Doing lifting do-it-yourself gates correctly

16-03-2018

Doors

It leaves the fashion to make the gate hanging with their own hands. They already can not surprise anyone. A person wants more comfort and they are being replaced by new designs. But the most popular gate garage lifting their own hands.

This design is a bit more complicated, but if you understand the principle of operation and have a welding machine, there are opportunities to make such a device yourself.

Specifications

Garage lifting gates do-it-yourself have a number of advantages:

Enhanced security. They are more protected from burglary, consisting of a solid metal plane, it is difficult to simply break them, thieves do not often go to break such a design. If the frame is properly made, it becomes almost impossible to do;
When using galvanized metal, possess the increased anticorrosive firmness;
Easy to use, do not occupy a place in front of the garage and allow you to do a better maneuver of vehicles when setting the machine.

Like any design has its drawbacks.

The increased weight of the gate can also be attributed to the disadvantages, but removable;
The consumption of metal for manufacturing is slightly higher, but they are worth it;
Apply the gate garage lifting their own hands can only in a rectangular plane. You cannot install them with an arched shape. Some use a decorative arch, and the gate is performed in a rectangular shape (see article “The Arch from gypsum cardboard with your own hands - step by step instructions“);
You can't get close to the garage without opening the gate. To open the stock of free space should be about 1.5 meters;
The height of the garage decreases by 20-25 cm with the gate open;
The shield for the gate is performed as an integral device, so the entire plane must be dismantled during repairs.

The principle of operation and performance features

The basis for the normal operation of the structure is a rigid frame. It is tough, which is well fixed in the wall of the room.

The side profile, which acts as a guide along which, moves the whole mechanism of the structure;
In most cases, ceiling and vertical guides are used. Although sometimes there may be other designs;
The door leaf is a one-piece device. Sometimes wood is also used, although this will shorten the life of the web and increase its weight. They are subject to weather conditions and are less protected from burglary;
Having made the canvas itself, you can decorate it with decorative materials or forging elements. Such materials are in retail, but you should not get carried away, this increases the weight of the structure;
Warming is performed between the sheets of the gate (see Warming of garage doors: what to do). Here, some advise to use wood, but in this case one detail should be taken into account: if moisture penetrates (which cannot be avoided), the tree will be affected by fungus. Transform the finished device and change the insulation, it just takes a long time and takes longer than to make a new canvas.

Therefore, whoever hears such advice, let him know about this nuance. And the correct work, strongly depends on the rigidity of the structure, the tree will increase its weight and the canvas itself, it will just gradually break the frame. This will cause distortions and jams;

The movement of the sash is performed using the mechanism of rollers, levers and springs. By special guides, it rises and passes upwards, gradually turns into a horizontal position and is fixed parallel to the ceiling;
The design also uses compensating springs, which make the structure easy to lift. In the closed state of the door, they are in a stretched state, and are compressed when opened;

One of these types of structures are do-it-yourself sectional gate doors. They consist of several sections, which are connected by loops. The principle of operation is the same.

But this design is more difficult to manufacture. Such gates are more hermetic and protect the room more. They are used in built-in heated garages (see art. “Metal doors of the gate - the choice”).

The device is controlled by an electric drive or manually. Electronics is certainly more convenient, it is triggered by a simple press of the buttons, which are located outside and inside the garage. However, this applies in a secured area. Now, for convenience, many people do this work with the help of a remote control. But the manual drive, more reliable electronics, and when using an electric drive should be more lightweight design of the shield.

Accessories

Of course, everything can be done by yourself, but there are elements that can be bought in finished form. Only when buying do not take things from obscure alloys. This can be quickly attributed to the decorative things of short use.

Pay attention to the elements made of quality metal. You can buy some and others do it yourself.

General view of the principle of operation of the lifting gate

So:

The bar is for limiting. It is attached at the bottom of the structure;
Edging profile. Which protects against moisture and serves as an obstacle to the formation of corrosion. Protects from ingress of melt water and rain. It can be replaced and high-quality seal;
Накладкиwhich close the gap when installing the web between the frame. Here everyone must choose for himself, if you do the work and follow our advice, then this bar will not be needed. Everything is mounted without cracks. Although it can be attached, it is still impossible to fit everything up to a millimeter;
Materials for insulation (see. Insulation for doors: types and parameters). Which should be especially used when the garage is used and as a workshop;

Once again. It can be purchased separately. But better to do it yourself. With this money, you can purchase forging elements and decorate the plane of the canvas.

Gate installation

Generally, reading the Internet, you just wonder. Of particular interest are the “Professional Tips”, which recommend installing one frame of the gate, fasten it to the anchor and then blow out the cracks with foam.

Attention: Do-it-yourself can lift the garage door with one frame and then blow out the cracks with foam, only complete deletant can. If you invite a person to do it, and he will carry out the installation in this form, you can immediately send it home.

In the normal manufacture of the frame there is simply no place where you can pour foam. There should be a good fit of the corner to the plane of the wall. If this condition is not fulfilled, then they want to take money from you for extremely poor-quality work.

Making a frame

The frame is the basis of the construction to which all the mechanisms are attached. From its manufacture will depend entirely on the work of the whole structure.

