A roller shutter loading bay door is a door made from interlocking horizontal slats, called laths, that coil around a barrel in a box above the opening. Because it rolls up into a compact space, a shutter needs little headroom and no ceiling tracks, which suits older units, low-headroom openings and buildings with cranes, pipes or racking close above the door.
How does this suit sites in County Fermanagh?
Unheated stores and trade counters in County Fermanagh can suit a single-skin steel shutter, giving a secure dock door at a lower cost than an insulated sectional door. Landlords refurbishing a vacant unit in County Fermanagh may choose an insulated shutter where headroom is tight but a future tenant is likely to heat the building.
Where a site in County Fermanagh is exposed to salt air or regular washdown, aluminium laths or a good powder coat help slow corrosion on the curtain and guides.
Our part of the job in County Fermanagh is to survey, quote and manage; the fitting itself is done by specialist installation engineers working under our management. The survey and the written quote are free. Once the fixed price is accepted, we agree dates that work around your deliveries and shifts, including out-of-hours working where needed. Every installation is tested before handover, and you receive the documentation for each item fitted.
Is a roller shutter or a sectional door better for a loading bay?
A roller shutter is usually better where headroom is tight, budgets are limited or the building is unheated, while a sectional door is usually better for heated buildings and busy docks that open and close all day.
- Headroom: a shutter coils into a box above the opening; a sectional door needs track running back under the ceiling or up the wall.
- Insulation: insulated sectional panels generally outperform insulated laths.
- Speed: shutters are slower to open and close than most electric sectional doors.
- Security: a closed steel shutter is a robust barrier.
- Repairs: damaged laths can be replaced individually, just as a dented sectional panel can be swapped.
See sectional loading bay doors to compare the two. Where either would work, we can quote both so you can weigh price against performance.
How is a roller shutter fitted to an existing loading bay opening?
A roller shutter is fitted either behind the opening on the inside face or between the reveals, with guides fixed down each side and the barrel mounted on brackets above. Fitting usually takes a day or less per opening once the shutter is on site.
The work normally includes:
- Removing and disposing of the old door or shutter.
- Checking the lintel and reveals will take the fixings, and adding steel packers if not.
- Fixing the guides, brackets and barrel, then running the curtain onto the barrel.
- Fitting the motor, controls, safety edge and photocells on electric shutters.
- Setting limits, testing the safety brake and demonstrating the manual override.
You will need to clear the area inside the opening and take the bay out of use. An electric shutter also needs a suitable isolated power supply near the barrel, which we can include in the quote if one is not already there.
Towns we cover in County Fermanagh
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Budget range for supply and fit. The written quote after a free survey is the fixed price. All guide prices.
Which rules apply in Northern Ireland?
Energy requirements for non-dwellings in Northern Ireland are set by Technical Booklet F2. For new or replacement loading bay doors in County Fermanagh, we confirm the figure that applies to your project and check what applies at survey, rather than working to rules from elsewhere in the UK.
Questions
What warranty comes with new loading bay equipment?
New equipment comes with the manufacturer's warranty, which varies by product. Our workmanship terms are set out in writing in the quote for your County Fermanagh site, so you can see what is covered before you commit. Check the warranty terms for any servicing conditions, and we can quote for planned maintenance once the installation is complete.
Will you deal with building control and planning for a project in County Fermanagh?
We check at survey whether the work is likely to need approval. Forming a new opening or dock pit may need Building Regulations approval, a building warrant or building control approval, depending on the nation, and external structures such as loading houses can need planning permission. Where approval is needed, we explain what is involved, work with your designer or agent, and build it into the programme.
What finish options are available?
Most dock shutters are supplied in galvanised steel or powder-coated in a standard colour, with other colours available at extra cost. A hood box over the coil protects it from dust and weather and gives a tidier finish inside. We confirm finish and colour in the written quote.
Do roller shutters work on cold store docks?
Roller shutters are rarely used as the main door on a cold store dock, because even insulated laths do not hold temperature as well as a purpose-made cold store door. They can work as an outer security door in front of an insulated door, or at ambient bays on the same site.
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