Do-it-yourself folding gates diagram drawings. How to make a lifting gate yourself in the garage. We collect the necessary materials and tools

The design of the lifting gate is a solid panel in the entire opening, which, when opened, rises up and is fixed under the ceiling inside the garage.

Car enthusiasts who have chosen the option of lifting garage doors for themselves note the following advantages:

• ease of opening with one movement that does not require much effort;
• the possibility of installation in a garage of any type and design;
• complete safety with sudden gusts of wind;
• preservation of usable area both inside the garage and in front of it;
• the difficulty of unauthorized entry.

Before choosing a lifting garage door, you should consider their features:

• the design of the gate does not retain heat well;
• there is a high probability of overloading the mechanism that opens the gate;
• manufacturing will require skill, precision and the availability of a special tool.

In severe frosts, you will have to make great efforts to open the valves.

In order to successfully install a lifting garage door with your own hands, you need to have a welding machine, have the skills to work with it and be able to read the drawings, since you will have to carefully compare all sizes against them.

Types of gates (sectional, automatic)

At the lifting gate, there is one interesting variation, when a solid door leaf is divided into equal rectangular parts located horizontally. When opening the gate, these parts fold at a certain angle, allowing you to save the usable area in front of the garage to the maximum. In front of such gates, the car can be parked almost close to the sash - the opening canvas will not touch the car. Sectional lifting garage doors are even easier and quieter to open, but mounting them yourself is much more difficult. Also, experts believe that such gates are easier to crack.

If it is located in a protected area and there is no possibility of hacking, it is worth considering installing a rolling gate. They consist of narrow horizontal bars. When opening the gate, the slats are wound on the axis located at the top. This option is extremely convenient for low ceilings.

The most comfortable to use are considered automatic lifting gates. They allow you to open the sash and drive into the garage without leaving the car. Any car enthusiast will appreciate the opportunity not to leave the warm interior in bad weather or, if necessary, quickly remove the car from the roadway if the garage is built on the edge of the site and borders the road. Provides this convenience electric drive and remote control.

Automatic lifting garage doors have one significant drawback - the door is blocked when the electricity is turned off. The solution to the problem can be the installation of a special release device or the connection of automation to a gasoline or diesel generator.

How to make a lifting gate with your own hands

The design of these gates is quite simple, and many garage owners decide to make their own garage doors using drawings. The whole process consists of one preparatory and several main stages:

• preparation of drawings, materials and tools;
• installation of the door frame and guides;
• production of a driving mechanism;
• gate installation;
• installation of counterbalance system.

Let's analyze each of the points in more detail.

Preparatory stage

For installation work, you will need the following tools:

• welding machine;
• electric drill (hammer drill,);
• building level;
• roulette;
• set of wrenches;
• pencil.

To install the lifting mechanism, prepare:

• channels and steel corners;
• counterweights (special for elevators or cast iron blanks);
• brackets, corners, metal guides;
• return springs;
• steel rope.

It is also worth choosing a sealing tape, which is laid around the entire perimeter of the sash.

For sheathing the door leaf, use a metal profiled sheet. It is strong enough, has small weight and protection against corrosion.

Mounting the door frame and rails

For a successful installation, it is important that the doorway is perfectly level.

The door frame is assembled from metal corners or a wooden beam in the shape of the letter P. The lower part of the frame must be deepened into the floor screed by at least 2 cm.

To prevent the sash from jamming during movement, the hinges must be installed so that the bracket moves freely along it.

Door leaf assembly

The metal frame is welded to the exact dimensions of the door frame. At this stage, it is necessary to consider a place for attaching a handle, locks and various anti-burglary devices. On one side of the frame, a profiled sheet is screwed to it. It is advisable to choose self-tapping screws with a painted head of the same color. On the reverse side, the frame is insulated with sandwich panels or other insulation. At the end of the assembly, seals are glued.

Mounting the opening mechanism

The lifting mechanism of the door consists of:

• door leaf, solid or sectional;
• left and right posts that control the movement of the gate along the desired path;
• two counterweights, one on each side;
• devices for adjusting and fixing racks.

4 brackets with guide rollers-bearings are installed on the door panel. Two parts are welded to the bottom brackets for attaching the counterweight cable on both sides.

Racks consist of five parts:

• rack-channel, bent from galvanized steel in the amount of 4 pieces;
• arc - two parts curved according to the pattern;
• internal arc, two parts;
• steel plate;
• Mounting bracket, 3 per post.

The mechanism should be assembled in strict accordance with the drawings.

The assembled structure must be made without the slightest deviation in the plane of the door leaf and in the arrangement of parts, otherwise jamming during movement is possible.

Gate assembly

The assembly of the entire structure is carried out in the following sequence:

1. Racks are installed in place in the door frame. Align them strictly perpendicular to each other.
2. Mark the holes on the ceiling for the mounting brackets. There should be 12 of them.
3. Move the rack and drill holes according to the markup. Install dowels in them.
4. Return the rack to its place and strengthen the ceiling brackets with self-tapping screws. Until it stops, do not tighten the screws yet;
5. Once again, set the rack perpendicular to the opening, then tighten the screws completely.
6. Weld stops to the uprights, which will regulate and fix the distance between the two uprights.

Then repeat all the steps for the second rack. All parts on it should be installed in a mirror image to the first.

A coupler is installed between the racks - a metal rod with threads at the ends. When installing on a rod, 4 nuts are screwed so that they are located on both sides of the stops. This system will allow you to accurately adjust the position of the racks and maintain it for a long time.

