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insulated garage doors

We’re a family-run business that’s been crafting custom, made-to-measure wooden garage doors for three generations. Our doors are specially insulated to keep out the chill and help you reduce heat loss!

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Why We're Good

people love our
garage doors because...

thicker, double boarded doors for extra
insulation

Our doors are double-boarded to look the same on both sides, with insulation seamlessly sandwiched between dual layers.

compliant with regulations for heated spaces

Our insulated doors meet Part L regulations, ideal if you’re converting your garage into a heated gym or office.

traditionally handcrafted
in the uk

Our experienced craftsmen design and build our timber garage doors by hand in our workshop in Rhyl, North Wales.

the perfect fit - bespoke & made to measure

Every garage door is carefully measured to ensure it is the perfect fit – no more struggling to get a standard-size door to fit!

35 years of
wood crafting experience

We opened our workshop doors way back in 1989, so we’ve been in the timber crafting business a long time.

built to last,
quality wooden garage doors

We’re proud to say that our timber garage doors are made from strong, solid wood that’s built to last, and really will stand the test of time.

thicker, double boarded doors for extra insulation

Our doors are double-boarded to look the same on both sides, with insulation seamlessly sandwiched between dual layers.

compliant with regulations for heated spaces

Our insulated doors meet Part L regulations, ideal if you’re converting your garage into a heated gym or office.

traditionally handcrafted
in the uk

Our experienced craftsmen design and build our timber garage doors by hand in our workshop in Rhyl, North Wales.

the perfect fit - bespoke & made to measure

Every garage door is carefully measured to ensure it is the perfect fit – no more struggling to get a standard-size door to fit!

35 years of
wood crafting experience

We opened our workshop doors way back in 1989, so we’ve been in the timber crafting business a long time.

quality service
from our team of skilled joiners

We take great pride in our work and get enormous pleasure from creating something special for every single one of our customers.

delivery to
anywhere in the uk & offshore

We deliver to the UK mainland and offshore (Isle of Man/Wight, Scottish/Channel Islands, Scilly), so if you’re not local to Wales that’s not a problem.

assured by British Woodworking Federation (BWF)

We’re assured by the BWF’s code of conduct, who check our references, qualifications, and rigorously inspect our work for quality craftsmanship.

three generations
of quality craftsmanship

We’re a proud family business in Rhyll, North Wales, using time-tested methods from three generations of skilled craftsmen.

built to last,
quality wooden garage doors

We’re proud to say that our timber garage doors are made from strong, solid wood that’s built to last, and really will stand the test of time.

quality service
from our team of skilled joiners

We take great pride in our work and get enormous pleasure from creating something special for every single one of our customers.

delivery to
anywhere in the uk & offshore

We deliver to the UK mainland and offshore (Isle of Man/Wight, Scottish/Channel Islands, Scilly), so if you’re not local to Wales that’s not a problem.

assured by British Woodworking Federation (BWF)

We’re assured by the BWF’s code of conduct, who check our references, qualifications, and rigorously inspect our work for quality craftsmanship.

three generations
of quality craftsmanship

We’re a proud family run business in Rhyll, North Wales, using tried & tested methods from three generations of skilled craftsmen.

What We Do

our insulated
garage door range

Idigbo Pictured (4 Other Timbers Available)

Menai

FROM £634 (Single Door) /
£1397 (Double Doors)

Simple elegance at its best! The Menai side-hinged doors are built to last – solid wood only with three full-thickness rails that hold them firmly in place.

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Idigbo Pictured (4 Other Timbers Available)

Conway

FROM £579 (Single Door) /
£1251 (Double Doors)

Beautifully Georgian-styled garage doors, each containing six 12mm openings for windows. Perfect if you want more light. Sanded & fully finished.

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Idigbo Pictured (4 Other Timbers Available)

Aberconway

FROM £556 (Single Door) /
£1207 (Double Doors)

Cross our popular Conway and Aber garage doors and this is what you get! Three perfectly placed window openings are included in this version.

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Idigbo Pictured (4 Other Timbers Available)

Alyn

FROM £537 (Single Door) /
£1138 (Double Doors)

Our mid-range wooden garage door, the Alyn is a true framed, ledged and braced garage door with a solid, full-thickness head/top rail and bottom rail.

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Meranti Pictured (4 Other Timbers Available)

aber

FROM £538 (Single Door) /
£1182 (Double Doors)

Our Aber side hinged garage doors are great if you want to let some natural light into your garage but still want to keep your privacy.

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Scan Redwood Pictured (4 Others Available)

Brenig

FROM £556 (Single Door) /
£1172 (Double Doors)

The Brenig garage doors are the baby brother (or sister!) of our Conway garage doors, with four openings per garage door rather than the Conway’s six.

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Scan Redwood Pictured (4 Others Available)

ELWY

FROM £521 (Single Door) /
£1138 (Double Doors)

The side-hung Elwy garage doors contain two large openings on each door and are ideal if you don’t fancy more complex window designs.

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*From prices are the cost of the insulated garage doors only, without door frames or ironmongery, and in our Scandinavian Redwood timber.

