After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

Bald eagle wrote:
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.


Bear in mind that if you buy a TV aerial and all the accessories from
Wickes it will cost more than if you employ a decent installer to supply
and install, and the parts he uses will be better.

Bill

Bear in mind that if you buy a TV aerial and all the accessories from
Wickes it will cost more than if you employ a decent installer to
supply and install, and the parts he uses will be better.


While I don't (and wouldn't dare to!) impugn the veracity of what you
say in Wright's Aerials country, I wonder if it is equally as true in
Inner London? After 35 years of watching aerials fall off London
chimneys* my impression is that there are many cowboys down here and
precious few honest injuns.

That said, I took one look at Wickes' prices and ordered direct from
Blakes for the 2 I fitted in the pat few years. But then I had had the
benefit of many episodes of your rigger's diary etc etc

*more recently they are rarely fixed to chimneys: bolts into the wall
below the gutter seems to be as far as the cowboys are willing to climb
--
Robin
reply to address is (meant to be) valid

On 17/12/2011 20:48, Bald eagle wrote:
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.


What sort of door is it, though? Probably just an ordinary up-and-over
door with a motorised actuator to open and close it.

Before looking for the cheapest price, decide exactly what it is that
you want. Look in Yellow Pages for garage door suppliers. There will
likely be some local ones with showrooms where you can see various doors.

When I had a new garage built a few years ago, I thought I wanted a
roller shutter door until I went and saw some - and was very unimpressed
with the way in which the aluminium segments hinge (or rather hook)
together - and I ended up with a remote controlled sectional door - not
cheap, but infinitely better.
--
Cheers,
Roger
____________
Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom
checked.

Bald eagle wrote :
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price at
Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad. Not
a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and Seguro
Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

It does sound too good to be true.

I bought and collected one from a factory that makes them up to order -
a bit under £500 inc. a couple or so years ago. Which I fitted myself.
Fitting is really not that difficult.

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

In message , Bald eagle
writes
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.



I had one fitted 2 years ago, can't remember how much, certainly more
than £699 though, nearer £1200. The good part about it was that the guy
measured up and had the width cut so that the side guides fitted so that
they were flush with the side of the brick opening. It looks like it
was an original fit rather than an add on. The motor drive and
mechanics all fit neatly above the door on the inside suspended from the
rafters and I have no complaints about it.

The whole job took two guys a morning

Having seen how it was done I would certainly attempt one myself, you
may want to take a close look at a few installs before deciding, but
anyone with reasonable DIY skills and a strong mate, or two should be
OK.
--
Bill

On 18 Dec,
Bill wrote:


I had one fitted 2 years ago, can't remember how much, certainly more
than £699 though, nearer £1200. The good part about it was that the guy
measured up and had the width cut so that the side guides fitted so that
they were flush with the side of the brick opening. It looks like it
was an original fit rather than an add on. The motor drive and
mechanics all fit neatly above the door on the inside suspended from the
rafters and I have no complaints about it.

The whole job took two guys a morning

Having seen how it was done I would certainly attempt one myself, you
may want to take a close look at a few installs before deciding, but
anyone with reasonable DIY skills and a strong mate, or two should be
OK.

I've fitted two insulated ones, with assistance (2nd for assistant) easily in
a day. Cost was about £1000 for about a single width door. They have both
worked well for the last 2 or 3 years and were well worth the effort.

--
B Thumbs
Change lycos to yahoo to reply

In message , writes
On 18 Dec,
Bill wrote:


I had one fitted 2 years ago, can't remember how much, certainly more
than £699 though, nearer £1200. The good part about it was that the guy
measured up and had the width cut so that the side guides fitted so that
they were flush with the side of the brick opening. It looks like it
was an original fit rather than an add on. The motor drive and
mechanics all fit neatly above the door on the inside suspended from the
rafters and I have no complaints about it.

The whole job took two guys a morning

Having seen how it was done I would certainly attempt one myself, you
may want to take a close look at a few installs before deciding, but
anyone with reasonable DIY skills and a strong mate, or two should be
OK.

I've fitted two insulated ones, with assistance (2nd for assistant) easily in
a day. Cost was about £1000 for about a single width door. They have both
worked well for the last 2 or 3 years and were well worth the effort.

