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You may think choosing garage doors
and garage door openers is straight forward. But there's lots to consider, such as:-
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whether your garage is adjoining your property,
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is it a single or a double garage,
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how much clearance inside and out is needed and so on.
Also, the materials and
appearance of the garage door can influence what you use.
There are four basic types of garage door and three different
materials commonly used to construct these doors. We take a brief look at the four types of garage door which
are:-
- roller door, requires an inbuilt garage
door opener.
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- sectional garage door, Can use standard
garage door opener.
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Very important as most garages are located at the front of the house.
A sectional garage door has a series of hinged horizontal panels that
lift up and lie parallel with the ceiling of the garage when the door is opened. There is no overhang or canopy and
it is possible to park a car right up next to the door as there is no protrusion at any point of the operation of
opening the door.
Roller garage doors are similar to sectional garage doors in one
respect.
The major difference is the need for a greater headroom inside
the garage above the door opening. This is because the door rolls up inside a drum above the opening of the garage
door. Like a sectional door there is no need to allow any room inside or out to operate the door. Also, roller
doors are often automatic.
If it is traditional appearance look that you prefer for your a garage door then
side hung garage doors are the usual solution.
If a timber side-hung door is your choice, and for period properties,
side hung garage doors will be much more in keeping with the appearance of the property rather than a newer
steel or GRP style of door. Side hung doors can be fitted directly onto brick or onto a wooden frame. A standard
garage door opener with an adapter is suitable.
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