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The Carteck sectional door like most of the very latest sectional doors on the market can be installed behind or inbetween the structural opening of the garage. The pictures below show the differences (click for larger picture).

Whether you install your Carteck door behind or inbetween depends on several different criteria and restrictions with your garage design internally may be the deciding factor. Consider the following:

Behind opening installation

                                            Benefits
1/ Maximises drive through width and height of garage opening available.

2/ Easier to install without the inbetween installation kit and cladding to legs and possibly head of frame.

3/ More secure as attack and lever points are behind the structural opening not exposed.

4/ Keeps the installation as insulated as possible as the side and head frame are only single skin steel.

                                            Drawbacks
1/ Could make garage slightly shorter for vehicle if replacing a garage door fitted inbetween the opening.

2/ Could expose rough brickwork, stonework or blockwork previously covered by a timber frame.

3/ Can look odd if your brickwork returns are very deep. Also beware of twin garages where the central pier is not the same depth as the corner piers!

Inbetween opening installation

                                             Benefits
1/ Can be installed even when there is no pier with reveal, i.e. when your garage is built directly on the side of your house wall without a pier.

2/ Maximises overall length available in the garage.

3/ Covers old brick or stonework when the old frame is removed although you can also install behind existing timber frames if required.

                                            Drawbacks
1/ Slightly more difficult to install and will require the exposed frame legs and possibly the frame head to be clad in timber or Upvc material if it is not installed behind a timber sub frame. The legs and headframe will be either white or dark brown powdercoat depending on the door panel colour chosen.

2/ Quite often reduces your available drivethrough width if your existing garage door is operating on an existing 60 or 70mm steel or timber sub frame. A 100mm allowance is made each side for a Carteck frame installing inetween.

3/ Not such good insulation when closed as the steel framework is only single skin.

There are situations where the door is installed between the piers but behind the lintel if the lintel is not the same depth as the pier returns. This is quite acceptable as an installation method.