Lifting and folding gates with your own. How to make a garage door with your own hands? What materials to prepare

Comfortable opening and closing of the garage is ensured various types gate One of the popular and most convenient varieties is lifting mechanism. This design, along with aesthetics, allows you to significantly save space, which is especially beneficial in conditions of limited space. Lifting garage doors can be equipped with several types of drive mechanisms, however, the principle of their operation remains the same in all cases.

Design characteristics

It is customary to distinguish two groups that differ in the formation of the canvas:

sectional doors, made with your own hands or purchased (based on several fragments connected by movable hinges);
garage doors are lifting (they have a solid plane that rotates about a horizontal axis and is moved by mechanisms to the ceiling).

Through the use of roller devices and guide beams, silent operation can be achieved.

Pros and cons - what to look for when installing

Along with the quiet operation of the mechanism, there are the following advantages of do-it-yourself overhead garage doors:

the monolithic fabric serves as a high-quality barrier against unwanted guests getting inside, having increased resistance to burglary in contrast to folding models

This design provides reliable protection against thieves.

virtually no space is required to perform opening/closing maneuvers;
the materials used during the manufacture of homemade overhead gates have a high degree of resistance to corrosion processes;
when the passage is fully opened, the sash does not take up additional space;
the outer and inner surfaces can be treated with almost any type of decor or panels;
It is allowed to insulate overhead garage doors with your own hands using polystyrene foam boards;
homemade overhead garage doors are equipped with an electric drive and a manual drive to ensure opening in all cases;
drawing garage doors with a lift will be relevant for both single and double garages.

Do not forget about the design flaws:

Do-it-yourself garage doors are mounted exclusively in rectangular cavities;
easily moving under the ceiling, the plate lowers the height of the ceilings by 150-250 mm;
at possible damage It is impossible to replace parts of individual sections of a solid leaf; you will have to change the entire surface of the gate with your own hands;
due to the fact that the design often contains a spring mechanism, it is necessary to take into account that it has maximum load values that increase when installing insulation or decor, and in such cases it will be necessary to install a counterweight;

Due to the loose connection of the outer frame of the up and down gate to the inner perimeter of the opening, quite large gaps can form. To eliminate them, you can use rubber seals, which during cold weather it is advisable to rub with silicone so as not to tear when opening.

Principle of operation

Diagram of how exactly the canvas is raised

Do-it-yourself lift-and-fold gates are distinguished by a fairly clear design and operation. They are based on the following elements:

frame covered with canvas on both sides;
guides along which the roller mechanism moves, transferring the slab from a vertical to a horizontal position;
a working drive using a spring or rod mechanism.

The frame is formed from steel square or rectangular construction profile. It must be both strong enough to support its own weight without being overly heavy.

When opening top part the canvas moves under the ceiling, and the lower one remains outside in the form of a visor. The springs are stretched when the gate is closed, and installed in a free position when the gate is open. There are two types of mechanisms:

A design with built-in counterweights, in which there is a cable fixed in the lower zone of the frame and thrown over a rotating block. On opposite side The winch has a counterweight installed. A similar scheme is relevant for heavy fabric.
Drive for overhead gates with hinged lever mechanisms. It is reliable and easy to use. This requires proper adjustment of the spring tension and maximum accuracy when installing the guides.

For electric drives, activation using a remote control is often used.

Carrying out installation

Preliminary measurements are taken for overhead garage doors with your own hands, drawings are formed based on real conditions span. Assembly is carried out in a certain sequence:

The frame for the opening is being prepared. If it is made of wood, then angles and metal plates are used for fixation. In the case of using a steel profile, it will be in demand welding machine and a flat area for welding.
The frame-box is mounted in the opening. The bottom needs to be deepened into the floor to get rid of the step.
The canvas for the gate leaf is formed. To make the gate warmer with your own hands, insulation from stone or basalt wool. The outer sides are sheathed with profiles or sheet iron

