Garage personnel doors provide pedestrian access to a garage, without the need to use the main garage door and may give side access, often from the garden. Find out more about security features, styles and the other added benefits a personnel door can add to your property.
We have a range of personnel doors available to meet any requirement, including timber doors, doors that match sectional garage doors, right through to steel personnel doors. Also known as pedestrian doors, this type of door provides convenient entry to a garage space without the hassle of opening the main garage door.
What is a Personnel Door?
A garage personnel door is designed for pedestrian users of a garage space, and not vehicles. Personnel doors are often found in industrial settings such as warehouses or MOT and servicing centres. A garage personnel door helps improve safety by providing access away from the entry and exit points used by vehicles.
Personnel doors are also useful when used at residential properties, primarily for access from the garage to the garden and often feature security systems similar to those of garage doors, and so do not compromise the safety of any belongings in your garage.
Why Choose a Garage Personnel Door?
A garage personnel door is a great addition to any garage creating an easy to use entry point, but without reducing security. If you have invested in a secure garage door to ensure your belongings are kept safe, it is essential not to undo this with a side door that is not up to scratch. A garage personnel door purchased from a specialist and professionally installed will make sure that security remains tight, the door is fit for purpose and most importantly is implemented correctly.
Other reasons to add a personnel door include:
- Easier to access garage than opening the main garage door
- Convenient access from the garden into the garage
- Match with other doors on the property or the garage door itself
- Protection from the outside elements
Find the Perfect Personnel Door for Your Property
At Freelance Entry Solutions we have many years’ experience in the supply and fit of steel personnel doors. Unlike an ordinary UPVC side door, a steel personnel door is strong and resistant against forced entry, while we have pedestrian side garage door products in our range that provide insulation too.
We stock a range of personnel doors to suit any budget and style of home from leading suppliers Hormann and Garador. Better still, we have a showroom in Salisbury where you can view all of our products to get a feel for them and to discuss the personnel door options available to you.
With a vast range of colours and finishes to choose from, we are sure you will find a garage personnel door to enhance your home.
Garage Personnel Door Installation
Unlike many suppliers, we also fit and provide an alteration service for customers looking to add a garage personnel door to their home. Our installation specialists are fully trained and happy to visit your home to assess the project and provide a quote, so that you know the cost involved in a garage personnel door installation up front.
- Free Site Survey - an essential part of the journey, we make sure the correct personnel door is specified
- Advise & Quote - we will advise based on the survey of the best garage personnel door for your home
- Installation – no door is secure without proper qualified installation, our experts know the ins and outs of the perfect personnel garage door install
How to Install a Garage Personnel Door
Taking away the bricks and mortar from the side of a garage is a job you should leave the experts. Installing a lintel and opening up the garage for a hinged personnel door is however a run of the mill job for our experienced installers, who are well versed in garage door installations as you'd expect!
Prior to installing the personnel door, our team will carefully measure up the space where the bricks are to be removed and will of course check the wall is not load bearing and account for any other potential obstacles. As with all garage door installation jobs, the circumstances vary from job to job, which is where our personal service comes to the fore. We look after the exact needs of our customers.
How to Install a Garage Personnel Door
- Our team will measure up and mark the gap where the personnel door is going to be and remove the bricks where a lintel will be installed. A narrow slot is made at the top before some stitch drilling is carried out to remove the mortar course.
TIP - this technique will only work if; the doorway is narrow, there are plenty of brick courses above the door and if the wall is not load bearing. Again we strongly advise leaving this task to a team of expert personnel garage door professionals.
- We then install the concrete lentil which will sit above the door frame.
- This is followed by making vertical cuts and remove the remaining central bricks
- Our experts then install the door frame ready to add the hinged doors
- Finally, we install the personnel door, so that you now have an access door
Enquire About a Pedestrian Garage Side Door
Ready to enhance your garage? Get garden access from the garage or start your workshop journey today by speaking to our experts about a personnel door.
Whether the access is for the workplace or your own home, you can trust Freelance Entry Solutions to supply and install a garage personnel door to your exact specifications.