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Garage Doors with Wicket Doors
The option of a pedestrian door (wicket door) built into your garage door offers a very practical solution for anyone who visits their garage frequently on foot or has a house door entrance from inside the garage itself.
Several options are available for wicket doors in garage doors depending upon 3 factors – size, material and door mechanism type.
All wicket doors only open outwards for safety reasons. Below are the current garage doors available with integrally designed wicket doors as an option
Hormann up and over
N80 and DF98 Retractable garage doors are available in white or RAL colours for steel and base coat anti fungal for timber. Sizes are available from 2250mm wide x 1929mm high to 5000mm x 2375mm They can be automated with all safety devices required as additional to the basic motor.
| Styles available |
Material |
| 902 Vertical |
Steel |
| 934 Vertical |
Timber |
| 905 Open for Infill |
Steel |
Hormann sectional doors in LPU 42mm insulated double skinned steel panels only and only with Torsion spring (type N) mechanism, due to weight. Colours available are white or most RAL colours at extra cost. Sizes available from 2250mm wide x 3000mm high to 4000mm x 2500mm with restrictions on certain designs at the larger widths and heights.
Hormann sectional doors in LPU 42mm insulated double skinned steel panels only and only with Torsion spring (type N) mechanism, due to weight. Colours available are white or most RAL colours at extra cost.Hormann sectional doors in LPU 42mm insulated double skinned steel panels only and only with Torsion spring (type N) mechanism, due to weight. Colours available are white or most RAL colours at extra cost.
They can be automated with all necessary safety devices as additional to the basic motor.
| Styles available |
Material |
| S or M Ribbed woodgrain |
Steel |
| M Ribbed Decograin |
Steel |
| L or M panelled woodgrain |
Steel |
Cedar up and over timber doors in Bakewell design and most other designs – Retractable operating gear only in base coat or factory finish stain option. Sizes available from 1980mm wide x 2286mm high to 5487mm x 2286mm.
Can be automated with all necessary safety devices required as additional to motor.
Pedestrian door can be on the left or the right hand side of the door and it is possible to change the size of the pedestrian door width within the constraints of the overall door design.
Rundum Meir round the corner doors in timber or steel.
Original Rundum or side sectional doors have a pedestrian door facility by the very nature of their design and if they are electrically operated have a pedestrian door option setting. When the second button is pressed on the transmitter the door can be set to only open a certain width and then close again for quick and easy access.
Safety is built into the motor units as standard so automation can be considerably less costly than sectional or up and over extras required for the pedestrian door option.
Sizes available are almost any size for the original Rundum and 7000mm wide x 3000mm high for the side sectional door.
Vertico round the corner doors in aluminium insulated double skin lath sections.
Sizes available from 2000mm wide x 3000mm high to 5800mm x 3000mm in single parting and can be doubled in width for bi-parting door arrangement.
Automation is standard and all safety and manual override facilities are included as standard. Pedestrian opening facility is available on the second button.
Silvelox up and over
Silvelox up and over garage doors have the central or offset pedestrian door option in any of their designs for a very reasonable additional cost of around £400 over the normal garage door price.
The door is centrally positioned on the smaller sizes but can be offset in certain designs and sizes – check first!
Sizes available 1850mm wide x 3345 high to 5700mm x 2350mm Can be manual or remote control with all safety and override facilities built in as standard when ordered.
Summary
When looking for a garage door a with wicket door the following manufacturers are all options and remember you could also consider a pair of side hinged steel or timber garage doors as they will offer the same principle, but practically only up to 2438mm wide.
Hormann Garage Doors Cedar Garage Doors Rundum Meir Vertico Silvelox |