Using a corner, a support is formed. A pair of holes with a diameter of 10 mm are made in one of the shelves to fix the longitudinal posts. The second has three holes for attaching the spring bracket. The channel bracket is used as a support for the spring.
We mount the spring and bracket together through adjusting plates, which are made from cut metal strips. We engage the end coils of the spring. A rod tensioner is used at the bottom. In it, one side has a thread, and the other has a hook from a ring.
A hinge unit is mounted below. It requires a corner with a hole 8-9 mm in diameter. The part must be welded to the frame structure above the bottom rib and below the hole for the handle of the lifting mechanism.
A plate with holes for adjusting the tensioner will need to be welded to the end of the lever.
Guides for the rollers are being formed. For them, they use a channel or I-beam profile with an internal distance between the surfaces of 50 mm, and you can also independently weld two corners into a U-shaped profile.
One side is boiled against a plate with holes. It is necessary to leave a gap between the lower transverse platform and the axis of the guide.
On the other side of the rails, prepared pieces of channel material are cooked. It is attached to the ceiling using reliable bolted connections.

Mechanism assembly

The assembly is completed by grinding the weld seams, after which the gate is primed and the entire finished structure is coated with paint. It is recommended to use a spray gun for these purposes so that the paint is applied evenly.

It is important to ensure that the opening height is at least 2.2 m from the floor to the surface of the open gate. You can make transparent inserts into the canvas so that more sunlight penetrates inside. You can also mount a garage door flat.

Special attention should be paid to the insulation of the gate, since the heat loss area is quite large. There is no fundamental difference between the insulation of swing and lift-and-turn doors - you can also use mineral wool boards, polyurethane or penoplex. The only thing you should pay attention to is the mounting method. If penoplex (blown insulation) is used, then the gate area is divided into small fragments that are blown in. Polyurethane foam boards or mineral wool It is advisable to fix it with decorative panels.

You should not use glass wool to insulate gates - even though the thermal insulation coefficient is the same as mineral wool, it is more dangerous in operation due to high degree flammability.

VIDEO: How to make a lift gate with your own hands

Buying a good-quality garage structure in our time is not a cheap pleasure. It is cheaper to make a garage door yourself, but certain knowledge and skills are required. It is also advisable to have the skill welding work. Therefore, how to make a garage door with your own hands is a question that needs to be thoroughly understood. But then it will be possible to begin to complete the task.

Near a private house

Most users choose them for their compact size.

Advantages: convenience, burglary protection, universal use. Flaws: high price, folding structures are subject to damage.

Swing gates

The photo shows a swing version of the design.

On a suburban area

Sliding gates

Rollback option

Up and over gates

These are the most practical and convenient vertical structures. When opened, the sheet of metal rises up and lies horizontally in the form of a visor. The design of such a mechanism is simple. The canvas is attached to the frame and moves around an axis, changing its horizontal position to a vertical one. Folding gates are easy to use.

Lifting structure drawing

Advantages: resistance to corrosion and burglary, do not require additional space.

Comparison of characteristics

Based on the indicators in the table, we can say that the choice is only up to the buyer. It all depends on cost and reliability. For example, swing and sectional models are best placed in home garage, but they are not suitable for garage cooperatives, as they have a low degree of reliability.

Up-and-over garage doors are suitable for any building, but their main drawback is their high cost. Due to the low price, they are suitable for a private garage swing gates. If necessary, they can be insulated, automated and reinforced with an additional sheet of metal. In addition, it is easy to weld garage doors at home.

Frame structure diagram

The frame is made of a metal corner, which is welded around the entire perimeter of the doorway. This is how the slope is finished inside and outside. The inner and outer corners are welded together with metal strips in several places. You should get a frame frame.

After the frame is ready, collapsible hinges are welded on the sides. The lower part must be connected with an outer corner, and the upper part with the frame frame. This design is also suitable for a garage made of

In the article we will look at how to make a garage door with your own hands. The main advantage of such a gate is that when the garage opens, the door 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 install overhead gates in your garage, and do it yourself. The most simple design lifting gates is the one that was installed on “shell” type garages. However, these gates have a technological gap from the gate 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 made as tight as possible; in addition, the gate should have a wicket in order to winter period do not force cold air into the garage building while the door is fully open.

Download drawing of overhead garage doors

To make a garage door frame, you can use an aluminum profile, and to arrange a frame for a gate, you can use wooden blocks. WITH outside A corrugated sheet or any other lightweight 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 street side. The gate should open in such a way that when the gate is raised, it does not open on its own (this is fraught with injury).

The size of the gate is larger than the length of the opening (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 on the inner sides).

