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The choice of colour ultimately is a personal thing, but of course there are some general guidance rules to also be aware of.
RAL and BS colour references
Although most garage doors will offer a range of either RAL or BS colour references you should not rely on these exactly matching another product on your home simply because different materials and different paint finishes reflect the light differently and on certain colours these can affect what you see even though the colour codes are a match.
A window facing South may well look different to a garage door facing North on the same property too in the sunlight, even though they are the same RAL colour reference.
Although this is rare, just be aware if you are after that perfect match and co ordination.
Standard Powdercoat Colours
Many standard colours are available in powdercoat finishes, which are generally adopted across the manufacturers alike so you will see the same colours with many brands. The quality of powdercoat finishing however will vary considerably from different manufacturers.
Heritage Colours
A wide range of Heritage Colours are now available from many manufacturers offering beautiful options for period homes and the like. Muted tones and softer greens and blues. Colours like the Chartwell Green and Duck Egg Blue are very popular with many homeowners.
A few doors can be matched to brands such as Farrow and Ball if required.
Super Cool and Trendy
There are many very trendy and modern colours available for garage doors, mainly in steel and double skinned insulated models which offer a wider range of colour choices.
Anthracite was the leader but other dark greys are coming through now such as Slate Grey or Agate Grey along with various shades of black and aluminium shade references too.
There are also various ‘Trend’ colours which are metallic and textured finishes which present as very modern indeed. Printed and laminate foil finishes can provide very individual finishes on sectional garage doors
Wood Effect Finishes
Most insulated sectional, side hinged and roller garage doors are available with a wide variety of laminated foil surface finishes which are a very tough, grained effect in a variety of wood colour shades, accurately replicating timber finishes but obviously without the maintenance or cost.
Fairly limited colours are shown in our online shop and there is a much wider range available. Call or email us for details and prices..
A note on dark colours….
Dark colours and black are probably best avoided if your garage faces South and gets the full sun. Specifically for double skinned, insulated door models the door will get extremely hot in the full sun and isn't recommended generally.