
Are Side-Hinged Garage Doors The Perfect Fit For You?
Side-hinged garage doors are quickly becoming more popular. While they are certainly not for everyone, they're a perfect fit for homeowners who use their garage for more than just parking a car, because they offer a little extra cover and privacy.
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Get Creative with Timber Garage Doors
Though most houses come equipped with garage doors made of metals these days, there's something that's a bit more unique about choosing a wooden door to house your storage or vehicle. Available in a plethora of styles, shapes and movement styles,…

Important Planning Rules for Garages
If you intend to build a new garage, planning is vital. We don’t just mean local authority regulations either. There are also steps you need to take to plan your garage, to ensure the end result is fit for purpose and stands the test of time.
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Security Tips for Garage Doors
Your garage is an area of your property that is particularly attractive to thieves. Most people use their garage to store items of value like DIY tools, sports equipment, bikes, camping gear and the like, as well as the car. Many garages also…

What are the Benefits of Automatic Garage Doors?
So, you’ve decided to invest in a new set of garage doors. But, you’re unsure about whether or not you want to go for ones that open automatically? If that’s you, then keep reading: we’re going to go through the perks of installing automatic…

What Does Your Garage Door Colour Say About You?
Whether your colour preference is a vibrant red or a softer blue, your colour choices say a lot about who you are as a person and how you see the world. The colour of your garage doors is an important choice, as they play a big part in the overall…

Tips to Fix Faulty Garage Door Springs
Garage door springs are constructed with a view to longevity, but they do occasionally need replacement. Side-mounted garage door springs are fixed either side of the door track. They work via pulleys, being placed under tension as the door…

Keeping High-End Cars Secure In Cheshire
It is no great surprise that enterprising car thieves have found a way to get round even the most up to date keyless technology. Transmitter devices have been used to remotely unlock high-end cars from driveways, public highways and even garages…

Best Garage Doors for Small Spaces
Not everyone is blessed with wide driveways and spacious gardens. In fact, most modern properties are economic in their external footprint. And if you live in one of Cheshire’s abundant period terraces, your garage could be confined to a rather…

Choose a Sectional Garage Door in Timber for Your Cottage
You will find that there are lots of styles and materials to choose from when searching for garage doors in Cheshire. But what is the perfect garage door for your cottage in the countryside? One style that will never go out of fashion and will…

Why Auto-Opening Garage Doors are On the Up
If you're considering garage doors in Cheshire or updating an existing one, then it may well have crossed your mind that having a garage door that opens automatically would be pretty cool. Of course, these days there are numerous styles, design…

How Bespoke Electric Garage Doors Can Sell Your Home for You
A smart new set of garage doors can really set your property apart from others on your street. This is particularly important when it comes to selling your property, as nothing impresses potential purchasers more than a well-maintained set of…

Why You Should Convert Your Garage Into a Creative Office Space
It was reported last year by The Mirror that the number of people working from home in the UK has increased by a fifth in the last ten years – soaring to the surprisingly high number of 1.5m. It was also reported by the BBC that at least 53%…

What Are The Main Types of Garage Door?
If you're looking for new garage doors in Cheshire you might just want something the same as you have now. But if you want to try something different, how do you choose? Let's look at the main types of garage doors on offer.
Roller Doors
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How to Secure Garage Contents with the Right Door
There is no doubt that garages provide useful extra square footage. No longer just shelters for vehicles, utilisation of garage space varies dramatically. From gyms to home offices, a garage will often contain valuable contents. But keeping…

Our Top Tips to Maintaining Your Garage Door
When you buy a garage door, you intend for it to last for years to come. Yet, without the correct maintenance, how can you guarantee it? Realistically, garage doors should be checked thoroughly at least once a year to ensure that they are still…

How to Turn Your Garage Into a Home Away From Home
When it comes to making use of your garage, it’s a good idea to think outside of the box. Although they’re fantastically handy for suiting their original purpose and keeping your car securely locked away, they can be used for so much more,…

3 Uses for Your Garage
A garage provides invaluable space and not just for your car. Whether a garage is attached, detached or underneath accommodation, there are plenty of alternative uses for garages. To help you make full use of such an asset, why not get inspired…

The Benefits of a Bespoke Garage Door
When it comes to choosing a new garage door, there's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach. The right door for you will depend on a variety of factors including your garage style, personal preference and your security needs.The main…

Preparing Your Garage for Winter
With every day bringing another frightening drop in temperature and more layers of clothing than you can shake a stick at, there is no denying that winter is well and truly around the corner.However, it’s not quite here yet. Which makes…

Signs You Need More Storage Space
You know you put that bike/book/favourite pair of jeans somewhere but your cupboards are full and you can't find anything? Then you may need more storage. However much we all try to get organised and de-clutter, somehow all that stuff just keeps…

How to Turn Your Garage into a Home Gym in 6 Steps
A gym membership can be expensive - and research has shown that if you live more than 12 minutes' away, you're more likely to find reasons not to visit.The best solution? Create your own gym just outside your front door, in a part of your…