Installation of gates with counterweights

The door leaf is connected to the driving mechanism in the following order:

1. Drill holes in the sash for brackets with rollers.
2. Install the canvas between the posts.
3. Place the rollers in the grooves of the racks and fix them with screws.
4. Assemble the counterweight system. Their total weight must be equal to the weight of the gate assembly. For example, if the sash weighs 60 kg, each counterweight must weigh 30 kg.
5. Install handles, locks and other fittings.

After all the steps have been completed, it is advisable to paint over all the ends of galvanized steel parts with metal paint for external work in order to avoid corrosion.

At this stage, the installation of garage lifting gates can be considered complete.

Garage doors are evolving: the usual swing doors have given way to sliding ones, and sliding doors to lifting ones. The latter option is rightly considered more reliable: it is difficult to crack the lifting gates.

In addition, the lifting type gates do not take up space in front of the garage, which means that you can maneuver more freely when entering the garage. Easy to install with tools and help.

Lift gate types

There are two types of lifting gates:

• Swivel
• Sectional

Overhead gates are installed in cases where:

• At the garage opening, the lintel is too low (or absent altogether)
• There is a need to give the gate structure increased strength
• High demands are placed on door design

Sectional doors can be installed if there is room in the garage for the transition of the structure from a vertical to a horizontal position under the ceiling. They, like rotary ones, are mounted on the inside of the opening. The door leaf consists of several sections, which are movably fixed relative to each other. During opening, the sections rise up along the guides fixed on the walls and ceiling of the garage.

Production of up-and-over gates

We start with the development of a drawing of a lifting gate with our own hands. It will look something like the following picture.

Before picking up a pencil and a ruler, take measurements. You need to measure:

• Opening height H
• Opening width B
• The height of the lintel h (distance from the top of the opening to the line where the ceiling adjoins the wall)
• Distance from opening to side wall (quarter left b1 and quarter right b2)
• Garage depth L

Having prepared the drawing, you can begin to manufacture the frame. If you have an old gate, you can use a frame from them. Or you can make it from wooden beams. No matter which option you choose, the end result of your work should look like the following figure.

Designations:

• 1 - bar guide rails horizontal
• 2 - guide rail
• 3 - horizontal gate box beam
• 4 - vertical box stand
• 5 - gate leaf frame
• 6 - bracket for mounting the spring
• 7 - hinge corner
• 8 - spring
• 9 - lifting mechanism lever
• 10 - arm bracket

To make a wooden box you will need:

• A bar 2.3 m long with a section of 120x80 mm - 2 pcs.
• Beam 2.75 m long. the same section - 1 pc.

Between themselves bars are fastened with metal corners(or plates).

The frame for the door leaf can be welded from a 35x35 mm corner. From the inside it can be sheathed with a board, and outside - with a steel sheet. The size of the frame depends on the size of your garage opening. Standard panel - 2.5x2.1 meters.

The spring support (bracket) is made of channel No. 8. Bracket length - 70 mm.

The guide rail can be welded from a pair of 40x40 mm corners. The length of the rail must be equal to the width of the door leaf. A plate is welded at one end of the rail for its fastening to the horizontal bar of the box. At a distance of 12 centimeters from the other end, a piece of a channel 100 mm long is welded (the lower shelf of the channel is closely adjacent to the lower plane of the rail). Through the upper shelf of the channel, the rail is attached to the ceiling beam using a bolted connection.

To make a hinge assembly, take a corner, drill a hole with a diameter of 9 mm in it. Weld it to the frame, and weld a plate with the same hole to the lever. Plate dimensions - 50x40x5 mm.

We have given a description of the main works. They are simple, but it is inconvenient to work alone: ​​it is better to invite an assistant.

Sectional door installation

Do not make from scratch, as they have a complex design. But to install a factory-made gate on your own is quite within the power of a home master. You just need to follow some rules:

• During installation, do not change factory consumables for cheaper ones of dubious quality
• Doors must be installed according to the original manufacturer's drawings.
• Accurately place all the details of the structure

Installation of sectional doors consists of several important steps.

First thing prepare the opening in accordance with the requirements of the sectional door manufacturers. And they promise trouble-free operation of their products if the lintel and shoulders of the opening are strictly in the same plane, and its verticals and horizontals were not skewed and made up a regular rectangle. You can check the perpendicularity and parallelism using the measuring level.

Necessarily check if the panel will fit inside the garage when the opening is fully opened. By the way, this should be checked at the stage of design selection.

The minimum depth of the garage should be equal to the height of the gate with an allowance of 500 mm - unless you intend to automate the structure. If the automation is involved, then 1000 mm must be added to the height of the gate.

Please note that the ceiling and the lintel will bear the main loads from the weight of the gate. They must be made of durable building materials. The same applies to the shoulder pads, as the gate guides will be attached to them.

If you are well versed in electrical equipment, then it will not be difficult to create. For those who do not have a garage on the site, it will be useful to learn about the installation of sliding gates with their own hands, and with an automatic drive.

Having properly prepared the opening, you can begin to mark the fastening and install the guide elements.

Assemble the sections into a single canvas, starting from the bottom panel. Carry out the work carefully, avoiding distortions or gaps between the individual parts of the gate. No fillings with mounting foam or planks are allowed here.

Any deviation from the requirements of the instructions regarding assembly accuracy will adversely affect the operation of the gate.

