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The Nation’s Favourite Range of Concrete Buildings
For many homeowners, buying a prefabricated garage is a once-in-a-lifetime decision. We’ve been in the business long enough to see countless companies making unrealistic promises come and go. For more than twenty-five years, we have partnered with LidgetCompton Garages to provide a genuinely broad and adaptable range of buildings, including but not limited to traditional garages, concrete sheds, workshops and garden rooms, lean-to garages, bespoke buildings, double garages, commercial, including battery garages
That combination of range, flexibility, and long-term usability is why Lidget can credibly be presented as one of the strongest names in the UK concrete garage market.
We are based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, not far from the factory, and we provide our products and services throughout England and Wales.
As an independent distributor, we like to think of our business as a place where modern technology meets traditional values, giving customers the best of both worlds. And all of course, at the best possible prices! We offer our customers unbiased, impartial advice so they can make the most appropriate model choice the first time, every time! So, whether you desire a simple yet secure outbuilding or shed for your motorbike, or you are a council specifying a battery of garages, you can rest assured that our experts are at hand to assist with all your concrete building requirements
✓ Have an old garage that needs disposing of? We are licensed asbestos garage removal specialists, operating throughout England & Wales. As garage installers, we are best placed to demolish concrete or asbestos wall garages in a methodical and safe way. This begins with the corrugated roofing being carefully removed, followed by the walls. Concrete garage walls rarely contain traces of asbestos, but corrugated roofing on buildings constructed before 1990 invariably does. Roofing sheets are removed whole (not bagged/broken) and taken to be “bulked up” within registered containers or directly to designated landfill sites. In most cases, a skip is unnecessary, and we complete most work in just one day. We guarantee neat, professional service from qualified operatives.
✓ If you have any enquiries about planning permission? Speak to a knowledgeable member of staff
by simply calling FREEPHONE 0800 318 359, 6 DAYS, 10 AM – 4 PM. Do I need Planning Permission?
✓ 35 years of experience with concrete garages, especially Compton Buildings. Call FREEPHONE 0800 318 359, 6 DAYS, 10 AM – 4 PM or send us a WhatsApp.
✓ We offer a full design service if needed to ensure that every specification set out by you is met. We do build concrete buildings to the required size and specifications.
✓ Better Guarantee. As the largest garage manufacturer, you can expect unsurpassed levels of
customer service and aftercare from a company you can trust. Lidget Compton has teams of dedicated after-sales staff to ensure your garage installation runs smoothly.
✓ Since we sell more garages to more places, we can help with our express delivery. Please contact us to discuss your requirements, and we will do everything we can to help you meet your deadline.
✓ We lay concrete bases! Send us photos of the area or the current garage via WhatsApp at +447902465165, and we will endeavour to provide you with a fixed price for your concrete floor.
LidgetCompton is arguably the most recognised name in the concrete garage industry and one of the largest-volume suppliers of concrete garages. Lidget Concrete Garages (later LidgetCompton) have always produced the most substantial concrete garages in the market. Lidget Garages produces the heaviest-walled building because its concrete is much denser than its rivals. With in-house
installation teams and most of the manufacturing managed under one roof, Lidget Compton provides the highest levels of quality and service and guarantees unsurpassed.
These days, you can specify brick, stone-effect, and hand-rendered external wall finishes, textured, double-feather-edged PVCu cladding boards, and tile-effect roofing, all bearing the same sturdy concrete designs. Maintenance-Free PVC options are very popular with lasting, fresh looks. We also provide an abundance of security options and a bespoke design-and-build service.
The best-selling, maintenance-free premium range, with white PVCu, Deco grain wood-effect, and anthracite versions available, and a 10-year no-quibble guarantee.
Apart from the anthracite Deluxe, typically supplied with a black-coloured, vertical-rib door, the majority of garages are supplied in an attractive Georgian style with additional point locking.
Hörmann is Europe’s leading manufacturer of garage doors and offers unrivalled quality and an independent guarantee. Each package includes an internal sand/cement fillet and a timber weather-bar to prevent water ingress.
