Hi

I was standing on my drive looking at the poor state of the paint on my
metal up'n'over garage door, when a nice man from Everest (we fit the best)
walked up. About an hour later he had reduced his quote of £4,700 down to a
reasonable (according to him), £2,500.

So, not having wads of cash bursting their way out of my back pocket, what's
the best way to remove the paint from said door and start again? Paint
stripper, heat gun, sand paper (I do have an angle grinder ?

Any suggestions appreciated.

...an hour later he had reduced his quote of £4,700 down to a
reasonable (according to him), £2,500.

Standard operating procedure, and still taking the ****.

I do have an angle grinder ?

Axes are more traditional, but we have to keep up with the times.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Build a patio.

Grumps wrote :
So, not having wads of cash bursting their way out of my back pocket, what's
the best way to remove the paint from said door and start again? Paint
stripper, heat gun, sand paper (I do have an angle grinder ?

If it is really in need of stripping, then either of the first two.
BTW, if the door is around 7' x 7' - ish, you can get a brand new
insulated, remote control operated and insulated roller door for less
than £500 - assuming you are willing to self install.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
Grumps wrote :
So, not having wads of cash bursting their way out of my back pocket,
what's the best way to remove the paint from said door and start again?
Paint stripper, heat gun, sand paper (I do have an angle grinder ?

If it is really in need of stripping, then either of the first two. BTW,
if the door is around 7' x 7' - ish, you can get a brand new insulated,
remote control operated and insulated roller door for less than £500 -
assuming you are willing to self install.

Have you a recommendation? This is uk.d-i-y so I'm willing to install
myself. Door opening is 2.3(w)x2.2(h).

"Grumps" wrote in message
...
Hi

I was standing on my drive looking at the poor state of the paint on my
metal up'n'over garage door, when a nice man from Everest (we fit the
best) walked up. About an hour later he had reduced his quote of £4,700
down to a reasonable (according to him), £2,500.

You can get an entire concrete garage with new door, installed on a new base
for less than that!

on 25/07/2009, Grumps supposed :
"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
Grumps wrote :
So, not having wads of cash bursting their way out of my back pocket,
what's the best way to remove the paint from said door and start again?
Paint stripper, heat gun, sand paper (I do have an angle grinder ?

If it is really in need of stripping, then either of the first two. BTW, if
the door is around 7' x 7' - ish, you can get a brand new insulated, remote
control operated and insulated roller door for less than £500 - assuming
you are willing to self install.

Have you a recommendation? This is uk.d-i-y so I'm willing to install
myself. Door opening is 2.3(w)x2.2(h).

I bought one from an Ebay seller based at S****horpe, but there are
others selling similar. I ordered it to size, collected it and
installed it. Came with 2x wireless remotes and a manual handle, to
which I added a wired control and later a IR detector to stop the door
closing onto anything/anyone which might be in the way.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

I was standing on my drive looking at the poor state of the paint on
my metal up'n'over garage door, when a nice man from Everest (we fit
the best) walked up.

You had better luck than me - You got a quote ;-)

Had already looked at replacing our up'n'over and been quoted about 450-
500 including new frame etc etc. Didn't bother in the end.

Anyhoo ... One day bloke from some double glazing company stolls up and
asks if I want a quote on a new garage door. OK sez I.

"Can I have you name, land line phone number ..."

Er, no. I just want a quote.

"It'll have to measured".

OK, I'll hold one end the tape and you write down the number at your end
....

"Oh, I'm just collecting leads for my manager, he'll give you a quote".

Why don't you measure the door and phone him and ask for a quote?

"What time would be convenient for him to see yourself and your wife for
a quote?"

No need for the wife, just a tape measure will do.

"Can I say 5pm?"

Can you give me a quote?

"So, you will both be available at 5pm?"

No. Can you just get out a tape measure, look it up on your little sheet
and give me a quote here and now?

"I can't give you a quote. My manager has to speak to yourself and your
wife"

At this point I grabbed the little card he was scribbling on, ripped it
into 1000's of tiny peices and threw them at him.

He left.

Poor sod - Being a Monkey for a double glazing firm is had work - 35 quid
for a lead ... They don't last long.

Oh well. If I'd got a quote for less than 450 quid I'd have had it done.

Sadly, they suckered the neighbours into a full window refit. I dread to
think what they paid. The plain glass in their bathroom window was
replaced after a while, but not until after we'd all had a good laugh ...
;-)

Al.

"Al" wrote in message
. 4...
I was standing on my drive looking at the poor state of the paint on
my metal up'n'over garage door, when a nice man from Everest (we fit
the best) walked up.

You had better luck than me - You got a quote ;-)

Had already looked at replacing our up'n'over and been quoted about 450-
500 including new frame etc etc. Didn't bother in the end.

Anyhoo ... One day bloke from some double glazing company stolls up and
asks if I want a quote on a new garage door. OK sez I.

"Can I have you name, land line phone number ..."

Er, no. I just want a quote.

