Six categories of roller door
"Roller door" covers a wide range of products, and the roller doors we install span every one of them. Picking the wrong category for your application either overspends by thousands or underspecs and fails early. Here's the practical breakdown.
1. Domestic single-skin roller doors
The standard suburban garage door. 0.42mm Colorbond curtain, residential-rated tubular motor (or manual operation), single-phase wiring. Sized up to about 6m wide for a double garage. Brands: B&D Roll-A-Door, Gliderol Domestic, Steel-Line GlideRol. From $1,290 manual / $1,890 motorised.
2. Insulated domestic roller doors
Same form factor as a standard domestic but with foam-injected curtain. R1.5–R2.0 insulation. Significantly quieter operation as well as cooler interior. Brands: Gliderol IM5, B&D Insul-Foam, Taurean Thermalux. From $2,290.
3. Light commercial roller shutters
For shop fronts, small workshops, motor mechanics, light industrial bays. 0.8mm curtain, commercial-cycle motor (up to 50 cycles per day rated), reinforced tracks. Brands: Gliderol Commercial, Taurean Sentinel light-duty. From $4,500.
4. Industrial roller shutters
Warehouses, distribution centres, large workshops, agricultural sheds. 1.0mm+ curtain, three-phase motor (single-phase available up to about 5m), heavy-duty barrel, wind-locked tracks for cyclone areas, optional safety edge sensors. Brands: Taurean Sentinel, Gliderol Industrial. From $9,500 for a 6m wide unit.
5. Security shutters
After-hours retail protection. Either solid heavy steel (maximum security) or perforated steel (allows ventilation and window display visibility). Often installed inside an existing shopfront in addition to the day-time glass door. Brands: ATDC, Trellidor, Boss Security. From $3,800 for a single shopfront.
6. Fire-rated roller shutters
Building Code Australia compliance for openings in fire-rated walls. Certified to AS1905.2 with -/60/30, -/120/30 or -/240/30 ratings. Drop on smoke detection via integrated FIP relay. Always specified by the building certifier. Brands: Taurean FireGuard, Smoke & Fire Shutters Australia. Project-quoted from $8,500.
Which one for you?
- Suburban house, single car: domestic single-skin or insulated.
- West-facing house, garage as workshop: insulated domestic.
- Acreage shed, hay or machinery storage: domestic single-skin in larger widths (4–6m).
- Trade workshop, mechanic, panel beater: light commercial.
- Distribution centre, large warehouse: industrial.
- Retail after-hours: perforated security shutter.
- BCA-mandated fire opening: fire-rated, specified by certifier.
Need help choosing?
We supply and install every category above across the Darling Downs and SE QLD. Call (07) 4615 4481 for a free measure and recommendation.
