Real-world info
From people who have been doing this a long time.
Commercial Overhead Doors in BC: A Buyer's Guide
Door types, real-world tradeoffs, and what's affecting your quote in 2026
A buyer's guide to commercial overhead doors in BC: sectional vs rolling steel, fire doors, high-speed and aluminum spiral, plus the 2025/2026 tariff effects on commercial door pricing.
Planning for the Maintenance and Eventual Replacement of Your Parkade Gate
A whitepaper for property managers and strata councils
A planning framework for strata councils and property managers: parkade gate types, expected lifetimes, replacement costs, the AC vs DC operator question, photo-eye safety upgrades, planned-maintenance cadence, and how to fund the gate and its operator separately in your Contingency Reserve Fund.
Annual Fire Door Inspections in BC
What Property Managers and Strata Councils Need to Know
If your building has fire-rated rolling doors (common in commercial or multi-family, and especially in garbage rooms) they must be tested annually.