Workshop door - roller shutter/sectional

[MattR]

I'm looking to replace the door in our workshop with a roller shutter or maybe sectional door - approx 4.5m x 4.5m. I have the following questions, but would be grateful for any other advice too. Also recommendations please, if anyone knows a decent firm in the far south-west, or who to buy from online etc if we decide to fit it ourselves.

1. Is it worth considering fitting it myself to save a few(?) hundred quid? Is it a simple job, or best left to the experts and be sure its done correctly?

2. What spec does a door that size need to be to ensure no wind damage? People say "avoid the cheap thin ones" etc but what thickness/spec should I go for? (It won't face the prevailing wind.)

3. Any thoughts on a roller shutter vs a sectional door?

4. It will need to incorporate a personnel door - any advice on that please?

Thanks

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Can you have a ped door on the side, makes it far more complex having one fitted in the door

 

[MattR]

Can you have a ped door on the side, makes it far more complex having one fitted in the door

Ah damn. Yes there are other options, not so handy though but maybe workable

 

[Ian01]

Sectional well worth the extra cost imo

 

[MattR]

Sectional well worth the extra cost imo

Do they tend to be much dearer than roller shutters? Don't know much about them, what are the advantages?

 

[Ian01]

Smooth, quiet, quick, stronger generally, Hormann are the ones, but not the cheapest

 

[chaffcutter]

Sectional are good, but you have them inside on their rails in a vulnerable place if moving stuff around in a workshop, may even prevent you using all the space?

 

[Andrew K]

Sectional tend to be quieter on windy sites where roller shutters might rattle a bit, and are easier to insulate IMO.

 

[Lofty1984]

@Robert K

 

[Foxcover]

Put a Horman sectional on my workshop, money well spent.