Trackless garage doors?

[pmiranda]

Anyone installed one of these yet? Looks like a great idea. I assume they're way more expensive than a normal overhead or swinging door but if the maintenance isn't too bad it looks like a great way to get a fully insulated door that doesn't hurt lift height or storage over a bay...
http://www.thedoorco.net/garage-doors/residential-garage-doors/trackless/

 

[rsanter]

Seems interesting but it might be nice if they showed more of how is works or fits. A little lacking in pictures there folks

I'm not seeing the trackless thing. Looks like side tracks but no overhead tracks

Bob

 

[txvwnut]

You can YouTube it and it will show you everything you need to know about it. After watching the video it seems like a giant waste to me. You end up with half the door length hanging in the garage exactly the height of the door opening plus you have the entire mechanism eating floor space around the door opening.

 

[venturesomerite]

just looked at the pics on the website, I do not see how that is of any benefit over tracks personally.

 

[pmiranda]

Hmm... I've seen some with multiple panels that folded up smaller but it was an Italian web site.

 

[theoldwizard1]

A million years ago, there was a company called Tilt-a-Door, that made a door that swung out. Nice concept, but you lost about 1' of clearance.

 

[mojo3120]

Local Fire Station put in 4 fold doors in their new station. I'm told they were almost $100k each

They also take up a bunch of space when open.

http://www.doorengineering.com/Products/Commercial_Industrial/Four_Fold.html

 

[kbs2244]

It is just a bi-fold door turned backwards.
They have been making them for years.
Very popular with airplane hanger installs.

 

[upndown]

Great! More **** to carry on a service truck. I'm not much of a gimmick guy, seems like another Co trying to reinvent the wheel! Door co's have been trying that since Overhead invented the sectional in 1954. The best thing I've seen come down the pike in my time is making Hi Lift available to residential customers at an affordable price. Ang maybe the side mount openers, once they get the little quirks worked out.