The lower part of the canvas on the sides needs to be equipped with wheels; I used wheels from ordinary roller skates. And so that they could easily move along the wall of the garage, I installed vertical guides: I bought a profile for installing drywall (metal thickness 0.6 mm) from a hardware store (UD) and used them 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 25x4mm metal strips) 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 leaves, but slowly disappear from our eyes, “driving away” along the walls of the garage, are convenient because they do not interfere, are not bulky, and do not take up space. The owner of such a device does not need to think about where it will be placed when opening, when a garage is being built, there is no option “difficulties in winter due to snow.” When you open such an entrance, you can only see bottom part gate door near the garage ceiling. Overhead gates are very secure because they are essentially a single piece of wood or metal and are very difficult to break into. If you galvanize them, 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 interesting to do Do-it-yourself lifting garage doors.

Which model to choose?

A model with sections is a canvas made up of blocks of wood, plastic, or steel, about 1.5 m in size. When this door is lifted, the blocks are “pulled” upward and then returned back the same way. Inside wooden canvas will be filled with polyurethane foam, which will not let the cold into the garage in winter. The panels are connected by hinge-type hinges, the moving parts consist 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 yourself, and breaking it is quite simple. You can buy a ready-made prefabricated kit and install the door to get its main advantage - simplicity and ease for the owner.

Lift-and-pivot doors - during movement, the doors “drive” under the roof using the action of hinges and levers. Such a door is very reliable and it is very difficult for an attacker to break it in order to rob a garage. They are also quiet during lifting, because they do not use “moving” elements: guides and rollers, and when 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.

Lift-and-swivel

This type of door includes a frame, a lifting leaf 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 from wooden planks, sandwich panels, it should be covered with metal. Door made from whole piece wood, a very expensive pleasure, the choice is simpler - boards impregnated with a chemical composition that will protect from the weather and covered with metal painted in any color. You can cover the tree with pieces of pressed foam or other insulating material.

Before you start making gates, you need to study available methods rise.

Method when using hinges and levers. The simple design promises reliability, but you need to very successfully install the guide profiles and carefully adjust the spring tension. The profiles should be placed parallel and evenly.
Counterweight method. The cable is attached downwards at the corners of the frame, passed through a 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. This option means that the frame and frame will be subject to considerable load; it is recommended to choose such a mechanism exclusively for huge gates. Next step: gate design. We measure the opening and draw a sketch (we look for drawings on the Internet).

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

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

How to make a design

The frame is made like this: take a thick corner, its parameters are directly dependent on the panel fabric, with 25, take the 75th, with 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 look 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 the corners to length at both ends, making sure that they fit tightly. We weld them together, make cuts and use four (five) electrodes, create a frame, but do not weld them 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 do 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, a hole is made in one shelf to secure it to the racks, and 3 holes are made in the other to secure the spring bracket. We secure the bracket by drilling 3 holes in one of the shelves. Next, we make an adjustment plate from an iron strip and use it to connect the spring and bracket. We bend the last turns of the spring with hooks, attaching a tension regulator from a rod to the bottom. We create a hinge 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 prepare for the manufacture of a lever for lifting on a 12-cm hinge. Next, we weld to its end and attach a plate for the voltage regulator.

Garage Doors

It is advised to pour concrete into a trench along the length of the stroke between the side posts, press the channel parallel to the ground, and when it hardens, weld both frames.

Installation of the canvas

We measure the diagonal, taking into account the dimensions, attach it by welding, all kinds of gaps are eliminated, we clean the seams and install the canvas. We attach the brackets and guides, their horizontal must be made ideal, then: we insulate the canvas, fasten a metal sheet, we clean the seams and degrease them. We adjust the springs and secure the internal fittings. The entire celebration of work and construction will take two to three days.

Up-and-over 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 and you’re done. But manual drive It breaks less often, and it’s easier to make a shield for it. Required Parts impossible to make at home. Parts cannot be purchased on the market; it is better to buy a factory kit.

The garage doorway should be measured and assessed whether a standard door leaf will fit, and also check that the side parts and the top and bottom of the opening are in the same plane. To the heights doorway add 50 cm (if the gate is with a drive - 100 cm), this is the length of the garage required for the gate to rest on its ceiling.