After installing the canvas in place, adjust the tightness of its fit with adjustable brackets.

Usually, a set of overhead sectional doors has seals made of rubber and polymer rubber. The rubber seal is installed on the part of the panel that is in contact with the floor, and the rubber seal is installed on the top and sides.

Upon completion of installation, handles, locks, bolts, other accessories and an automation system are fixed.

Thus, do-it-yourself installation of up-and-over doors and overhead sectional doors is different. The choice depends on your desire and the dimensions of the garage.

Do-it-yourself lifting gate installation video

In the video you can watch the process of manufacturing and installation of swing-up gates with your own hands.

Detailed video instruction (scheme) for the installation of sectional overhead gates with your own hands.

In this material, we will try to consider how you can quickly and efficiently make a garage lifting gate with your own hands. The most important advantage of this design is that when opening the garage, the gate leaf moves to the ceiling, which is much more convenient than when opening swing gates, which take up a lot of space when opened.

Well, now you have decided to make a lifting gate to the garage, and you have decided to do all the work yourself. Of all the solutions available, the most simple is the design of the gate, mounted on the pencil case-garages. But, such a solution has one significant disadvantage - there is a technological gap between the opening and the door leaf, which is simply unacceptable in our natural conditions, since the room must be insulated without fail!

It is necessary that in the closed state the canvas fits as tightly as possible. Along with this, you should also think about the gate, so that in winter, when fully open, you do not bring frosty air into the room.

To assemble the wicket frame, wooden blocks will fit, for lifting garage doors it is worth using an aluminum profile. In the latter case, the finishing will be done from the outside with sheets of corrugated board or any other non-heavy material using self-tapping screws.

It is very important to design in such a way that the finished gate opened to the street, and not vice versa! Otherwise, when opening the garage door, spontaneous opening of the gate is not ruled out, which can cause injury.

The dimensions of the lifting gate should be provided a little larger than the length of the garage span, by about 10 centimeters. This is necessary to ensure that the room does not have a gap between the wall and the gate itself (about 5 centimeters).

The bottom area of ​​the canvas should be equipped with wheels. If you do the work yourself, then ordinary roller wheels will do. The best work will be guaranteed subject to availability vertical guides- here the UD profile for installation may fit. You can buy it at a hardware store, and the thickness of the material should be approximately 0.6 millimeters.

It can be assumed that the guides from the UD profile will not be the best solution as side guides for the lifting gates in the garage, and that they will quickly bend, but practice shows that they are not heavily loaded, and therefore the material does an excellent job.

As for the doors, they are hung on the front wall of the garage with chains so that the top of the canvas comes close to the opening, and the center of gravity is just below the mounts. It also makes sense to use metal strips for fastening.

When closing, the lower edge of the garage door should fall into a special recess that will not allow the canvas to move away from the building. In this case, the lifting gate under its own weight must lean against the opening. From the inside, the canvas is equipped with special valve for a secure closure.

Do-it-yourself garage lifting gates: video

Facilitate maintenance in the upper position and lifting the gate leaf up will help counterweight, which should be chosen based on the mass of the installed canvas. In this case, the axles of the rollers, through the blocks, are supplemented with special cables, which are loaded with a counterweight.

Do not forget to install a holder on the opposite side below, so that it is more convenient to open the garage door from the outside, an ordinary door handle is suitable as such.

Thus, we briefly covered all the technology, now you know how to install a garage door with your own hands. At the end, we suggest watching a few more videos.

Garage owners decide to install a do-it-yourself overhead gate. Buying a ready-made version is an expensive pleasure, but everyone can assemble the structure on their own. You just need to familiarize yourself with the drawings and the principle of operation of the mechanism. Photos and videos will help you understand how the lifting gates for the garage are arranged and design them yourself.

Lifting garage doors step by step according to drawings and diagrams

Making a garage door with a lifting mechanism with your own hands is quite simple if you have a simple drawing and a photo of the assembled mechanism in your hands. The standard design contains the following main elements:

1. The frame on which all elements of the gate are attached. It must be strong enough and securely attached to the walls of the building.
2. The rails are vertical and horizontal along which the structure moves.
3. Bracket for fastening the return springs of the lifting mechanism.
4. Rollers and levers on which garage doors are fixed to the rails.
5. Automatic sash movement drive.

Installing a do-it-yourself lifting gate is the dream of many garage owners.

The frame is made taking into account the dimensions of the doorway in the garage. As a basis, a steel sheet is used, which are sheathed on the outside with plastic panels. The interior is insulated. It is recommended to use basalt wool or other fire-resistant insulation. To set the mechanism in motion, a hinged-lever device is most often used.

Roll-up garage doors offer a wide range of benefits.

When assembling the structure with your own hands, we recommend using the drawings and following this sequence of work step by step. These include:

1. Assembly of the frame and its installation in the garage opening in compliance with the horizontal and vertical. All parts of the structure are attached to the walls with anchors.
2. Installing ceiling rails is an important step. In this case, it is necessary to check the reliability of fastening.
3. Mounting hinges on the door leaf and installing the gate on the rails.
4. Installation of springs for smooth opening of the gate. Further, the springs are adjusted and adjusted to open the garage without much physical effort.

Scheme of garage doors with a lifting mechanism

We offer you to watch a video about the rules for installing garage doors equipped with a lifting mechanism:

Advantages and disadvantages of lifting gates

Lifting garage doors have a number of advantages and disadvantages. The main advantages of experts include the following aspects:

• high degree of protection, safety;
• durability and reliability of the structure;
• good tightness;
• small size;
• the presence of a system from hacking.

