Round the Corner Garage Doors

         
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Door Opening

Door Closing

Door Opening

 

Inside View

Side View

 
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Round the corner garage doors are not a new door invention by any means. As garage doors they have been around a lot longer than more modern up and over, roller shutter and sectional doors.
Timber joinery constructed door panels sliding on various different types of rollers and bottom channels in the garage floor was always the normal arrangement for such garage doors. The door was manufactured to almost any size from various types of timber, however the bottom channel was always a weak point in the operation as it could easily fill with leaves, gravel and all types of debris which unless regularly cleaned out would upset the basic sliding operation of the door. The track would also perish unless stainless or galvanised steel options were used and replacement of perished tracks meant taking the door out completely, cutting the floor and reassembling the door.
Although today you can still buy the required hardware to enable assembly of a traditional round the corner door, the time spent installing, combined with the expense of having door panels made by a joiner makes it an expensive package indeed. Remote control automation of the system is also very difficult, if not impossible in many cases.

Now there is a complete solution available in the U.K. from one of two German manufacturers - Rundum Meir and Vertico by SWS U.K.

The garage doors are all factory produced as a complete unit assembled in a controlled environment. Both door types have a bottom tracking system which is installed onto the finished garage floor surface which also acts as a weather bar.
Rundum Meir also offer a sunken U channel version if required and the two types are shown in the diagram below, the one advantage the U channel version does have is to offer a better bottom seal with the bottom edge of the garage door closer to the finished floor level. As the door panels are top hung the bottom roller is only acting as a guide for the bottom part of the door panels.

Rundum Meir produce two main types of round the corner system and have done since 1968 - the Original Rundum Meir and the Side Sectional door. Both options can be produced in either timber or galvanised steel sections. Either system can be automated very easily and safely.
The timber types available include Norwegian Spruce, Superior Spruce, European Oak, Larch, Iroko, Mahogany and Douglas Fir.

General sizing Information
The Vertico range of aluminium doors have a maximum width of 5600mm. The Rundum Meir range of original round the corner doors can go up to very large sizes indeed. We have installed a bi-parting door 20 metres wide x 4.2 metres in height and it still operates as smoothly as a 7 foot wide door.
As these doors are all made to order then the only usual concern is sideroom and headroom although the headroom can be as little as 50mm
The sideroom ideally is about 130mm for the Vertico and 200mm plus for the Rundum, both systems are made to suit larger returns to maximise inside space in the garage. False walls and shelving are available to make use of the wall the door opens against if required.
When there is insufficient sideroom space available a false panel matching the garage door can be supplied to create enough room and still seal properly when closed.

      

The Vertico aluminium double skinned round the corner garage door is a garage door made precisely to your exact measurements and demands without extra cost.

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 The Vertico.

Manufactured in Germany to stringent engineering standards, the incredibly elegant Vertico garage door provides numerous benefits. There is very little encroachment of internal driving area and, with the horizontal track running arrangement, driveways are kept clear to enable maximum parking area on the outside of the garage.

The Vertico door is constructed of the highest quality insulated double skinned foam filled aluminium slats with an exceptionally high quality powder coating colour finish.

Each garage door is made precisely to measure for every opening and it will be fitted to maximise the available width and height for convenience when entering or exiting your garage.




Available in 10 standard colours the Vertico can also be supplied in a further 36 Renolit woodgrain finish colours.

	Vertico doors are available in one door up to 5600 mm wide or 11000 mm as a biparting door system.
	On a double width garage you can open half way to give access to one vehicle only.

* Any size up to 5600 wide
* Requires only 50mm lintel headroom internally
* Only 130mm degree of radius at the corner to save lateral wall space.
* Superior surface stability
* Partial remote control opening option for pedestrian access
* Purpose made to size as standard
* Motor guide channel integrated into wall guide channel
* Highest quality aluminium slats - double skinned, foam filled, insulated
* Radio remote control operation with electronic safety stop sensor
* Emergency unlocking from inside
* Courtesy light when door is opened switching off after a few minutes   automatically
* All components high quality powder coated
* Top and bottom roller for smooth, silent operation

Technical Details

This diagram shows the Vertico garage door top and bottom track detail and the small amount of headroom required to accomodate the door.

The top track fixed to the back of the lintel or the ceiling depending upon headroom available.

The bottom track can be lowered into the floor for a lower threshold if required but as standard does perform a very good weather barrier.

 
Vertico is made according to the new EU standards 



 

Plan view of the Vertico garage door and wal mounted remote control electric operator system.

The Vertico garage door can be specified to open in either direction and if there is not sufficient side room a false panel can be inserted.

For very large openings bi-parting doors are possible in even or uneven widths.

It is also possible to have the tracks at varying angles if required in out of square garages.

Some things are better in aluminium!

Summary on Vertico garage doors

 Aluminium is the best possible metal for constructional products that are daily exposed to weather and that need to be light and at the same time sturdy. Therefore Vertico door systems consist mainly of aluminium components.

 Aluminium is corrosion-free and the surface of Vertico aluminium garage doors are additionally coated by a high-quality thicklayer stove enamel.

Vertico aluminium garage door profiles still offer further advantages:

CFC-free foaming:
Advantage: silent run resonance-free torsion proof

Grooves in profile:
Advantage: higher stability of profile and better optical characteristic

Absolutely colour and light fast:
Advantage: no recoating colour brilliance for decades

Absolutely safe in function:
Advantage: Aluminium is a sturdy and weather proof metal. But it is all the same very light. The garage doors made of aluminium can always be operated without problems.

The Vertico garage door is the door for a modern day lifestyle with all the added benefits of reliable operation and security combined with stylish good looks and a range of colours and finished to compliment any home.

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