Reasons to Install a Roller Door for Your Home Garage

Because first impressions count, you need to take care when creating your home's kerb view with your choice of colours and textures of the different components, including the garage door. If you are working out what style garage barrier to install, consider the following reasons to go with a roller door.

Sleek Appearance

Roller doors present a sleek pattern of horizontal lines to enhance the building facade. Their minimalist appearance won't grab attention away from other features, such as a statement front door, a stone paving driveway or feature wall cladding.

Suits Varied Architectural Styles

You'll have various profiles to choose from for the corrugated curtain so that you can create different looks. Some profiles form wider horizontal bands with angular edges, while others curve into a classic orb wave shape. Thus, you can select a design to harmonise with your home's architectural style.

Colour Variety

As well as deciding between door shapes, you can select from a wide array of beautiful earthy colours such as slate, grey-green and charcoal, as well as brighter reds and blues. With so many options, you can blend the roller door with the exterior cladding or else contrast a dark hue against a light wall colour. Other options include matching the roller door with the roofing or paving. 

Offers Automated Options

Automated roller doors add to their usefulness. By using a remote control, if you arrive home during the rain, you'll be able to drive into the garage without getting wet. However, you can also manually open these doors as the torsion springs take most of the load and help to elevate the door.

Uses Space Efficiently

Roller doors operate efficiently by rotating into a tight bundle above the garage entryway. Because of this, they don't encroach on driveway space. You'll be able to park close to the garage before opening it, or with other parked cars in the driveway, you can open the garage door for fresh air. Adding to their economy, roller doors don't spread across the ceiling, which reduces overhead storage space and impinges on lighting options. Make sure, however, that your garage has the headroom to allow for the rolled-up curtain.

Sturdy and Durable

Roller doors typically use steel or aluminium and form a sturdy barrier to protect your vehicles, equipment, and tools. The corrugations add strength to the metal, creating a more robust surface than a flat sheet of the same thickness. Steel often resists dents more than aluminium, but the strength of a door depends on its particular materials and fabrication. 

Steel typically has a powder-coated paint layer that stops it from rusting. However, if you live near the coast, the humid and salty air generates a particularly corrosive atmosphere, and you might be better off with naturally rust-resistant aluminium. 

For more information, contact a roller door service.