Remote Garage Door is a Newcastle upon Tyne business that fits and repairs remote-controlled garage doors. You might want a complete new electric door, a motor on the door you already own, a replacement handset or a repair. Below is a quick guide to each one, so you can see what your garage needs before you spend anything.
What we do
Most jobs begin with a simple question about how you want to use your garage. Once we know that, the work usually falls into one of the groups below.
- We supply and fit complete new electric doors with a motor, remotes and safety features, measured for your opening.
- We add an electric opener to a sound manual door so that it runs from a remote.
- We replace lost or broken handsets, supply spares and fit wall keypads.
- We repair doors that stick, stop short, reverse or refuse to move.
- We can often add app control to an opener you already have.
- We work on doors and shutters for workshops, units and shared parking.
Plenty of people get in touch expecting to need a new door and find that a smaller job will do. That is why we look at what you already have before talking about door types.
Which door suits your garage?
The right door depends mostly on the size of your opening and how much room you have on the drive. How it looks matters as well, though it usually comes second. You can compare the door types side by side, and here is a quick summary of each.
Roller doors
A roller door lifts straight up into a compact box above the opening. Nothing swings onto the drive and the ceiling stays clear, so it works well on short drives and narrow back lanes.
Sectional doors
Insulated panels rise vertically and then run back under the ceiling. These doors seal well, which makes them a strong choice for an attached garage or a wide double opening. The tracks do take up the space above the car.
Up-and-over doors
This is the one-piece door found on many UK homes. It swings out as it opens, so you need clear space in front of it. If yours is in good shape, it may only need a motor.
Side-hinged doors
These open outwards like a pair of gates and leave the ceiling completely free. They suit period homes and workshops, and you can open one leaf to reach a bike or some tools.
Should you automate your door or replace it?
If your door is sound and moves freely by hand, you can usually keep it and add a motor. A motor will not cure a door that sticks or drops, though. It will strain against the fault and can trip the safety systems.
There is a quick test you can do yourself. Lift the door by hand and see how it behaves. It should move evenly without sticking or scraping, and it should stay put rather than crash down or fly up when you stop part-way. If it passes, read our page on garage door automation.
A door that is badly rusted or running on damaged tracks is usually better replaced with a new electric one. If it fails the test but looks fine otherwise, it may need a repair first. Do not adjust the springs yourself, because they are under high tension.
Lost, broken or spare remotes
Losing a remote rarely means you need a new door or a new motor. We can usually identify your system, supply a compatible handset and pair it with your opener. If a remote has gone missing, we can also clear it from the system, which is one reason electric garage doors can be kept secure after a loss.
Two remotes can look identical and still refuse to work together. A handset has to match the frequency of the receiver, which is usually 433 MHz or 868 MHz, and its coding type as well. Older fixed-code remotes can often be copied, while rolling-code remotes change the code on every press and must be paired with the receiver itself.
If your remote has stopped working, try a fresh battery before anything else. When that makes no difference, our remote replacement page explains the next step and what details to send us.
How safe is a remote-controlled door?
A well-set-up electric door is safe to live with, but it is still a heavy moving machine in a space where children and pets may be about. Domestic door safety falls under BS EN 13241, which covers force limits and obstacle detection. The door should stop or reverse when it meets resistance, and photocells across the opening can stop it before it touches anything.
We test these features before we leave, and we show you how the manual release works so you can move the door by hand in a power cut. Our safety and power cut guide covers the simple checks you can do at home. Springs and cables are dangerous and never a DIY job. If your door has dropped, gone crooked or made a loud bang, stop using it and keep people clear.
What does a remote garage door cost?
Adding a motor to an existing door is the cheapest route, and a new side-hinged door is usually the dearest. These are typical 2026 UK guide figures for a single garage, fitted. They are not our price list.
- Automating an existing up-and-over door: £300 to £600
- New electric roller door: £900 to £2,000
- New electric sectional door: £1,200 to £3,000
- New electric side-hinged door: £1,500 to £3,500
The figure moves with size, insulation, finish and motor type, and a double door costs more. If there is no socket near the motor position, a qualified electrician will need to add one first. Our garage door price guide breaks all of this down, and your written quote is the figure that counts for your job.
Where we work
We are based in Newcastle upon Tyne and work across Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham. That takes in Gateshead, Sunderland, Washington, the coast from South Shields to Whitley Bay, and towns further out such as Cramlington, Morpeth, Ponteland, Durham and Hexham.
Where you live can change the advice quite a bit. A back-lane garage in Heaton has very different needs from a seafront home in Roker or a converted outbuilding in the Tyne Valley. Our areas page goes into this, and if your town isn't listed, send us your postcode and we will let you know if we cover it.
The easiest next step is the quote form at the top of this page. Tell us your postcode, what the door is doing and what you would like it to do, and add a photo or the opener model if you have one. We will reply by email with plain advice on what your garage needs.
