Google Street View screenshot.
Aghalee sits 18 mi from Belfast and 10 mi from our Dromore yard via the A26 (with M1 access).
How we hang a pair in Aghalee
- 1
Confirm the split and the swing
Even or uneven, and outward or inward opening, decided against how you actually use the Aghalee garage.
- 2
Assess the reveal and threshold
Side-hinged doors depend on a sound frame and a level threshold far more than tracked doors do.
- 3
Hang, align and weather seal
Leaves hung on adjustable hinges, brush and rubber seals fitted, then the pair set to meet cleanly.
- 4
Lock and stay fittings
Centre shoot bolts, cylinder lock and hold-open stays so leaves are not left swinging in Aghalee wind.
Dropped leaves and failed frames in BT67
Pairs that no longer meet in the middle so the centre bolt will not throw
Ceilings with no clear run for tracks, such as pitched or beamed roofs
Garages used as workshops or stores where daily pedestrian access matters
Side-hinged coverage near Aghalee and Moira
Same crews, same week — coverage from Aghalee runs out across:
Aghalee side-hinged door FAQ
Q.Are they secure?
An insulated steel pair with centre shoot bolts top and bottom plus a cylinder lock is secure. The weak point is always the frame fixing, which is why we renew poor frames.
Q.Even or uneven split, which is better?
Uneven at roughly one third to two thirds gives you a usable pedestrian leaf every day. Even splits look more symmetrical on a formal Aghalee frontage.
Q.Do side-hinged doors need headroom?
Almost none, which is the point. They suit Aghalee garages with pitched roofs, low lintels, beams or storage above where tracks simply will not fit.
Q.What does a side-hinged pair cost fitted?
From about £1,150 fitted for an insulated steel pair, with timber and painted-to-RAL finishes higher. We price the frame with the leaves.
Q.Do they insulate well?
A double-skin steel pair with full perimeter seals performs well. Timber pairs look better than they insulate unless specified with an insulated core.
Q.How do they handle wind on an exposed site?
Hold-open stays are essential near Aghalee, otherwise a gust catches a leaf. We fit them as standard on exposed openings.
Why Aghalee keeps coming back
- We fit side-hinged pairs on rural and period properties across Northern Ireland where tracked doors will not work.
- Frames renewed rather than reused where the timber has gone, so hinges have something to hold.
- Hold-open stays fitted as standard on exposed BT67 openings.
- Written 12-month parts-and-labour warranty on every pair we hang.
In summary — Side-Hinged Garage Doors for Aghalee
In short: side-hinged garage doors for Aghalee from a Dromore-based team, 10 miles away via the A26. Coverage runs out to Moira (4 mi) and across BT67. Book a survey and we'll bring physical finish samples to your door.
Timber pair to match a period frontage
Framed and ledged pairs made and painted to order for Aghalee properties where steel would look wrong.