Friday 5 February 2016

Why Garage Doors Will Change Your Life

A garage door is a big door installed at the entrance of the garage that opens manually or electrically. There are various kinds of garage doors available to suit the various needs of the customers. For example; doors made with a single panel that tilts up and come back across garage ceiling are smaller ones, big doors are usually made with several jointed panels which roll up on tracks across the garage ceiling, and they are often called as roller doors. Bristol professionals are best at Repair and installation of a garage door.

Different types of garage doors:

1.    Single panel garage doors: These are small doors which are made with a single panel that tilts up and come back. These are constructed from one monolithic panels which have a disadvantage that the swing up arc occurs partially outside the garage. This means that a vehicle must park and stop several feet in front of the door so that your car avoids an unwanted hit or damage while opening the Garage Door Repairs Bath.

2.    Sectional Garage doors: These are constructed with three to eight panels. The sectional doors takes same amount of internal space of garage as a single panel Garage Doors in Bath.But, these doors do not take up any space outside the garage, which gives an advantage to the vehicle of getting parked close to the door without any fear of damage. Every panel of sectional door is connected with the door track, which increases reliability and robustness. Sectional garage doors are majorly made in Bristol.

3.    Roller doors: These doors are constructed using corrugated steel. Cover windows and door coverings helped them evolve further than the previous two kinds of doors. Corrugation gives the door strength against dents and other major impacts.

Garage doors are made up of four different types of material:

1.    Aluminum: Aluminum doors are cost effective, rust-proof, light in weight and they are low on maintenance. Aluminum is a conductive material and energy- inefficient so these doors are more prone to dents and other impacts.

2.    Fiberglass and vinyl garage doors: These doors are made up combining steel core behind a fiberglass or vinyl skin. These doors are less prone to dents and can be matched with steel doors.

3.    Steel doors: These are the most common doors which are available in different styles and sizes. These are the strongest of all, and they are cost-competitive.