Roller shutters for garage gates

The garage is the coveted word for any motorist. I want the dwelling of my beloved car to be cozy, beautiful, comfortable, and the gates of the roller shutters fully meet these requests, therefore they appear in the garage door openings more and more often. This type of doors has many advantages, but there are drawbacks. We will discuss all this in this article in order to decide on the choice, enjoy acquiring and delight your car with care of it.

Content

1. How are the garage gates of the roller
2. The advantages of rolled over other types of gates
3. Installation of the roller gate
4. Choosing roller shutters automatic or manual?
5. Pros and cons of roller

How are the garage gates of the roller

Roller shutters are quite actively entering our modern life, migrating from Europe and the USA, where they are used everywhere. The wide Russian soul and gate in the garage loved the wide opening them, we use not only the part that is designed specifically for the entry of the car, but also two meters on each side. Now, with an increase in the number of cars and high land prices, not everyone can afford such a luxury. And the metal roller shutters solve the problem of the place, they practically do not occupy it.

The name of the roller shutters consists of two words: the English roll roll and the Russian shuttle. These gates easily turn into a roll over the doorway and hide in a special box.

Consist of

• separate rollete profiles (also called lamellas) connected to a continuous flexible canvas,
• special hinges who fasten him,
• guides for movement,
• fixation components (lock key, switch, handle, control panel).

Roller shutters of three materials are made:

• steel
• aluminum
• plastic

For the first time they were made to protect windows. The idea took root, liked it and perfectly suited for the gate. True, roller shutters for garage do not make plastic, but steel and aluminum are used everywhere.

The steel roller shutters are reliable, durable, perfectly protect the gates from penetration, as well as from rain, snow, neighboring curiosity. Steel is stronger than aluminum to bend and is difficult to attempt to damage the canvas. Sometimes, if the car is worth it, roller shutters are made of armored steel. For steel garage roller shutters, the price is much higher this is a minus.

Aluminum gates also work well, they are light, durable, reliable. And at the cost are quite acceptable. They are cheaper than steel rolled, durable, because they do not rust, and are more convenient to use just because of their small weight.

The advantages of roller shutters over other types of gates

Rogstavni favorably differ from other types of gates. As mentioned above, they occupy significantly less space than ordinary garage doors.

They reliably protect the garage from crackers. Insurers even reduce the cost of fees for insurance for garages for such gates. Also an unexpected, but pleasant advantage.

If any adjustment is required, then it is not difficult to buy components for roller stories.

Since aluminum, from which the roller shutters are most often made, are painted in different colors, such gates fit remarkably both into the architecture of the building and the general street ensemble.

Sectional gates, made from sandwich panels, with polyurethane layer foam between these panels are close to the roller shutters. They are not as mobile as the gate with rollers, but they retain heat. Now the roller shutters and sectional gates are in approximately the same demand in Russia.

Installation of the roller gate

A specialist should be installed in roller shutters, although a person who knows how to handle construction tools will not arise with this. If in the garage there are a long time to the gate of the roller, their repair also does not require narrow -profile knowledge.

The roll has a width of 70 to 140mm, depending on the garage opening. To make the canvas more reliable and soundproofing, use polyurethane, it is more profitable than mounting foam in terms of strength. The guides are fixed as the gates should open: either this movement is from top to bottom (most often), or on the right and right (on the contrary, on the left and right). When folding, the roll enters the compact rectangular box. This box, if it is located on top, takes a place at least 25-30cm, which must be taken into account when planning such a gate. Under the guides, it is necessary to take 15 cm on both sides.

Choosing roller shutters automatic or manual?

The roller shutters should rise and fall (go to pass, if they are horizontal) with the help of a lever. In some models, this lever works with a manual drive, in others from electronics. The pros and cons are obvious: manual control is harder, but cheaper, with a control panel, everything is much easier and more expensive.

Manual drive device:

The roller shutters are closed in both cases with the help of castles of retractable crossbars on the last lamella.

Automatic drive device:

Recently, manual door closing is increasingly inferior to automatic. The same principle of laziness as with a remote control from the TV: just click on the button!

Electricity automation works. If it is disconnected, then the roller shutters are automatically unlocked with a special key. The speed until the gate is completely closed - about three seconds. The price of a gate with an electronic drive is a little bit on electronic roller shutters cost about $ 350.

The problem arises if children or pets walk in the garage, they can fall under the automatic gates of the roller shuttle at the time of their movement. To prevent this from happening, traffic sensors are inserted into the canvas. Yes, it is expensive, but it will help to avoid accidents. The price of such sensors is approximately a third of the cost of the entire blade of rolled.

Pros and cons of roller

Rogstevni appeared in our country not so long ago, but they already found their admirers in private buildings, in stores, in production, in warehouses, garage cooperatives. Since the ideal does not exist in the world, Rolstaven has its advantages and disadvantages. When buying, you need to evaluate and weigh everything in order to only rejoice at your acquisition.

Pros Rolstaine:

• Compactness and the ability to install in any doorway. The only exception to the canvas cannot be endless, it is not placed in the garage over four meters, but the garages are so rare.

• Breaky resistance. This property is noted the first when choosing this type of gate. In addition, roller shutters can be equipped with alarm.

• Practicality. The gate does not require much care, lubrication, painting and other things.

• Design solution. Roller shutters are beautiful, stylish, fashionable, expensive. Any architectural style of the building is quite suitable for their installation.

Minures Rolstavan:

• Roller shutters cannot be used in a warm room as doors. They pass the street air easily. Their task is to protect the entrance, therefore, an unlevened garage or installation from the street or from the inside to the usual gate is preferable. True, the latter option does not justify itself.

• Freezing of lamellas and movement mechanisms. In winter, when moisture easily passes through the cracks between metal lamellas in the canvas, ice can accumulate on the roller shutters and raising them is quite problematic. Therefore, first you need to knock on the canvas, knocking off the ice, and then open it. The visor over the garage gate from such freezing is desirable. In order for the locks to obey, you can conduct an electric cable under the gate. And for movement mechanisms, use a special spray.

• For garage roller shutters, the price is quite high. Even the minimum costs of installing such a gate with a manual drive is expensive, and all sorts of additional functions, such as automatic lifting/lowering and stopping sensors, are added to the price.

In general, motorists nevertheless prefer the roller shutters in their garages: practical, reliable and easy to open/closing the gate.