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Choosing The Right Garage Door
Author: Joshu Crossman
A garage is home to your personal automobiles and usually a
large selection of sporting goods and tools. Therefore in order
to keep these possessions safe the right choice of garage door
is vital.
A garage door is one of the most important components of your
garage. It not only provides security but also can be a design
statement for the rest of your property.
Before you build a garage or decide to give your existing one a
facelift, it is essential for you to determine the style, shape
and size of your garage doors. This will give you a fair idea on
how much drive through width you require and also so you don't
end up compromising on a stilted garage entry.
There are basically 5 types of garage doors. All manufacturers
follow these 5 basic types in garage door manufacturing. The
types are: retractable doors, canopy door, sectional door and
side hinge door. These entire doors are different and unique in
their performance and services.
Retractable Doors: This type of garage door, that when opened, a
large portion of the door swings outwards. After that it
retracts back into the ceiling of your garage. The pivot points
of the doors are located at the top the door and this makes you
unable to park your vehicle close to the door so you should
ensure enough room is available on your driveway. The
installation of these doors is easy. These types of doors are
the easiest ones to be automated with a suitable electric opener.
These doors provide good security to your vehicles as they are
fitted with four latches. These retractable doors are available
in timber, GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic), steel and ABS. One
point to note though is that this door provides you with a
reduced drive through width, due to side spring assemblies.
Canopy Doors: When a canopy door opens it swings outwards and
then slides upwards into the garage ceiling. It leaves one third
of the door outside the garage. The security of the door is
enhanced as the pivot points are located down the door. These
doors are easy to install as no tracks are required inside the
garage and the entire door mounts to the door frame. Canopy
Doors are available in timber, steel ABS and GRP. This garage
door provides a good drive through width.
Sectional Doors: Sectional doors are made up of numerous
separate panels, which are hinged horizontally. They fit to the
rear surface of your garage brickwork. The door rises upwards
vertically and then backwards into the space of ceiling.
Sectional Doors provide better security and protection against
weather. The doors are provided with insulation. These are
typically manufactured in steel. These doors can be assembled in
4 hours as they come in the form of a kit.
Roller Doors: Roller Doors roll up into the garage ceiling as a
single curtain. They are fitted to the garage's rear surface of
the front brick work. The roller doors as the name suggest rolls
vertically upwards. These doors provide good security and
protection levels. These doors are primarily manufactured in
aluminum and steel. The installation of these doors is quite
easy.
Side Hinge Doors: Side Hinge Doors are manufactured in steel,
timber and GRP. These doors open outwards and look very
traditional. These doors need appropriate clearance while being
opened. The security of these doors is good if bolts are used at
the top and bottom of the door.
Garage doors are an essential part of your garage. So while
buying a garage door you should check for the quality, security
and durability of the door.
About the author:
Joshu writes articles on a number of different topics. For more
information on Garage Doors please visit
http://www.garage-ideas.com/ and for additional Garage related
articles please visit the following article page
http://www.garage-ideas.com/garage-articles/ ...
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