key feature, creating a truly striking overall look with clever mirroring and transparency. Door frames can be fully hidden to ensure that nothing detracts from the seamless appearance. Side-sliding sectional doors are also available if headroom is limited. These recess into tracks along the garage wall, offering a good alternative to the traditional sectional style.
I’m on a budget – will that limit me to more conventional styles, and can I still get a good level of security?
As with all things, it depends what your priorities are. If security is your top priority, you would be advised to choose a sectional door as they offer the best level of security and are Secured by Design accredited. If thermal insulation is of high importance, you would be advised to opt for a sectional or roller door. The launch of products such as the RollMatic TDL have made roller
opting for sectional garage doors. When space is an issue, however, roller doors are an increasingly
popular choice. These doors don’t require any ceiling room as they open upwards with the door rolling around a central drum.
Please explain how garage doors can look ‘stylish’ as well as functional?
Garage doors have undoubtedly become the new must-have property style statement and, over recent years, the variety of designs, features and accessories being offered by door manufacturers in the UK has boomed. Sectional garage doors offer eye-catching, contemporary alternatives to the traditional garage door. Scratch-resistant glazing has become a
doors more cost-effective, so depending on your budget you are likely to still find a door to suit your requirements and tastes.
Are there any specific regulations that self- builders need to be aware of for garage or front doors?
Yes, there are. Self-builders need to make sure they’re aware of statutory building regulations. Specifically ‘Approved Document Part Q – Security, Dwellings’. As long as self-builders ensure they are complying with these regulations, that is all they need to do.
David O’Mara is marketing manager at Hörmann UK Enq. 105
Westbury products sound & secure
Westbury Windows & Joinery has recently published its latest in a string of successful test results. Following on from its energy and security (PAS24) achievements in 2016 Westbury’s products have now also had acoustic assessment too. The products, including casement and sliding sash windows, and French doors, were independently tested at a UKAS-accredited laboratory and performed well across the board; particularly in the reduction of traffic noise. However, the unexpected star of the show was the French doorset; a product that is notorious, industry- wide, for poor sound insulation. To our knowledge, no other timber door manufacturer has published an acoustic test result for a French doorset, yet Westbury’s has proved to be as effective as a casement window, scoring 38Rw on the Weighted Sound Reduction Index (meaning it reduces sound by approximately 38 decibels!). Westbury’s combination of classic, heritage design with high tech performance, makes its windows and doors the ideal solution for any new build or renovation project located near to a busy road, railway, flight path or factory.
Videos of the testing in action can be found on the website. 01245 326510
www.westburyjoinery.com/performance/acoustic
Enq. 106 MEDITE SMARTPLY announces major investment in new factory
In a significant move for the construction industry, MEDITE SMARTPLY, producers of innovative timber panel products, has signed a commitment as part of a consortium planning the construction of the world’s first Tricoya®
the manufacture of MEDITE® EXTREME, the market leading high performance wood panel.
The consortium is between MEDITE SMARTPLY, chemical technology group Accsys, venture capitalists BP Ventures and Acetyl industry leader BP Chemicals. The plant, due to come on stream in 2019, will produce Tricoya Wood Elements using Accsys’ proprietary technology for the acetylation of wood chips and particles. These acetylated elements are used to manufacture the high performance MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME Medium Density Fibre panels. The panels exhibit outstanding durability and dimensional stability which allow them to be used in exterior and wet area applications once limited to products such as concrete, plastics or metals. With the added benefits of light weight, sustainable raw materials and a guarantee of up to 50 years above ground and 25 years in ground, these revolutionary panels provide architects, specifiers and designers with an entirely new construction material, allowing great design flexibility and endless opportunities for creativity.
01322 424900
www.mdfosb.com Enq. 107 selfbuilder & homemaker
www.sbhonline.co.uk 13
wood chip acetylation plant. To be built in Hull, the plant will produce the raw material for TRICOYA®
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