The assembled garage door lift mechanism is heavy

However, the assembled lifting mechanism has disadvantages. Among the main ones, it is worth mentioning the large weight of the structure. Given this feature, due attention should be paid to the strength of the frame and the reliability of the fasteners. If the quality suffers, then vibration during movement may cause a fall, breakage of the mechanism and guides. For owners of overall cars, a significant drawback will be a loss of about 30 cm in the height of the opening. Some garage owners, in the event of a breakdown and damage to the canvas for repair, are forced to completely dismantle the mechanism, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Drawing of a garage door with a lifting mechanism

Video on how to assemble a garage door with a lifting mechanism with your own hands:

If you decide to make your own garage doors with your own hands, the drawings, videos and recommendations in the article are guaranteed to help people with no experience and skills in the field of construction and repair cope with this feasible task. Undoubtedly, lifting gates are reliable, high-quality and aesthetic designs that every owner of a country house should have.

In the article, we will consider how to make garage lifting gates with our own hands, the main advantage of such gates is that when the garage opens, the sash moves to the ceiling in the garage, and this is much more convenient than in the case of swing gates.

So, you have decided to equip a lifting gate in your garage, and do it on your own. The simplest design of lifting gates is the one that was installed on the shell-type pencil case-garages. However, these gates have a technological gap from the door leaf to the opening. Naturally, this is unacceptable, since in our conditions the garage must be insulated, and the presence of even a small gap is completely inappropriate.

It is required that the fit of the closed gate to the opening be as tight as possible, in addition, a wicket should be provided in the gate in order not to force cold air into the garage building during the full opening of the gate in winter.

Download garage door drawing

For the manufacture of a garage door frame, you can use an aluminum profile, and for arranging a frame for a gate, you can use wooden bars. From the outside, a profiled sheet or any other light finishing material is attached to the gate frame with self-tapping screws.

After performing these steps, we get a gate in which the gate opens to the side of the street. The gate must open in such a way that when the gate is raised, it does not open by itself (this is fraught with injuries).

The size of the gate is larger than the length of the opening (by about 10 cm). This is done in order to ensure that there is no gap between the gate and the wall of the building (5 cm each from the inside).

The lower part of the canvas from the sides needs to be equipped with wheels, I used wheels from ordinary roller skates. And so that they can easily move along the wall of the garage, I installed vertical guides: I bought a profile for installing drywall (metal thickness 0.6 mm) at a hardware store UD and used it as guides. From the beginning I thought it would bend, but practice has shown that there is not a very large load on the sidewalls of the profile and it can withstand it quite well.

The doors are hung with chains (later replaced with metal strips 25x4mm) on the front wall of the garage building in such a way that the center of gravity of the leaf is lower than their fastening, and the location of the upper part is close to the opening.

Gates that do not open with sashes, but slowly disappear from our eyes, “leaving” along the walls of the garage, are convenient, because they do not interfere and are not bulky, do not take up space. The owner of such a device does not need to think where it will be placed when it is opened, when a garage is being built, there is no “difficulties in winter due to snow” option. When opening such an entrance, only the lower part of the gate door near the garage ceiling is visible. Lifting gates are very safe, because they are, in fact, a single piece of wood or metal and are very difficult to crack. If galvanized, they will also be very resistant to corrosion. The door will reliably protect against thieves, keep heat inside the building and will become very convenient and easy to use, but buying it is very expensive. Much cheaper and more fun to do do-it-yourself garage door.

Which model to choose?

A model with sections is a canvas, which is made up of blocks of wood, plastic, or steel, about 1.5 m in size. During the lifting of this door, the blocks are "pulled" up and then returned back in the same way. Inside, the wooden sheet will be filled with polyurethane foam, which will not let the cold into the garage in winter. The panels are connected with articulated hinges, the moving parts are made of steel or plastic (steel is better, they will last longer), and the guide skids are resistant to destruction and rust due to their composition.
Unfortunately, such a door is almost impossible to make on your own, and cracking it is quite simple. You can buy a ready-made prefabricated kit and put the door in order to get its main plus - simplicity and ease for the owner.

Lift-and-turn doors - sashes “drive” under the roof during movement using the action of hinges and levers. Such a door is very reliable and it is very difficult for an attacker to crack it in order to rob a garage. They are also quiet during the ascent, because they do not use “driving” elements: guides and rollers, while using them, it is quite difficult to pinch your finger. This is an expensive choice, about 60 thousand rubles. for the object and 15 thousand - for installation.

lifting and turning

This type of door includes a frame, a lifting sash and a mechanism that opens the door. A steel or wooden frame is mounted in the opening; profiles directly for the canvas must be placed in the box. It is made of wooden boards, sandwich panels, it should be covered with metal. A door made from a single piece of wood is a very expensive pleasure, the choice is simpler - boards impregnated with a chemical composition that will shelter from the weather and covered with metal painted in any color. You can glue the tree with pieces of pressed foam or other insulating material.

Before you start directly making the gate, you need to study the available methods of lifting.

• Method when using hinges and levers. A simple design promises reliability, but you need to mount the guide profiles very well and smoothly adjust the spring tension. Profiles should be placed parallel and even.
• Counterweight method. The cable is fastened down at the corners of the frame, passed through the block, led to the winch pulley, and at its end there is a counterweight. Its mass will be commensurate with the weight of the gate. The option means that the frame and frame will be subject to considerable load, it is advised to choose such a mechanism exclusively for huge gates. Next step: designing the gate. We measure the opening and draw a sketch (we search the Internet for drawings).

