Door Industry Journal - Spring 2013

39 THE door industry journal spring 2013 Short on drive-space? With typical Up and Over garage doors, cars cannot be parked close to the garage, as this will not allow room for the door to open. This can mean a considerable amount of space is lost on the drive and can be a real issue when parking a second vehicle on a driveway. With Garador’s Sectional Garage Doors or their GaraRoll roller doors they lift vertically ensuring maximum use of the available space. The sectional doors are especially smooth during operation both manually and electrically. The range of colours and styles also provides choice to ensure you have almost as many design options open to you as Up & Over doors but with this critical space-saving advantage. Looking for convenience? Electric door operators are extremely convenient and can also add a touch of luxury to any home. With a hand-held transmitter, a simple press of a button from inside the car will allow easy access to the garage, avoiding the need to endure the cold, wind and rain in the winter months. Garador is proud to be launching its latest handheld operator this year, offering a more stylish solution for operating automatic garage doors. The modern, sleek design of the remote is not only aesthetically pleasing, but the advanced technology employed makes the device much more secure as well. Is energy efficiency a factor? As the largest entrance system to a property, the garage door can also be a major contributor to heat loss if the garage is integral to the house. This can lead to high energy bills, but can be easily avoided by installing a thermally- insulted garage door. A number of sectional doors in the Garador range are insulated and many of our Premium doors also offer a high level of thermal insulation. Each double-skin steel section of the Premium garage doors is evenly filled with insulation foam, helping to prevent heat escaping from the property. How much space do you have in the garage? Up and Over garage doors or sectional doors do take up head room in any garage. If you are short of space or need to keep your roof space clear then consider an automatic roller door as this option simply rolls away and takes up the least room of any garage door. Quick and easy to install, a roller garage door is made up of horizontal lathes which simply retract into a convenient roll above the entrance of the garage, at the press of a handheld transmitter. This leaves the rest of the inside of the garage free and maximises head room. Do you have a slightly wider vehicle and a small garage opening? Often, the spring-based opening mechanism of a garage door can be an issue for larger vehicles. To avoid having to tuck in wing-mirrors when parking a wide vehicle inside the garage, Garador has developed the perfect solution. The Retractable Plus garage door offers specially designed lifting arms including bottom spring brackets for narrow openings which allow for maximum use of the clear passage. For more information about Garador, visit www.garador.co.uk or call us on 01935 443722. Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk garage door feature Garador’s GaraRoll Door Garador’s Sectional Garage Doors Garador’s New Hand-held Transmitter