ᐅ Flush-mounted garage door

11ant schrieb:
At a reasonable price. Such a garage “marks” the house of a chief physician, notary, or CEO. One would expect a Quattroporte and a Q7 inside.

This is a product from the market segment “products for people who want to show they don’t care about affordability.”

Wow, it seems like all your thoughts revolve around the topic of “status.” I don’t like the gate at all, but what does it matter which car is inside or which manufacturer the house is from? Everyone prioritizes (financial) aspects differently when building a home and allows themselves a standout feature or a more expensive solution here and there than necessary. And not everyone bases their choices on what the neighbors might think.

Currently, a gate width of 5 meters (16 feet) is planned.

sirhc schrieb:
Wow, it seems like all your thoughts revolve around the topic of "status." I really don’t like the gate at all, but [...] Everyone sets their (financial) priorities differently when building a house and allows themselves an eye-catcher here and there.

I find status unimportant. What stands out to me in the example photo is just how typical garages look "at the house of someone newly rich." Of course, you’re allowed to grate truffles onto meatloaf sandwiches.

Andre-Jana schrieb:
Currently, a gate width of 5m (16 feet) is planned.

That’s definitely (or still) a typical double gate width. At a typical height—say, 2.30m (7 feet 7 inches)—this might still be within the structural limits for non-industrial gates. Drives are, of course, a matter of weight, but I wouldn’t consider the panels shown in the example photo particularly heavy.

As for the approach, my suggestion would be to base the facade section around the gate (i.e., treat the gate as the “master”). Also, choose a surface or cladding material that is not too exotic for the gate manufacturer—something they have routine experience with.

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I am not sure. But I believe you cannot just cover a standard gate with cladding. At least, I would not want to take that risk if the manufacturer has not specifically designed the gate for that purpose.

Andre-Jana schrieb:
But I believe you can’t just clad a standard gate [...] if the manufacturer hasn’t specifically designed the gate for that.

I am familiar with cladding swing gates that have steel frames using tongue-and-groove wooden panels. Sectional garage doors I mostly know have the hardware directly connected to the panels of each section. Therefore, I think the most practical approach is to choose a sectional door with the desired surface finish as a standard product and ask whether such panels can be ordered individually by the meter.

Then you have the facade contractor design a substructure for mounting (and aligning!) the panels. The “build depth” of this substructure determines how far the door must “protrude” in its reveal to ensure flushness.

Adjusting the door installation in depth as well as the facade panels in height and width is, to say the least, not simple. I expect the labor costs to be quite high.

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@Andre-Jana

How did things progress with the gate? We also find something like that very appealing, so it would be great if you could share your experiences. Thanks!