Hangar Door Resources for Architects

The resources on this page are intended to provide a snapshot of our door system and to help you in the hangar design process. You’ll find key hangar design factors and consideration, helpful articles, sample design drawings, explanatory videos & guides.

AeroDoor is an established horizontal rolling door company, and has been working closely with architects, engineers and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for over four decades.

We employ a team of people who collectively offer over 200 years of experience in the design, manufacturing and installation of these doors across the United States and with this experience we can help you to deliver the right door configuration and features for your client.

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Key Hangar Door Design Factors

As an architect or engineer, here is some things we thing you’d find useful
to know about horizontal rolling hangar doors:

  • General

    We offer a complete door system, manufactured and installed by AeroDoor employees.

  • Design

    There is no limit to the height or width of our steel horizontal rolling doors. They can be designed to fit most new or existing buildings.

  • Door Leaves & Panels

    We suggest keeping the quantity of leaves to a minimum. In most cases this will minimize the cost of the door. AeroDoor can help you make this decision.

  • Space

    When the door is open, door leaves must be parked to one or both sides of the opening. If your building isn’t wide enough then consider outriggers, or a group movement configuration.

  • Structural Design

    The door can be designed to any wind design criteria and deflection criteria.

  • Motors

    Doors are sold manual or motorized. Motorized doors can be manually operated when needed.

  • Aesthetics

    Sheeting, walk doors, windows, vents and doggie ports are typically excluded.

  • Windows & Walk Doors

    Framed openings for walk doors and windows are available but we recommend working with AeroDoor to decide on position and sizes.

  • Live Load Vertical Deflection

    The door can be designed one of two ways depending on which rollers are chosen. Fixed rollers provide a fixed deflection dimension, meanwhile telescoping rollers move up and down to accommodate varying levels of live load deflection.

  • Horizontal Deflection

    Doors are designed to L/120 but other choices are available.

  • Power

    We can build the motor operators to match your building’s power supply, but 480V 3 Phase or 208V 3 Phase is most common.

Helpful Content for Hangar Architects

Where does AeroDoor fit into your design process?

Hangar Door Installation

Installation of the complete hangar door is by AeroDoor employees. This includes bottom rails, top track guides, door leaves, electrical components and any number of extras.

Lifetime Service

AeroDoor will accept and perform future warranty and non-warranty service work for our hangar doors. All service is performed by AeroDoor employees and provided on a quoted, fee-based basis unless otherwise covered by warranty.

Annual Inspections

AeroDoor offers optional maintenance programs for out-of-warranty horizontal rolling hangar doors. These programs are available for doors manufactured by AeroDoor as well as other brands.

Learn about possible hangar door configurations

Designing a best fit hangar door requires considerations such as the number of tracks, or number of door leaves and motors that will impact your building design, budget costs, and the success or failure of the door when people begin using it day to day.

Here are video representations of each configuration available. More details and specs can be found in this Horizontal Rolling Hangar Door Configurations article.

First Steps: What you need to get a Hangar Door Quote

We’ve put together a short video that outlines the information we need to prepare an accurate hangar door quote.

The ideal scenario is receiving a complete set of building plans. However, if those aren’t available yet, the following minimum information will allow us to get started:

  • Overall end-wall width — the full width of the wall where the door will be installed

  • Clear opening width of the hangar door.

  • Clear opening height of the hangar door.

  • Project location — city and state.

Providing these details upfront helps us deliver accurate pricing, avoid assumptions, and move your project forward more efficiently.

If some of this information isn’t available yet—or if you’d prefer to talk it through—please call us toll-free at 1-866-226-3667.