How to choose a gate in the garage - a detailed overview of the top 5 options

Garage doors should be not only reliable, but also comfortable

You do not know what is better to install gates on the garage? I'll tell you about the most popular types of designs, the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Using this information, you will only choose the solution that is best suited for your environment.

Modern design with automatic control greatly simplify the process of opening and closing the garage

Types of doors and their characteristics

We will analyze these designs:

• Swing gates;
• sliding design;
• sectional construction;
• Tilt-up system;
• Rolling Shutters.

It is these types of garage doors are best established in the operation. Which is better to install the gates in the garage, you decide, but the choice is not required to consider only the advantages but also disadvantages of each option.

Option 1 - Hinged gate type

Swing gates - the most common type of designs in the garage today

Swing gates for garages are the most popular for several decades. Their main advantages are:

• Simplicity. The system consists of two flaps of the boxes and durable sill or other metal. Due to the fact that the design is not complicated elements, it is virtually maintenance free;

Simplicity of design hinged gate - the biggest plus of this option

• Reliability. Usually such gates operate for decades without any repair and maintenance. But it is very important that the design has been made of high quality materials and components. Particular attention is paid to the strength of the loops, they must withstand high loads over a long period of time;

Quality loop garage door moving on the balls, and the top is necessarily present lubrication hole

• Wide range of variants. If the skeleton is most often made of steel or aluminum profile, the finish may be different. Profiled sheet steel, wood, high-strength plastic - are just a few options for materials, which are sheathed gate. Specific solution is selected depending on the requirements of reliability and the overall design of the structure;

Hinged garage doors may look very solid

• Wide range of sizes. Here, there is virtually no restrictions on height and width. Therefore it can be hinged design for any opening. Gates are made on an individual basis, rather than on the standard, which is very important;

Gates may have partial glazing, allowing you to make the garage more light

• The ability to embed the door. To permanently do not fully open the door, the door is in one of the paintings. This is very useful if you have a lot of input and output. Yes, and it lost much less heat in winter;

No need to put a separate door to the garage, they can be embedded in the gate

• low cost. Ready gate size 3x2 meter cost of 18 000 rubles, if you need the presence of the door, the price will increase by 4.6 thousand;

Qualitative swing gates are 18 000 rubles

If you have a welding machine and basic welding skills, then you can make the gate and in the home. In this case, the costs will be much lower.

Because of the simplicity to make hinged garage doors you can own hands

• High resistance to cracking. If you install good locks and sheathing the surface of steel sheet, then open the gates will be very difficult;
• Ability to install automatic opening systems. With her design operation will be much more convenient. But expect to pay as much for themselves, and the gates, and even more.

Automation improves the usability, but it is often worth more than the goal itself

Have swing structure and disadvantages:

• Front of the garage should be free space. To fully open the sash, the sides need empty spaces on the wings width;

Doors open to the outside, so they need space

• Sagging folds over time. If shutters are heavy, and loops are not very reliable, with time warps and design would be bad to open and close;
• In winter, it is necessary to constantly break new ground. If you do not remove the snow, you can not open the gate.

Option 2 - type recoil system

Sliding design is simple and easy to use

Sliding system - simple and reliable solution, having the following advantages:

Illustration	Description of benefits
	Reliability. The system moves along the guides back and forth. If you have set robust rollers, construction will last for decades.
	The lack of size restrictions. This is especially true height. If the option is more swing weight creates a huge strain on the loop, the system relies on Sliding rollers and eventually not warp or sag
	The roller can be located and the top and bottom. The heavy structures is recommended to put the rollers and the top and bottom. In conventional gate one can do this.
	The possibility of mounting both inside and outside of the garage. It all depends on your preferences and the availability of space for the rollback sash. The internal version is safer in terms of hacking, but also the outer rails if desired can be closed metal box.
	Do not require free space in front of the garage. Leaf walks along the wall, so there is no danger that it hits a car or be slammed shut by a gust of wind. In addition, in the winter you do not need to constantly break new ground, to ensure the opening.
	Simple installation of automation. you can even own hands to establish a system of automatic control, if desired. Included is always detailed instructions with diagrams to simplify the process. The cost starts from 15000 rubles.

Among the shortcomings need to point out the following:

• It is necessary to space the side of the opening. In order that the web is rolled back, he needs to free space on the side. And if the garage is narrow, then put a sliding design will not work;
• High price. Such gates are twice as expensive swing (usually from 40 to 60 thousand), and if we add the automation, the costs will turn out even higher.