"It'll have to measured".

OK, I'll hold one end the tape and you write down the number at your end
...

"Oh, I'm just collecting leads for my manager, he'll give you a quote".

Why don't you measure the door and phone him and ask for a quote?

"What time would be convenient for him to see yourself and your wife for
a quote?"

No need for the wife, just a tape measure will do.

"Can I say 5pm?"

Can you give me a quote?

"So, you will both be available at 5pm?"

No. Can you just get out a tape measure, look it up on your little sheet
and give me a quote here and now?

"I can't give you a quote. My manager has to speak to yourself and your
wife"

At this point I grabbed the little card he was scribbling on, ripped it
into 1000's of tiny peices and threw them at him.

He left.

Poor sod - Being a Monkey for a double glazing firm is had work - 35 quid
for a lead ... They don't last long.

Oh well. If I'd got a quote for less than 450 quid I'd have had it done.

Sadly, they suckered the neighbours into a full window refit. I dread to
think what they paid. The plain glass in their bathroom window was
replaced after a while, but not until after we'd all had a good laugh ...
;-)

My man was the area sales manager no less.
He never asked to see the wife, but his sales pitch was just perfect - apart
from closing the deal.
So many discounts, even a discretionary manager's discount.
I still can't work out if anything he told me was true. Right down to the
picture of his kid on his laptop.

On 25 July, 17:18, "Grumps" wrote:

Have you a *recommendation? This is uk.d-i-y so I'm willing to install
myself. Door opening is 2.3(w)x2.2(h).

Farm auction, 5 quid 8-)


Otherwise hunt around on the interwebs and compare prices, also
factoring in your delivery costs. If you're near a city and you have
an estate car, you might save something that way.

Personally I'd also want galv steel laths. not aluminium. Fibreglass
is no bloody use at all, as the local chavvery can stick their heads
straight through it.

"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
on 25/07/2009, Grumps supposed :
"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
Grumps wrote :
So, not having wads of cash bursting their way out of my back pocket,
what's the best way to remove the paint from said door and start again?
Paint stripper, heat gun, sand paper (I do have an angle grinder ?

If it is really in need of stripping, then either of the first two. BTW,
if the door is around 7' x 7' - ish, you can get a brand new insulated,
remote control operated and insulated roller door for less than £500 -
assuming you are willing to self install.

Have you a recommendation? This is uk.d-i-y so I'm willing to install
myself. Door opening is 2.3(w)x2.2(h).

I bought one from an Ebay seller based at S****horpe, but there are others
selling similar. I ordered it to size, collected it and installed it. Came
with 2x wireless remotes and a manual handle, to which I added a wired
control and later a IR detector to stop the door closing onto
anything/anyone which might be in the way.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk



Many years ago ( must be 15 or more ) I was tasked to visit one of my local
area BT manager's who worked from home in an expensive part of Macclesfield
to upgrade some telecom/computer equipment there.
I was pleased to see he was home as evidenced by his expensive shiny car
half in/half out of the garage.
I knocked on the front door by his garage door - no reply.
I saw a bell push a little more to the side than you would expect and rang
the bell push.
His automatic garage door started to slowly close towards his car - oh
********.
I can't remember exactly what I did to stop the door scratching his car but
it worked, I seem to remember putting my coat then tool case on his bonnet.

He came sauntering out from the back garden and explained he had added the
bell push for convenience and it only closed and, did not open, his garage
door.

No damage done but I sweated a bit.

On 26 Jul 2009 19:26:11 GMT, Al wrote:
I was standing on my drive looking at the poor state of the paint on
my metal up'n'over garage door, when a nice man from Everest (we fit
the best) walked up.

You had better luck than me - You got a quote ;-)

Had already looked at replacing our up'n'over and been quoted about 450-
500 including new frame etc etc. Didn't bother in the end.

How about turning your existing garage door into something notable?
http://tinyurl.com/garage-door-art

(warning: links to the Daily Wail - may permanently damage your optimism)

"pete" wrote in message
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How about turning your existing garage door into something notable?
http://tinyurl.com/garage-door-art

I want one that is just an open pit straight down.

I want one that is just an open pit straight down.

I want one that looks like the drive goes straight through to the back
garden.

Helps avoid this nasty bit of Greed:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/tax/cou...icle_id=488868
&in_page_id=82

Tinied to:

http://is.gd/1OGW6

"People with garages, conservatories and patios - and even parking spaces -
are also in the firing line"

Al.

JDT2Q wrote on 26/07/2009 :
He came sauntering out from the back garden and explained he had added the
bell push for convenience and it only closed and, did not open, his garage
door.

No damage done but I sweated a bit.

Which was one reason why I decided to add the IR beam interlock :-)

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

Al wrote:
I want one that is just an open pit straight down.

I want one that looks like the drive goes straight through to the back
garden.

Helps avoid this nasty bit of Greed:

Pretty typical. Look after yourself, try & improve your lot, do a bit of
graft - and they will sh*t upon you from a great height.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk