A garage door is probably the biggest door ever to be installed in a house. The huge size is intended to provide enough access for vehicles. Unlike a typical door, this one has a complex opening and closing mechanism, which makes it quite daunting to install, thereby requiring the service of professional installers.
Most garage doors are made of either metal or fiberglass. Although both are durable and resilient, the latter is light and easier to install. Metal garage doors are, nonetheless, more difficult to penetrate, further protecting the house from intrusion. Steel and aluminum are the most common materials used, although aluminum is more preferred to metal due to its corrosion resistance.
A garage door can be designed to open and close in two ways—by tilting up and retracting, and by rolling up. A tilting garage door normally has a single panel that is pushed up and retracted either partially or completely into the garage. On the other hand, a roll-up garage door has several panels that roll up one by one into the garage at the ceiling level.
The unique opening and closing mechanism of a garage door indicates how complex its structure is. Therefore the installation and repair should be handled by professionals. Additionally, the homeowner should keep their children from playing with the door or close to it as the panel may accidentally fall on them.
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