The Benefits of Sectional Garage Doors

Find out why a Sectional Door is an excellent choice for your garage

Sectional garage doors were first manufactured around 80 years ago. Since that time they have evolved into one of the most popular garage door types available in the world today.On the face of it they are a very simple product. The basic design incorporates a number of panels that are hinged together to form one continuous door panel when closed. These panels feature rollers that allow each individual panel to curve from vertical to horizontal as the garage door is opened. The panels are then supported by the horizontal metal guides that support the door when in the fully open position.

Reasons to Choose Sectional Doors

Sectional garage doors have seen an increase in popularity over the last few years. In the UK this can generally be attributed to the fact that they are available in the same or very similar designs to the more traditional up and over garage door that has been so popular for many years with homeowners and property developers. One great feature of sectional garage doors is the fact that it can be specified to include up to 40mm of insulation. It is possible to create such as thick garage door thanks to the design which retracts back into the garage roof space when open. With insulated sectional garage doors achieving a U value as low as 1w/m2k it is clear why more and more homeowners are opting for this energy efficient product.

Compared to up and over garage doors, a modern high quality sectional garage door from manufacturers such as Gliderol are extremely easy to operate when specified as a manually operated door. This is thanks to the torsion spring technology that is incorporated into the metal running gear. The spring`s effectively “balance” the panels, allowing for one handed opening and closing of even the largest openings. Alternatively for customers requiring automatic operation, electric sectional garage doors are the ideal solution as they require no more than a standard boom operated motor of the correct strength for the door size.

Sectional garage doors are also one of the most secure forms of door as they overlap the opening slightly to allow the panels to run in the guides. Thanks to this feature and strong locking bars on the rear of the panels that slot into the guide channels when locked means the door is extremely difficult for intruders to penetrate.

For more convenience, an electric garage door does not need to be locked manually using a key. Most modern motors have a feature that will automatically lock the garage door every time it is operated.

The Drawbacks of a Sectional Garage Door

Although there are many benefits associated with installing a sectional garage door, the main drawback is the fact that the garage door retracts back into the garage when opened. Sectional garage doors are also considerably more time consuming to install than a roller door.

For homeowners looking to use the ceiling of the garage to store ladders etc, then the best options would be either a single skin garage roller door or insulated roller garage doors.

Here at Roller Doors Ltd we have a wide selection of high quality UK manufactured sectional garage doors for sale from some leading brand name manufacturers. To view our selection of products online we recommend you view the pages detailed below.