Option 3 - Sectional Doors

This type of design is gaining popularity

Benefits:

• Convenience. The design is very easy to open and close, it's not heavy flaps hinged or sliding systems
• saving space. Design moves along the ceiling and do not require free space in front of the garage or the side of the opening. Use ceiling surface. Although there are options when the system moves along the walls, this type of construction is very well suited for openings large width;

This option is well suited for garages, where the ceiling is not very durable and strengthen it safe gate

• appeal. For facing the sectional door using a variety of materials - from metal with a coating of different colors to the polymeric components or finishes of wood. The flaps may be present windows for natural lighting improve garage;

Sectional structure can be finished with natural wood, and

• High thermal insulation characteristics. Gates are often made of sandwich panels of 40 mm thickness, which are located in the guide is very densely. This ensures excellent thermal insulation of the garage;

Sandwich panels of 40 mm thickness provide good insulation garage doorway

• Can be installed on large openings. These gates can be placed at the opening width of up to 7 meters and a height of 6 meters. The width of one section is usually from 350 to 610 mm, construction height should be a multiple of 110 cm;
• Inexpensive system of automatic opening. Automated gates in the garage can be 10 000 rubles.

Automatic control systems for sectional doors are inexpensive

Disadvantages:

• The complexity of design. Correctly put the system with their own very difficult, so you have to bring in specialists for installation. During the operation should monitor system and periodically to maintain it so that it works without failure;

The design consists of many components, so it is best to entrust the installation professionals

• Demands on component quality. I have repeatedly encountered cases when cheap sectional doors were broken in a year or two after installation. Machine wear, corrosion of the surface - this is the most common problems of the budget segment products;
• Low resistance to cracking. Such gates hack is much easier than swing or sliding;
• High price. Quality version will cost you 50 000 or more, it is better not to save money and do not buy the best budget options.

Option 4 - elevating rotary gate

Lifting gates differ from the section that is in them a tough canvas

This option has the following advantages:

Illustration	Description of benefits
	serviceability. Due to the guide rollers and a composite gate it is very easy to open and close. You can do it just with one hand.
Ease of automation. If necessary, you can quickly set up a block of automatic gate opening. Its cost is about 10 000 rubles.
	Wide range of variants. Decorating can be very different, in the picture shows the lining of the gate under the facade. The structure may be a metal frame with a covering, but may be made from sandwich panels.
	density. In the raised state of the design does not take up valuable space. It should be about 1 meter free space in front of the garage to the web passes when picked up.

gate price starts from 40 000 rubles (in the case of high-quality construction).

Disadvantages of overhead doors are as follows:

• low reliability. Design easy to crack. The cheapest options of corrugated board can be opened almost the opener;
• The low level of heat insulation. On each side of the gate there is always a small technical gaps through which the cold penetrates freely into the garage during the winter;
• A small resource. The design is not intended for continuous opening and closing. The day is recommended to do this no more than 10 times. So if you often open the gate, it is better to use other options;
• If the damage his paintings should be changed completely. If the sectional door can be replaced with a single element, then there can not be done so.

Option 5 - Rolled gates

Rolling gate type look very carefully

Analyzing what gates to the garage is better not to mention this option. Its main advantages are:

• density. The system consists of slats that make up the door leaf, and a drive shaft, which is mounted above the opening and almost no space. This design can be installed in any garage do not need to place on the ceiling, the walls, the main thing that was above the opening of 30-40 cm;

Rolling structure indispensable for gates standing next to each other

• The versatility of design. The drive shaft can be arranged both inside and outside of the garage. In the second case shaft is hidden in a closed box to prevent access thereto;

When the outer shaft arrangement it closes special boxes

• Ease of automation. You can put the automation, to simplify the use of a good system will cost about 20 000 rubles;

Automate rolling doors can be easily and quickly provided a place in the motor mount design

• A variety of options. The articles may have any color of RAL labeling furthermore the surface structure may be applied to wood, stone or any other natural material. There are also variants with small windows made of plastic, which make it possible to lighten the garage with no windows;

You can find the best roller shutter systems for any building

• Wide range of sizes. Each design is made-to-order, so it can have a width of up to 7 meters and a height of 6 meters. Most often, a specialist arrives and conducts free measurements to determine the exact parameters.

The cost of rolling structures is calculated from the area. A square meter will cost you around 3000-3500 rubles.

When ordering, be sure to ask if the installation is included. It often turns out that, where the price is slightly lower, installation is calculated separately, and you end up overpaying.

Among the shortcomings can distinguish low resistance to cracking. Tear the castle in such designs is easier than any other option. Therefore it is better to put these systems in the yards, and protected areas.

Output

Using the overview as a guideline, you can easily pick up a hinged or sliding doors for any garage. Videos in this article will help you understand the topic better. If you do not understand something or need to clarify some nuances - ask in the comments below.