Mains failure is a pain as the manual winder takes forever.

Best fitted in a pitched roof garage or one where space has been
provided above the door opening.

Key fob *zapper* battery has just needed replacing. 6 years!

The motors are not rated for *industrial* use but adequate for operation
2-3 times per day.

regards


--
Tim Lamb

On Dec 17, 8:48*pm, "Bald eagle" wrote:
After 30 odd years our old *garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

There is no such thing as as insulated roller shutter door.

You can get mutiple hinged panel doors that are insulated that slide
up and are spring assisted.

The problem arises round trying to make them draught proof, (no point
in being insulated if they are not draught proof).
The draught seals make them expensive, harder to fit and tend to wear
out over the years so bear this in mind.
I have a "Garador", you can get insulated and none insulated identical
ones.
I fitted it myself, quite straightforward and has been good so far.
There are lots of adjustments on the draught seals so you can take up
the main wearing points.
Get a few prices from different local buider's merchants, they will
order one for you. If you ring them up, they realise you are price
comparing, you will get a better deal

In message , Bald eagle
writes
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.


The catch is you have no way of getting in touch with them once you've
handed over the readies.
"Inc VAT" is a way of implying that they are respectably VAT registered
which they may not be.
--
hugh

On 17/12/2011 20:48, Bald eagle wrote:

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

I know nothing about this/these companies, but there are very few free
dinners. If something sounds too good to be true it usually is.

harry wrote on 18/12/2011 :
There is no such thing as as insulated roller shutter door.

Mine is insulated. There is foam insulation between the inner and outer
faces.

The problem arises round trying to make them draught proof, (no point
in being insulated if they are not draught proof).

Mine has brush types seals built into the guides and a seal with the
floor at the bottom. The only part which does let the draft in is along
the top - my fault, I just never got around to dealing with that.

Mine has the motor in the middle if the roll, with the control gear in
a separate box. It rolls up into a roll of about 9" diameter.

The side guide rails I fitted flush to the inside the front of the
garage, so as not to restrict the width.

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

In message , Harry
Bloomfield writes
harry wrote on 18/12/2011 :
There is no such thing as as insulated roller shutter door.

Mine is insulated. There is foam insulation between the inner and outer
faces.

The problem arises round trying to make them draught proof, (no point
in being insulated if they are not draught proof).

Mine has brush types seals built into the guides and a seal with the
floor at the bottom. The only part which does let the draft in is along
the top - my fault, I just never got around to dealing with that.

Mine has the motor in the middle if the roll, with the control gear in
a separate box. It rolls up into a roll of about 9" diameter.

The side guide rails I fitted flush to the inside the front of the
garage, so as not to restrict the width.


Sounds very similar to the one I had fitted, on a hot summers day when
all the exterior metal work is hot the inside of the shutter takes a
longtime, if at all, to warm up. So I believe that the insulation must
be doing something :-)

A big plus point with it is that before I had an up and over door and
this restricted where I could have racking mounted, I now have it right
up to the doorway.
--
Bill

On 17/12/2011 20:48, Bald eagle wrote:

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

If it is any help I had a Gliderol manual roller garage door supplied
and fitted for £575 by a local company earlier this year. Their
current price structure for automated doors is here...
http://www.garagedoors-sw.com/subpro...s-0003161.aspx

--
rbel

Bill used his keyboard to write :
In message , Harry
Bloomfield writes
harry wrote on 18/12/2011 :
There is no such thing as as insulated roller shutter door.

Mine is insulated. There is foam insulation between the inner and outer
faces.

The problem arises round trying to make them draught proof, (no point
in being insulated if they are not draught proof).

Mine has brush types seals built into the guides and a seal with the floor
at the bottom. The only part which does let the draft in is along the top -
my fault, I just never got around to dealing with that.

Mine has the motor in the middle if the roll, with the control gear in a
separate box. It rolls up into a roll of about 9" diameter.

The side guide rails I fitted flush to the inside the front of the garage,
so as not to restrict the width.


