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Motorised doors
Putting a drive on a sliding door does not change what the door is; it changes who is responsible for stopping it. A person leaning on a heavy leaf feels the instant it meets something and eases off. A motor feels nothing — it carries out the command it was given until its controller works out that the load has climbed higher than it should. So the specification turns on three things that have almost nothing to do with the leaf itself: a supply that reaches the head of the opening, a track laid straight and level enough that the drive sees a steady load from one end of the run to the other, and an agreed answer to the question of what the door does when something is in the way. This is the heavy panoramic leaf somebody opens on purpose, not a shopfront that opens at the sight of a shoulder.
- a deliberate command what starts it
- load climbing how it finds an obstacle
- the head of the opening where power has to arrive
What a drive adds to the opening
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Hidden in the head
Drive unit
And reachable again without demolition
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Brought in early
Supply
Routed before the wall is closed up
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Learned, then kept
End positions
Open and shut are taught to it
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Chosen by you
On resistance
Back off, hold, or stop where it is
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Clutch or release
By hand
It has to move with no electricity
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Advantages of working with us
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In-house production
Windows, doors and glazed structures are made at our own factory in the UAE. Manufacturing takes 3–5 weeks from the survey, and the dates are written into the contract.
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Room measurement
After a free consultation, an engineer comes to measure within 48 hours and answers the technical questions on site — openings, profile, glass and hardware.
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Delivery of products
We deliver with our own transport across Dubai and all Emirates, and the installation date is agreed in advance so the crew arrives with the finished units.
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Installation on site
A "clean" installation is carried out – all construction debris is removed, and dust and dirt are cleaned. Work can be conducted with or without your presence. The date and time are discussed individually.
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Guarantee
The structures we make and the installation our crews carry out are covered by one warranty under one contract. The profile system also carries the manufacturer's warranty — up to 20 years, depending on the system.
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Service
Warranty cases are handled by the same crews that did the installation: send the address and photos, and in most cases we can say before the visit whether it is an adjustment, a gasket or a glass unit.
Settled before a leaf is motorised
- Supply route agreed while walls are still open A drive cannot be fed afterwards neatly
- Track straightness treated as a safety matter A motor pushes on where a hand would stop
- Response to resistance chosen and shown working Demonstrated at handover, not described
- Controls fixed where the room is used Switch, remote or key, decided with you
- Behaviour on a power cut agreed in advance Parked, held, or free to be pushed
- Service access built into the head cover The unit comes out without opening a ceiling
Examples of solutions
Profile Systems
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Schuco
Learn more about SchucoSchüco aluminium systems carry large panes on slim frames — for villas, apartments and offices where the view matters.
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GUTMANN
Learn more about GUTMANNGUTMANN systems are offered by Gutmann Middle East LLC, based in Dubai Investments Park: hinged windows and doors, sliding and lift-and-slide doors, curtain walls and glass railings
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Deceuninck
Learn more about DeceuninckDeceuninck uPVC profiles are designed in Belgium for superior insulation, weather resistance and a sleek finish. A popular choice for energy-efficient homes across Europe
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Cortizo
Learn more about CortizoCortizo aluminium systems combine precise Spanish engineering with high thermal and acoustic performance. A reliable choice for windows, doors and facades that need to perform in demanding climates
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Montana 120
Learn more about Montana 120Montana 120 is a thermal-break sliding series from Gulfex (Gulf Extrusion LLC), with the profile extruded here in Dubai. A straightforward choice for sliding windows and balcony doors of ordinary size
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TB-600
Learn more about TB-600TB-600 is the thermal-break hinged window and door series of Gulfex (Gulf Extrusion LLC). The profile is extruded in Dubai, and the same maker covers sliding, folding and curtain-wall systems
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ALUK
Learn more about ALUKALUK is an Italian aluminium systems brand known for slim, minimalist frames that maximise glass area without compromising strength. Perfect for architectural projects that call for a light, contemporary look
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Vetromax
Learn more about VetromaxVetromax combines advanced glazing technology with aluminium framing for maximum light, strength and energy efficiency. A modern solution for panoramic windows and glass facades
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REHAU
Learn more about REHAUREHAU uPVC systems are engineered in Germany for outstanding thermal insulation, soundproofing and long-term durability. A proven choice for energy-efficient windows and doors worldwide
The honest downside
What a motor does not solve
A drive adds power, wiring and a controller to a door, and all three have to be planned while the walls are open. Asking for one after the ceiling and reveals are finished means chasing and making good, or giving up the hidden head detail that made the door worth motorising.
A motor also depends on things a hand does not. It needs a track kept straight and clean enough for its obstruction sensing to work, it needs servicing, and during a power cut the leaf goes back to being moved by hand through a clutch or release.
If the goal is simply a heavy leaf that is easy to move, a lift-and-slide door lets one hand do it with no electricity and nothing to program. A motorised door remains the right answer for long runs, leaves heavier than anyone should push, and homes where the door is meant to open from a switch or a remote.
Consider instead
Lift-and-slide doors
Frequently asked questions
By who the door is for and what it is moving. A commercial entrance is triggered by presence: a sensor watches for anybody walking up, and the whole design is built around strangers who have never used it and a stream of them all day. A motorised villa door is started by a deliberate command from somebody who lives with it, gets used a handful of times a day, and moves a leaf several times the mass over a much longer run. The engineering follows from that difference. A shop door's hard problem is the people it has not met; this door's hard problem is weight, distance and the fact that neither can be stopped quickly.
The controller watches how hard the motor is working. During commissioning it learns what a healthy run looks like at every point of the travel, and a rise above that pattern is read as resistance — at which point it does whatever you told it to do, usually reverse a short way and stay put. This is exactly why the track is a safety item rather than a quality one. On a run with a stiff patch in it, a genuine tight spot and an obstruction produce the same signal, and the only two ways to live with that are to make the drive less sensitive, which is not acceptable on a door in a home, or to correct the track. We correct the track.
It has to be built for it, and this is where most trouble starts. A drive pushes the leaf from one point — the clamp where the belt or the chain grips it — so the leaf has to be stiff enough to be shoved from that single point without racking out of square, and the carriages have to run evenly for the whole length rather than merely well enough for somebody to nurse them past a rough patch. The head has to be deep enough to house the unit and its cable, and the leaf has to be able to be moved by hand as well. Adding a drive to a door that was only just acceptable by hand hands the motor a fault to repeat every single cycle.
At the head of the opening, usually at one specific end of the run, which the drive layout decides rather than the electrician. On a corner or a panoramic set that end may not be where the nearest circuit happens to be. If the walls and the ceiling are still open it is a small item; if they are finished, the honest options are to chase and make good, to come through a ceiling void where one exists, or to leave the door manual. What we will not do is run trunking down a reveal that was detailed to be invisible — on the kind of door that gets motorised, that undoes the reason for the door.
Related pages
Nearby pages and the rest of the catalogue.
- Apartment doors
- Automatic doors
- Balcony doors
- Bi-fold doors
- Black doors
- Bronze doors
- Brown doors
- Corner sliding doors
- Double-leaf doors
- Entrance doors
- Fire-rated doors
- French doors
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