It is recommended to use a powerful corner. If you are planning to make a canvas and use the 25th corner, then the 75th corner should be used in the frame. If the 50th is used in the canvas, apply the corner 100 to the frame;

The principle of operation of the lifting gate

Measure the garage opening. Using the thread, measure the diagonal. If there are small deviations, use a grinder and a cutting wheel along the stone, level the surface. You need to make an ideal plane for fasteners;
Prepare a site for welding. Choose a place for welding. Its area should be a couple of meters larger than the device itself. Put two channels, their perimeter should be made smaller than the size of the frame by 20 cm. Plane measure the construction level;
Cut off the two corners along the length of the side posts and one along the width of the upper opening. We attach and try on the fit density;
Now we need to cook them. They write that you can use a semi-automatic. It is possible, but if you have too thin a corner. Semiautomatic welded steel quality, 2 mm deep. If you use a good corner, then only welding with the use of a four or a five electrode is suitable here.

You can of course cook and separately, but it is better to ask someone to help. In the corners of the metal we make gaps for welding.

Attaching to each other and grabbing, just a little:

We attach to the opening and look. If there are small deviations, we adjust with a hammer. We seek a complete fit. After that we remove and finally weld;
We clean the seams with the help of a grinder and a sweep circle.
We make the same frame on the back side of the wall;
We take two frames and set on both sides of the opening. We connect them with the help of a metal back with a thickness of at least 3 mm. We get a tight-fitting and rigid structure where the foam has nowhere to blow. There are no holes.

There is one moment. You will not put the bottom of the corner on the ground. In the internet, too, for some reason there is no this moment. Some in the lower part put a concrete beam, and put on it the structural elements. This can be done, but the rigidity of the diagonal decreases.

Better in the bottom of the dig a small hole and pour concrete. When the concrete is laid, we follow to put a channel on it and press it into the concrete. At the same time, the construction level should set its laying plane, which should be completely parallel to the ground.

Then, after installation, the side racks need only be welded to the channel plane.

Attention: Some advise to carry out the construction of the frame of wood with mortgages. Remember. Wood will never give rigidity to the whole structure. The plane of the sash will move, which completely breaks the connections that are attached to the tree and this structure is not durable at all. When making a decision, take note.

Installation and installation of cloth

Further, the "masters" are advised to mark and fix the brackets, moreover, that the gate is not stuck. Even advised to pay special attention to this. Straight interesting.

Only the question: "How to mark up, and even execute, so as not to get stuck, what else is not there?" Straight is strange. They say that experts write, and listen, philologists.

We will go the normal and proven way and make the frame of the canvas. It is the frame, so that it can be tried on and put brackets. And precisely in order that the mechanism did not jam and freely moved.

Attention: We make the construction work freely and correctly. Some advise you to hit the counterweight heavier. Just take note, the counterweight should help the free discovery, and not under its weight break everything in its path.

We already have a ready base for installation of the structure. We measure the diagonal and make the frame of the canvas. Here you can use a corner (the dimensions are written above), or use a shaped pipe. This decision will be made by everyone. It should only weld jumpers between the side posts of the canvas. They will give the desired rigidity and will not allow the canvas to "play";
We carry out this work, carefully observing the dimensions. Extremely high out the diagonal. If you do not stand it, there will be a skew of the structure. Then she can seize and impede the movement of the canvas. Take work seriously;
First, grab the frame elements by welding. Lift and try on, make sure the free passage in the main frame. Do not make the gap between the frame and the canvas large. The smaller the gap, the better;
After checking and fitting do the final welding. Weld jumpers or stiffeners. We clean the welding with a grinder and a grinding wheel;
Cloth ready. Now for sure, you need to mark the place of fixing brackets that connect the wall with vertical runners. The bracket itself is positioned slightly forward. This way you will avoid various clinging at work designs. But do not make a big departure. When you try on a design, it will be immediately visible. Only in this work keep the coaxiality of the connections;
Fasten the guide to the ceiling. As you understand all the work fitting, it is better to perform three. Two people put, one notes. The horizontal of their mounting should be perfect. If the arrangement is not correct, the whole system will not work, the canvas cannot move around.

When adjusting, use gaskets. Do not use wood. It is soft and short-lived. Do not give rigidity fasteners. In such constructions it is best to use hinged joints, which rather accurately allow you to adjust the plane of the joints.

Attention. Do not fasten the guides immediately hard. Grab first and try on, and not once. The most important thing is to do the garage overhead doors with your own hands; this correctly and carefully adjusts all the structural elements. It is better to do the installation right right away than to redo it.

So:

After this, the weatherization is carried out. Wood, a good heat insulator, but in this case it would be foolish to use it. This will significantly increase the weight of the canvas. The tree is completely dry you will not do, but it will absorb moisture and expose the metal to corrosion from the inside. In this case, you can use foam or synthetic insulation;
We weld sheet metal on one plane. We lay insulation, brew on the other side;
We degrease metal surfaces. We ground We paint;
Insert the canvas into the guides;
Adjust the springs. You can not make them too hard. It is better to choose the design of the spring with the use of steel 65G. This is spring elastic steel, which is made for such structures.

The position of the sash spring should fix, rather than pull the element with all the force. Here it is done by “spear”.

It will be necessary to try many positions of the spring to fix it correctly. If necessary, change the installation point.

Suspended gate do-it-yourself. It remains to fix the fittings. This issue should be resolved before installation.

If you plan to use the internal mechanism, it should be installed before laying insulation. When installing the invoice, it is possible to perform and after installation of the structure.

It is recommended to fix the clamps or they are also called stoppers. This is especially true when applying a counterweight. They have a fairly simple adjustment, all adjustments are done with a pen.

So do the lifting gates with their own hands, anyone can make drawings before starting work. Everything must correspond to each design separately. If you correctly fit all the elements, the design will serve you for many years.