✓ UPVC Fascias and barge boards & guttering
✓ Georgian-style steel garage door
✓ Choice of five different brick fronts
✓ 3ft vertical-rub steel access door
✓ 4ft. PVC non-opening window
✓ 10-year structural warranty
✓ In-house installation teams
Each package includes an internal sand/cement fillet and a timber weather-bar to prevent water
ingress.
Traditional pitched-roof designs, with Apex 15°, Apex 20°, and transverse Apex 90 for different looks and roof orientations. Whilst our standard building has a roof clad in grey/white fibre-cement and coloured on the Deluxe corrugated roofing, the Lidget Compton Apex 15° and Apex 20° offer attractive tile-effect garage roofs in a range of complementary colours. All our garages are offered in Spar (pebbledash) brick, stone, Garaclad and hand-rendered external finishes. Compare this with our rivals.
Standard features:
✓ Spar Wall finish including black and white pebbles for a bold, high-contrast finish.
✓ 4ft wide timber fixed window is included in the price.
✓ All timber used in the construction of our concrete sectional buildings is factory-treated by dipping in preservative.
✓ Construction Service
✓ 10-year no quibble guarantee
✓ Hörmann Main up and over garage door
A LidgetCompton Pent garage offers a compact, modern design with a single-slope roof that keeps the overall height under 2.5 metres, often avoiding the need for planning permission and allowing it to fit neatly against a fence or wall in smaller gardens. Guttering is cheaper and simpler since it’s needed for the rear. Recently, the roofing system has been upgraded with contemporary technology while preserving the building’s traditional appearance. The new design features sturdy, substantial supports for enhanced structural integrity, paired with plastisol-coated steel sheets that offer exceptional durability and corrosion resistance. An anti-drip lining is bonded to the underside of the roof, preventing condensation from forming droplets that could damage stored items. This thoughtful combination of modern engineering and classic styling delivers a cost-effective, secure, and low-maintenance concrete garage built to last for decades.
The Pent garage range offers:
✓ Unrivalled value for money
✓ Market-leading Hörmann up-and-over doors come pre-framed, delivering consistent performance throughout the lifetime of the garage.
✓ Optional 4′ wide fixed timber window
✓ Rearward drainage as standard (optional forward drainage if required)
✓ An attractive Canterbury Spar (pebbledash) aggregate gives an enduring appearance that blends with virtually any property. Enquiry over our Premium aggregate cladding blending black and white pebbles for a bold, high-contrast finish.
Aimed at bigger storage needs, taller vehicles, caravans, motorhomes, or simply maximum space. Concrete Sheds Reinforced steel concrete sectionals provide a secure storage solution. These buildings are often specified by insurers to accommodate motorbikes and mobility scooters. Like our range of concrete garages, roof style may vary, and maintenance-free and security options may be specified. The buildings can be made to your specifications. This includes a length and width of your choice. Doors come in either timber or steel. All of our workshops are an ideal choice if security is paramount.
Local Authorities, schools and businesses often require very specific designs to accommodate minibuses or machinery and to meet fire regulations. Our Design and Build services offer complete flexibility in your garage design.
All garage models, roof styles, and exterior finishes can be adapted to a concrete shed, workshop, storeroom, or home office. Popular as gymnasiums, garden retreats, or simply extra living space, buildings may be free-standing or attached, with an apex or pent roof design.
Our concrete garage panels are virtually impenetrable, and added security options such as steel access doors with extra-point locking, galvanised or plastisol roofing, and windows with security glass offer total peace of mind. Building sizes start from 4ft x 4ft, and there’s virtually no limit to the
sizes and options available. Our apex roof designs offer a tile effect in fibre-cement terracotta (Apex 15) or a choice of granular steel tile (Apex 20). Not forgetting our spar (pebbledash), brick, stone, textured and Garaclad external finishes.
Our Garden Room is a versatile LidgetCompton building designed to suit either summerhouse or office use, creating extra living space for a home office, a place to relax, or somewhere to enjoy your hobbies. It comes with maintenance-free features as standard, including PVC French doors, full- height double-glazed windows, and PVC pedestrian access doors.