The box is assembled from wooden bars, their ends are connected with steel plates or corners, and the bottom deepens 2 cm deep into the floor, then we fix it in the opening with steel pins.

This type of door includes a frame, a lifting sash and a mechanism that opens the door.

How to make a design

The frame is made like this: they take a thick corner, its parameters are in direct proportion to the sheet of the shield, at 25 they take the 75th, at 50 the 100th corner. Next, we measure the garage and prepare the opening for attaching the frame, you need to make sure that its surfaces are smooth and even, if this is not the case, we take the grinder in our hands and work. Next, we are looking for a workspace for the welding process. We will have 2 channels lying on the welding site, their parameters are 20 cm smaller than the frame. We cut off the corners along the length from both ends, making sure that they fit snugly. We weld them together, make notches and use the four (five) of the electrode, create a frame, but do not weld very tightly. We apply it to the opening and control the density, if it is not there, then we adjust what happened and weld it again, then we clean the seams. We do the same with the second part of the frame, then the same - on the second wall, the frame should be made double - internal and external, install it.

A support for the channel bracket is made from the corner, in one shelf we make a hole to fix it to the racks, in the other - 3 holes to fix the spring bracket. We fix the bracket by drilling 3 holes in one of the shelves. Next, we make an adjusting plate from an iron strip, we combine the spring and the bracket with it. We bend the last coils of the spring with hooks, attaching a voltage regulator from the bar to the bottom. We create a hinged corner for the lower part from the corner, drill a hole of 8.5 mm and weld it to the frame, retreating from the lower edge to the central part of the hole. Thus, we make preparations for the manufacture of a lever for lifting on a 12 cm hinge. Further, we weld a plate for the voltage regulator to its end.

Garage Doors

It is advised to shed a trench with concrete along the length of the stroke between the side racks, press the channel parallel to the ground, when it hardens, we weld both frames.

Canvas installation

We measure the diagonal, taking into account the dimensions, bait it by welding, all kinds of gaps are excluded, we clean the seams and put the canvas. We attach the brackets and guides, their horizontal must be made perfect, then: we insulate the canvas, fasten the metal sheet, clean the seams, degrease. We adjust the springs, fix the internal fittings. The whole celebration of work and design will take two or three days.

Overhead sectional doors

The option is complicated, but they are airtight and better protect the room. They can be electric or manual. The first option is convenient, just press a button or remote control - you're done. But the manual drive breaks less often, and it’s easier to make a shield for it. The necessary parts cannot be made at home. Parts cannot be bought on the market, it is better to buy a factory kit.

The garage doorway should be measured and estimated whether a standard canvas will fit, also check that the side parts and the top and bottom of the opening are in the same plane. We add 50 cm to the height of the doorway (if the gate is driven - 100 cm), this is the length of the garage necessary for the gate to lie on its ceiling.

The option is complicated, but they are airtight and better protect the room

Sectional doors consist of a leaf, locks, movement mechanism, spring balancing mechanism and guide modules. Tires are attached along the edges of the opening, which run under the ceiling, and the gate moves along them. It is better to buy polymer sections, they practically do not corrode, do not create noise, withstanding temperatures of -50 - +60.

Installation scheme

Create markup to secure the frame and component elements. Assemble the frame structure (not much different from the similar algorithm for up-and-over doors). Everything is standard: we put the frame, we fasten the rails to the ceiling with bolts, but there is no need to drill holes and make other structures to hold on weight. We collect the canvas, starting from the bottom, we equip the panel elements with rollers. We protect the structure with casings. We check - if everything is done correctly, the canvas will not move by itself, hanging at the level at which it was installed.

It is worth saying in conclusion - home-made sectional doors must be safe. The bet is your own car, or even your life. You should be extremely careful about the installation rules, adhere to safety precautions and pay a small amount to a specialist who will check the quality of the door installation after the owner's efforts.

Do-it-yourself lifting gates

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Unfortunately, I cannot buy sectional doors, so it was decided to manufacture the doors myself.
I decided to do it as simply as possible, and from what is at hand and in any household. shop, eventually came to this design.

I liked this option because it is easy to manufacture, the upper guides are unnecessary and the fact that the gate has a flight outside the garage, it is convenient in the summer when it rains or shines from the side of the gate, covered a little and there are no problems.
Well, the main factor is that this type of mechanism eats up less internal space when closing and opening, since if you put the car back to the gate, then a simple design would hurt it. And I don’t want to move a car back and forth to open and close the gate

Well, actually about the design.
The dimensions of the gate opening I have: width 298 cm, height 230 cm.

I used in the manufacture of the gate:
Profile pipe 40 x 20 x 600 cm = 4 pcs.
Corner 35 x 35 x 600 cm = 4 pcs.
Corner 25 x 25 x 600 cm = 1 pc.
Polyurethane wheels = 2 pcs.
Profiled C8 120 x 200 = 6 sheets.
Unfortunately, I could not find 3 meter ones, they are not available, and there is a very small volume for ordering.
Cable 3 mm = 5 meters.
Cable thimble 3 mm = 4 pcs.
Rope holder = 4 pcs.
Rope block 30 mm = 6 pcs. (Temporary solution, will be replaced by bearings).
Bolts, nuts = I had.

