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Wind-Rated Steel-Curtain Roll-Up Doors: Saving You Time and Money in Extreme Weather

Wind-Rated Steel-Curtain Roll-Up Doors: Saving You Time and Money in Extreme Weather Wind-Rated Steel-curtain roll-up doors are a great fit for commercial, self-storage, freight and warehousing, industrial and recreational industries for a myriad of reasons. They provide long-term value due to their inherent functional benefits including space...

Why Choose Insulated Roll-Up Doors?

Insulated roll-up doors are a smart investment for your recreational, commercial or industrial facility. Learn more about the features and benefits of insulated roll-up doors and what makes them a great fit for your building.

Wind-Rated Steel-Curtain Roll-Up Doors: Saving You Time and Money in Extreme Weather

Wind-Rated Steel-curtain roll-up doors are a great fit for commercial, self-storage, freight and warehousing, industrial and recreational industries for a myriad of reasons. They provide long-term value due to their inherent functional benefits including space savings, increased longevity, and easy and infrequent maintenance requirements....

Three Considerations for Stress-Free Roll-Up Door Installation

A metal roll-up door is generally easy to install, but common mistakes can create significant challenges. Keeping these three considerations in mind can help make installation issue-free.

How to Prepare Your Roll-Up Door for Hurricane Season

Summer is quickly approaching and with it, so is hurricane season. According to NOA, hurricane season in the Atlantic lasts from June 1 through November 30. These strong storms can wreak havoc on your self-storage facilities. However, with the right preparation, you and your tenants can have peace of mind. Learn how to prepare your roll-up door...

Three Common Mistakes In Self-Storage Projects

Embarking on a self-storage facility construction project is an exciting endeavor. Careful planning and attention to detail during the process are crucial to ensure the success of the project. Protect your investment by avoiding these three common mistakes in self-storage projects.

Self-Storage Door Maintenance

For storage facility owners, self-storage door maintenance is important. This routine maintenance prevents costly future repairs, saving you money in the long-run. It also keeps your facility looking clean and inviting.

Roll-up Doors for Recreational Buildings

Due to a growing interest in sports and recreation in people of all ages, it’s not surprising that more and more communities are building gymnasiums, ice rinks, live music spaces, indoor and outdoor arenas, sports and fitness complexes, park buildings and training facilities. And of course, these structures often need large, securable openings to...

Steel-Curtain Roll-Up Doors 101

With a national self-storage industry valued at $32.7 billion in 2016 and more than 54,000 self-storage facilities operating, steel-curtain roll-up doors are being relied on now more than ever. In this blog post, we provide an overview of steel-curtain roll-up doors, offer recommendations on how to select the right one for your project and also...

Converting Existing Buildings into Self-Storage Facilities

Self-storage facilities continue to be popular and in demand in many locations across the country, but finding the right place to build one can sometimes be tricky. In many market areas, rather than constructing a new facility, converting an existing building for self-storage is a great alternative.

Selecting Roll-Up Door Latches

Roll-up door latches come in a variety of styles to fit your facility. When selecting roll-up door latches, consider the appearance and functionality you desire as well as the door mount to find the best fit.

Freight Terminal Doors: Ensuring the Efficiency of an Industry

There are more than two million tractor trailers that move in excess of $1 trillion in North American freight annually (truckinfo.net)—a service that supports countless business segments and economic drivers regardless of size and scope in the U.S. and beyond. These numbers are expected to increase with forecasts predicting more than 18,766...

How to Extend the Life of Your Roll-Up Door

The roll-up sheet door is one of the most cost-effective and reliable door systems available. It offers affordable, rugged strength with little maintenance. However, complete lack of use or maintenance can damage a sheet door faster than overuse. Follow these tips to get the most out of your door and keep it “rolling” smoothly.

How to Repair Steel Roll-Up Door Scratches & Dents

Repairing Roll-Up Door Scratches & Dents Whether you own a self-storage facility, warehouse or personal storage shed, it is important to keep your roll-up doors looking great and operating smoothly. Learn more about how to prevent and repair roll-up door scratches and dents.

What’s in a Metal Roll-Up Door? Part 2: Commercial Roll-Up Door Components

Steel curtain roll-up doors are a proven asset to many different building types, including self-storage facilities, as discussed in Part 1 of this blog series. In this post, we will look at the commercial roll-up door components and the features that make metal roll-up doors so attractive for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.

How to Tension Your Light-Duty Roll-Up Door

To keep your light-duty roll-up door operating smoothly, it’s important to maintain proper spring tension. In addition to ensuring it’s easy to open and close, maintaining appropriate spring tension helps maintain and prolong the life of your roll-up door.

How to Adjust Your Metal Roll-Up Doors

When you experience difficulty either opening or closing your metal roll-up door, there is a good chance that your spring tension will need to be adjusted. Adjusting metal roll-up doors is a critical step in maintaining and prolonging the life of your metal door. The DBCI-exclusive tension set bracket is an innovative tool that accomplishes fast...

Greater Returns through Self-Storage Refurbishment

Self-storage facilities often look great when they’re new, shiny and clean. But over a number of years, they may need an upgrade for any number of reasons, including wear and tear from heavier-than-expected use, changing storage needs requiring a different configuration, or changing market conditions demanding updates to stay competitive. Thus,...

Replacing Self-Storage Roll-Up Doors

Reasons to Retrofit There are a variety of reasons to retrofit your self-storage facility with brand new roll-up doors. Upgrading your doors can improve the aesthetics, functionality and profitability of your self-storage building. Learn more about the reasons to retrofit.

