Garage door canopy: the protection you need

The garage door canopy is a real comfort bonus. Perfect for creating a rain shelter, the garage door canopy is easy to fix. Adding a garage door canopy is useful when the roof of the house has no overhang. Buy your canopy online. Opt for canopies with unbeatable value for money. The Woodup canopy is a product compatible with all types of home.

What is a garage door canopy?

The garage door canopy is one of the exterior accessories and fittings for the home. It is a small additional roof fixed above the garage door. Providing protection against rain, the garage door canopy is also a perfect product for adding relief to the appearance of a home's façade.

Garage door canopy: the perfect protective shelter

Buying a garage door canopy allows you to add a shelter when driving the car into a garage. An ideal protection against rain, the canopy prevents rain from flooding the garage floor while the motorised garage door closes. Canopies also protect the surface and seal of closed garage doors.

Garage door canopy: enhancing the façade of a home

Installing a garage door canopy adds an aesthetic plus to a home. A perfect complement to a terrace fitted with an awning, the garage canopy or porch balances the exterior appearance of the building. The garage door canopy is a perfect complement to window canopies and front door canopies.

How do you choose a garage door canopy?

Choose your garage door canopy based on its style. For a contemporary home, a steel or aluminium canopy with a glass or polycarbonate roof is suitable. For a traditional home, a wooden garage door canopy is ideal. Create an effective rain shelter — opt for a canopy wider than the garage door.

Characteristics of garage door canopies

Select your garage door canopy with care. Discover four characteristics of the garage door canopy and porch. These kit products alter the appearance of the home. Certain models have structures that allow the installation of tiles or slates.

Garage door canopy: changing the appearance of the home

The garage door canopy is perfect protection when the roof overhang is insufficient. All exterior accessories that alter the appearance of a home require a planning notification. This is the condition for being able to install a canopy.

Garage door canopies: XXL dimensions

All garage door canopies have non-standard dimensions. These exterior accessories must indeed provide rain shelter for garage openings. Their length often exceeds 300 cm. The garage door canopy has dimensions considerably larger than those of door and window canopies.

Garage door canopies: loading capacity available

Certain canopy models have a solid load-bearing structure. This characteristic makes it possible to install heavy roofing elements. Opt for this type of canopy to coordinate the canopy roof with your home's roof. You will be able to install tiles or slates.

Kit canopy and porch for garage doors

Due to its XXL dimensions, the garage door canopy is often available as a kit. However, these products are very easy to assemble. Canopy manufacturers offer pre-assembled products. Very frequently, a screws and fixings kit accompanies the delivery of garage door canopies.

The Woodup range of garage door canopies

The Woodup range of garage door canopies features wooden models with rafters and purlins. Our canopies come without roofing cover. For standard garage doors, opt for the standard garage door canopy. Is your garage door extra wide? Choose the bespoke wooden canopy!

Standard garage door canopies

For standard garage doors (250 cm), Woodup offers its standard canopies. You have a choice of style, with the straight-bracket garage door canopy, 300 cm long, 80 to 120 cm deep. For a softer look, opt for the curved-bracket canopy, 300 cm long, 100 cm deep.

Bespoke garage door canopy

Does your home have a garage door measuring 4.5 to 5 metres? Do you have a single garage but the door is more than 3 metres wide? Opt for the bespoke garage door canopy. Our products are available from 200 cm in length, with depths ranging from 80 to 140 cm.

Buying a garage door canopy online

Buy your garage door canopy online with Woodup. Secure your project with robustly designed canopies and awnings. Order a garage door canopy with exceptional value for money. Need help? Don't hesitate to contact us — our canopy experts will give you all the advice you need.