Garage Door Opener and Types Of Garage Doors

To understand how garage door openers operate, it would be best to be acquainted first with the different types of garage doors that garage door openers are designed to lift. There are many types of garage doors according to materials: wood, steel, aluminum and fiberglass.

In terms of lifting methods, garage doors can be classified into two general types: tilt-up garage doors and roll-up garage doors. A tilt-up garage door is single panel door that rotates outward and lifts up.

On the other hand, a sectional roll-up door is composed of a multi-sectioned horizontal panels that hinged together and supported with rollers that are mounted on traces on both sides of the door, enabling the door to roll fold up, straight up, move up or down the door frame.