Roll-Up Doors for Vehicle Storage Facilities: Simple Considerations

While traditional overhead doors are used on most home garages to house the family cars, holiday décor, tools, workstations and backyard items like grills, they often aren’t large enough to store much of anything else. And for many people, the allure of owning and perhaps restoring one or more vintage automobiles, or sports cars, or a dream truck,...

Choosing a Heavy-Duty Roll-Up Door

When selecting a heavy-duty roll-up door for your facility, it’s important to weigh the options before making a purchase. These doors are generally larger than residential doors, and they’ll have to stand up to damage from forklifts and other machinery that is present in a commercial setting. It’s important to choose a door that won’t hinder the...

How to Fully Utilize DBCI’s New Website

Welcome to the new DBCI website! To make utilizing DBCI.com easier and more enjoyable, we developed a list of the new features.

How to Select Your Self Storage Swing Doors

When it comes to choosing doors for your building project, one size doesn’t always fit all. When a roll-up door won’t work, there’s another option to consider – swing doors.

How to Clean Metal Roll Up and Swing Doors

In order to keep your metal roll up doors functioning properly and looking their best, it’s important to clean them regularly. As dirt and residue build up on the curtain of your roll up door, it can damage the protective coating and accelerate corrosion. To prevent this, give your roll up doors a light cleaning on a yearly basis. Learn more about...

How to Replace a Roll-Up Door Spring

If your door has become increasingly hard to operate or you’re hearing a popping or grinding noise during operation, it may be time to replace the spring. When the spring coils become rusted, your roll-up door may not stay open or may be difficult or impossible to open from the fully closed position.

Tips for Storing and Handling Metal Roll-Up Doors

Now that your roll-up door has been delivered, what’s next? To prevent damage to your roll-up door while storing or handling it prior to installation, here are some things you should consider:

Metal Roll-up Door Safety

Self-Storage Security: Ensuring Peace-of-Mind for Unit Renters

When a customer stores their belongings in a self-storage facility, there is a reasonable expectation that the items they place in their unit(s) will remain secure. Providing that security and being able to demonstrate it to current and potential renters is a fundamental characteristic, then, of the new construction, conversion or upgrade of any...

Commercial Roll-Up Door Installation Tips

Once you have selected the best commercial roll-up doors for your facility, the next step will be to install them. Make sure the process goes smoothly with these commercial roll-up door installation tips.

How To Measure for Your Roll-Up Door

Need help ordering your perfect roll-up door? Measuring your roll-up door for light-duty or heavy-duty applications can be an easy task that requires little time, detailed instruction, accuracy, and precision. We’ve broken down the process into five easy steps for your convenience and clarity:

How to Select the Best Roll-Up Door for Your Facility

Selecting Roll-Up Doors Steel roll-up doors come in a variety of styles, from light-duty to heavy-duty, to accommodate a broad range of industries and applications. When purchasing a roll-up door for your facility, there are a variety of factors to consider. Learn more about how to select the best roll-up door for your new construction or...

Urban Self-Storage Facility Solutions

Urban areas are, by definition, densely populated. That usually means square footage in buildings for living or working is in higher demand, and likely to be more costly, as compared to non-urban areas. It can also mean that available storage space within a living area or office suite may be limited to help control those costs. In response, many...

Tips for Scheduling Self-Storage Project Material Delivery

Whether you are constructing a new self-storage building or renovating an existing facility, one of the most important steps of the planning process is properly scheduling the delivery of materials. Early deliveries could lead to damaged roll-up doors and hallway systems while late deliveries could lead to costly slowdowns.

How to Select Wind-Rated Roll-Up Doors

If your building is located in a coastal area, you will probably need to select wind-rated doors for your facility. There are several things to consider when selecting wind-rated doors including building codes, sizes and your building’s end-use.

How To Select a Warehouse Roll-Up Door

Heavy-duty roll-up doors are used in a variety of freight and warehousing businesses to protect inventory and promote efficient shipping operations. It’s important to make sure that your facility is both secure and operating efficiently.

Quick Tips for Self-Storage Upgrades

Self-storage facilities often look great when they’re brand new, but what happens as they age? As the number of self-storage facilities continues to increase, keeping your facility upgraded helps you stay competitive within the market. Considering these self-storage upgrades can help set your business apart.

Metal Hallway Systems for Self-Storage Facilities

Self-storage facilities are specifically designed to provide a variety of storage spaces with roll-up metal doors as the primary means of access into the storage space. While some of these units only open to the outside, it is increasingly common to have some open to interior spaces along hallways. This can be particularly true in buildings that...

Troubleshooting Common Commercial Roll-Up Door Issues

When you install a commercial roll-up door in your warehouse or retail property, you expect it to function efficiently so your business can operate without interruption. The best way to prevent common commercial roll-up door issues (aside from selecting the highest-quality product) is with proper installation.

Roll-Up Door Packaging: Protect Your Investment

Purchasing roll-up doors is a significant investment whether it’s one door for a warehouse or several doors for a self-storage facility. To protect this investment while in transit and once on-site, it’s important that the roll-up door packaging is done properly and considers potential damage-causing scenarios that can lead to additional costs and...

What’s in a Metal Roll-Up Door? Part 1: Self-Storage Roll-Up Door Components

Steel curtain roll-up doors and swing doors are particularly well-suited for use in self-storage facilities, mini-warehouses, barns and garages for many reasons as detailed in our recent Roll-Up Doors 101 blog post. Because the curtain is the most visible part of the door, most people think it is the most important door component. However, the...