DescriptionClassic Design Meets Modern Durability
The Fort Horizontal Standard Rib steel side-hinged garage door combines traditional timber-boarded styling with robust modern construction. Featuring clean, horizontal ribbing across each door leaf, this design creates a timeless aesthetic that complements both contemporary and traditional UK properties. The door is shown in a crisp white finish, though it's available in an extensive range of RAL colours to perfectly match your home's exterior colour scheme.
The standard horizontal rib profile provides both structural integrity and visual appeal, with evenly-spaced horizontal ribbing running the full width of each door panel. This classic design pattern creates a subtle "planked" effect that adds character to your garage frontage, whilst the steel construction ensures lasting performance and security. The side-hinged configuration allows the doors to swing outward, providing full-width access to your garage without the overhead clearance requirements of up-and-over or roller doors.
Robust Steel Construction
Manufactured from high-quality single-skin galvanised steel, the Fort Horizontal Standard Rib door delivers exceptional durability and longevity for residential applications. The steel construction provides reliable security whilst maintaining a manageable weight for smooth manual operation.
Single-skin steel construction offers an ideal balance between strength, weight, and cost-effectiveness, making this door perfect for standard residential garages where thermal insulation is not a primary requirement. The steel framework ensures the door maintains its shape and alignment over years of regular use, resisting warping and sagging that can affect lesser-quality alternatives.
Side-Hinged Configuration Benefits
Side-hinged garage doors offer several practical advantages for residential properties:
• Full-Width Access: Both doors open fully, providing unrestricted access for vehicles, equipment, and materials
• Pedestrian Access: Single leaf can be opened for convenient walk-through access without opening the entire garage
• No Overhead Mechanism: Ceiling space remains free for storage, lighting, or overhead equipment
• Traditional Aesthetic: Classic appearance suits period properties and traditional architectural styles
• Manual Operation: Simple, reliable mechanical operation with no requirement for electrical power
• Easy Maintenance: Straightforward hinge and locking mechanisms are simple to maintain and repair
Flexible Configuration Options
The Fort Horizontal Standard Rib is available in two door split configurations to suit different garage layouts and user preferences:
• 50/50 Split: Equal-width door leaves provide symmetrical appearance and balanced opening operation
• 1/3 - 2/3 Split: Asymmetric configuration offers convenient single-leaf pedestrian access whilst maintaining full opening capability
The doors open outward as standard, requiring sufficient clearance in front of the garage. Pull handles are fitted to the front panels as standard for convenient operation.
Extensive Colour Options
Available in a comprehensive range of RAL colours, the Fort Horizontal Standard Rib can be perfectly matched to your property's existing colour scheme. Standard colour options include:
• Pure White (RAL 9010): Clean, bright finish suitable for most contemporary and traditional homes
• Signal Grey (RAL 7004): Modern neutral tone perfect for contemporary architectural styles
• Custom RAL Colours: Available upon request to match specific architectural requirements
The factory-applied colour finish offers a smart, durable surface that is simple to clean with mild soapy water, making it ideal for exposed UK locations.
Installation and Sizing
The Fort Horizontal Standard Rib is supplied as a complete doorset, with the steel sub-frame factory fitted around the door leaves, ready to be fixed directly to brick or blockwork. Standard sizes cover common UK single garage openings up to 10ft wide, with height options to suit typical lintel levels.
For installers and competent DIYers, this pre-assembled arrangement reduces time on site and helps ensure that clearances, alignment and gasket compression are correct once the frame is packed and fixed in place.
Key Features Summary
• Standard horizontal ribbed design for classic aesthetic appeal
• Single-skin steel construction with galvanised finish
• Side-hinged configuration opening outward
• Available in 50/50 or 1/3 - 2/3 split configurations
• Comprehensive RAL colour range including Pure White and Signal Grey
• Pull handles fitted as standard
• Made-to-measure for perfect fit
• Suitable for all residential applications
• Manual operation - no power supply required
SpecificationThe Fort standard horizontal rib design is available in 50/50 or 1/3 2/3 split.
