Before any technological novelty appears in the construction world, it becomes necessary to use it. It was the same with the garage doors. There was a fence, there was a gate, there was a car. But then someone came up with a terrific idea - and what if you put these elements together - so the idea of ​​creating a garage door arose.

Итак, давайте разберемся, что же такое гаражные ворота. Garage Doors — это высокотехнологичная строительная конструкция, которая одновременно выполняет две функции: ограничивает постороннее проникновение на территорию приусадебного участка, но, в то же самое время, при необходимости, может открываться и пропускать на территорию автомобиль.

Since garage doors are a completely independent construction, a number of separate requirements are attached to it, which must be taken into account when choosing a particular model.

So:

• The first thing to pay attention to is the protection of private property. It is this function that is fundamental to most types of garage doors, and therefore, on how well it will be correctly performed, directly depends on prestige of the manufacturer.
• Further - heat insulation. The inner coating of the door must be made of durable material that protects the main structural elements from freezing and sticking. The inner layers are most often made of thermoplastic elastomer. Particular attention when choosing a garage door should be paid to the fact that it was a thermoplastic, and not rubber.
• Longevity. It is obvious that the garage doors are not installed for a month, or even for a year, and, therefore, it is very important that they have proper thermal characteristics that will help them cope with this task. To achieve this, you need to use only galvanized elements: cable, brackets, suspensions and guides.
• The next item is convenience and ease of operation. In general, as they say, the miser pays twice, - so it makes sense to pay more, but to get for this money a quality, durable product that will please you for a long time. The gate itself is currently available in two basic versions: with manual and automatic management. Also, due to the fact that the garage door has no wings, space in front of the gate is significantly saved, both from the outside and from the inside.
• And finally, the last - aesthetic appearance и привлекательный дизайн. Но это все уже depends on от материала изготовления, а также от качества материала и его свойств. Благо, что сейчас гаражные ворота можно выбрать на любой вкус и цвет, а также исходя из собственных материальных возможностей.

Content

• 1 Types of garage doors
  • 1.1 Movable gates
  • 1.2 Swing gates
  • 1.3 Lifting gates
• 2 Manufacturing and installation of garage doors

Types of garage doors

The vast majority of garage doors, which are used in our time, have their own classification.

For example, depending on the method of opening, all garage doors can be divided into three main types:

• сдвижные;
• swing;
• lifting.

Now let's look at each of these types in order.

Sliding gate

Movable gates are also called “sliding”. The essence of the sliding gate is that the cantilever beam holds the canvas, and the beam moves along the rollers mounted on special mounts from above and below. In some cases, the rollers can be mounted solely on top.

In turn, the sliding gate (according to the method of mounting the beam) are divided into:

• with lower beam;
• with top beam;
• telescopic gates.

As for the canvas itself, then, as mentioned above, it can be done in various ways:

• in one layer. The layer can be either smooth or corrugated;
• in two layers. Both layers can also be made from either smooth material or corrugated;
• on technology "sandwich panels";
• lattice canvas;
• forged canvas.

The main advantages of sliding gates include durability, relative simplicity and ease of use, attractive appearance, as well as the fact that the sliding gates do not occupy a place near the intake opening.

Most often, sliding garage doors are used on various industrial premises, when the width of the opening allows for a quality installation of garage doors.

Swing gates

In the second place after the sliding gates are swing garage doors. The main structural element of such gates are sashes that are mounted with hinges on poles installed along the intake opening.

Sash the gate (in another way, also called “shields”) can swing open both inside the territory and outside. The owner can choose one or another variant of execution, solely depending on his own preferences.

Like a sliding gate, swing gates can also be made:

• in one layer;
• in two layers;
• by technology "sandwich panels";
• lattice;
• forged.

Sash ворот осуществляют свое movement thanks hingewhich are installed in pairs on top and in the lower part of the supporting pillars Thanks to the hinges, the doors move smoothly and slowly, and therefore will last a very long time. In most cases, swing garage doors are additionally equipped with an electric drive - to ensure their automatic closing and opening. And also the electric drive can be equipped with a worm gearbox - then you can generally control them from a distance.

Like sliding gates, swing garage doors have their own advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of this type of gate include:

• relative simplicity of design;
• convenience эксплуатации;
• the ability to select a wide range of design options for such works;
• ease of installation.

Here it should be noted another distinctive feature of the garage doors of swing type - the presence of shut-off rod, which allows you to tightly fix the upper and lower parts of the gate in an exceptionally closed position. If you choose the option with insulation, it will mean that each individual door leaf will be made in the form of sandwich panels, and their thickness will be about 4-8 cm.

At the very beginning of the work, a special rubber compressor, which provides reliable thermal insulation and tightness of the whole structure.

Lifting gates

Well, it's time to talk about the latest type of garage door - lift gate. In general, the construction of the gate itself is a canvas that can move along vertical guides. Thanks to a specially developed counterweight system, the overhead gate is in a balanced state at any time. Well, and since such a gate rises and is almost at the level of the ceiling, this means that inside, the entire space of the garage remains completely free.

The main advantages of overhead garage doors are: space saving and providing a large working area, their relative ease of installation, and low cost.

Most likely, it is these quality characteristics of the garage doors that directly influence the fact that they remain the most common type of garage doors to this day.

Manufacturing and installation of garage doors

Before you install a garage door, they, of course, need to make. Well, or buy in a special store. First of all, you need to decide on the material from which the gate will be made.

В настоящее время все ворота изготавливаются либо из дерева, либо из металла. У каждого этого материала есть свои собственные достоинства и недостатки, но, в целом, лучше все-таки выбирать металл. По всем своим теплофизическим свойствам, металл выигрывает у дерева. Здесь в расчет берется и антикоррозийная устойчивость металла, и его большая прочность и durability.

So, after the gate is chosen, it's time to install them. The process of installing the gate consists of two stages: preparation and installation.

The preparatory work includes: frame making, cutting corners, aligning guides, installing guides, making a metal frame and inserting it into the door frame.

Installation and installation includes: collecting crates frame, reinforcement of the frame with a web, welding of the corners, fastening of the loops, as well as installation of a bolt.

Well, perhaps that's all. We tried to tell you about the main stages of the garage door installation, as well as about what kind of gates there are, in principle!