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Which type of door should you specify? Select
the door type that best fits your project needs
by using this helpful guide.
Commercial
sectional doors are appropriate when thermal
efficiency is a concern, where window space
is desired for light or visibility, or simply
for aesthetic reasons. Sectional doors also
operate quietly and generate little noise in
windy applications. They require significant
backroom or headroom, depending on the application.
This product family includes thermal, ribbed,
rail and stile, and raised panel doors.
Commercial
rolling doors are appropriate in demanding environments
requiring maximum durability and security. Because
of minimal backroom, headroom and sideroom requirements,
rolling doors are able to fit in tight spaces
not appropriate for sectional doors. Constructed
of interlocking slats that wind around a barrel,
the rolling door family includes service doors
and counter shutters. Security grilles also
fit into this category.
Featuring
some of the same construction characteristics
as rolling doors, commercial fire doors are
specified in facilities that require a listed
fire door in a rated fire wall. Fire doors are
normally provided with fusible links that automatically
release to close the door at 165 F. Smoke and
heat detectors or a building's alarm system
can also trigger the door's descent. The fire
door family includes both service doors and
counter shutters.
Similar
in construction to a rolling service door, traffic
doors feature a high-strength fabric, rather
than a metal, curtain. This allows for doors
to achieve faster speeds when traveling, which
make them ideal for high cycle applications.
Also, if contact is made with the door forcing
it out of its guides, it is easily replaced
without a service call.
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Sectional
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