Up and Over

Mechanism

The advantages of the Silvelox up-and-over mechanism

Silvelox garage doors are characterised by a particular up-and-over mechanism which has been constantly improved and has become one of the most important factors of Silvelox production which distinguishes it from other brands.

The unique elements that characterise this mechanism are:

LIMITED PROTRUSION: which means that there is much less forward projection when you open the doors with protruding mechanism (standard supply). It also means that a much greater percentage of the door, once fully open, is protected inside the garage, thus shielding it from the atmospheric elements. A completely non protruding mechanism is also available (on request) where the door in its entirety slides effortlessly into the garage interior. This type of mechanism would be well suited to an exterior where the garage faces directly onto a pavement, or in an arched opening where the geometry of the aperture would prohibit any protrusion.

ABSENCE OF CEILING TRACKS: neither our protruding nor our non protruding mechanisms require the use of unsightly ceiling tracks. There are neither tracks nor hardware and the garage remains clean and elegant.

SELF-LIFTING: Silvelox's manually-operated doors open and close without any physical effort whatsoever on your part. This is achieved through a clever and patented counterbalance system that does the work for you. Just turn the handle and the door opens by itself.

LEAF THICKNESS: the leaf is 80 mm thick and is constructed from a number of panels . The assembly system is patented and ensures firm fastening of the panels to a metal frame, without any bolts of fixings being visible. Inside the panels there is a honeycomb structure that provides a great thermal and acoustic insulation.

STRENGTH AND SECURITY: robustness and long working life are guaranteed by steel profiles and metal components which are galvanised and coated with a thick layer of heat-applied varnish before being concealed under the external wood facings.

MOTORISATION-READY: each door, despite having been ordered in the manual version, can be upgraded later through the addition of a Silvelox motorisation. At this stage you also have the option to link the doors to your security alarm system.

Safety

Secur and Secur Plus: exclusive security doors for your garage

Silvelox offers two different types of structure for up-and-over garage doors according to their security class for burglar resistance.  Secur Plus, which offers Class 3 burglar resistance certification in compliance with EN 1627 and Secur series, designed to resist burglary attempts counted by Class 1.

The choice of the series does not affect the aesthetic look that Silvelox offers and the countless bespoke solutions  specifically studied to meet the needs of every customer, offering the possibility to combine the garage door to an entrance door in the same aesthetic.

Secur

Secur has obtained CLASS 1 anti-intrusion certification, which guarantees resistance to breaking-in attempt and to external traction.

Secur Plus

Secur Plus is the first wooden garage door that has passed all required tests and obtained CLASS 3 anti-intrusion. An elegant wooden surface hides a strong steel soul.

Thermal Insulation

Energy-saving garage doors

The sustainable development policy for the respect of the environment and the protection of our ecosystem is becoming more and more important. Silvelox has always paid great attention to these points, and for this reason obtained the certification CasaClima partner company.

Energy-saving policies operate in order to minimise warmth dispersion and therefore they request that the materials used for the building envelope have low values of thermal insulation, to reduce the quantity of warmth that will be dispersed.

Silvelox garage doors offer a wide range of interesting thermal insulation values, to satisfy the different needs of the market:

SECUR PLUS: U= 1,4 W/m2K
SECUR: U= 2,5 W/m2K (U= 1,4 W/m2K with thermal insulation kit on request).

Warranty

A lasting purchase

Each Silvelox garage door is tested and identified by a serial number for which a certificate is given. The certificate is provided in the Use and Maintenance manual, where the following warranties are included:

Legal warranty:

• 2 years on all components of the door.

Business warranty:


• further 8 years on the metal structure of leaf and frame;

• further 2 years on the duration of waterproof film applied to wood components;

• further 3 years on mechanical components of the motorization or 20.000 cycles (one cycle = opening + closing).