Choosing Reliable Garage Doors

If earlier the choice of garage doors was very, very limited and everyone had metal swing gates, now you can choose as much as you want. First, we will list what to choose from, and then we will tell you in more detail about each type of gate, and compare them in action.

Types of garage doors.

1.Lifting 2 types:

• Sectional

• Roll

2. Swing

We would like to warn you right away that we will not be able to compare all these types of gates using one garage as an example. Why? Because all garages are different and the openings are correspondingly of different sizes, so usually the choice is limited by the technical capabilities for their installation. Therefore, the choice of gates starts from the end, namely, based on the ability to install this or that type of gate on a specific garage. It is much easier for those who have decided on the choice of gates before building a garage, because in this case you can prepare the opening for the installation of absolutely any gate.

Let's get back to our sheep, or rather gates. Let's start with lifting gates. Lifting gates can be sectional and roller. These two types of gates are now the most popular and in demand on the garage door market.

Sectional gates 

Are one of the most reliable and practical gates currently available on the market, there are industrial and domestic ones: it depends on the load - frequency of use. They are strong, durable, retain heat well inside the garage, and provide safety. It is very difficult to break such gates, and they are equipped with special protection against burglary. Sectional gates are made of sandwich panels with a minimum thickness of 40 mm. The base of the panel is galvanized steel, reliably protected from corrosion. 

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With such gates, you can be sure that your garage is protected from penetration, rain, wind and snow and many other external factors. The gates are equipped with an emergency opening system in case of power outage. By the way, an automatic drive can be installed on such gates at any time after the installation of the gates. But, unfortunately, sectional gates can only be installed inside the garage. When opening, the gate leaf goes up to the ceiling along the guides, so space will be required under the ceiling, as well as to the left and right of the opening inside the garage. Therefore ...

We can go on and on listing the advantages of sectional doors, but what's the point if your garage doesn't have enough space to install them? Let's talk about alternative options, namely roller doors.

Roller gates

Or roller shutters for a garage are gates made of a foam-filled wide profile 55 mm or 77 mm wide. Such gates are less reliable and airtight than sectional gates, but very compact. Roller gates can be installed both outside and inside the opening and even in the opening itself, similar to installing blinds on plastic windows. Everything depends again on the size of the opening, as well as on the availability of free space inside and outside the garage. Of course, such gates are the least protected from burglary, as well as from mechanical external damage. 

But, for a garage that, for example, is located in a closed area, and not on a walk-through street, this is an excellent and cheaper option than sectional gates. The disadvantages of roller gates also include the fact that the automatic drive is installed only at the stage of gate installation, or later, to automate your gate, you will have to disassemble them again. The emergency opening system on roller gates is located on the box.

It turns out that, despite the obvious advantages of sectional doors, if their installation is simply impossible, then roller doors are installed. Next on our list are swing gates.

Swing gates

Are still widely used, as before. And largely due to the fact that they can be manufactured and installed independently, but today we are comparing only factory-made gates.

Swing gates are more familiar to many gates made of metal profiles, which can be supplemented with modern sandwich panels to improve reliability and increase tightness inside the garage. However, swing gates are inferior to modern sectional gates in all respects. Swing gates will never retain heat inside the garage as sectional gates do. 

Also, if we compare this type of gate with sectional or even roller gates, then to open the flaps, you will constantly have to clear the area of ​​​​leaves or snow in winter, otherwise, if the garage is not under a canopy, then it simply will not open. Swing gate flaps are more difficult to seal - they are held by a bolt and hinges when gravity pulls them down. No matter how much sealant there is, sooner or later they will "lead" a little. But the canvas of sectional gates is pressed to the floor by its own weight and moves along the guides without stress. Therefore, the tightness of the fit of such gates is higher.

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We have given enough arguments to make the choice of garage doors more justified, and the doors will serve you for many years, then everything depends only on the technical capabilities to install these or those doors. If we talk about the price, then it is impossible to make a definite conclusion "what is more expensive and what is cheaper", each segment has its own nuances - the price depends on many parameters, including size, automation, profile width and others. Contact specialists to calculate the cost of the gate, as well as to receive professional advice if you still have questions.