Just bought a really good small trailer, which fits in my current single garage. At the minute Im just handballing it back and forwards as theres nothing on it, but it is very tight either side of the door/trailer clearance.


Now once my car is on the trailer, I very much doubt Im going to be able to reverse the loaded trailer with my tow car into the garage, as it is really tight...


To get it to go in, will require absolute accuracy every time ! and while Im not too bothered about scraping paint from the arches I would prefer a wider door.


So then ! whats the builders out there reckon on a change of garage door to give me more than the current standard width?



Would a roller door give me more room ? it wont need much either side to simplify matters.






The trailer will be located elsewhere while I build the car, but once running will live in the garage on the trailer.

I have a sectional door that fastens to the back of the brickwork unlike the sides where the previous up and over door was attached.
This gives me unrestricted width between the brickwork when the door is up.

Steve

Take a look at my new one:



The way it hinges the doors actually move out of the opening, maximising the gap.

Rob

My garage at the moment is a rented one, and comes with a low quality up and over door, which I suspect might be most of the problem, however I bought a house recently and am rather hoping the door will have slightly more width.


Another 50-70mm will make all the difference - And the wooden doors my son could make !



The house we have bought, like most houses was a compromise, we had looked at several with double garages(and lofts) but the houses lacked in other areas.



This is one reason why I opted for a Fiat 126 donor, assuming I was always going to have a single garage.



fingers crossed

I have wooden doors like Rob's and having experienced other options previously, I'd say it's by far the best solution!

As said, hinging them that way means you move them completely out of the way and have the maximum gap you can between the bricks.

Pavs

Could you put some guide rails down to help with reversing?

Perhaps a smaller version of these?

my mates old man had this problem so he just took chunks out of the front brickwork of the garage and made some covers for them to go internally. He then removed the covers and backed the trailer in and the wheels & arches just went through the gaps. Saved changing the door.

atb
Stott

I know the width of my new door is the same as my current one, so the wooden door option is still looking like the best one.




Theres not much more width needed, unless the trailer is 100% straight onto the door, the tyres will scrub the frame.



big hammer required methinks, and the ability to ignore the lack of paint on the arches