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

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

Installation diagram

Create markings to secure the frame and constituent elements. Assemble the frame structure (not much different from a similar algorithm for up-and-over gates). Everything is standard: we install the frame, bolt the guides to the ceiling, but there is no need to drill holes or make other structures to hold it suspended. We assemble the canvas, starting from the bottom, and equip the panel elements with rollers. We protect the structure with casings. We check - if everything is done correctly, the canvas will not move on its own, hovering at the level at which it was installed.

In conclusion, it’s worth saying that homemade 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 I decided to make the doors myself.
I decided to do it as simply as possible, and from what was at hand and in any household. store, eventually came to this design.

I liked this option because it is easy to manufacture, upper guides are unnecessary and because the gate has an extension to the outside of the garage, convenient in the summer when there is rain or sun on the side of the gate, cover it 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, the simple design would touch it. But I don’t want to move the car back and forth to open and close the gates.

Well, actually about the design.
My gate opening dimensions are: width 298 cm, height 230 cm.

When making the gate I used:
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.
Corrugated sheet C8 120 x 200 = 6 sheets.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a 3-meter one, it’s out of stock, and the order quantity is very small.
Cable 3 mm = 5 meters.
Thumb for cable 3 mm = 4 pcs.
Cable mount = 4 pcs.
Block for cable 30 mm = 6 pcs. (Temporary solution, will be replaced with bearings).
Bolts, nuts = I had them.

I started by calculating the distance of the gate extension and the rod attachment.
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 gate overhang is 80 cm, but it turned out to be 81 cm.
At this distance, the gate did not touch the car when opening.

But with the distance for attaching the rod, we had to use the selection method.
I took a rail according to the height of the collar, marked on it the place where the wheel would be attached, 81 cm, then screwed in a self-tapping screw where the top fastening of the rod was planned, tied a rope, and with the other end on the rail I selected the required distance, I got 85 cm.
The selection principle is as in the photo below.

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

To date, many different garage doors have been developed and successfully implemented in practice. Among all existing options Traditional overhead doors are particularly convenient and ergonomic, as they effectively slide under the garage ceiling when opened. At the same time, you can assemble and install overhead garage doors yourself.

Do-it-yourself garage doors

Types of overhead gates

There are 2 main types of overhead garage doors.

Lift-sectional gates

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

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

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

Types of lifting 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 characteristics.

The main disadvantage of this subtype of gate is the almost complete absence of the possibility of hacking and illegal entry. In addition, you cannot make such a gate yourself - it is extremely difficult.

The only one affordable option– buy a factory kit and install the gate yourself according to the instructions.

Up and over gates

You can assemble and install such a structure yourself. When you open this gate, the whole leaf rises at once. A 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 manufacturing material) and provide reliable protection garage from attacks by intruders.

Up-and-over gates

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

To assemble such a structure, narrow technical knowledge is not required. Large financial investments This event does not require either.

Advantages and disadvantages

Like all existing mechanisms, overhead garage doors have a number of strong qualities and some disadvantages.

Advantages

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

Garage doors "Hörmann"

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

Garage doors "Hörmann"

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

Flaws

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

heavy weight of the structure. The disadvantage is relative - other existing structures weigh no less. But in order for the operation of lift gates to be safe, you need to pay attention Special attention quality and reliability of the frame;
slightly increased consumption of raw materials;
some inconvenience when entering the garage. For example, you will need to constantly get out of the car before reaching the garage by about 1.5-2 m - without such a reserve the gate simply will not open.
in the open position, the gate takes away approximately 20-30 cm of the opening height;
in case of significant damage to the canvas, it will have to be completely dismantled.

However, despite all its minor drawbacks, such gates are an incredibly convenient and ergonomic solution.

Features of the design

Do-it-yourself garage doors

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

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

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

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

Homemade lift gates

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

Insulation. Placed between sheets of canvas. 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 is finally fixed parallel to the ceiling surface.

Compensating springs. Provides easier lifting of the web.

Electric or mechanical drive. Electronics are more convenient - to control the gate you just need to press a button on the portable remote control. Mechanics are more reliable in most cases. If you decide to use 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 your limits.

What to buy?

You can make most of the gate elements yourself. However, there are some things that are better to buy already in finished form and don't waste time. Give preference to devices made of metals good quality. In general, you will need the following:

limit bar. Located at the bottom of the system;
edging 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 will 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 down to the millimeter;
thermal insulation materials;
decorative elements of your choice.

