At first, it may seem difficult to choose the optimum industrial or commercial garage door. We're here to make your life easier. A good choice is one that really corresponds to the way the door will be used. Paying too much for a door may not be beneficial; paying too little may result in annoying and expensive repairs.
Step 1: Select a door that will be suitable for your actual application.
Consult our application table.
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G-1000 |
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G-5000 |
G-7000 |
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Car dealerships
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- Recommended door
- Suitable door
- Not recommended door
Step 2: Choose the door system according to the degree of sturdiness you need. This depends mainly on the dimensions of the door, the material it's made of and the number of daily open/close cycles it will undergo. Consult our sturdiness scale.
The spring acts as a counterweight to facilitate the opening of the door. Choosing a spring depends mainly on the daily number of open/close cycles your door will undergo.
Here are some recommended typical systems:
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LIGHT DUTY |
HEAVY DUTY |
SUPER HEAVY DUTY |
| GARAGA HARDWARE: |
- 14-gauge steel tracks and mounting brackets*
- Pull rope
- Single hinges
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- 13-gauge steel tracks and mounting brackets*
- Pull chain
- Single or double hinges
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- 12-gauge steel tracks and mounting brackets*
- Pull chain or chain hoist
- Single or double hinges
- Reinforcement bars
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| SPRING: |
10,000-cycle springs |
25,000 to 100,000-cycle springs |
Springs for more than 100,000 cycles |
* The lower the gauge number, the thicker the steel
Step 3: Select your door opener and the other accessories you will need.
The choice of the door opener depends on the weight of the door and the number of open/close cycles that it will undergo. There are two types of door openers: trolley type and jackshaft.
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HEAVY DUTY |
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| TROLLEY-TYPE DOOR OPENER |
- Less than 50 cycles/day
- MT Model
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- 50 to 80 cycles/day
- T Model
- GT Model
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- 80 cycles and more/day
- APT Model
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| JACKSHAFT DOOR OPENER |
- Less than 50 cycles/day
- MJ Model
- MH Model
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- 50 to 80 cycles/day
- H Model
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- 80 cycles and more/day
- GH Model
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Step 4: Choose the type of windows you require.
Sealed thermal glasses (“thermo”)
| Sealed lites |
Polycarbonate |
Acrylic |
| Clear, reinforced, tempered, laminated or tinted |
Clear or tinted |
Clear or tinted |
Full vision window section ("service station" style)
| Single pane |
Polycarbonate (single) |
Acrylic (single) |
| Clear, wired, tempered, laminated or tinted |
Clear, tinted or textured |
Clear or tinted |
| Sealed lites |
Polycarbonate (double) |
Acrylic (double) |
| Clear, wired, tempered, laminated or tinted |
Clear or tinted |
Clear or tinted |