I started with calculations of the distance of the gate and the fastening of the thrust.
On paper, I drew everything to scale and checked how the gate would open.
I decided to make the distance from the bottom of the gate to the wheel 80 cm, that is, the overhang of the gate is 80 cm, but it turned out to be 81 cm.
At this distance, the collar did not touch the car when opened.

But with the distance of fastening the thrust had to act by selection.
I took a rail according to the height of the collar, marked on it the place of fastening of the wheel 81 cm, then screwed in the screw where the upper fastening of the rod was planned, tied the rope, selected the required distance on the rail with the other end, I got 85 cm.
The principle of selection is as in the photo below.

For the upper attachment of the rod, one corner of the support post above the height of the gate opening was overcooked to the other side (with the corner outward, see photo).
I drilled a hole for the M12 bolt, welded a shock absorber bushing from the Volga or Zhiguli to the rod, I don’t remember exactly, it’s not a problem to find it in spare parts (see photo below).

To date, a wide variety of garage doors have been developed and successfully implemented in practice. Among all existing options, traditional lifting gates are especially convenient and ergonomic, effectively leaving under the garage ceiling during opening. At the same time, you can assemble and install lifting garage doors yourself.

Do-it-yourself garage doors

Types of lifting gates

There are 2 main types of overhead garage doors.

Doors of lifting sectional type

Gates of lifting sectional type

The leaf of such gates consists of a number of individual panels, each of which is about 50 cm high. Steel, wood and plastic can be used to make panels.

Hinges are used to connect the panels. Rollers, couplings and other moving elements are made of steel or plastic, stainless materials are used for the manufacture of guides.

The inside of the canvas is necessarily insulated (mainly polyurethane foam), which allows you to save additional heat inside the garage.

Lift Types of Sectional Garage Doors

Among the main advantages of overhead sectional doors, the following points should be noted:

• safety of use;
• simplicity and maximum ease of use;
• good strength properties.

The main disadvantage of this subspecies of the gate is the almost complete absence of the possibility of breaking and illegal entry. In addition, you will not be able to make such a gate yourself - it is extremely difficult.

The only available option is to buy a factory kit and mount the gate yourself according to the instructions.

Up-and-over doors

A similar design can be assembled and installed independently. When this gate is opened, the whole sash rises at once. The hinge-lever type system is responsible for the movement of the moving part. The gates are characterized by excellent strength characteristics (the final indicator depends on the properties of the material of manufacture) and provide reliable protection of the garage from intruders.

Gates of up-and-over type

The structure can be assembled without the use of guides and rollers. Thanks to this, the canvas will move silently.

To assemble such a design, narrow technical knowledge is not needed. This event does not require large financial investments either.

Advantages and disadvantages

Like all existing mechanisms, lifting garage doors have a number of strengths and some disadvantages.

Advantages

The main advantage of the systems under consideration is increased burglar resistance. The only way to get inside the garage is to cut through the canvas. It is almost impossible to file a frame and get inside without attracting attention.

Hörmann garage doors

The second important advantage of the design is a long service life. However, in order for the gate to serve for a really long time, high quality galvanized metal should be used to make the leaf.

Hörmann garage doors

The gate does not take up space in front of the garage, which makes entry and exit as convenient as possible.

disadvantages

Among the main disadvantages of lifting gates, the following should be noted:

• large weight of the structure. The disadvantage is relative - other existing designs weigh no less. But in order for the operation of the lifting gate to be safe, special attention must be paid to the quality and reliability of the frame;
• slightly increased consumption of raw materials;
• some inconvenience when checking into the garage. For example, you will need to constantly get out of the car, before reaching the garage about 1.5-2 m - without such a margin, the gate simply will not open.
• in the open position, the gate takes about 20-30 cm of the height of the opening;
• in case of significant damage to the canvas, it will have to be completely dismantled.

However, despite all their small drawbacks, such gates are an incredibly convenient and ergonomic solution.

Design features

Do-it-yourself garage doors

Traditional overhead gates are made up of many elements. Check out the features of each.

The frame acts as the basis for the entire structure. The frame should be as rigid as possible and securely fixed in the garage wall.

The side profile is a guide element along which the main part of the structure moves.

Guides - without them, as already noted, you can do without. But if possible, it is better not to exclude them from the composition of the structure.

Homemade lifting gates

Canvas. Manufactured as a one piece unit. Usually made from corrugated board. Sometimes wood is also used to make canvases, but it is better to refuse such a decision - the material is heavy and relatively short-lived.

Insulation. Fitted between sheets of fabric. It is most convenient to use polyurethane foam.

Rollers, springs and levers. These elements are responsible for the movement of the gate leaf. The sash rises along the guide element, takes a horizontal position closer to the ceiling and, finally, is fixed parallel to the ceiling surface.

Compensating springs. Provides easier lifting of the canvas.

Electric or mechanical drive. Electronics is more convenient - to control the gate, just press the button on the portable remote control. Mechanics are more reliable in most cases. If you decide to use an electric drive, remember an important rule - the gate shield should have a somewhat lightweight design.

If desired, the finished canvas can be decorated with a variety of decorative elements. All of them are available for sale in specialized stores.

It is important to remember: any decorative element, especially if it is forging, contributes to an increase in the weight of the structure. Know the measure.

What to buy?

