Choosing a garage gate

Massive, rusty-sliding sash covered with peeling oil paint. Gloomy-thorough heavy structure. Such were the garage gate 10-15 years ago. In most cases, the domestic industry of that time in most cases could not offer anything, alas, could not. With the advent of foreign manufacturers in the post -Soviet space, the situation was fundamentally changed. Today, in addition to reliability, a number of requirements are presented to the garage gate functionality, convenience, aesthetic appearance, safety in operation, reliable thermal insulation.

Content:

1. Gate for the garage sectional
2. Lifting gate for garage
3. Roller garage gate
4. Gage for the garage swing
5. Metal garage gates
6. Automatic garage gates

The main criterion for choosing garage gates was and remains the reliability of protecting the car from theft. At the same time, the garage gates should not deliver any inconvenience to the owner, their design should be reliable and convenient.

In the framework of this article, we will consider different types and designs of the gate, and, we hope, we will help you choose the best option for your garage.

Gate for the garage sectional

Sectional garage gates are quite popular, and so far remain the most common. The shell canvas is made of several (from 4 to 6) horizontal sections. The width of the sections varies from 35 to 61 centimeters, and the maximum section length is about 5 meters. The height of the canvas can be arbitrary depending on the opening of the garage gate. The material for the manufacture of sections is most often aluminum, primed and galvanized sheet steel up to 1 millimeter thick. For the most expensive elite models of sectional gates, a tree can be used.

To increase thermal insulation, double -walled sections are made with a thickness of 42 millimeters, and an elastic seal is laid along the entire contour of the gate. The insulation between the walls of the sections should have minimal moisture absorption. Otherwise, condensation will form inside the insulation that disrupts the functionality of the gate. One of the best heater for sectional gates is considered polyurethane foam.

When the gate is opened, the entire canvas shifts vertically upwards, and is laid under the ceiling. All sections of the gate canvas are connected by articulated loops. On both edges of each section there are videos on bearings that move upward upwards, and unfold under the ceiling. For additional protection against hacking for the upper section, additional side guides are made.

The design of the sectional gate allows you to install them in rooms of various sizes, with almost any shape of the roof slopes and the type of opening. Simply put, sectional gates are most universal from an architectural point of view. The gate can be opened both manually and using built -in automation.

The decoration options for sectional gates can be covered with paint, plastic, aluminum, heat -resistant glass. If desired, you can order sectional gates with a built -in gate. True, this option will cost the customer much more.

Advantages of sectional gates:

• Saving space in the garage and at the entrance to the garage;
• When using the insulation, good sound and thermal insulation;
• Universality, the ability to install in rooms with a height of the goal of up to 6 meters, and up to 7 meters wide.

Disadvantages of sectional gates:

• High price;
• A rather complicated design;
• Weak protection from hacking.

Lifting gate for garage

The lifting gate for the garage (the collar canvas rises upright up), they are not particularly popular. This is due to the fact that this design of the gate requires the presence of free space over the opening. Lifle garage gates were much more widespread.

The sales volume of submissive gates in Russia has recently grown very much. This goal design successfully combines the strength and ease of operation in manual and automatic mode with a relatively low cost. The gate is a flat canvas occupying the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe opening. The maximum permissible dimensions of the lifting and dwelling gate are 6 x 2.2 meters. The collar canvas is equipped with a hinge-ultrahcode mechanism, with the help of which it rises and laid under the ceiling. The weight of the gate is balanced by springs, which are installed on both sides of the canvas, and protected by covers.

Due to the absence of guides, the entire structure works almost silently. The canvas is tightly pressed to the frame, which improves the tightness of the lifting and dwelling gate. But the design scheme can cause some inconvenience.

So, the car cannot drive to the gate closer than one meter. Otherwise, the rising canvas may hurt a car. From the side, it is necessary to arrange a small threshold so that you can tightly press the canvas against it. The threshold should not be about 3 centimeters high, but the push when moving through it is still felt. In addition, the collar canvas cannot be repaired when damaged part of the canvas cannot be replaced, only the entire canvas is entirely. The shape of the opening for this design should be rectangular, and arched and segment openings cannot be used.