Do it yourself lifting garage doors

DIY gates

Making and installing gates yourself 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 spring tension level. The guides 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 (the cable’s) end there is some counterweight. The heavier and larger the blade, the heavier the counterweight used should be. It is recommended to give preference to this mechanism only when installing massive and very heavy overhead gates.

Video - Lifting gates, inside view

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

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

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

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

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

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

Garage door installation

Seventh step. Make a support. Use a corner as a starting material. Using a drill, make a hole in the shelf for fixing to the posts. In the second shelf, prepare 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 using a steel plate. Bend the outermost turns of the fixed spring like hooks. Connect a tension controller made of a metal rod from below.

Garage door installation

Ninth step. Make a bottom hinge corner. You need to drill a hole about 8.5 mm in diameter in the corner and weld the product to the supporting 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 in the right place hinge

Tenth step. Attach the plate to the end of the lift arm. To securely fix the elements, use welding.

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

Twelfth step. Attach the finished rail to the previously prepared plate. Use welding for fastening. At the same time, leave an 8-centimeter gap between the axis of the guide part and the edge of the transverse product at the bottom. Attach a piece of channel to the second end of the rail by welding, retreating about 15 cm. Then screw the channel to the ceiling beam with a bolt.

Video - Guides for overhead garage doors, part 1

Video - Guides for overhead garage doors, part 2

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

Video - Lift gate frame, part 3

Video - Wheels for overhead gates, part 4

Fourteenth step. Glue on the rubber sealing edging. It also wouldn’t hurt to stick on compensating pads. Together, these elements will increase the stability of homemade overhead gates.

Fifteenth step. Secure the canvas in the box.

Thus, in self-assembly there are no super-complicated tasks for 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 your garage door will become its reliable and durable protection.

Video - Do-it-yourself garage doors

Do-it-yourself lifting garage doors: how to do it better

Lift gates in the garage - this is a convenient, reliable, practical design to protect the premises from entry by unauthorized persons. When opened, they take a horizontal position, moving forward slightly, forming above the entrance small sizes visor.

How to make garage doors with your own hands, their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed in this article.

Types of overhead gates, their advantages and disadvantages

There are two types of overhead 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” into the garage under the ceiling, and then falls back vertically down. The materials for the manufacture of elements can be:

tree;
plastic;
metal.

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

The door panels, in this case, are connected using 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 rails.

Advantages of this design:

easy to use;
sufficient reliability.

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

To reduce the cost you can:

leave the manual drive, but abandoning the mechanical device worsens the ease of use;
reduce the size of the gate opening - adjust its width and height to the minimum number of panels.

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

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

The advantages of this design are:

high strength of the product;
the device perfectly protects the garage from unauthorized entry;
silent operation of the gate when the door leaf moves - there are no rollers or guides that could create noise;
It’s quite possible to make overhead garage doors with your own hands. To do this, you don’t have to have special technical knowledge, but their price is much lower; the costs will only be associated with the purchase of the material.

Design disadvantages include:

their installation is possible only in rectangular openings;
opening height in open state decreases by about 20 centimeters;
the solid fabric of the device does not allow repair of individual sections, which, if damaged, requires complete replacement the entire element;
the gates have a spring mechanism designed for a certain mass of the product, therefore, if it is necessary to perform thermal insulation, the mass of the insulation should be taken into account: if it increases significantly total weight insulated gates, it will be necessary to install counterweights;
There may be gaps between the frame and the door leaf; they can be eliminated with a rubber seal, but such gates should only be installed in unheated garages.

How do overhead gates work?

Overhead garage doors consist of:

Frames. This is the basis of the structure, it is installed in the garage opening or directly behind it and serves as the leading part of the product when moving the gate. The frame is usually made from rectangular pipes.
Roller and lift arm systems, serving to open the gate. With their help, the sash of the structure moves along the guides and is then secured under the garage ceiling.
Canvases. Its lower part rises up and forms a canopy over the garage opening. For insulating a garage door leaf glued with pressed polystyrene foam, insulated with polystyrene foam or other thermal insulation materials. For beauty, they can be covered with panels made of plastic or wood.
Guides, which serve to rotate the frame around its axis. At the same time, it moves from a vertical position to a horizontal position and back.
Compensation springs, which stretch when the device is closed, but remain free when open.

The hinged lever or simple one is the most reliable and most popular device, which ensures easy movement of the shield and prevents it from blocking.

