Garage door canopy: the protection you need

The garage door canopy awning is a real comfort enhancer. Perfect for creating a rain shelter, the garage door canopy is easy to install. Adding a garage door canopy is useful when the house roof has no overhang. Buy your canopy online and enjoy free delivery. Opt for canopies with unbeatable value for money. The Woodup canopy is a product compatible with all types of homes.

What is a garage door canopy?

The garage door canopy is one of the exterior home accessories and fittings. 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 house 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 seals of closed garage doors.

Garage door canopy: enhancing the façade of a house

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

How to choose your 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, the 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 awning. These kit products alter the appearance of the home. Some models have structures that allow the installation of tiles or slates.

Garage door canopy: changing the appearance of your 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 far greater than those of door and window canopies.

Garage door canopies: load-bearing capability

Some canopy models have a solid load-bearing structure. This feature 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.

Garage door canopy and awning kit

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 fixings kit is included with the delivery of garage door canopies.

The Woodup range of garage door canopies

The Woodup garage door canopy range offers wooden models with rafters and purlins. Our canopies come without covering. For standard garage doors, opt for the standard garage door canopy. Is your garage door extra-wide? Choose the custom-made wooden canopy!

Canopies for standard garage doors

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

Custom-made 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 custom-made garage door canopy. Our products are available from 200 cm in length, with depths ranging from 80 to 140 cm.

Buy a garage door canopy online

Buy your garage door canopy online with Woodup. Secure your project with canopies and awnings of robust construction. Order a garage door canopy at an exceptional value for money. Enjoy free delivery from £120 of purchases. Need help? Don't hesitate to contact us — our canopy experts will give you all the advice you need.