A new garage door is one of the larger visual additions you’ll make to the front of your house, and its colour makes a vast difference to how the elevation hangs together.
That’s why colour matching is central to what we offer at Skandoor. We powder-coat our doors to integrate them alongside your front door, windows, cladding, or whatever else you want tied into the scheme.
Read on to learn how the service works and why so many of our customers choose it.
Matching to Your Front Door
The most common request we receive is to match a new garage door to an existing front door – or vice versa, when both are being replaced together.
We partner with Solidor, the UK’s leading composite front door manufacturer, and our combined door service coordinates both from a single visit.
Our surveyor takes the colour reference from your existing door, or from a Solidor sample if you’re changing both, and we powder-coat the Skandoor curtain or sectional panels to match at our workshop.
The result is a pair of doors that feel like they belong to the same house.
Matching to Windows, Cladding, and Trim
Colour coordination isn’t limited to doors. Many of our customers want the garage door to tie into other elements, pulling multiple features into a single cohesive look. The options are much wider than people expect:
● Anthracite grey garage doors paired with matching anthracite window frames
● Muted sage or blue-green doors coordinated with timber cladding
● Classic black on rendered white cottages
● Warm neutrals matched to brick tones and stone detailing
We work from any RAL European or British Standards colour reference, which means we can match practically anything you like.
How the Match Is Achieved
We stock a wide range of standard RAL and BS colours and run custom powder coating for anything outside that range, all at our workshop in Bishop’s Waltham.
The powder is electrostatically applied, then cured at high temperature to bond it to the aluminium. The finish is smooth, durable, and guaranteed for ten years against fading and chipping.
Book a Free Survey
We’ve been coordinating garage door colours for homes across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Surrey, Berkshire, West Sussex, and the wider south for over a decade.
Some projects are straightforward – a classic white or anthracite to tie in with modern aluminium windows. Others involve tracking down obscure heritage colours to match an older door on a listed cottage.
Request a free survey, and our surveyor will visit your property, take the colour references, walk you through the options, and give you an instant quote on the day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you match any colour?
In most cases, yes. We work from RAL and British Standards references directly, and our in-house powder coating service handles custom colours when needed. The only limits are very niche metallic or textured finishes, which we’d discuss with you during the survey.
How much does colour matching cost?
It depends on the door and the opening size, which is why we quote per project rather than publishing a flat fee. For most customers, the colour-matching uplift is a small fraction of the total door cost and well worth it for the finished look.
Can you match a Skandoor garage door to a Solidor front door?
Yes – this is one of our most popular combinations. Solidor is our preferred composite front door partner, and we coordinate both doors from a single free survey.
Does the coloured finish fade over time?
Our powder-coated finish is guaranteed for 10 years against fading, chipping, and weathering. In practice, most Skandoor doors look close to new for well over a decade before showing any meaningful wear.
Can I change the colour later?
Technically yes, although it’s rarely cost-effective. Recoating an installed door involves removing it, stripping the existing finish, and repainting at the workshop. For most customers, getting the colour right on day one is the better route – which is what our surveyor is there to help with.
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