Roller Doors

Roller doors are a low cost form of garage doors. Usually they are a continuous piece of rolled sheet steel than runs in tracks down each side of your garage door opening. The garage roller door rolls up into a small roll on an axle above the garage door opening. Roller doors can be manually operated easily using a spring assist mechanism or they can easily be automated using a Garage Door Opener.

Key Advantages of Roller Garage Doors

• Cost of manufacture is low. This means that a simple roller door will likely be the most cost effective garage door you purchase
• Low profile when retracted. The roller garage door rolls up into a tight roll on an axle at the top of the door opening and does not lay flat against the roof like sectional garage doors or up and over doors.
• When closing or opening the roller door cars or people can be parked right against the door. It does not swing out like an up and over door or open outwards like traditional hinged doors.
• Ease and low cost of automation. Roller garage doors are simple to attach Garage Door Openers to. In a lot of cases you can buy 'do it yourself' kits to do this. Also the design of the roller door with a main axle means the cost of a a Garage Door Opener is often much lower than for other types of garage doors.

What does a Roller Door Look Like?

A roller door is formed of rolled steel sheet welded along the edges and stacked on top of each other to give the roller door its height. There are corrugations rolled horizontally across the door to give the steel strength and sturdiness. Typically there is also bar attached to the bottom of the door called the bottom bar. This bottom bar should have a rubber weather seal on the bottom side to give your roller door a weather proof seal from the outside world. Your roller door should also contain a keylock that allows you to securely lock your garage and protect your valuables.

Typically roller doors are manufactured from pre-painted steel. They will usually come in a range of colours on the outside face and may just be finished in a 'grey' colour on the inside face.