New garage doors

[Middleagedandgrumpy]

This will be our forever home so no intention of ever moving again and need some a new garage door. The garage will be used predominantly for storage (not ever intending on keeping car in there), and my DS has some ideas about having some gym equipment too. We have a standard up and over door currently (which I really don't like) but just looking at what is out there. Am I crazy to think that the easiest for a storage garage would be a hinged door? Are they really old-fashioned? Our house is fairly new and built in 2007. Thinking of having anthracite colour to match the front door. Has anyone got new garage door recently? Any recommendations please?

We went for an electric roller type, traditional wooden ones were very expensive, needed to be fitted by a strong carpenter, and would have many years of subsequent painting.
(the roller door was fitted by the supplier)
The roller one has a remote control although we only use our garage for storage too. Paint tins and bits of wood by the look of it.

NB: I think the only 'forever home' is in a cemetery...

I’ve got a new door, it’s hinged and a ⅓ ⅔ split. Much easier, only used for storage.

I’ve ordered a sectional door, four horizontal sections that are hinged then roll up.

Like this…

www.novoferm.co.uk/products/garage-doors-and-operators/sectional-garage-doors/

We've had side hinged timber doors on our new "garage", which is actually a store for bikes and camping gear, and altogether too small for a car. I agree it's more practical than a typical up-and-over garage door, not least because one of those prevents hanging anything from the ceiling!

Our house is 1930s, and wooden doors look right. Whether the style would suit your property is up to you to a great extent - as is whether you care more about style or practicality!

We just replaced our ‘up and over’. Like a pp above, we went for side hinged 1/3. 2/3 split. Much, much easier just to open the small door if you don’t need the full width.
Also, much less can go wrong with a side hinged door over an up and over type.

We changed ours when we moved a couple of years ago. Hormann sectional electric door in a mid grey colour. I’d definitely recommend them.

We DIY fitted a cheap electric roller door on the last house and it was great; will be doing the same again at some point.

It was only something like £500 delivered and very easy to fit- only took 3 hours or so. All the fitted quotes we got for even the most basic standard garage door replacement were £1500+

@jaundicedoutlook

We changed ours when we moved a couple of years ago. Hormann sectional electric door in a mid grey colour. I’d definitely recommend them.

We have the same ones, I think.

You can definitely get them in the same same RAL code anthracite colour as all the doors and windows I've seen too, OP.

Also, if you're considering gym equipment, etc, you want a well insulated door, which the hormann sectional ones are.