How to Waterproof Your Garage
A garage is a great addition to a home. It can add some much needed space, give you the room to add a unique new area to your house, and add value to the overall price of a property. However, if you want to make the best use out of your garage,…

The Benefits of a Remote Control Garage Door
In case you don’t know, now is the best time to invest in a remote control garage door. Thanks to Ace Garage Doors, the process of having one installed has never been easier or cheaper. If you’re still deciding whether you should invest…

Is It Time To Get A New Handle On Things?
There comes a point where your garage door handle starts to get a bit rusty or it becomes completely broken. When this happens, then it is definitely time to get yourself a brand new replacement. Otherwise, it could lead to potential health…

How to Transform Your Garage Into a DIY Haven – Part Two
Once you have made good progress in renovating your garage into a DIY haven it is time to consider the finishing touches to your project. The space is all but complete, the essentials are in place and you are only left with a few final bits…

How to Transform Your Garage into a DIY Haven – Part One
So, your tool collection is starting to outgrow the corner of your garage and your partner is more and more despairing of your little projects which live on the dining room table for weeks at a time. Never fear there is a simple solution to…

3 Ways to Revitalise your Old Garden Shed
With summer quickly approaching, it’s the perfect time to get out into the garden and make the most of the warm weather that’s sure to come our way (eventually!).However, if you’re a bit of a green thumb, or at least have been in the…

Spring Clean Your Garage
Whilst spring cleaning the house is common at this time of the year, the garage is often sadly neglected. When was the last time you actually cleaned up in there?If you haven’t seen the floor in months, can never find anything and your…

Garage Millionaires: Famous Companies That Started Out in a Garage (Part Two)
If you cast your mind back to July, you might remember that we wrote a post that looked at famous companies that made their big start from the humble surroundings of their garage.We looked at how the CEO of Amazon started an online bookstore…

Garage Door Safety: Top Tips for Keeping Children Safe
Garage doors are made to be heavy and secure so that they keep your belongings safe from any unwanted attention. For this reason, they can also be very dangerous for children. Being a heavy moving object, it’s not surprising that they could…

3 Top Tips for Combating Garage Mould
Although you aren’t spending all of your time in there, no one wants to notice mould taking hold in their garage.With the weather becoming increasingly more damp as we head deeper into the winter months, it is important to become…

Behind Closed Doors: Uses For Your Garage
For many people, garages are a place to keep your expensive cars safe from theft or weather related damages. For that, garages have worked wonders over the decades for us.However, we've found many people use their garages for far more than simply…

Unbelievable Items Found in Garages (Part 2)
If you’ve ever been to a garage sale, you’ll know just how many hidden gem type of items you can find. Whether it’s something you forgot you needed or wanted, or it’s something you see and instantly think, ‘I need this now.’ garage…

The Future of Garage Doors
When it comes to evolution, the garage door has come a long way from the vast doors of old hulking coach stables. We've seen the progression of sliding doors, swing doors and lifting doors. If you're in the sci-fi mood, we've even seen some…

Unbelievable Items That Were Found In Garages (Part 1)
Have you ever visited a garage sale? Although not as common as they were in the past, you still hear about one once in a while. Just imagine your average Sunday car boot but on a smaller scale. It’s usually a lot of old and unwanted items…

Do You Need a New Garage Door?
Providing the best garage doors in Cheshire has given us an insight into the wonderful world of first time buyers. Garages doors can be very costly depending on the size, material and type of door you're looking for. Sometimes, when you think…

Designer Doors to Delight in: Decorating your Garage Door
Garage doors are an expensive feature in any home so you would expect them to grant you a lifetime’s worth of reliable usage wouldn't you? Sometimes our garages doors, exposed to the elements and suffering significant dents and scratches through…

Preventing Theft: How to Safely Secure Your Garage
A lot of people keep important and expensive things in their garages and therefore would be devastated if it was broken into. It doesn’t even matter if you have nothing costly in there; no one likes the thought of their property being burgled.…

Garage Millionaires: Famous Companies That Started Out in a Garage (Part One)
Garages are often used for storing cars, or other items that people want to store away from the house. In fact, these days, people are more likely to use their garages for storage than for housing their cars. They’re a great place for keeping…

5 Tips for Keeping Your Garage Organised
Garages are great places for storing things, but this means that they can quickly become full and cluttered if you aren’t keeping it organised. Anything that doesn’t fit in your house will start littering it to the point where you don’t…

What Not to Store in a Garage
Garages are great, right? And we should know – we’ve worked on plenty, giving them a seriously cool makeover with our garage doors in Cheshire. Garages are spacious, offer protection your vehicle, and you can store a whole lot of things…

Unique Ideas: Different Uses For Your Garage
A lot of people have garages - to park their cars when not in use, or to store junk that they refuse to throw away but don’t want cluttering up the house.For many, it’s just extra storage space that they don’t think twice about.We…

Welcome to our Blog!
Hello, and welcome to our brand new blog here at Ace Garage Doors. Firstly, we’d like to thank you for visiting our website, and hope you continue to do so in the future.If this is the first time you've come across us, then we’re extremely…