Garage door automation
Convert your existing door to electric with a motor and remote handsets. Guide price £450–£850, fixed after a free survey.
- Supplied and fitted by installation specialists
- Written price before work starts
- Covering England, Wales and much of Scotland
Get a free quote
Fixed price confirmed after a free survey. We reply within one working day.
- Written workmanship guarantee
- Free, no-obligation survey
- Manufacturer-backed doors
- UK-wide installation teams
- Fixed price before work starts
What are garage door automation?
Garage door automation is fitting a motor to a door you already have, so it opens and closes from a remote handset. Most sound sectional, retractable up and over and side hinged doors can be converted in a single visit, provided the door is balanced and running freely.
How much do garage door automation cost?
Our guide price is £450–£850 including VAT. Where a door is fitted, that includes removing and disposing of the old door. The final price depends on size, finish, whether you want it electric or insulated, and the condition of the opening, and is fixed in writing after survey.
Get an instant guide price for your opening.
- Guide price
- £450–£850 inc. VAT
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
- Coverage
- England, Wales and much of Scotland
Options to choose from
Ceiling rail operators
The standard choice for sectional and up and over doors, mounted on the ceiling with a chain or belt drive.
Bow arm kits
Allow canopy up and over doors to be motorised.
Swing arm operators
Paired arms that open side hinged doors.
Keypads and receivers
Wireless keypads, extra handsets and smartphone receivers added to the operator.
What happens next
Tell us about the door
Use the form or call. Photos of the opening help us give a guide price straight away.
Free survey
A surveyor measures the opening, headroom, side room and garage depth.
Fixed written price
You get a fixed price and a fitting date once your door is ordered.
Fitted and tested
Old door removed, new door fitted, tested and handed over with the guarantee.
Questions about garage door automation
Can any garage door be motorised?
Most can, if the door is in good condition and balanced. A door that is stiff or has worn springs needs repair first, or the motor will fail early.
How long does a conversion take?
Usually a few hours in a single visit, including coding the handsets.
Do I need an electrician?
The operator plugs into a fused spur or socket. If there is no power in the garage, one needs adding before we fit.
Garage door automation by area
- West Midlands
- Staffordshire
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- Shropshire
- Herefordshire
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Rutland
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Bedfordshire
- Greater London
- Kent
- Surrey
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
- Hampshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Gloucestershire
- Bristol and South Gloucestershire
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
- Dorset
- Devon
- Cornwall
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside
- Lancashire
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
- Tyne and Wear
- County Durham and Teesside
- Northumberland
- West Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- South Wales
- North Wales
- Mid and West Wales
- Glasgow and Lanarkshire
- Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Fife and Tayside
- Aberdeen and Grampian
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Garage door repairs
Stuck, jammed, noisy or off-track doors fixed by an engineer on site.
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Garage door spring replacement
Broken torsion and tension springs replaced and the door rebalanced.
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Garage door motor repair
Operators that hum, stop short or ignore the remote diagnosed and fixed.
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Garage door remote replacement
Lost or broken handsets replaced and coded, plus keypads and receivers.
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