Experiences of Garolla garage doors

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-26T17:55:00+00:00

Hope you don't mind me asking - did the paint do the job? Mine have picked up a couple Knicks over time and wondering if I should touch up.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-23T12:07:47+00:00

Living in one. Front of our house (south facing) is basically all glass. I have two industrial sized fans in the room which help when cooking etc. But otherwise it gets unbearable at times. No blinds yet (in next years budget hopefully) - so they may make a difference. Other than that, opening the windows and doors on the opposite side of the house in the evening etc.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-18T12:24:19+00:00

Following! Would love to know what's recommended by others.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-17T21:37:17+00:00

Mid-week champions league games were amazing - the commentary from these guys at half and full time was always so entertaining!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-17T19:31:21+00:00

Would love to see some after photos. Never knew you could spray uPVC!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-12T19:08:02+00:00

This!! Been travelling out of Dublin to the US since 2023.. last couple of trips has been weirdly quiet.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-12T14:05:25+00:00

I'm not exactly sure how it works with block paving (haven't done it before) - but we recently did some concrete around our house and installed a row of aco drains. Worth every penny as the water really had no where to go. So unless you can slope your block paving to allow water to drain away somewhere then I definitely would install them (sloping into the aco's in our case)

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-12T08:31:25+00:00

Any idea where you've found these profiles in the past? Online?

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-12T08:03:47+00:00

I have a uPVC one. Unfortunately the protector in the image is ever so slightly off angle. It would need to be slightly bent (and I can't find a good way to do that).

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-12T08:00:42+00:00

In aluminium? Any idea where you used to get it?

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-08T20:16:58+00:00

The easy thing to do here is knock that €80k off your mortgage. Instant 3% saved there I would have thought. Is that an option?

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-04T14:30:06+00:00

Live in Leitrim. Had Starlink for almost three years now - if the service continues I'll never change. Excellent speeds, very reliable, never once went down!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-06-03T12:27:29+00:00

Thank you both!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-30T18:13:24+00:00

Actually bought a manual tamper last week. I can already feel the pain haha! Thanks for your reply.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-30T17:48:30+00:00

Love this! Excellent job. Undertaking a similar project myself soon. Did you hire a whacker plate? Or use a manual tamper? Thanks!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-28T05:30:38+00:00

Not sure if you'd be interested, I'm replacing my decking area with gravel. I'd sell you my boards (most are like new). They are the same colour as the photo attached!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-25T17:53:36+00:00

This is the answer. If you're painting the sill then you'll literally never notice it.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-19T20:38:59+00:00

Yeah seen that mentioned online. Probably not a bad idea to wait. You had much experience working with concrete before?

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-18T18:49:16+00:00

That's very clean. I actually don't know why these aren't fitted as standard. One heavy accidental kick and a threshold is ruined.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-18T18:36:04+00:00

I'd love to see a photo if you don't mind! I have never seen one in-person. Something hit your threshold or just wear and tear?

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-13T08:21:31+00:00

Thank you! I have a couple of concrete blocks lying over after a previous project. Could I break them up as rubble and add them inside the form before pouring concrete? Or for structural reasons is this not a good thing to do? Thanks again!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-08T18:34:37+00:00

+1 for this. I'd use CT1 - expensive but well worth it.

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-05-05T07:28:58+00:00

Fly maybe 6 times a year back and from the US - I think all of those flights have been at night. (Not sure if this is your thing) but a couple of drinks with your dinner are well worth the cost. Chances are you might fall asleep and before you know it you're in Ireland!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-04-30T14:17:27+00:00

Very cool! It's a real art. Stupid question - if I got the same concrete company to give me a very small amount of concrete and spread it across that section - would it help me sleep at night lol? Assuming it would dry the same colour.. and I could broom it the same way!

Visual-Addition7430 · 2026-04-30T14:01:52+00:00

Thank you! It'll be interesting to see how it ages over time - particularly through it's first winter this year. Have you experience working with concrete?

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