Sounds very similar to the one I had fitted, on a hot summers day when all
the exterior metal work is hot the inside of the shutter takes a longtime, if
at all, to warm up. So I believe that the insulation must be doing something
:-)

A big plus point with it is that before I had an up and over door and this
restricted where I could have racking mounted, I now have it right up to the
doorway.

I agree, they are much more compact than an up and over door. In my
case the up and over had been on its last legs for several years. I had
fixed it numerous times. I priced up the options and the electric
roller was not much more than and in some cases cheaper than the other
DIY options.

The controller has crashed a couple of times over the years, failing to
work via the remote, which has meant my entering by another door to
reset it. Other than that, no issues at all.

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

On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:39:27 GMT, Harry Bloomfield wrote:

I agree, they are much more compact than an up and over door. In my
case the up and over had been on its last legs for several years. I had
fixed it numerous times.

Our up and over has been about to fail for a quite a while. Don't
like it as it takes up too much room inside the garage and unless
pushed right up the lower corners are a hazard. I have the scar on my
forehead...

The controller has crashed a couple of times over the years, failing to
work via the remote, which has meant my entering by another door to
reset it.

How would you reset it if there is no "other door" to allow access to
the control unit if the door won't open?

--
Cheers
Dave.

Dave Liquorice presented the following explanation :
The controller has crashed a couple of times over the years, failing to
work via the remote, which has meant my entering by another door to
reset it.

How would you reset it if there is no "other door" to allow access to
the control unit if the door won't open?

I suppose I could switch off the main supply to the garage to reset the
controller's processor, but all of the electric door makers seem to
have a manual cranking system built-in by default in case the whole
thing dies or their is a power cut.

Where there is no 'other door', they suggest you install an add-on to
link the manual cranking system to the outside of the door.

Mine runs on 24v DC, so I could add some back up batteries, but over
the years we have had it, not once I we had a power cut, when I have
needed to operate the door. I did once test the hand cranking system,
just to see it worked when I first installed it - its a bit of a PITA
compared to pressing a button, but it works.

Mine came with two remotes, one in the house, one in the car. I soon
added a third wired remote (up/down/stop) in the garage. I then later
added a beam sensor across the door level with my car's tow ball, to
prevent the door closing unless the ball was clear of the door. It's
red LED also serves as a means to see when parking that I have stopped
clear of the door.

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

In article , cousins1
@nospamntlworld.com says...

After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

I'm trying to make sense of this post, but to no avail ...

Perhaps Bald Eagle would care to clarify ...?

The Chelmsford (01245) phone number is wrong: 01245 3612676 has too many
digits and Google does NOT get loads of hits for it. A search for
companies in the Chelsmsford area doesn't bring up anybody with a
remotely similar number either.

Googling Essex Garage Doors finds:

Essex Garage Doors Ltd

http://www.essexgaragedoors.com/

Essex Garage Doors
Unit D, Briarsford
Perry Road
Witham
Essex
CM8 3DZ
Tel: 01376 510901

and Seguro Garage Doors finds:

Seguro Garage Doors Ltd
215A Upminster Road South
Rainham
Essex RM13 9BB
Tel: 01277 355377

who also seem to trade as Garage Doors Essex.

http://www.garagedoorsessex.com

They do have a £699 offer, though:

http://www.garagedoorsessex.com/gene...r-sale-madness

(When I went back to Essex Garage Doors for a comparison, their web site
crashed!)

Witham, by the way, is much nearer Chelmsford than Rainham!

--

Terry

"Terry Casey" wrote in message
...
In article , cousins1
@nospamntlworld.com says...

After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like
to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter.
Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.

Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote
controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of
hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch
is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

I'm trying to make sense of this post, but to no avail ...

Perhaps Bald Eagle would care to clarify ...?

The Chelmsford (01245) phone number is wrong: 01245 3612676 has too many
digits and Google does NOT get loads of hits for it. A search for
companies in the Chelsmsford area doesn't bring up anybody with a
remotely similar number either.

Correct - a typo on my part. Should be 01245 361676. Googling this gives 377
hits, most of which refer to local newspaper ads like the one I saw.

