Modern houses with clad facades are a popular choice among homeowners looking to achieve a contemporary and stylish look for their homes. Clad facades offer a versatile design option that can be tailored to suit various architectural styles and preferences. Whether using materials like wood, metal, or composite panels, clad facades can create a sleek and minimalist appearance or add texture and visual interest to the exterior of a modern home.
These facades often provide a clean and crisp aesthetic, with clean lines and a seamless finish that enhances the overall architectural appeal of the house. Clad facades can also contribute to energy efficiency, weather resistance, and durability, making them a practical and visually striking choice for modern residential buildings.
But there is a drawback when it comes to the garage door. The garage door occupying up to 1/3 of the house facade falls out of the architectural concept. Resolving that problem could significantly improve kerb appeal. Therefore the facade-flush garage door was designed.
The idea was to manufacture the garage door fit for cladding the same material as the house facade. Even more to keep facade and garage door surfaces on the same plane. Actually, you conceal the garage door.
Pros
A facade-flush garage door is a sleek and modern design choice that creates a seamless and integrated look for a property’s facade. Unlike traditional garage doors that are set back from the plane of the fasade, a facade-flush door is designed to align perfectly with the rest of the facade, providing a clean and homogeneous appearance. This type of garage door is often custom-made to match the architectural style and materials of the building, creating a harmonious and unobtrusive look. Facade-flush garage doors can enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of a property while maintaining functionality and security for the garage space.
Cons
Due to the more elaborate design, the whole process from design to installation requires extra time and skills. In addition, the daylight opening space is reduced by 200 mm in width and 180 mm in height. Sectional garage door works with the help of counterbalance springs. Adding an extra weight causes an imbalance. Therefore cladding weight must be taken into account when choosing the right spring size and force. Even more, heavy-weight doors exceed conventional electric door opener possibility limits. In this case, we have to consider the industrial-grade door opener option.
But all in all the final result is worth it.
Design
Firstly, the door must be installed flush in-between the opening using the aluminium frame. The door sections have additional aluminium grids which align the facade and garage door surfaces. Secondly, the sections split and layout must match the facade cladding layout. In pictures with the cross-cut view, you can see the principal design idea.
Before you start, you have to know the cladding panel thickness, weight, and overall facade layout. If the panel thickness is more than 12 mm and the weight exceeds 12 kg per sq.metre, please consult the manufacturer before giving quotes.