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

Mechanism on counterweights. In this design, the cable is attached at the bottom to the corners of the frame, goes through a block to the winch pulley, and a counterweight is placed at the end. As the weight of the gate shield increases, 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 doors

Before you start making overhead 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.

To work you will need:

Wooden blocks for making a box - with a section of 12 x 8 centimeters and for the ceiling 10 x 10 centimeters.
Metal pins.
Equilateral angles: for rails, section 40 x 4 and for frame 35 x 4.
Channel No. 8 for the bracket.
Spring.
Metal rod, 8 mm in diameter.

The instructions for making garage doors with your own hands suggest:

Assemble a frame from two vertical bars and one transverse one. The parts are connected with steel angles or plates.
The vertical posts should be buried two centimeters into the floor screed.
Secure the frame in the opening with steel pins.
Assemble the frame for the gate leaf.
The gate leaf is assembled from boards and covered with steel sheets on the outside.
Expanded polystyrene, polystyrene foam can be used for thermal insulation.
Make a support for the unit: two holes with a diameter of 10 millimeters are drilled in one of the corner shelves to attach the support to the racks, 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 adjustment plate from a strip of metal to connect the spring and bracket.
The outer coils of the spring are bent in the form of hooks, and a voltage regulator made of a rod is attached to the bottom. On one side a ring is formed, on the other the thread is cut.
From the corner, make a hinge unit 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 intended for installing the lifting mechanism lever located on the 120 mm hinge.

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

The video will show you in more detail how to properly make a garage door. Also on our resource you can learn in detail about swing garages metal gates with a gate.

Among various designs Gates installed in garages are especially convenient because the lifting gate leaves under the ceiling. This reliable design, completely uncluttered, when open only the lower end of the gate is visible at the upper edge of the opening. Everything is good, but expensive, to make it cheaper, they make garage doors (lifting ones) with their own hands.

In this case, we get the same qualities as the factory models: strength, burglary resistance, heat protection and ease of use. That is, all the requirements for the design of garage doors are met, but without the high cost typical of industrial products.

There are two types of overhead garage doors:

1. Overhead sectional doors have a composite door made of a number of panels, approximately half a meter high. When the gate opens, such a canvas is “pulled” under the ceiling and then falls back vertically down. The panels themselves can be wooden, plastic or made of steel.

The internal space of the door leaf is filled with polyurethane foam insulation, which provides effective thermal insulation of the door.

In such gates, the panels are connected using hinges. In them, couplings, rollers and other moving parts are made of plastic or steel, guide skids are made of corrosion-resistant materials. The advantages of this design of lifting gates are simplicity and safety of operation and good strength. The disadvantage is low resistance to burglary, and it is almost impossible to make such gates yourself.

Here you have only one opportunity to save money: buy a ready-to-assemble kit and install the overhead sectional doors yourself.

2. Up-and-over gates are a design in which a single leaf rises when opened to the ceiling. The movement of the sash is ensured by a hinged lever mechanism. Due to their high strength, such gates perfectly protect the garage from intruders.

Another important advantage is the quiet operation when the blade moves, since the design does not use rollers and guides. But the most important thing: it’s quite possible to make swing-up gates for your garage yourself, without the need for narrow technical knowledge and spend much less money.

Choosing an economical option for overhead gates

If we're talking about about overhead sectional doors, which differ complex design, then the only way to save money without compromises in design is to install a ready-made complete set of gate mechanisms yourself. Any other option involves a “sacrifice”:

If you leave the manual drive and abandon the mechanical drive, you can reduce costs by 4 thousand rubles, but you will lose ease of use;
You can reduce the size of the opening by adjusting the height and width to the minimum number of panels;

You can “put the beauty under the knife”: do not use colored panels or panels with decorations, but take plain colors from inexpensive material, which will make it possible to reduce the cost by 10 percent. From 14 to 18 thousand savings will be provided by eliminating the door in the gate, and another 4 thousand less can be paid if you do not take panels with glazing.

There are much more opportunities to reduce costs if you choose a swing-and-lift type of gate. Since such a design, due to its complexity, is quite feasible on its own. There are fewer costs here; if you do everything yourself, then the costs will only be on materials. If the owner does not dare to make a lifting garage door with his own hands, then he can only save on installation if he installs a purchased ready-made structure himself. Then the budget for the gate will be equal to the cost of the kit, ranging from 40,000 to 60,000 rubles.