You can do it yourself with the manufacture of most elements of the gate. However, there are some things that are better to buy ready-made and not waste time. Give preference to fixtures made of good quality metals. In general, you will need the following:

• restrictive bar. Located at the bottom of the system;
• edge profile. Protects against moisture and prevents corrosion by preventing rain and melt water from entering the garage. Instead of this element, you can use high-quality and reliable sealing material;
• decorative overlays. With their help, you close the gaps between the frame. Even if you follow the instructions and do everything as accurately as possible with regular level checks, you still won’t be able to align and adjust everything to the millimeter;
• thermal insulation materials;
• decorative elements of your choice.

Do-it-yourself lifting garage doors

DIY gate

Do-it-yourself manufacturing and installation of the gate will allow you to save a significant amount of money on the purchase of a ready-made system and the services of third-party installers.

Video - Installation of sectional doors

Up-and-over garage doors

First step. Select the appropriate type of gate opener.

The most popular are hinged-lever mechanisms. This design is durable and extremely simple. However, its installation requires increased precision from the installer at the stage of placing the guides and setting the level of spring tension. The rails must be installed exclusively vertically and parallel.

The second option is a mechanism made using counterweights. The cable is attached to the corners of the support frame in its lower part, passes along the block in the direction of the pulley, and already at its (cable) end there is some kind of counterweight. The heavier and larger the blade, the heavier the counterweight must be used. It is recommended to give preference to this mechanism only in case of installation of massive and very heavy lifting gates.

Video - Lifting gates inside view

Second step. Design a gate. Pre-measure the existing opening and prepare a sketch (or choose a ready-made option from open sources).

Third step. Prepare the tools for assembling the gate. You will need the following:

• wooden blocks of high strength;
• good quality metal pins;
• corners;
• brackets;
• hard springs;
• metal bars;
• decorative elements.

Fourth step. Assemble a box of future gates from a transverse and a pair of vertical bars. To connect the bars, use squares, plates are also suitable.

Fifth step. Deepen the bottom of the box into the concrete screed of the garage floor by about 20 mm and fix the product in the opening with metal pins.

Sixth step. Assemble the frame and sheathe it with the selected material.

Installation of garage doors

Seventh step. Make a base. Use a corner as a starting material. Make a hole in the shelf with a drill for fixing to the racks. In the second shelf, prepare already 3 holes for installing the bracket. To make a spring support, use a channel bracket.

Eighth step. Prepare a plate from a strip of steel. Connect the bracket and a suitable spring with a steel plate. Bend the extreme turns of the fixed spring like hooks. Connect the tension controller made of a metal bar from below.

Installation of garage doors

Ninth step. Make a lower hinged corner. You need to drill a hole of about 8.5 mm in diameter in the corner and weld the product to the support frame of the structure, stepping back from the bottom edge to the center of the prepared hole. The gap will allow you to place the lift arm in the right place on the hinge.

Tenth step. Attach the plate to the end of the lift arm. Use welding to securely fix the elements.

Eleventh step. Make rails for the movement of the gate leaf. Use a couple of corners as a starting material. Make them up and weld along one edge. The distance between the inner tops of the steel angles should be 50 mm.

Twelfth step. Attach the finished rail to the previously prepared plate. For fastening, use welding. At the same time, leave an 8 cm indent between the axis of the guide part and the edge of the transverse product below. Attach a piece of channel to the second end of the rail by welding, while stepping back about 15 cm. Then screw the channel to the ceiling beam with a bolt.

Video - Guides for lifting garage doors, part 1

Video - Guides for lifting garage doors, part 2

Thirteenth step. Mount several translucent inserts into the canvas. This is an optional item. Use translucent inserts when you need to improve natural lighting inside the garage.

Video - Lifting gate frame, part 3

Video - Wheels for lifting gates, part 4

Fourteenth step. Stick on the rubber seal. It also does not hurt to stick compensating pads. Together, these elements will increase the stability of homemade lifting gates.

Fifteenth step. Fix the canvas in the box.

Thus, there are no super-difficult tasks in self-assembly of lifting garage doors, but this work must be approached with maximum responsibility and knowledge of the matter. Follow the instructions, do everything as accurately as possible, and the gate of your garage will become its reliable and durable protection.

Video - DIY lifting garage doors

Do-it-yourself lifting gates to the garage: how to do it better

Lifting gates to the garage are a convenient, reliable, practical design for protecting the premises from the intrusion of unauthorized persons. When opened, they occupy a horizontal position, slightly moving forward, form a small visor above the entrance.

How to make a garage lifting gate with your own hands, their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed in the proposed article.

Types of lifting gates, their advantages and disadvantages

There are two types of rising garage doors:

• Devices in which the canvas has several sections about half a meter high. When opened, such a canvas, consisting of panels, is “pulled” inside the garage under the ceiling, and then falls back vertically down. The material for the manufacture of elements can be:

1. wood;
2. plastic;
3. metal.

The space inside the door leaf is filled with a heater - polyurethane, which provides effective thermal insulation of the structure.

Gate panels, in this case, are connected on articulated hinges. In such products, rollers, couplings and other moving elements are made of metal or plastic, materials that are resistant to corrosion are used for guide skids.

The advantages of this design:

1. simple in operation;
2. sufficient reliability.

1. low resistance to breaking;
2. It is unrealistic to make such a device on your own completely.

To reduce the cost, you can:

1. leave the manual drive, but the rejection of the mechanical device worsens the ease of use;
2. reduce the size of the door opening - adjust their width and height to the minimum number of panels.