These doors open outwards as standard. The steel bracing on these single skin doors provides a robust feel, ensuring durability and longevity. These side-hinged doors come with a standard black handle and internal lock handle. The high-grade corrosion-protected hinges ensure smooth operation and eliminate leaf sag.
All of our side-hinged doors feature a strong sub-chassis with bracing plates that provide rigidity to the door panel. Standard doors come with top and bottom cable-operated lock latches to the active leaf and shoot bolts to the inactive leaf for dependable security.
Our side-hinged doors are available in White RAL 9016 as standard, or in a range of on-trend RAL colour options:
Signal White - RAL9003
Traffic White - RAL9016
Pure White - RAL9010
Signal Gre - RAL7004
Dusty Grey - RAL7037
Chartwell Green - BS 14 C 35
Mahogany Brown - RAL8016
Traffic Grey - RAL7042
Light Grey - RAL7035
Window Grey - RAL7040
Basalt Grey - RAL7012
Pebble Grey - RAL7032
Ruby Red - RAL3003
Light Ivory - RAL1015
Iron Grey - RAL7011
Slate Gey - RAL7015
Graphite Grey - RAL7024
Anthracite Grey - RAL7016
Agate Grey - RAL7038
Traffic Red - RAL3020
Cream - RAL9001
Black Grey - RAL7021
Jet Black - RAL9005
Steel Blue - RAL5011
Cobalt Blue - RAL5013
Sky Blue - RAL5015
Chocolate Brown - RAL8017
Traffic Yellow - RAL1023
Genrian Blue - RAL5010
Signal Blue - RAL5005
Light Blue - RAL5012
Moss Green - RAL6005
Fir Green - RAL6009
Clay Brown - RAL8003
To ensure a successful installation, all necessary information and instructions are provided with every door purchase. Choose our side-hinged garage doors for a combination of strength, style, and security.
Warranty1. Warranty Period. A warranty covering the safe and reliable operation of the garage door for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase is given to the original purchaser.
The purchaser is given a 2 year warranty for all springs; tracks; rollers; and hinges for normal use, whereby normal use constitutes no more than 5 operations (open/close) per day. We recommend that they are inspected annually by a competent engineer. The warranty period for replacement parts is 6 months or for the remainder of the warranty period.
2. Requirements. Warranty is valid in the country where the garage door was purchased.
The product must have been purchased through one of our authorised partners and a barcode and receipt of purchase provided.
The warranty only covers damage to the garage door.
3. Performance. During the warranty period we will rectify defects to the Fort product that can be proved to be material or manufacturing faults. At our discretion we will either exchange; repair; or reduce the price. We will not accept any costs for dismantling; installation; or delivery.
The warranty does not cover damage caused by:
- Improper transport and fitting.
- Repairs by non-qualified or non competent individuals.
- External influences such as fire, water, alkaline solutions, acid, bird droppings or abnormal atmospheric pollution.
- The use of non Fort Doors parts without the approval of the manufacturer.
Additional Information
It is a fundamental condition of this guarantee that the product has been installed, maintained and serviced correctly and is used solely for the purpose for which it was designed.
Incorrect installation, maintenance and service will invalidate this warranty.
The door must be kept in a clean condition and free from impact damage.
Fort garage doors come with pull handles to the front panel as standard.
The pull handles are made using grade 304 Stainless steel for use externally and internally in heavily sanitised areas such as kitchens and washrooms.
Like all steel, failure to keep the item clean can cause surface blemishes and what looks like a major product failure and rusting.
You will often find marks appearing in the winter when the roads have been gritted, salt on the surface are all steel products arch enemy.
If your pull bars develop small blemished areas during December, January and February in particular then you should wash them off using cold water and washing up liquid, you can use a cream cleaner like CIF rubbed lightly to remove the blemishes.
If you have them appear it means you have salt on the surface and need to increase the frequency of the door washdown.
Please remember all stainless steel can blemish even knives and forks in a dishwasher because salt is used as a scrubbing agent, wiping blemishes off with a cloth is standard practice and you should treat the door bars the same, clean and wipe regularly.
If you live close to the sea or estuary you should apply a light oil after washing once a month to keep the item clean and fresh.