Installation of overhead gates

A swing-and-lift gate is a structure consisting of three elements: a frame, a lifting leaf and a mechanism that opens it. Frame made of steel or wooden beams, is the basis of the structure that is mounted in the opening. IN door frame profiles are installed that serve as guides; garage doors move along them when raised and lowered under the influence of the opening mechanism.

For overhead gates, the door leaf is one-piece; this design has much better (compared to a leaf made of sections) protection against destruction or burglary and is a significant advantage of this type of gate. The shield can be made from different materials: wood panel, sandwich panel, board made of boards covered with a sheet of metal.

The solid wood option has a rather poor cost-to-quality ratio for this type of gate design. Solid wood itself is an expensive pleasure, but at the same time, it is a heavy material and the canvas will weigh a lot, and the wooden canvas is vulnerable to climatic factors.

The experience of the “gate builders” says that the best option is a plank sheet treated with special compounds that protect against moisture and increase resistance to temperature changes and mechanical stress. The top of the board panel is covered with galvanized iron sheets and painted.

To make the garage warmer, the door leaf can be covered with pressed foam, insulated with polystyrene foam or other heat insulators. And to make the gates more beautiful, they can be lined with plastic or wooden panels.

Lifting garage doors - do it yourself

If you want complete freedom in the design of the gate, ease of opening and determination of functionality, then the most affordable way to finance it is to manufacture it and install it in the garage opening homemade gate. But first you need to decide which opening mechanism to use:

The hinged lever mechanism is very popular. This is a reliable and simple design that guarantees simple movement of the sash and is protected from blocking by the shield. However, such a mechanism requires precision when installing guide profiles and carefully adjusting the spring tension. It is imperative, in order to prevent the shield from jamming, that the guides must be set strictly in a vertical position and certainly both parallel.

A counterweight mechanism is a design in which a cable is attached to the corners of the frame at the bottom, passed through a block and goes to the winch pulley, and a counterweight is located at the end. The greater the weight of the gate shield, the greater the mass of the counterweight should be. With this design, the frame and frame of the gate are subject to heavy loads. Typically this mechanism is used in the case of heavy, massive gates.

Next, you need to design the future gate, take dimensions from the opening and make a sketch (or select something from ready-made drawings). When the project and drawings are ready, you need to buy materials and prepare tools. You will need:

Wooden bars, for the box - with a section of 12 by 8 cm and for the ceiling - 10 by 10 cm;
Metal pins;
Angle for rails, section 40 x 40 x 4 mm and for frame -3.5x3.5x0.4 cm;
Channel bracket 8 x 4.3 x 0.5 centimeters;
Spring, 3 cm in diameter;
Metal rod 8 mm in diameter (needed for the voltage regulator).
Now you can start making garage doors:

We assemble a box from two vertical and one transverse bars, connecting the bars with steel plates or squares. The bottom of the box needs to be buried two centimeters into the floor screed.

We secure the box in the opening using steel pins.

We assemble the gate leaf frame and cover it with a shield, cover the outside with sheet iron;

From the corner we make a support for the mechanism, in one of the shelves we drill one hole for fastening to the racks, and in the other shelf there are 3 holes for attaching the spring bracket. It is better to make a support for the spring from a channel bracket. To secure it, you need to drill 3 holes in one of the shelves.

We make an adjustment plate from an iron strip, with which we connect the spring and the bracket. The outer coils of the spring need to be bent in the form of hooks, and a voltage regulator made of a rod should be attached at the bottom.

We make a hinge corner for the bottom from a corner, drill an 8.5 mm hole and weld it to the frame so that it extends from the bottom edge to the middle of the hole. This is necessary to mount the lift mechanism lever on the 12 cm hinge. Next, you need to weld a plate under the voltage regulator to the end of the lever.

From two corners we make rails for moving the gate. To do this, we assemble two corners and weld them along one edge, controlling the distance inside between the tops of the corners, it should be 5 centimeters.

Now the rail should be welded to the plate with holes; an 8 cm gap should be left between the lower edge of the cross member and the guide axis. Weld a piece of channel to the other end of the rail, with an indentation of 12 - 15 centimeters. Next, the channel needs to be bolted to the ceiling beam.

