Garage Door Spraying in Meltham: The Short Answer
We spray garage doors in Meltham on site from £150 for a single steel up-and-over door, usually in one day; Meltham is 26 miles by road (about 41 minutes) from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds.
61.2% of the 3,886 households here live in detached or semi-detached houses, and 20.6% of local properties were built from 1973 to 1999, the era of the white steel up-and-over door, which resprays from £150 with a 5-year written guarantee; see the full garage door spraying service or our guide to front and garage door spraying.
At a glance
| Single up-and-over | from £150 |
|---|---|
| Double or sectional | £220 to £350 |
| Timber, GRP, roller | priced on survey |
| Time on site | usually one day |
| Back in use | within 24 hours |
| Guarantee | 5 years, in writing |
| From our workshop | 26 miles, about 41 minutes |
Garage Doors We Spray
Judged from when the 4,130 properties around Meltham centre were built, these are the garage doors we would expect to meet in Meltham, steel up-and-over first; GRP and fibreglass doors get a specialist adhesion primer so the coating bonds to the moulded surface.
- Steel up-and-over doors: usually white or cream from the factory; cleaned, keyed, rust-treated (a badly corroded door is assessed honestly first), primed and sprayed from £150, and typical of the 20.6% of Meltham properties built from 1973 to 1999, roughly 850 homes.
- Sectional and roller doors: sprayed panel by panel or slat by slat so the colour is even; sectional doors usually cost £220 to £350 and roller shutters are priced after a survey; both types are more common on the 20.1% of local properties built since 2000, about 830.
- Timber and side-hinged doors: grain filling, then primer and topcoats, priced at the consultation because preparation varies; worth knowing where 24.7% of properties, roughly 1,000, pre-date 1919.
Meltham Homes in Numbers
What the official figures say about the homes around Meltham centre, and what that means for a garage door respray.
Meltham at a glance
| Council | Kirklees Council |
|---|---|
| County | West Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 41 minutes by road (26 miles), to the south-west |
| Households counted | 3,886 in the 5 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 75% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 14% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
How many Meltham homes are likely to have a garage
The Census does not count garages, but house type is a fair guide: 31.5% of the 3,886 households here live in detached houses and 29.7% in semis, 61.2% together against 58% across all the towns we cover. Many of those roughly 2,400 homes will have a garage of their own; the 30.1% in terraces mostly will not, unless there is a separate garage in a rear lane or a block nearby.
Nearby, 42.8% of households in Linthwaite (2 miles away) and 46.5% in Slaithwaite (2 miles) live in detached or semi-detached houses, so Meltham has a higher share of garage-type homes than either. The share built since 2000 is 20.1% here, against 16.4% in Linthwaite and 13.0% in Slaithwaite, a rough guide to how many integral garages with sectional doors to expect.
What the building dates suggest about Meltham garage doors
25.9% of properties here date from 1945 to 1972, close to the 26% average. Not every home of that era was built with a garage, but where one has a garage, the original door has often since been replaced with a steel up-and-over.
20.6% of properties were built between 1973 and 1999, when the steel up-and-over door in white or cream became the default. After a couple of decades that factory finish chalks and fades, and a single up-and-over on any of those 850 or so homes resprays from £150.
20.1% of properties have been built since 2000 (above the 17% average). Homes that new, roughly 830 of them, are more likely to have integral garages with sectional or roller doors; sectional doors usually cost £220 to £350 to spray, and roller shutters are priced after a survey.
Owners, landlords and permissions in Meltham
74.6% of households own their home, above the 63% average, and owners can have the garage and front door sprayed in Meltham on the same visit so the colours match from the start.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, aggregated over the LSOAs nearest each town centre; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
Garage Door Spraying Prices, Process and Colours
Spraying versus a new door
Our service page puts a new steel up-and-over door at £600 to £1,200 supplied and fitted and a new sectional or roller door at £1,500 to £2,500 or more, so if the springs, runners and mechanism are sound, a respray from £150 changes the look for a fraction of that.
How the day runs
- Free consultation, colour samples and a fixed written price within 48 hours
- Clean and key the surface, treat rust, fill dents, mask the frame and drive
- Adhesion primer for the door material
- Two even HVLP topcoats across the whole door face
- Inspection before we leave; usable within 24 hours
For Meltham, that one day on site means 26 miles and about 41 minutes on the road each way from Leeds, which we plan into the booking, and every door carries our 5-year written guarantee on adhesion and colour stability.
Choosing a colour
With 24.7% of Meltham properties pre-1919 and 66.6% built after 1945, the best guide is your own frontage, so we bring sample cards to hold against your brick or stone in daylight; you can also match the garage to the front door or uPVC windows in the same visit, and our colour matching service can copy a shade from a photo.
Booking Garage Door Spraying in Meltham
Getting to Meltham
Meltham is 26 miles and about 41 minutes by road from our Sheepscar workshop, so we book consultations around other visits in the same direction and confirm the date for your garage door respray in writing.
Garage Door Spraying near Meltham
- Garage Door Spraying Linthwaite 2 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Slaithwaite 2 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Honley 2 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Holmfirth 3 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Marsden 3 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Golcar 3 mi
Distances are straight-line from Meltham centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Garage Door Spraying Quote in Meltham
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Garage Door Spraying Work
“Excellent service. I had two outside uPVC doors and a garage door sprayed - about 20 years old and tatty, they now look amazing. Very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable.”
“Brilliant communication and service from Matt. Excellent work spraying my garage door Basalt Grey from white to match the new front door. Highly recommended.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our garage door respray work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Meltham. Read all our reviews.
Garage Door Spraying in Meltham: Questions
How much does garage door spraying cost in Meltham?
From £150 for a single steel up-and-over door, and usually £220 to £350 for a double or sectional door; timber, GRP and roller doors are priced after a free consultation, and every quote is fixed and in writing.
Do I need permission to spray a garage in a block or a rented home in Meltham?
Often, yes. 10.5% of Meltham households rent from a council or housing association and 13.9% from a private landlord (Census 2021), and their garages belong to the landlord. Where terraces and flats make up 38.8% of homes, as here, more garages sit in shared blocks or courts, which may belong to a management company, so get its agreement first.
Is a Meltham garage more likely to have an up-and-over or a sectional door?
Going by build dates (Valuation Office Agency), 46.5% of Meltham properties date from 1945 to 1999, the decades of the steel up-and-over door, and 20.1% from 2000 onwards, when sectional and roller doors became more common. On those figures an up-and-over is the more likely, and we spray both, from £150 for a single up-and-over and usually £220 to £350 for a sectional door, each with a 5-year written guarantee.
Do many homes in Meltham have a garage?
The Census does not record garages, but 61.2% of the 3,886 households in Meltham live in detached or semi-detached houses, the homes most likely to have one (Census 2021). The other 38.8% are mostly terraces and flats, which more often use separate garage blocks that may need the owner's permission for a colour change.
How far is Meltham from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Meltham is about 26 miles by road, roughly 41 minutes away, to the south-west. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
Do I need permission to change exterior colours in Meltham?
Usually not for an ordinary house, but listed buildings, conservation areas and Article 4 areas can need consent from Kirklees Council. If your home is in one, check with the council first; we can give you the exact RAL or BS colour reference for the application.