Garage Door Spraying in Sheffield: The Short Answer
We spray garage doors in Sheffield on site from £150 for a single steel up-and-over door, usually in one day; Sheffield is 35 miles by road (about 50 minutes) from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds.
53.0% of the 231,952 households here live in detached or semi-detached houses and 26.0% in terraces, which shapes how many homes have a garage of their own; 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 | 35 miles, about 50 minutes |
Garage Doors We Spray
Judged from when the 259,260 properties across the Sheffield City Council area were built, these are the garage doors we would expect to meet in Sheffield, 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 16.5% of Sheffield properties built from 1973 to 1999, roughly 43,000 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 17.1% of local properties built since 2000, about 44,000.
- Timber and side-hinged doors: grain filling, then primer and topcoats, priced at the consultation because preparation varies; with 19.2% of properties here pre-dating 1919, timber garage doors are the less likely find.
Sheffield Homes in Numbers
What the official figures say about the homes across the Sheffield City Council area, and what that means for a garage door respray.
Sheffield at a glance
| Council | Sheffield City Council |
|---|---|
| County | South Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 50 minutes by road (35 miles), to the south |
| Households counted | 231,952 across the whole Sheffield City Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 58% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 19% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
How many Sheffield homes are likely to have a garage
The Census does not count garages, but house type is a fair guide: 15.0% of the 231,952 households here live in detached houses and 38.0% in semis, 53.0% together against 58% across all the towns we cover. Many of those roughly 123,000 homes will have a garage of their own; the 26.0% in terraces mostly will not, unless there is a separate garage in a rear lane or a block nearby.
Nearby, 76.7% of households in Chapeltown (6 miles away) and 40.2% in Rotherham (6 miles) live in detached or semi-detached houses, so Sheffield has a share of garage-type homes less than Chapeltown and more than Rotherham. The share built since 2000 is 17.1% here, against 12.2% in Chapeltown and 11.5% in Rotherham, a rough guide to how many integral garages with sectional doors to expect.
What the building dates suggest about Sheffield garage doors
21.5% of properties, roughly 56,000, were built between the wars (above the 16% average), when many ordinary houses were built without a garage, so where one of those homes has a garage today it was usually added later, often with a timber or early steel door.
25.7% 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.
Owners, landlords and permissions in Sheffield
22.6% of homes here, about 52,000, are social rented, and garages that belong to the council or a housing association need the landlord's written permission before we change the colour.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, for the whole council district; 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 Sheffield, that one day on site means 35 miles and about 50 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 19.2% of Sheffield properties pre-1919 and 59.3% 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 Sheffield
Getting to Sheffield
Sheffield is 35 miles and about 50 minutes by road from Leeds, a longer trip that we plan for: we confirm the date in writing, and your fixed-price quote tells you up front whether the distance affects price or scheduling.
Garage Door Spraying near Sheffield
- Garage Door Spraying Chapeltown 6 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Rotherham 6 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Beighton 6 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Eckington 7 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Rawmarsh 8 mi
- Garage Door Spraying Wickersley 8 mi
Distances are straight-line from Sheffield centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Garage Door Spraying Quote in Sheffield
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
“Matt and his colleagues came to match our garage door to our new front door. Great care was taken to mask the surrounding features. Very professional and we're very happy.”
“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.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our garage door respray work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Sheffield. Read all our reviews.
Garage Door Spraying in Sheffield: Questions
How much does garage door spraying cost in Sheffield?
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 Sheffield?
Often, yes. 22.6% of Sheffield households rent from a council or housing association and 18.7% from a private landlord (Census 2021), and their garages belong to the landlord. Where terraces and flats make up 47.0% 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 Sheffield garage more likely to have an up-and-over or a sectional door?
Going by build dates (Valuation Office Agency), 42.2% of Sheffield properties date from 1945 to 1999, the decades of the steel up-and-over door, and 17.1% 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 Sheffield have a garage?
The Census does not record garages, but 53.0% of the 231,952 households in Sheffield live in detached or semi-detached houses, the homes most likely to have one (Census 2021). The other 47.0% 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 Sheffield from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Sheffield is about 35 miles by road, roughly 50 minutes away, to the south. 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 Sheffield?
Usually not for an ordinary house, but listed buildings, conservation areas and Article 4 areas can need consent from Sheffield City 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.