| Different from the typical garage doors one usually | | | | practical to use composites of different materials in |
| sees, roller doors can be quite unique as these are | | | | order to cater to certain needs and achieve desired |
| the kinds of doors that seem to fold upon itself. But | | | | effects. One can request a composite of wood and |
| the uniqueness of the design of these doors is not | | | | resin for high durability, or a door of polystyrene that |
| simply due to aesthetics but also has its practical | | | | requires low maintenance, or one can even avail of |
| uses. In fact, the distinctive ribbed effect of these | | | | vinyl doors that are dent resistant. Just as doors and |
| doors can be attributed to mechanical pressing | | | | their materials have evolved due to changing |
| applied on its material during manufacturing, and it is | | | | technology, so have designs and models for garage |
| this design that gives these doors additional strength | | | | and door openers changed appropriately. |
| and durability. | | | | As its name suggests, roller doors roll up into the |
| The uniqueness of these doors have been the | | | | overhead panel when not in use and roll down to be |
| product of a long evolution of designs that for a long | | | | secured when needed. This feature of roller garage |
| time have been trying to find a way to maximize | | | | doors makes it space efficient and very simple and |
| space. The ability to make the most of the space | | | | easy to use. Due to its ability to roll and unroll, the |
| both inside and outside the garage is the biggest | | | | kind of door opener it functions with need not utilize |
| advantage of the roller doors over other electric | | | | a counterbalancing mechanism, which is the |
| garage doors in the market. In fact the start of | | | | trademark of other electric garage door openers. |
| garage door designs first began with doors made of | | | | Instead, the Roller door opener is different in its |
| wood and this is what we see in the typical barn-like | | | | employ of a steel spring balancing mechanism which is |
| set-up. | | | | used to furl and unfurl the door panels in an up and |
| This did not work very well due to wood's relative | | | | down operation. The opener can be operated |
| greatness in weight and poor insulation capability. This | | | | manually or automatically using a remote control. |
| led it to be replaced later on with steel which was | | | | When automated, door openers are powered using |
| lighter and provided more insulation. In effect, the | | | | an electrical connection and are assisted by directional |
| most popular material used in today's construction of | | | | guides attached to vertical thresholds in the garage |
| roller garage doors is galvanized plastic coated steel. | | | | walls. Such a design gives the roller garage door its |
| At present however we have evolved away from | | | | folding overhead shape that we know and love |
| the sole use of wood or steel in the construction of | | | | today. |
| our home's garage. These days it is more popular and | | | | |