The Novoferm guide
Tips and tricks for garage doors
ELEVATED GARAGE FROM
SO THAT IT CAN BE MAINTAINED FOR A LONG TIME
The overhead door is the classic solution for garage doors. Doors are available in various designs and materials. In order to enjoy your overhead garage door for a long time, you can extend its service life with little effort. A little maintenance with simple cleaners is all that is required. In this guide, you will discover simple tips for maintaining your overhead garage door and keeping it in good condition for a long time!
WHAT IS AN OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR?
An up-and-over garage door with manual or electric operator can be found in many private homes and industrial properties. Compared to other garage doors, this is an economical alternative at a favourable price.
Since the overhead garage door swings forward in front of the garage, owners must pay attention to the swing area, which must remain clear. The garage door opens by means of special lever arm bearings and multiple tension spring assemblies, which ensure easy opening and closing even when operated by hand. In the case of up-and-over garage doors with an electric operator, the garage door can also be operated from the car and equipped with appropriate lighting.
WHAT MATERIAL: OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR?
Modern overhead garage doors are available in many different materials, colours and designs. Thanks to the wide choice, garage doors can be adapted to any building. This facilitates both new constructions and the renovation of old buildings.
Novoferm offers overhead garage doors in the following materials, so that every customer can install the right overhead garage door:
- Colourless painted solid wood or solid wood infills
- Hot-dip galvanised sheet metal
- Painted or laminated surfaces with polyester primer with electrostatic oven-baked enamelling and final painting in a RAL colour of your choice
HOW CAN I CLEAN MY OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR?
Only a few products are needed to clean and maintain the garage door. The most important tools are clean water, a neutral cleaning agent with a pH value of 7, and soft cloths or sponges. Do not use abrasive cleaners to avoid damaging the surface of the overhead garage door.
With these few steps, the garage should be cleaned approximately every three months:
- Carefully remove coarser dirt with cold water and a soft cloth.
- Then remove heavier dirt with warm water and a mild detergent.
- Dry with clean water.
THE RIGHT CARE FOR YOUR OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR
The frequency of up-and-over garage door maintenance depends on location, season and material. If the garage is exposed to salty air or high levels of air pollution, it needs to be cleaned more frequently than once a quarter. Road salt in winter can attack the surface of the overhead door just as much as high levels of sunlight in summer.
The material of the overhead door also plays an important role in proper maintenance. A painted wooden door should be protected from the weather and UV rays with a pigmented coat of paint. Plastic or metal overhead garage doors can be treated and polished with special cleaning agents.
SIMPLY ADAPT OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS
You can retrofit your old garage door with a modern overhead door or retrofit existing manual overhead garage doors with an electric operator. In both cases, you will benefit from modern technology and easy garage door operation.
During modernisation, the old garage door is replaced with a modern overhead door.
Installation is quick and easy. It does not matter whether it is a standard-sized overhead door or a customised door for a prefabricated garage. With the electronic retrofit, you can conveniently open and close the garage door with a radio button or remote control.
OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS AND ACCESSORIES FROM NOVOFERM
Novoferm offers you a wide selection of overhead garage doors. You can choose between different materials and colours and opt for manual or electric operation.
Every overhead garage door from Novoferm meets the highest safety standards and quality requirements. Installation or modernisation is quick and easy. Contact us or request a brochure by post to find out more about Novoferm's extensive product range!
