Metal gates are very popular today. This is an integral part of any fence that is installed around a private house, personal plot, warehouse or industrial zone. Metal gates differ from wooden designs in simplicity in leaving and durability. Even the most strict and demanding customer will appreciate the variety of designs of such products.
Design features subdivide the gate into:
- oar;
- retractable;
- sliding.
Traditionally, metal swing gates are the most common when building a garage. This product is made of two wings, which are attached to the support posts of the doorway with hinges. The hinges can be made of bearings or you can use hinges consisting of two bushings connected by an axis. One end of the axis is pressed in, and the second freely rotates on the other sleeve. The material from which metal gates are made can be the most diverse: profiled sheet, sandwich panels, corrugated board. Forged gates began to meet more and more often . These are very beautiful and reliable products.
Advantages of swing gates:
- easily inserted into the finished opening;
- do not require special care;
- installation of automatic devices and electric drive is possible;
- can be installed around any object;
- materials for manufacturing are not subject to corrosion;
- provide reliable protection of a site from another's penetration;
- low cost.
Although they are the easiest to manufacture and install, they have some disadvantages:
- Sashes can be closed from the wind, which leads to damage to vehicles;
- snow cover, even insignificant, may prevent the gate from opening.
Metal garage doors are made mainly double-winged, but they can also be made single-winged. In the second case, the sash may sag due to the occurrence of torque. Due to the snow cover in the winter, it is advisable to install them 100 mm above the ground for free opening. A wicket door can be integrated into the panel. The basis of the design is a metal frame sewn with a sheet.
The dimensions of the garage doors are selected for structural reasons, based on the conditions for a comfortable entry of the car. They are made slightly less than the height of the front wall of the structure. Too high or low metal gates will look disproportionate and from the point of view of aesthetics do not look quite beautiful.
The width of the gate, on the contrary, should be maximum, in order to avoid inconvenience at the entrance and not accidentally damage the car. If the garage is not too wide, then the opening is selected from the size of the car, about a meter wider.
You can purchase both ready-made, with good performance, reliable and durable products, as well as custom-made metal gates. The price depends on the size, design features, quality of the lock, the presence of a gate, heat and noise insulation and other parameters. Tentatively, it starts at 12,500 rubles.