Apex Garden Rooms — what they are
Our Apex Garden Rooms are a versatile choice when you want a classic pitched roof and generous internal height. Choose from different apex roof profiles and wall finishes, including our sectional brick/stone effect or timber effect PVCu cladding, to get the exact aesthetic you want. They’re
available from 8ft (2.44m) upwards, so there’s a size to suit most gardens and uses. Standard features (high level).
Adds a tile-effect front elevation and more kerb appeal, with a wide choice of options. The LidgetCompton Mansard is a high specification building which includes PVC fascias and tile effect to the front elevation and available in all the popular sizes, external finishes to choose from spar, brick, stone, render and Garaclad. The LidgetCompton Mansard is an innovative design that includes a tile-effect front and PVC fascias as standard. The roof structure is shared with our Pent roof design and incorporates galvanised steel rafters and corrugated sheeting for greater strength, durability, and a better look. Compare our specifications with our rivals:
✓ Thicker and Heavier Concrete Panels than all of our rivals
✓ Hörmann Fully Framed and Fully Retractable Main Door. White powder-coat finish.
✓ 10yr Manufacturer’s Warranty Serviced by a Dedicated Aftersales Team.
✓ Buy with Confidence from the UK’s Largest Manufacturer and the undisputed Market Leaders with over thirty-five years’ experience and a 5-star credit rating.
Another reason Lidget stands out is its focus on customisation. Add extra features to your building, or enhance its kerb appeal with our great-value Deluxe Package
bundles.
Providing that the building is located within the curtilage of your property and behind the building line and if as close an 2m(6ft7in) to a boundary less than 2.5m(8ft3in) in height then planning permission should not be necessary.
It is worthwhile noting that all pent roof buildings and apex structures upto a width of 12ft6in(W) are below this height restriction.
Planning fees are around £155, CAD drawings free of charge.
Building Control is a completely different department concerned only with structural calculations and possibly inspecting the footings. Providing that the building is not attached(lean-to) and less than 30m2 in in floor area, an application to Building Control will not be required. 30m2 is an internal floor measurement and double garages of external dimensions 16ft6in x 20ft3in and 18ft6in x 18ft3in are below these thresholds.
Should an application be necessary then fees are upwards of £400 plus structural calculations.
We require a concrete raft foundation of a minimum depth of 4in in order to accept one of our weighty buildings. Our structures often weigh above 2 metric tonnes with the pressure bearing down on the edges of the base, this as well as the possibility of the base being out-of-square is why we request that the floor be a further 6in longer and wider than the structure itself.
Our pent roof structures can be constructed onto bases falling no more than 1in consistently in any one direction; our apex buildings have a slightly greater tolerance. In such instances we recommend the application of an internal sand/cement fillet to prevent water ingress. Garages maybe constructed on the understanding that the manufacturer accepts no liability for the performance of the building. Again the surface of the floor is of little consequence, but a new base is recommended to be trowelled flat to the edges, wavy/tamped to the remainder.
We do offer a full-build service including base laying, construction of walls, concrete driveways and we’re licensed waste (asbestos) carriers. (See 12/ how do I find you).
Our typical concrete base is 4-6in(100-150mm) thick and onto a damp proof membrane and compacted hardcore. The base is raised above the surrounding area in order to prevent damp.
We prefer to reinforce our floors with the modern substitute for steel which is a fibremesh resin additive.
We do offer a full-build service including base laying, construction of walls, concrete driveways and we’re licensed waste (asbestos) carriers. (See 12/ how do I find you).
Our typical concrete base is 4-6in(100-150mm) thick and onto a damp proof membrane and compacted hardcore. The base is raised above the surrounding area in order to prevent damp.
We prefer to reinforce our floors with the modern substitute for steel which is a fibremesh resin additive.
A typical 6ft6in(1.98m) eaves model is supplied with a retractable door of the same height and providing 6ft1in(1.85m) under-door clearance.
