Roller garage door installation

• Free survey of width, height, headroom, side room, lintel, power and floor level
• Single-skin, insulated, security-rated and steel doors for openings up to 5.5 m
• Removal and disposal of an old roller or up-and-over door included in door prices
• Powered doors force-tested to BS EN 12453 and handed over with paperwork

What does roller garage door installation involve?

Roller garage door installation means fixing a box above your opening, two guide rails down the sides, and a curtain of laths that coils onto a barrel inside the box. On an electric door, a tubular motor sits inside the barrel and a control box goes on the wall.

Because the curtain rolls straight up, the door needs no ceiling space and doesn't swing out over the drive. That makes a roller door a practical choice for short driveways, garages used for storage, and garages with a low or cluttered ceiling.

The order of work is much the same on every job. Any old door comes out, the opening is checked and prepared, the box and guides go in, and the curtain is fitted. On an electric door the motor limits and safety devices are then set and tested. Before we leave, you're shown how to use the remotes and the manual override.

How do you measure for a new roller garage door?

We measure at a free survey, because a roller door is built to the size of your opening and the position it will be fitted in.

At the survey we check:

• the width and height of the opening, at more than one point
• headroom above the opening, so the box fits
• side room for the guide rails, typically around 75–100 mm each side
• the lintel, the reveals and the floor level
• whether there's a power supply near where the box will sit
• access for fitting and for taking an old door away

We then agree the fitting position. Behind the opening is the most common; between the reveals or face-fixed on the front of the wall are options when the space inside doesn't allow it. The box usually sits behind the lintel, but it can go under it, which reduces the clear height, or on the front. Box sizes vary with door height and lath size, roughly 205–300 mm or more on domestic doors. Our guide on how to measure for a roller garage door explains what we look at.

How much does it cost to install a roller garage door?

A new roller garage door is priced on the door type and the width of the opening, and every door price includes supply, fitting, and removal and disposal of an old roller or up-and-over door.

Guide prices for common choices:

• Electric single-skin door, single opening up to 2.4 m wide: £1,195–£1,745 inc VAT
• Insulated electric door, single opening up to 2.4 m wide: £1,495–£2,295 inc VAT
• Insulated electric door, double opening 3.0–4.0 m wide: £2,195–£3,295 inc VAT
• Fused spur from an existing circuit nearby, fitted by an electrician: £129–£249 inc VAT

Colours, vision laths, smart control, battery backup and extra remotes are added as separate lines, so you can see what each choice adds. Openings wider than 5.5 m, steel doors wider than 4 m, structural work and new lintels are priced on survey. Garage doors are standard-rated for VAT at 20%, and every home price includes it. All the bands are on our prices page.

Does an electric roller garage door need a power supply?

Yes, an electric roller door needs a power supply close to the box, usually a fused spur or a socket.

If your garage already has power near the top of the opening, the control box can normally be wired to it. If there's no socket near the box, a qualified electrician fits a fused spur from an existing circuit, shown as its own line in your quote. A new supply to a garage with no power at all is priced on survey. In England and Wales some domestic electrical work is notifiable under Part P, and the electrician deals with that.

Manual doors need no power at all. Springs in the barrel balance the curtain so it can be lifted by hand, which suits narrower, lighter openings and garages without electrics. If you think you might want a motor later, mention it at the survey and we'll talk through what a later conversion would involve.

What paperwork do you get when a powered roller door is fitted?

When we fit a powered roller door, you receive a Declaration of Conformity, the UKCA or CE marking details and a record of the safety checks, because whoever puts a powered door into service is responsible for them.

Under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (as amended), that means a risk assessment, force testing to BS EN 12453 and marking the door as conforming. In Northern Ireland CE marking applies. The door itself is made to the product standard BS EN 13241. We commission every powered door we fit to these standards and hand over the paperwork.

Before we leave, we also show you the remotes, the safety edge or photocells and the manual override. The manufacturer's warranty terms for the chosen door and motor are set out in writing in your quote. Keep the paperwork with your house documents, as it's worth having if you sell.

Guide prices for roller garage door installation

Guide prices for homes, supplied and fitted, including removal of an old roller or up-and-over door. The written quote after your free survey is the price.

Guide prices for homes, last reviewed 25 October 2026. Your written quote is the price. See the full price list.

What happens after I ask for a price?

1. STEP 01

   Guide price

   Answer four quick questions online and see a price range for your opening.

2. STEP 02

   Free survey

   We measure the opening, headroom, side room, lintel and power, and talk through options.

3. STEP 03

   Written quote

   You get the price inc VAT, what is included and the payment stages in writing.

4. STEP 04

   Fitting day

   Old door out, new door in, commissioned and handed over with the paperwork.

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