GARAGE DOORS

Garage doors

There are quiet a number of garage doors we stock. A typical overhead garage door consists of several panels hinged together that roll along a system of tracks guided by rollers. The weight of the door is balanced by either a torsion spring system or a pair of extension springs.

Single panel garage doors

Single panel doors are constructed from one monolithic panel. From the closed position a single panel door will slide up and overhead on rails to the fully open position. A disadvantage of monolithic panel doors is that the swing up arc of the door occurs partially outside the garage. This means a vehicle must stop and park several feet in front of the door to avoid being hit by the garage door when it is opened. This particular door can have the following motors installed to it: d3, d5, joule, r3, centurion, proalpha, proalpha, and digidoor motor

Sectional garage doors

This is my personal favorite, the Sectional doors are usually constructed of six to eight panels and slide up and overhead. Sectional doors occupy exactly the same amount of internal garage space as a monolithic door. Sectional doors have two distinct advantages over single panel monolithic doors: - Sectional doors do not require any space outside the garage to open. A vehicle may park very close to the garage before opening the door. - Each panel of a sectional door has its own connection to the door track.

Insulation of Sectional Garage Door

Garage doors can be made out of many materials. A few manufactures are making energy efficient garage doors by putting foamed-in-place polyurethane insulation in monolithic panel and sectional garage doors. We stock these with different materials and colours to choose from and you can also install a gate motor with it.

Roller doors

Roller doors are usually constructed of corrugated steel. Other materials can be used (eg; transparent corrugated fibreglass) where strong impact resistance is not required. Corrugations give the door strength against impacts. A typical single car garage roller door will have a preloaded spring inside the rolling mechanism. The spring reduces the effort required to open the door. Larger roller doors in commercial premises are not sprung and use a manual pulley and chain system or a geared motor to raise and lower (roll up and roll down) the door. Roller doors cannot be effectively insulated.