Industrial Doors
Aluminium Garage Doors
Sectional garage doors in aluminium with glazed panels, powder-coated hardware and a full set of counterbalance safety devices.
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Residential Garage Doors
Insulated sectional doors sized for private and society parking.
Industrial DoorsKey specifications
- Panel
- Foam-cored galvanized steel
- Hardware
- 2.5 mm galvanized steel, powder coated
- Protection class
- IP55
- Wind resistance
- EN 12424
01Overview
About Residential Garage Doors
A residential garage door is a smaller sectional door, usually remote operated and often forming part of the house envelope rather than an outbuilding. Insulation, seal quality and quiet running matter more here than raw duty cycle.
Operating method
03Variants
Available configurations
The same product, built for a different job. Where a specification depends on opening dimensions, selected profile, operating duty or site conditions, the final configuration is confirmed during technical assessment.
Remote operated
Handset and wall control with a manual release cord — the usual arrangement for a private garage.
Manual with counterbalance
Spring-balanced manual operation where power is not available at the opening or is not wanted.
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Residential Garage Doors in detail
04Technical specifications
Specification, features and ordering
Technical data is shown first; features, applications, compatibility, installation, safety, ordering and downloads are a click away.
Dimensions5 fields
- Maximum clear width(mm)
- Made to the opening; confirmed at survey
- Maximum clear height(mm)
- Made to the opening; confirmed at survey
- Minimum headroom required(mm)
- Confirmed at survey
- Minimum side room required(mm)
- Confirmed at survey
- Lift configuration
- Set by the headroom available above the opening
Clear opening between finished reveals.
Space above the opening for the barrel, stack or track.
Per side, for guides and drive.
Standard, high, vertical or low headroom — set by the building.
Construction9 fields
- Panel material
- Galvanized steel sections with a foam core
- Panel thickness(mm)
- Per the section chosen
- Panel height(mm)
- Per the section chosen
- Insulation core
- Polyurethane foam (PUF)
- Finish and colour
- Per the finish selected at order
- Glazing and vision panels
- Configuration dependent
- Track and hardware
- 2.5 mm galvanized steel, powder coated
- Counterbalance
- Torsion springs with wire-rope lifting cables
- Perimeter sealing
- Perimeter seals around the leaf
Declared performance5 fields
- Wind load resistance(class)
- EN 12424
- Water tightness(class)
- Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door
- Air permeability(class)
- Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door
- Thermal transmittance (U)(W/m²K)
- Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door
- Airborne sound reduction(dB)
- Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door
EN 12424.
EN 12425.
EN 12426.
EN 12428, for the complete door.
Drive5 fields
- Operator type
- Electric operator, or manual with counterbalance
- Rated motor power(kW)
- Operator sized to the leaf at order
- Supply voltage(V / phase / Hz)
- 220 V / 380 V / 400 V
- Duty rating(cycles per hour or %ED)
- Operator sized to the duty at order
- Manual override
- Release cord disengages the operator for hand operation without power
Duty, not torque, is what usually limits an operator.
Control4 fields
- Control system
- Operator control unit with handset and wall control (remote-operated variant)
- Activation devices
- Handset and wall control (remote-operated variant)
- Travel limit setting
- Set at commissioning
- Interfaces
- Configuration dependent
Access control, traffic lights, alarm panel, interlocks.
Safety6 fields
- Spring-break device
- Arrests the spring axis and cable if a spring fails
- Anti-fall device
- Arrests the leaf if a lifting cable breaks
- Obstruction detection
- Pneumatic (airbag) safety edge
- Finger-trap protection
- Per the section profile supplied
- Operating force limitation
- Certification dependent (EN 12453)
- Manual release
- Release cord (remote-operated variant)
EN 12453.
Compliance3 fields
- Product standard
- Certification dependent (EN 13241 field list)
- Conformity marking
- Certification dependent
- Certificate reference
- Issued with the tested door; certification dependent
EN 13241 applies to industrial and garage doors in this market.
Required before any rating is published.
Additional published data1 fields
- Protection class
- IP55
| Maximum clear widthClear opening between finished reveals. | Made to the opening; confirmed at survey |
|---|---|
| Maximum clear height | Made to the opening; confirmed at survey |
| Minimum headroom requiredSpace above the opening for the barrel, stack or track. | Confirmed at survey |
| Minimum side room requiredPer side, for guides and drive. | Confirmed at survey |
| Lift configurationStandard, high, vertical or low headroom — set by the building. | Set by the headroom available above the opening |
| Panel material | Galvanized steel sections with a foam core |
|---|---|
| Panel thickness | Per the section chosen |
| Panel height | Per the section chosen |
| Insulation core | Polyurethane foam (PUF) |
| Finish and colour | Per the finish selected at order |
| Glazing and vision panels | Configuration dependent |
| Track and hardware | 2.5 mm galvanized steel, powder coated |
| Counterbalance | Torsion springs with wire-rope lifting cables |
| Perimeter sealing | Perimeter seals around the leaf |
| Wind load resistanceEN 12424. | EN 12424 |
|---|---|
| Water tightnessEN 12425. | Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door |
| Air permeabilityEN 12426. | Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door |
| Thermal transmittance (U)EN 12428, for the complete door. | Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door |
| Airborne sound reduction | Certification dependent — published against the certificate for the tested door |
| Operator type | Electric operator, or manual with counterbalance |
|---|---|
| Rated motor power | Operator sized to the leaf at order |
| Supply voltage | 220 V / 380 V / 400 V |
| Duty ratingDuty, not torque, is what usually limits an operator. | Operator sized to the duty at order |
| Manual override | Release cord disengages the operator for hand operation without power |
| Control system | Operator control unit with handset and wall control (remote-operated variant) |
|---|---|
| Activation devices | Handset and wall control (remote-operated variant) |
| Travel limit setting | Set at commissioning |
| InterfacesAccess control, traffic lights, alarm panel, interlocks. | Configuration dependent |
| Spring-break device | Arrests the spring axis and cable if a spring fails |
|---|---|
| Anti-fall device | Arrests the leaf if a lifting cable breaks |
| Obstruction detection | Pneumatic (airbag) safety edge |
| Finger-trap protection | Per the section profile supplied |
| Operating force limitationEN 12453. | Certification dependent (EN 12453) |
| Manual release | Release cord (remote-operated variant) |
| Product standardEN 13241 applies to industrial and garage doors in this market. | Certification dependent (EN 13241 field list) |
|---|---|
| Conformity marking | Certification dependent |
| Certificate referenceRequired before any rating is published. | Issued with the tested door; certification dependent |
| Protection class | IP55 |
|---|
Final specification depends on door dimensions, configuration, operating environment and project requirements.
FAQ
Questions we are actually asked
- Can an existing garage door be automated later?
- Usually yes, provided the counterbalance is sound and the track arrangement suits an operator. Both are checked before quoting a retrofit.
- What happens in a power cut?
- A release cord disengages the operator so the door can be lifted by hand.
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