Introduction
The close cousin to the sectional garage door, the roller garage door is an ideal solution for those people with short drives or space problems. The roller door simply rolls up around a drum above the opening. There is no outswing or overhang or reduction in width. In addition to this the roller door is often automated , with no outswing or arc of travel. So on a cold and wet day you can drive straight into your garage without having to brave the elements.
Roller garage doors tend to have an automatic locking mechanism and the door is housed entirely inside the garge door recess. This means all the locks and mechanisms are situated safely inside the garage and are operated from outside by remote control. So you can drive upto the garage, open the doors, turn on the lights, drive in and close the door behind all from the safety of your car. So you are not only protected from the elements, but also from more sinister entities.
Space
As mentioned previously, the roller door is an ideal solution to space problems both inside and out. There is no swing out action, so it is possible to park the car right up against the garage door. Inside the garage the door simply rolls up into a drum fixed onto the ceiling. There are no hinges on the side and again no swing out inside the garage, so you can maximise the space inside the garage in contrast to the side hung garage door and the up and over garage door. If you are using the garage for storage you can place things right up against the door in the same way you can park your car right up against the roller door. The final space benefit is that there is no reduction in the drive through width.
Materials
The roller doors tend to made from aluminium strips. The strips roll up into the drum inside the garage.
Conclusion
Roller garage doors are a combination of great space savers and modern technology. The space is saved inside and out and the automatic doors make life easier and safer.