When installing the gate, it is important to carefully check the horizontality of the guides. Additionally, the canvas can be improved with locking systems, special security devices and burglary protection mechanisms.

To increase the amount of light in the garage, you can install inserts made of translucent material in the canvas. It will also be useful to glue on a rubber edging and compensating linings, which together will additionally give the structure stability, as well as provide the collar stop with protection from corrosion or oxidation.

So, you have seen for yourself that building a garage door (overhead) with your own hands is quite possible, although difficult. This serious design and for the entire mechanism to work properly, precision is required in the manufacture of parts and care when installing the entire structure. But you will make an excellent overhead gate for your garage and save a significant amount.

Video: DIY garage doors (lifting)

When buying a car, every owner thinks about how and where to store it. The ideal place has always been and remains the garage. Its convenience determines the quality of life, no worse than other rooms in the house. The installation of garage doors is becoming more and more convenient and practical every day due to the fact that the industry does not stand still. Classic swing gates fade into the background. Practical overhead garage doors are becoming increasingly popular today. Creating them yourself does not seem difficult if you have minimal skills in performing such construction work. To find out how to arrange them correctly, quickly and efficiently, read this article.

To make a homemade overhead garage door, first determine suitable option designs.

Based on this principle, the following types are distinguished:

Features of sectional structures

The most common type of garage door this moment- sectional garage doors. They are made in the form of panels 40-60 cm high.

Panels are made from several types of materials:

plastic;
metal;
wood.
Important! They determine the choice of a specific type of material to create a garage door design, the dimensions of the car, the expected number of machines, as well as features design idea design of both the garage itself and the architectural ensemble on the site as a whole.

To maximize the quality of thermal insulation, such panels are filled with polyurethane, and the surface is protected with a special coating. Between themselves individual elements fastened with hinged hinges. All moving parts, such as clutches and rollers, are made from reinforced plastic combined with steel components, and the guide skids are made from materials that do not corrode.

The operating mechanism of sectional garage doors is quite simple - they are pulled along runners to the ceiling when opened and fall vertically down when closed.

Advantages

The main advantages of such gates include the following features:

Flaws

In addition to the advantages, sectional doors of the lifting type also have a couple of disadvantages:

Distinctive characteristics of lift-and-turn solid mechanisms

When determining the features of such structures, it is certainly worth noting the following nuances:

Advantages

The solid-panel type garage door has a lot of advantages:

Flaws

Important! The main difference between these two designs is that sectional garage doors need to be installed only as a set, while all elements overhead gates able to prepare and install with my own hands.

Video

Watch a video review of overhead gates to get a clearer picture of their operation and design.

Garage door installation tools

To install any type of garage door you will need the following tools:

Installation rules for overhead sectional garage doors

To correctly install sectional overhead garage doors, follow these steps: the following actions in exact sequence:

Video

The video below will help you quickly complete the task of creating overhead garage doors. Please read it carefully.

Installation technology for overhead gates

Considering the fact that the construction of this type of gate will have to be done entirely on your own, we will highlight the main stages of the work in somewhat more detail.

What type of rotary mechanism should I choose?

Homemade garage doors are the most economical option for filling a garage opening without restrictions in convenience, functionality and design solutions.

Before you start work, decide on the choice of mechanism by which the gate is directly opened:

How to make a project correctly?

To properly design a garage door, do the following:

What materials should I prepare?

Once you have drawn up or selected a sketch, purchase following materials and tools for work:

Installation procedure

Additional equipment

If you want to increase the attractiveness and reliability of the door leaf, equip it with the following additions:

Additional reinforcement

If necessary, strengthen the structure itself using one of the appropriate methods:

How to save money when installing garage doors?

The only thing you can do to save money when choosing overhead sectional garage doors is to install such a mechanism yourself. All other points, when trying to save money, will still require sacrificing certain advantages, although some options are quite acceptable. It all depends on your personal vision of the garage design and the regularity of its use.

Check out some of the most popular solutions to reduce the cost of garage door construction:

Conclusion

Garage overhead doors are a modern way to protect your garage from burglary with a convenient and beautiful shield. Whether you entrust installation and installation to specialists or do the work yourself is up to you to decide. The main requirement for further convenient operation is right choice suitable type garage devices, competent it interior layout and compliance with all assembly instructions.