Tip: If you want to install a structure of this type in the garage with your own hands, you should purchase a set of elements already prepared for assembly, and install them yourself.

• Swinging garage doors. In this case, the one-piece sash rises to the ceiling when opened. The movement of the element is carried out due to the action of the hinge-lever mechanism. A diagram of such a device is shown in the photo.

The advantages of this design are:

1. high strength of the product;
2. the device perfectly protects the garage from the penetration of strangers;
3. noiseless operation of the gate when the leaf moves - there are no rollers and guides that could create noise;
4. Do-it-yourself swing-up garage doors are quite realistic to make. To do this, you can not have special technical knowledge, while their price is much lower, the costs will be associated only with the acquisition of material.

The disadvantages of the design include:

1. their installation is possible only in rectangular openings;
2. the height of the opening in the open state is reduced by about 20 centimeters;
3. the whole web of the device does not allow repairing individual sections, which, if damaged, requires a complete replacement of the entire element;
4. the gates have a spring mechanism designed for a certain mass of the product, therefore, if thermal insulation is necessary, the mass of the insulation should be taken into account: if it greatly increases the total weight of the insulated gates, counterweights will need to be installed;
5. there may be gaps between the frame and the leaf, they can be eliminated with a rubber seal, but such gates should only be installed in unheated garages.

How do overhead doors work

Overhead garage doors consist of:

• frames. This is the basis of the design, it is arranged in the opening of the garage or directly behind it and serves as the leading part of the product when moving the gate. The frame is usually made from rectangular tubes.
• Roller and lifting arm systems serving to open the gate. With their help, the sash of the structure moves along the guides, and then is fixed under the ceiling of the garage.
• canvases. Its lower part rises and forms a visor above the garage opening. To insulate the garage, the door leaf is pasted over with pressed foam, insulated with polystyrene foam or other heat-insulating materials. For beauty, they can be sheathed with plastic or wood panels.
• guides, which serve to rotate the frame around its axis. At the same time, it moves from a vertical position to a horizontal one and vice versa.
• compensation springs, which in the closed position of the device are stretched, and in the open position remain free.

• Hinged or simple, is the most reliable and most popular device that provides a simple movement of the shield and prevents it from blocking.

Tip: Be sure to carefully adjust the tension of the springs and ensure high accuracy of mounting the guides. In this case, to prevent jamming of the shield, it is necessary to set the guides strictly vertically and be sure both are parallel to each other.

• counterweight mechanism. In this design, the cable is attached at the bottom to the corners of the frame, goes through the block to the winch pulley, and a counterweight is placed at the end. With an increase in the weight of the gate shield, the mass of the counterweight increases. In this case, the gate frame and frame are heavily loaded, and the mechanism is used for installation in massive gates.

How to make your own overhead garage door

Before you start making lifting garage doors with your own hands, you need to decide on the opening mechanism. After choosing its type, the dimensions of the gate opening are taken, a design sketch is designed, materials and tools are purchased.

For work you will need:

• Wooden bars, for the manufacture of the box - with a section of 12 x 8 centimeters and on the ceiling 10 x 10 centimeters.
• Metal pins.
• Corners are equilateral: for rails, section 40 x 4 and for frame 35 x 4.
• Channel No. 8 for the bracket.
• Spring.
• Metal rod with a diameter of 8 millimeters.

The instruction according to which do-it-yourself garage lifting gates are made offers:

• Assemble the frame from two vertical bars and one transverse. The parts are connected with steel squares or plates.
• Deepen the vertical posts into the floor screed by two centimeters.
• Fix the frame in the opening with steel pins.
• Assemble the frame for the door leaf.
• The door leaf is assembled from boards, the outside is covered with a steel sheet.
• Expanded polystyrene, polystyrene can be used for thermal insulation.
• To make a support for the assembly: two holes with a diameter of 10 millimeters are drilled in one of the shelves of the corner for attaching the support to the uprights, in the other shelf there are three more holes for fixing the spring bracket. For a spring, it is better to make a support from a channel.
• Make an adjusting plate from a strip of metal to connect the spring and the bracket.
• The extreme turns of the spring are bent in the form of hooks, a voltage regulator made of a bar is attached from below. On one side, a ring is obtained, on the other, threading is performed.
• From the corner, make a hinge assembly for the bottom of the structure with a hole with a diameter of 8.5 millimeters and weld it to the frame between the rib located at the bottom and the middle of the hole designed to install the lever of the lifting mechanism located on the 120 mm hinge.

• Weld a plate to the end of the lever to install the voltage regulator.
• Make rails along which the gate will move. To do this, two corners are connected, and then welded in such a way that an internal space of five centimeters remains between their tops and welded along one edge.
• Weld the rail to the plate with holes. Between the axis of the guide and the rib installed at the bottom of the crossbar, a gap of 8 centimeters should be left.
• At the other end of the rail, weld a piece of the channel, stepping back from the end of about 15 centimeters.
• The channel is fixed with a bolt to the ceiling bar.
• During installation, constant control of the horizontality of the guides should be carried out.
• The canvas can be additionally equipped with locking systems that will increase its safety, and the installation of various security mechanisms will protect against hacking.
• To increase the amount of light in the garage, you can install inserts of translucent material in the canvas.
• To give the structure additional stability, you can stick compensating pads and install a rubber edging.

How to make a lifting gate for a garage in more detail will show the video. Also on our resource you can learn in detail about swing metal garage doors with a wicket.