Googling Essex Garage Doors finds:

Essex Garage Doors Ltd

http://www.essexgaragedoors.com/

Essex Garage Doors
Unit D, Briarsford
Perry Road
Witham
Essex
CM8 3DZ
Tel: 01376 510901

and Seguro Garage Doors finds:

Seguro Garage Doors Ltd
215A Upminster Road South
Rainham
Essex RM13 9BB
Tel: 01277 355377

who also seem to trade as Garage Doors Essex.

http://www.garagedoorsessex.com

They do have a £699 offer, though:

http://www.garagedoorsessex.com/gene...r-sale-madness

(When I went back to Essex Garage Doors for a comparison, their web site
crashed!)

These are the two names to which I refer in my original post and which
appear in some of the Google hits, usually the ones that are not local paper
ads.

Witham, by the way, is much nearer Chelmsford than Rainham!

I know.

--

Terry

On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:44:25 +0000, rbel wrote:

If it is any help I had a Gliderol manual roller garage door supplied
and fitted for £575 by a local company earlier this year.

Gliderol...as seen on tv (Neighbours)

One huge drawback with manual rollers is the 'key left in and door
opened' problem - the keys for some makes can be near impossible to
source.

20+ years on after having a few Gliderol doors fitted the doors are
still in good condition apart from the bottom seal, but the chrome
plating on the lock surrounds is clearly only fit for a dry climate as
they are all badly pitted. From what I recall the basic design and
some of the fittings were imported from Oz, but the plastic coated
steel 'Plastisol' was sourced from British Steel (when they still
existed)

Probably all made in China now


--

On Dec 18, 9:05*am, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , writes









On 18 Dec,
* * Bill wrote:

I had one fitted 2 years ago, can't remember how much, certainly more
than £699 though, nearer £1200. *The good part about it was that the guy
measured up and had the width cut so that the side guides fitted so that
they were flush with the side of the brick opening. *It looks like it
was an original fit rather than an add on. *The motor drive and
mechanics all fit neatly above the door on the inside suspended from the
rafters and I have no complaints about it.

The whole job took two guys a morning

Having seen how it was done I would certainly attempt one myself, you
may want to take a close look at a few installs before deciding, but
anyone with reasonable DIY skills and a strong mate, or two should be
OK.

I've fitted two insulated ones, with assistance (2nd for assistant) easily in
a day. Cost was about £1000 for about a single width door. They have both
worked well for the last 2 or 3 years and were well worth the effort.

Mains failure is a pain as the manual winder takes forever.

Best fitted in a pitched roof garage or one where space has been
provided above the door opening.

Key fob *zapper* battery has just needed replacing. 6 years!

The motors are not rated for *industrial* use but adequate for operation
2-3 times per day.

regards



--
Tim Lamb

We can disconnect our motor with a simple lever. Then the door can be
easily opened manually as it is spring assisted, much like a roller
blind.


Paul Mc Cann

Thanks everyone for the helpful replies. Some of the prices quoted show that
the doors advertised aren't so wide of the mark and that it's Wickes who are
out of kilter. Have since found another one quoting around £700 so will be
making a few phone calls in the new year. Looks like this won't be DIY after
all....

On Saturday, December 17, 2011 8:48:53 PM UTC, Bald eagle wrote:
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to

replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price

at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.



Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled

garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone

number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits

which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.

Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and

Seguro Garage Doors.



Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.

I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.
NOTICE TO ANYONE WANTING TO INSTALL GARAGE DOORS FROM SEGURO GARAGE DOORS UK LTD
THEY ARE BASED IN CHELMSFORD ESSEX TEL 01245361676.
Hi to anyone who want to have agarage doors or shutters fitted please stay away from SEGURO GARAGE DOORS UK LTD as i am having a bad experience with them. i contacted them from their ad in the local paper in ilford essex and made an appointment they came to my property in mid september 2012 and made mistake in measurement and came back again and made further errors as to the size and to date still has not fitted my shutter i have paid upfront fee of £400,00. SEGRURO informs me they will fit my door to the correct size soon before Xmax
they did come to fis my door on 22-11-12 but the fitter came with no ladders or scaffold and were stateing to me that they have no foxing to install my shutters i offered my ladders scaffold and fixings, but we discovered the frame was not precoated the channels were wrong colour and incorrect size the and also the shutter was the wrong size too small to fit in the opening.. To date i still have not had my shutters installed numerous telephone call to them no reply sent several Emails. I asked for my £400.00 deposit back in september 2012 they have still not given me a date PLEASE KEEP AWAY FORM THIS COMPANY

On Saturday, 17 December 2011 20:48:53 UTC, Bald eagle wrote:
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is £1199.
Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled
garage door' fitted for £699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.

Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

Steer clear of Seguro if you want a quality product, very cheep and nasty, no mechanical locking, plastic axle with the curtain just screwed onto it, couldn't believe they charged £800 for it! The advert states that it's fully secure but you can lift the curtain straight up! Pay the extra and get a decent make, Hormann, Seceuroglide, Glideroll etc.

www.maidstonegaragedoors.co.uk

On 12/02/2014 10:35, wrote:
www.maidstonegaragedoors.co.uk

and the prize for the most inept spam so far this year goes to



Sigh!

Adrian Brentnall wrote:
On 12/02/2014 10:35, wrote:
www.maidstonegaragedoors.co.uk

and the prize for the most inept spam so far this year goes to



Sigh!
Firms that desperate for work are generally bad firms.

Bill

On Saturday, December 17, 2011 8:48:53 PM UTC, Bald eagle wrote:
After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like to

replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price

at Wickes for one to fit myself is �1199.



Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote controlled

garage door' fitted for �699 including VAT. No company name, just a phone

number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits

which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.

Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and

Seguro Garage Doors.



Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch is.

I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.

Bought one of these doors for a friend..oh dear..shutters made out of kitchen foil.? runners out of alloy from a greenhouse..centre roller from builders skip..motor from a hairdryer..totally useless..shutter unwound from core..fell on the floor complete.! missing the car..put it back with aid of friends..noisy/unreliable/slow/..these are the good points..!!the handset is good because its Italian..now the motor has packed up/burnt out,so scrap..warrant useless as its now expired...do not buy one of these horrible doors...

replying to Bald eagle , White1711 wrote:
cousins1 wrote:

After 30 odd years our old garage door has given up the ghost. I'd like
to
replace it with an electrically operated, insulated, roller shutter. Price
at Wickes for one to fit myself is �1199.
Local paper has an ad offering 'top of the range automatic remote
controlled
garage door' fitted for �699 including VAT. No company name, just a
phone
number. When I Google the phone number (01245 3612676) I get loads of hits
which refer to local papers all over the south east carrying the same ad.
Not a lot of info but I have come across the names Essex Garage Doors and
Seguro Garage Doors.
Anybody had any experience of them? Can't help wondering what the catch
is.
I'm sure there must be one as the price is just too good to be true.





Anyone in Kent needing quality Roller Shutters installed, Please call
Medway Home Improvements, We are the leading supplier and installer in
Kent Using Only Quality products at competitive prices, Stay clear from
the £699 rip off merchants, we have removed over 20 of these doors in the
last 3 years and also hear any stories being in the industry and we aren't
biased! we sell and deal with the trade all the time and there doors just
are no way near a touch on a "proper" shutter due to unsafe and very bad
quality manufacturing. Medway Home Improvements - 01634 313821


--

White1711 wrote in
roups.com:

Anyone in Kent needing quality Roller Shutters installed, Please call
Medway Home Improvements, We are the leading supplier and installer in
Kent Using Only Quality products at competitive prices, Stay clear
from the £699 rip off merchants, we have removed over 20 of these
doors in the last 3 years and also hear any stories being in the
industry and we aren't biased! we sell and deal with the trade all the
time and there doors just are no way near a touch on a "proper"
shutter due to unsafe and very bad quality manufacturing. Medway Home
Improvements - 01634 313821


A family member had work done by these jokers, the standard of work was
appalling and they had to come back 3 times to get the shutters working
correctly.

Despite being asked to use the back door they trecked through the house and
left muddy footprints everywhere.

All in all, Medway Home Inprovements would be absolutely the last company I
would want doing work on my house, avoid.

--
Peter Finch
Chatham
Kent