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6000+
Customers Love Us

5/5
"Brilliant products, brilliant customer service, and the most brilliant company name!! I cannot rate them more highly than that. You will not fail to be impressed with these guys. Thank you again."
Lloyd Blagg
5/5
"The consistent 5 star reviews are well deserved. The team have been excellent in terms of design, manufacture and customer service. The bespoke wooden garage doors are going to be a great addition to the house! I would recommend wholeheartedly."
Phil Lofthouse
5/5
"Made to measure garage doors - quality workmanship & materials. Customer service was always good with advice re painting/staining. Price was much better than the usual garage door suppliers."
J Schofield

Read Our Story

meet jon!

Meet the owner of Gate Expectations, Jon Culshaw. He’s the third generation of craftsmen in his family – all of whom were skilled carpenters and joiners – so you could definitely say it’s in his blood!

His story began with William Joseph Culshaw – Jon’s grandfather – who was an apprentice carpenter and joiner during the 1930s. He made coffins for the war effort, and after the war he began making cots, highchairs and toys.

Next in line came William’s son, Bill “Gates” Culshaw, who followed in his father’s footsteps, training as a carpentry and joinery apprentice. He worked for other firms before finally founding his own carpentry and joinery business in the late eighties.

Bill ran Gate Expectations for many successful years before sadly passing away in 2015. His son Jon – who is also a qualified carpenter and joiner – then took over the reins of the family business. Even today, he still builds our garage doors using some of his grandfather’s original tools.

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Keep your garage cosy so you can tinker with your car or tackle some DIY projects in comfort with our insulated garage doors. Plus, they’ll help you save on energy bills too. Click below to explore our full range.

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F.A.Q.

popular questions

We use five timbers in total, with both softwood and hardwood options available for all of our doors.

In softwood we have the Unsorted Scandinavian Redwood, which is the best grade of softwood available. We also supply Accoya which is a modified softwood – this is the longest lasting, commercially available timber. Both softwoods can be painted or stained – please contact us if you want to stain the Accoya as the wood will require extra perparation. 

For the Hardwood options we have Meranti, Idigbo and Prime European Oak. All can be stained, but only the Meranti can be painted.

From the outside, they look the same as all of our standard garage doors; however, from the inside, rather than seeing the back of the boarding and horizontal rails, you see a similar view as you would when looking at the front of the doors because they are boarded on both sides. This enables us to ‘sandwich in’ insulation between the two layers of boarding.

It also means they’re slightly thicker than our standard doors as they are 65mm thick, rather than 45mm.

We use five timbers in total, with both softwood and hardwood options available for all of our doors.

In softwood we have the Unsorted Scandinavian Redwood, which is the best grade of softwood available. We also supply Accoya which is a modified softwood – this is the longest lasting, commercially available timber. Both softwoods can be painted or stained – please contact us if you want to stain the Accoya as the wood will require extra perparation. 

For the Hardwood options we have Meranti, Idigbo and Prime European Oak. All can be stained, but only the Meranti can be painted.

We ship to all parts of Mainland UK and off shore islands (Scottish Islands, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Scilly, Isle of Wight).

Delivery times can vary depending on demand. At the moment, our lead times are around 10-12 weeks.

Delivery is free to anywhere in the UK mainland (although some exclusions apply which you’ll see at the checkout).

Additional delivery charges are as follows –

Scottish Highlands (3-5 day from despatch) £46

Scilly / Scottish Islands (3-5 day from despatch) £56

Isle of Wight £36

Isle of Man (3-5 day from despatch) £76

Channel Islands (3-5 day from despatch) £56

All delivery prices include VAT.

We don’t supply the glazing for the windows – the garage doors come with the openings ready to fit the windows and pre-beaded too (the majority of manufacturers do not supply the glazing beads).

Everything that we manufacture is handmade to measure, so prices vary based on your requirements. Prices start from £595 for the Clywd garage doors – this is for the smallest sized door, in softwood, and the doors only.

There are plenty of options available to customise your doors to your exact requirements, so to find the right price for you just click on any one of the doors in our online shop above to visit the product pages, enter your sizes and select your options (the price will adapt accordingly).

Everything that we manufacture is handmade to measure, so prices vary based on your requirements. Prices start from £595 for the Clywd garage doors – this is for the smallest sized door, in softwood, and the doors only.

There are plenty of options available to customise your doors to your exact requirements, so to find the right price for you just click on any one of the doors in our online shop above to visit the product pages, enter your sizes and select your options (the price will adapt accordingly).

Our garage doors are made to measure by our time served joiners, all of whom are skilled carpenters.

We’re based in the seaside town of Rhyl in North Wales, and all of our garage doors are made in our workshop here.

We are manufacturing joiners, so we do not fit the garage doors ourselves. In many parts of the UK we have a network of joiners that we’re able to recommend to you, based on those that have been recommended by our previous customers. We are able to provide a measuring up service to any customers who are local to ourselves (North Wales coast, Chester, Wrexham, Wirral for example).

To add windows to our garage doors, you can source your own glazier locally and choose your own glass from their range, giving you the flexibility to design them how you’d like. We’ll provide you with the sizes to make sure they’re the perfect fit. Your chosen glazier would then supply and fit the windows for you, or the joiner who fits the doors could fit the glass too. It’s better to glaze the doors once fitted.

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