A proper door hinges are some of the important parts of any garage door. They keep the garage door in place and allow it to open and close in the smoothest way. While there are plenty types of hinges in the market, Waterson garage door hinges are designed with state-of-the-art speed control, allowing you to precisely adjust the closing force.
What To Consider When Buying The Best Hinges For Your Garage Doors
When choosing the right type of hinges for your garage doors, you should consider durability, aesthetics, and safety.
Important Safety Closing
Waterson garage door hinge allows you to open doors with as little force as 5 lbs, making it perfect for senior communities and those who have difficulty lifting heavy items. The ADA-compliant design ensures this product will meet all safety requirements to easily enter your house or building without strain on any part of your body! Moreover, it’s a slam-free design.
Anti Slamming
Waterson garage door hinges are engineered with an integrated soft-close mechanism that provides controlled, hydraulic closing action. This prevents door slamming and ensures quiet, smooth closure in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Durability Stainless Steel
With heavy duty garage door hinges, you can rest assured that your garage door will be durable! The stainless steel construction makes it weather resistant. Waterson heavy duty models can withstand even the harshest environments without fading or scratching, making them perfect for garage doors daily open and close routine! Most importantly, the hinges meet all fire rated standards!
Learn more about the fire rated features of Waterson Hinges here.
Aesthetics Matching Color
Stainless steel hinges work with powder coated or can make hinges in different colors. These different warm colors make hinges look elegant and classy, matching the design for the entire property. With Waterson adjustable door hinges, you can choose attractive finishes from brushed stainless steel (US32D/630), black (US19/631), dark satin bronze (US10B/695), satin brass (US4/731), or custom colors that you would like to apply.
Go deeper with Waterson PVD finish and hinge design here
Waterson Heavy Duty Garage Door Hinges
Waterson Gate Hinges combine an overhead closer and hinge into one attractive component with optional hold open and door stop features. These hinges are ideal for commercial openings, gates, and glass doors. The hinges are easily installed and adjusted to comply with ADA & ICC A117.1 requirements for opening force and to assure quiet, secure closing. Made with stainless steel, Waterson hinges meet NFPA 80 and are UL 3-hour fire-rated and suitable for interior and all-weather exterior openings. See all our features.
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Please note that Waterson Closer Hinges start from a size of 4″x4″. If you’re in need of smaller self-closing hinges, we’d recommend checking out some other resources! Also, we only provide single acting closer hinges. Thank you.
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