Our apex model maybe specified at 7ft0in(2.13m) eaves with a matching door (6ft7in clearance, or roller 6ft1in clearance) and both pent and apex spar(excludes brick and stone finishes) 7ft6in(2.28m) full-height panels and door clearances; up&over 7ft1in(2.16m), roller apex 6ft7in(2.0m), roller door pent 7ft1in). A roller door can specified on a standard 6ft6in high pent model providing 6ft1in clearance.
Yes, providing that doors and windows are not positioned to the very most corners and each are separated by atleast one panel. Door hinging maybe specified (viewed from the outside), access doors maybe specified inward opening although the option of 3-point locking is no longer available when a steel access door is specified.
A fairly typical single mortise lock and butt hinges are supplied on our deluxe timber access and steel access door, an additional two locking points for the steel versions.
It is a common misconception that the pent roof panels taper towards the rear. Infact apex and pent models share the same 6ft6in(1.98m) high panels. The apex has a slight height advantage due to the timber “ring beam” running the entire eaves of the structure providing a 6ft7in(2.0m) under-steel clearance, and additional storage to the ridge. The pent roof is supported by galvanised C section, the lowest point being the rearward support at approximately 6ft5in(1.95m). Trusses are usually 4ft(1.2m) apart)
Spar(pebbledash) garages maybe specified upto 7ft6in(2.286m) and all apex models 7ft0in(2.13m) with a additional door clearances.
Concrete garages are delivered on rigid back vehicles no larger than a dustbin wagon. It is not our intention to park on your driveway since we aim to deliver using a dismountable forklift truck. The fork lift requires a hard and level surface to travel upon and 8ft(2.4m) wide. If width is restricted or we must carry through a gate or over grass/mud then we will use trolleys 2ft6in(0.76m) wide, steps must always be ramped, grass/mud/gravel boarded.
For an additional fee we may provide additional labour to assist with delivery.
If in any doubt whatsoever request your free site survey. (See 12/ How do I find you?)
Delivery will commence only upon receipt of payment, base completion notice and help the driver forms. Typical delivery will take 3-4 weeks or if time is of the essence please contact our office. See 12/ How do I find you? for a preferential delivery date. Some items for example Decro-Grain finish main/access doors, 4ft(W) steel access doors with 3-pointing may have to be ordered in from Hormann, Germany and have an extended lead time.
Most garages are erected in just half a day; we commence installation from 7am and will nearly always arrive with your building before lunch. Ideally we require the customer to be present; some hand tools may require charging.
We do not erect at weekends.
As garage builders we are ideally suited for concrete garage refurbishment. We are licensed waste handlers and we operate nationwide. It the majority of instances a site survey won’t be necessary providing that you can answer all of the following questions:
We generally retain the existing roof structure and replace the roofing sheets in a variety of materials including plastisol coated and internally lined box profile steel and fibre-cement. We renew fascias, main doors, windows and guttering.
All our buildings are supplied with a comprehensive guarantee which covers both materials and workmanship for a period of 10yrs. In the event of any difficulties arising please contact Head Office and a customer service member will arrange for a dedicated aftersales team to put things right. Compton manufacturer and fabricate almost all the steel, timber and concrete that goes into your garage and maintain a very high level of quality control.
As a standard, the apex structure is supplied with a 5in(125mm) profile woven fibre-cement roofing panel with a grey/white appearance and matching roof tile. The pent has a 3in profile corrugated and galvanised steel sheet supplied in continuous lengths upto 20ft(6m) with a shiny and dimpled external appearance with a Gratho-Therm anti-condensation layer applied to the underside in cream/white. The apex sheets are secured into timber purlins, the pent directly into the sturdy galvanised C section supports. Both offer a high level of security although the pent is less susceptible to impact damaged and often referred to as “vandal resistant”.
Other apex models include the Apex15 (Windsor) with an attractive one colour antique terracotta fibre-cement tile, and Apex20 which is steeper again and has a choice of eight steel pressed granular tile colours and felt lined to its underside. Upgrade the standard apex with a choice of eight colours, or add a plastisol coated steel and box profile roof to the pent.
