What automatic door for my garage?

What automatic door for my garage?

The choice of a particular type of automatic garage door depends on several parameters: the space available inside and outside the garage, the size of your car, and your budget. A short guide to help you choose.

The garage's door

The upper garage door is made of a large panel (the platform) that is changed to be placed parallel to the ceiling. The deck is made of wood (oak or exotic wood, generally), corrugated steel with anti-corrosion (sometimes including thermal insulation), or sometimes reinforced with PVC with a metallic structure. This type of door is generally sold without a motor and with a single wall. There are two types of garage doors.

A counterweight: 

swing door with a counterweight system built into the chassis without the need for guide rails. This system requires the volume inside the garage. The other balancing arm called "overwhelming" panel switches with guide rails. It extends to the outside of the garage when opening or closing, making it a very suitable system along public roads.

This is a solid door and cheaper than others, this is the biggest advantage of this door. While the downside is that they are available in a limited variety of sizes, designs, and finishes.

The sectional garage door.

This door consists of several hinged panels. It works like a large roller shutter, sliding closer to the wall or ceiling. It is very suitable for the installation of an external motor. It is made of wood or steel associated with fiberglass or PVC. It usually has a double steel wall filled with polyurethane foam. There are two types of sectional garage doors: one moves to the ceiling via vertical and horizontal tracks. While in another, lateral: the panels are suspended from a track from the ceiling and slide down a slide on the ground). Side doors should release one of the garage walls.

Advantages: 

They are ideal for small spaces. They come in all sizes, even larger. They are resistant to forced entry and easy to motorize. Sometimes you can attach your sectional garage door to your front door by choosing from the same manufacturer. The gaskets between the cover panels help prevent heat loss and pinching. Although the only disadvantages are that it is necessary to choose a good quality of materials and workmanship. They are more expensive than overhead doors.

Rolling garage door

The roll-up garage door is made of aluminum strips stapled together. She rolled into a box on top. It can be easily motorized.
Advantages: it is the system that offers the best space-saving. It is quiet inside the garage. Cons: The door cannot be integrated. Its price is high. They exist only in aluminum.

The safety requirements of automatic garage doors.

Automatic garage doors must meet essential safety requirements to prevent accidents such as pinching or crushing a person. Automatic garage doors cannot be sold unless they are CE marked. It establishes a presumption of conformity with the requirements of NF EN 13241-1 and an independent body has verified the manufacturer's compliance.
Additionally, when installed, automatic garage doors must meet the safety requirements set forth by the building and housing code, particularly regarding system shutdown and routine maintenance.

Additional advice for garage renovation.

During the Home renovation in Lahore, it is possible to install a manually operated solar powered garage door. This energy is recovered by a photovoltaic cell located above the garage door and is stored in batteries to operate. We can equip any solar powered garage door, but it is specially designed for garages that are not connected to the grid.

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