True, the wide possibilities in terms of finishing and decoration of the canvas by drawings partially compensate for this drawback. In addition, small observation windows from durable reinforced glass, or order a high door, can be built into the gate canvas. Installation of the gate will require additional expenses (about 700 cu), but sometimes there is a need at the additional input, dictated by local conditions of garage.

The advantages of the lifting rotary structure of the garage gate:

• Compactness, space savings;
• Convenience in installation;
• Easily equipped with automation;
• No need to clear the snow in front of the garage.

Flaws:

• Insufficient protection from hacking;
• High heat loss;
• The gates are not recommended to raise/lower it more than 10 times a day;
• You can not drive close to the garage;
• Installed only in a rectangular opening;
• It is impossible to replace part of the damaged canvas;

Roller garage gate

The roller gate is modern, relatively new design for Russia. It consists of profiled horizontal lanes of lamellas, having a maximum width of 1.5 centimeters. The lamellas are interconnected using hinges in one flexible canvas. The canvas is wound on the shaft, which is placed above the opening of the gate. Since the roller gate rises strictly upright up, they are not afraid of snowdrifts, and the car can drive close to such a gate.

A significant disadvantage of this design is the thickness of a dioxide lamel filled with a heat insulator cannot exceed 2.5 centimeters. If the lamella is thicker, then the roll in which the gate canvas is laid will become too large in diameter, the canvas will bend and get stuck in the side guides.

Typically, rolled gates are installed in openings with a height of 2-2.5 meters. Manufacturers supply roller gates with an automatic electric drive, but if the opening does not exceed 3 meters wide, then the gates can be easily opened manually.

Advantages of roller gate:

• There is no need in a free place in front of the garage;
• Lightness, convenience of design;
• The ability to install automation.

Flaws:

• High price;
• Insufficient thermal insulation;
• Low protection from hacking.

Gage for the garage swing

This type of garage gate is most popular and common because of its simplicity and relatively low cost. The sash of the swing gates most often open outward to save places inside the garage. The swing gates in most cases are made to double -leaf. There are also single-wing constructions, but they have a great disadvantage of the sash begin to sag due to large weight and torque. To protect the structure from the winter soil, the gate is placed above the ground by about 10 centimeters. For convenience, a small canvas door can be built into the swing gates.

The basis of the switch of swing gates is a simple frame from a profile or corner closed by metal sheets. To achieve greater thermal insulation, the sash can be made by type of sandwich panels using mineral wool or foam between the sheets of metal.

The design of the swing gates requires a hard frame and a double drive. Also, for the normal operation of the swing gates, a rather large free space is necessary in front of the garage, cleaned of snow and garbage.

Advantages of the swing structure:

• Ease of manufacture;
• Low cost;
• Good resistance to hacking.

Flaws:

• Unattractive appearance;
• A large weight of the structure, the need for a hard frame;
• We need a large free space in front of the garage.

Metal gates for garage

In fact, the simplest and cheapest type of garage gate, which can be carried into a separate category of single -leaf metal gates. Their main advantages are the low price and the ability to install in the opening with thin walls. The manufacture of a garage gap is a matter that requires certain skills and experience, but as for this design, any qualified welder will overcome it. If you have experience in welded business, garage single -leaf gates can be made independently.

Automatic garage gates

Almost all of the above types of garage gates can be automated by installing the necessary electrical equipment. The gate electric drive can be turned on both manually and using the control panel at a distance of up to 50 meters without leaving the car.

What to do if the garage is closed using the control panel, and electricity suddenly disappeared in the house? By the way, firms selling automation for garage gates are delicate about such situations.

Exits from such situations exactly three:

• The presence of a door in the garage, which can be opened with a key;
• Installation on the automatic gate of the device, with which you can disconnect the traction of the electric drive from the canvas. Then the gate can be opened with a key outside;
• Well, the third way out is corny to wait for electricity.

The device, and the design of automatic control systems of the garage gate strongly affect the cost of the finished gate. Most often, the seller calls the cost of a standard base set of a frame, canvas, constipation and manual drive. For each additionally installed element, you will have to pay separately.

In the end, it should be noted that the installation of the gate in the garage is a rather complicated technological process. And whatever type of garage gate you choose, for help in the installation, contact only proven specialized firms.