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posted by admin, October 24, 2011 There are 6 popular types of residential garage doors available today. They are side hinged, sliding, folding, up and over, roller and sectional garage doors. Up and over doors are the most salable, as well as sectional doors. Side hinged and sliding doors are not so popular. As for the roller doors, they are more convenient to use than side hinged doors. If there are snowy winters in the area, these doors are more preferable, because they can be easily opened regardless of the snow bank size. The door leaf consists of horizontal plank fastened to each other by means of joint-hinges. The thinner the planks are, the more the rolling angle is. In case of the side hinged doors, the owner of the garage will not be able to enter the garage until he removes snow. Insulated garage doors are good for year-round use, especially in the areas with cold winters. Special sealing parts are also recommended to fasten to each side of the doors to improve their insulation. As a rule, doors made of steel should have inoxidizing coating. Read More posted by admin, August 12, 2011 Today the most popular types of garage doors are overhead and sectional ones. Popularity of this garage doors is easily explained. They take little space and have beneficial design. Overhead garage doors are pulled up with help of the electric motor and springs. Being open they remain over the car. That is why it is very important to abide by the accident-prevention rules. First of all, people must be kept clear of the opening when garage doors are moving. As the springs, bottom fixtures, shafts, pulleys, brackets and cables are under very high tension, the doors must be operated in no case if at least one door part is wrong. Repairing or removing springs and other parts by yourself, you are at a high risk of serious injury. That is why any repairs must be done by a skilled technician. As a rule, overhead garage doors are made of fiberglass, vinyl, wood, steel and aluminum. Garage doors made of fiberglass are very attractive, but they are hard to maintain, as well as wood doors. Depending on climate overhead garage doors can be insulated or not. Insulated garage doors are also advisable for the garage connected right to the home. Today a lot of people prefer vinyl clad and aluminum doors instead of steel doors that tend to rust and wood doors requiring careful maintenance. For example, an American company Overhead Door offers a Durafirm™ Collection of garage doors. Apart from the vinyl clad, these doors feature 11.75 R-value, UV-resistant resin and twin structural struts. Read More posted by admin, July 6, 2011 Sectional doors are the most common garage doors both in Europe and the USA. Popularity of these garage doors can be easily explained. They meet even the most severe technical requirements. As the name suggests, these garage doors consist of sections joined by hinges and placed into guide slides. In turn, the guide slides are adjusted to the door opening close to the ceiling. When the doors are opened, the sections move up to the ceiling. Vertical movement of the sectional doors is convenient and does not require additional space. The doors can be opened if the car is too close to them. As a rule, a sandwich panel of the sectional garage doors is 40-45 mm thick. This panel is filled with polyurethane foam which improves sound protection and heat-insulation of the garage doors. The top face of the doors is waved and it makes them stronger. Such doors can be used more than 20 years without painting or finishing. Some garage owners prefer sectional doors with built-in double windows to let natural light get inside. As a rule, these are oval or square windows. Standard size of the oval windows is 663x344 mm. As for the square windows, it is 680x373 mm. Garage doors are equipped with a standby unblocking system on the chance of the power failure. On average, sectional doors can be opened and closed without any problems 25 000 times. It means if the owner opens and closes his garage about 8 times a day, useful life of his garage doors will be about 10 years. After it the door springs have to be changed. Read More posted by admin, June 6, 2011 Among all types of garage doors, sectional doors are rightfully considered to be really versatile. These are garage doors that save space best of all. They have a reasonable cost and available in a wide range of sizes. What do sectional garage doors consist of? They consist of the panel, horizontal torsion springs and torsion shaft. When the door is opened, the torsion springs make the door move up vertically. Then it moves horizontally in rails attached to the walls and ceiling. The rails are usually made of galvanized iron which is 1.5 or 2 mm thick. The garage doors can have a small door for the person to enter the garage. What is the difference between the sectional garage doors and swing or roll-up ones? The main difference lies in the fact their door leaf consists of the horizontal panels attached to each other with the help of the hinge straps. As a rule, the sectional doors have a three-layer construction. It means such garage doors consist of two steel sheets and space between these sheets is filled with polyurethane foam. The door panel is rather thin (45 mm), but it provides excellent thermal and sound insulation. Steel sheets have polymer coating of high-quality. Read More posted by admin, June 5, 2011 As a rule, garage doors consist of one, two or three layers. 24 gauge steel is usually used to make garage doors featuring one layer. These doors are rather thin and do not have proper insulation. As for two layer constructions, they consist of the steel layer and insulation layer made usually from polystyrene boards with vinyl back covers designed to provide proper protection and insulation. As for three layer constructions of garage doors, they are considered to provide maximum protection. Unlike before mentioned constructions, it has two steel layers and the insulation layer between them. The insulating layer is usually made of polyurethane or polystyrene. Of course, garage doors are made not only of steel, but this material is considered to be the safest and the most durable. Wood is often chosen because of its attractive and natural look. But wood doors can crack and they need regular refinishing. Despite the fact whether garage doors are made of metal or wood, they can be of three types. These are sectional doors, roll-up doors and swing doors. As for the wood doors, tilt-up doors are the most affordable. Their frame is usually made of spruce, fir or other softwoods while the door panels can be made of plywood which is 3/8 inches thick. Sectional garage doors save space near the garage and inside. They have torsion springs which compensate weight of the doors. As rule panels of sectional doors are made of galvanized iron with polymeric coating. Read More |
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