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Special Door

A door that must be custom manufactured or specified

Solid Shaft

A steel rod that supports the torsion springs. It is attached to the wall and when a chain hoist is used it is attached to the steel shaft

Solid Rail

A rail that is made with a continuous piece of lumber that doesn’t have finger joints

Single Strength Glass/Thick Glass

A type of sheet glass that is commonly used in glazing sashes

Single-Button Remote Control

A remote that can close or open your garage door or operate the lights from the safety of your vehicle

Single Door

Commonly used to refer to smaller width doors

Sideroom

The measurement from one side of a door opening to the nearest obstruction

Shop Drawings

Drawings of the plans, section, size and details of a garage door that is created by the manufacturer and given to architect-engineers

S-Hook

A device that connects an extension spring to a pulley that can also be used with other door related hardware

Shiplap Section Joint

A joint interface that moves from one level to another level from the front of the door to the back

Sheave Fork

A device that attaches the sheave to extension springs

Shaft Bearing

A bearing that maintains the torsion shaft alignment to reduce the amount of friction

Sensing Edge

A 2-wire electric edge that may be used as ancillary protection devices

Sectional Door Switch

A switch that can disable the operating of the door to prevent damage to the door and operator

Section Meeting Rail Seal

A weather seal that is located between door sections

Section

A component that increases the width of a garage doors opening that is usually joined together by hinges

Scribing

Cutting the bottom door rail so it matches the style and color of the floor

Screw Joint

A cap that hides the screw and increases the doors appearance

Scarf Joint

The combining of lumber and joining pieces using glue or pinning

Sash/Sash Muntin

A framework that is used to hold glass panels in glass windowed garage doors

Safety Cable

A cable that retains the springs if they break

Safety Bottom and Corner Bracket

See Broken Cable Device

R-Value

Material used to slow down the transmission of heat, the higher the value the better the insulation performance

Rollers

Used for guiding the door along the tracks

Remote Light Control

A control that can turn on or off lights in your home with a device

Remote Light Switch

A light switch that allows you to to turn off and on lights in your home remotely using a remote control

Retro-Reflective Photo Eye

This device makes installation easier with wire being on one side of the door and a reflector being on the other

Reinforcement Struts/Bridge Struts

These struts are used to support the garage door when it is in the open position

Red/Green LED Traffic Light

A light that indicated whether or not the door is open. Red means closed while green means open. The light allows safe entering and exiting of the facility

Rear Mount

A counterbalance system that is attached to the rear of the horizontal tracks

Rate of Rise

The measurement of change per a regular revolution

Rain Stop

A ledge located where the rail meets the ground to prevent water from entering the garage

Radio Transmitter

A device that can operate a large number of doors but has become invaluable with recent technological advancements

Radial Force

The force generated in the center of an object that moves toward the outside

Quarter Turn

A unit of measurement when winding tensions into a torsion spring

Quarter Round

A round molding with a quarter circle located in its cross section

Push Nut

A metal fastener that is designed to be pushed onto a shaft for secure assembly

Push Down Spring

Push rods that are spring-activated and mounted on horizontal tracks that start the closing process of the garage door cycle

Punched Angle/Brace/Iron/Track Hanger

See Angle Iron, See Angle Brace, See Angle Iron, See Back Hang

Pulley

A wheel that turns around an axis that runs a cable, chain or rope to open and close the door

Pull Down Rope

This rope is connected to the bottom bracket and can be used by the operator to manually open and close the garage door

Prime/Prime-Painted

Laying on a coat of primer paint at the beginning of the painting process

Pre-Painted

Steel panels painted with a primer then given an oven-baked top coat to finish the outside of the door

Power Unit

A unit consisting of springs, shafts, winding plugs as well as stationary cones, drums and cables. This unit allows your garage door to open and close on command

Pounds Pull

The unit of force that can be found by dividing the torque by the moment arm of the drum

Polyurethane

Foam insulation that are foamed in place on garage door sections by manufacturers

Pocket Wheel

A wheel or drum that receives individual links that is used to transmit power

Pinch Resistant

Doors that have been designed to keep the operator safe from finger injuries such as entrapping, crushing, breaking and severing

Perimeter Seal

Weatherstrips installed on the outside of doors to prevent the elements from entering the garage

Perforated Angle

Metal with multiple punched holes used to hang garage doors and the garage doors operating systems

Pedestrian Door

An access door that is used to avoid the use of a sectional door

Pass Door

A swinging pedestrian door that is built into a sectional door that is not recognized by most model codes

Panel

A section on the outside of the garage door that is raised and decorative in design

Pan Door

A garage door made out of sheet metal sections

Overlay

Wood or hardboard used to create decorations for the outside of garage door sections

Outside Pull

A counterbalance cable on the outside of the tracks that causes a connection

Outside Hook Up/Bottom Bracket

A bottom bracket that features a cable that is routed outside of the tracks

Other Kinds of Weather Seal

Weather seals that are specifically designed for certain climates or for certain garage doors

Operator

An electronic device that can open or close the garage door

Opening Size/Width

The distance between the jambs of the door opening

Operation Cycle

A complete cycle of the garage door which is the garage door starting in the closed position, moving to the opening position, then moving back to the closed position.

Opener Height

The distance from the ground to the bottom of the header.

Oil-canning

Waviness or unevenness in the garage door caused by a buckling in sheet metal

Nylon Center Bearing

Lining that acts to limit, maneuver, or stop friction. It can be permanent or removable.

Numbered Section

On a sectional door, this is one segment of the door.

A hinge attached to the end of door sections that allow pivoting as the door closes and opens. These hinges grasp the track roller and are numbered and sequential for proper placement and to allow the door to lie flat against the jambs when the door closes.

Numbered Panel

These panels are between stiles on the inside of the door. They are numbered starting from the left and moving right.

Numbered Hinge

A hinge secured at the end of a door section. This hinge enables door sections to swivel as the door is brought up and down. Hinges also secure the track roller. They recieve numbers and are graded to make sure that, when closed, the door is flat against the jambs.

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