4:00 That bloke in the 4WD lives down the road from me, he invented that gate and has the original prototype on his driveway. He makes them to suit any driveway but they are VERY expensive.
That rotating gate and the large windowed doors both have the same problem. They do not allow the maximum width available access. The pivot on the large door being offset from the end may make it more stable, but gives the doorway an unusable, and to my mind, unsightly gap. And that quirky rolling gate sticks out possibly a foot, making a narrow garden/driveway access even narrower.
Some nice examples of creative engineering, but most of the exterior door and gate systems are impractical for a 4-season location. Ground level rails/tracks or any barrier that descends into a trough or hole would be destroyed by leaves, debris, snow and ice. A heating system would solve some of the issues, but the heating and gate functions would need to be supported by a battery back-up energy source and these features would become a high maintenance feature of the home.
There's no doubt that these are clever and might be useful in certain situations. Most of them would be expensive to install, and some have complicated mechanisms that can go awry, especially those that are powered. But if you can afford to install and maintain the door of your choice, go for it!
The fire curtain is the dumbest thing I have seen in a wile. It prevents people from using the stairs in the event of a fire. Did Vlad Sepich come up with this idea!? LOL!
Only one of these, the one at 4:34, offered anything genuinely different, and that was different only for the sake of it. It offered nothing that a normal sliding gate would not have done.
While clever and intresting most of these systems are adding alot of additional points of failure. When (not if) they break down good luck geting them serviced in a timely manner. The more complex and unique the door system the fewer people know how to repair them and you have to pray company wasn't a flash in the pan that went out of business a year after the installation.
8:10 Who in this weird worls would install a door that actually restricts the over all door area? Cant use all the door frame when moving furniture or bigger stuff. Seriously weird and non functional.
Which of these ingenious door and gate designs impressed you the most?
The attic access stair 2:14 has been around for ages and made by thousands of different companies. It's very common.
The lifestyle garage screen door is excellent!🧑🍳💋😸
It looks to be a pain to open and close.
4:00
That bloke in the 4WD lives down the road from me, he invented that gate and has the original prototype on his driveway. He makes them to suit any driveway but they are VERY expensive.
The rv garage door was easily the most impressive to me, was Not expecting the top part to move!
That rotating gate and the large windowed doors both have the same problem.
They do not allow the maximum width available access.
The pivot on the large door being offset from the end may make it more stable, but gives the doorway an unusable, and to my mind, unsightly gap.
And that quirky rolling gate sticks out possibly a foot, making a narrow garden/driveway access even narrower.
3:48 - BRILLIANT!!
Thunderbirds are go!
1:50
That is OLD!!! I had that back in the 90's on my garage!
Thanks for the nice video 👍🏻
The lifestyle garage door screen system.
Some nice examples of creative engineering, but most of the exterior door and gate systems are impractical for a 4-season location. Ground level rails/tracks or any barrier that descends into a trough or hole would be destroyed by leaves, debris, snow and ice. A heating system would solve some of the issues, but the heating and gate functions would need to be supported by a battery back-up energy source and these features would become a high maintenance feature of the home.
There's no doubt that these are clever and might be useful in certain situations. Most of them would be expensive to install, and some have complicated mechanisms that can go awry, especially those that are powered. But if you can afford to install and maintain the door of your choice, go for it!
There is some very interesting designs. I wish you included a link to purchase in the United State.
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@ 5:42 those horizontal ridges and the vertical handles allow someone to easily climb this gate...
The fire curtain is the dumbest thing I have seen in a wile. It prevents people from using the stairs in the event of a fire. Did Vlad Sepich come up with this idea!? LOL!
2:37 Haha this was installed already in our family home in the 1980s in Germany
The loft ladder is nearly 100 years old!!!!!
At least. My 1926 home was built with a counterweight attic ladder, that still functions very well today.
Only one of these, the one at 4:34, offered anything genuinely different, and that was different only for the sake of it. It offered nothing that a normal sliding gate would not have done.
While clever and intresting most of these systems are adding alot of additional points of failure. When (not if) they break down good luck geting them serviced in a timely manner. The more complex and unique the door system the fewer people know how to repair them and you have to pray company wasn't a flash in the pan that went out of business a year after the installation.
8:10 Who in this weird worls would install a door that actually restricts the over all door area? Cant use all the door frame when moving furniture or bigger stuff. Seriously weird and non functional.
Thunderbirds Are Go. F.A.B. Virgil