DescriptionWhen ventilation is required inside a confined area or indeed any building at all, the louvre steel door is used to regulate temperature and provide air flow. That could be a plant room generating constant heat or a room where ventilation is required to reduce potential build up of fumes or gasses.
The LouvreGuard is a made to order louvre steel doorset with totally customisable design in terms of the louvre sizes and position within the door but also a massive choice of overpanel and side panels in louvre sections too for maximum air flow in large openings.
Available in single or double door leaf configurations and in almost any RAL colour finish with high quality powdercoating in a state of the art process. We offer a wide standard range of colours for a faster turnaround and optimum pricing.
The louvre panels can be incorporated into steel doorsets which have security ratings and even fire ratings in multiple specifications. The louvre sections can be either steel or aluminium to suit specific requirements.
Louvre mesh options can include fibreglass, aluminium or nylon insect meshes. Galvanised steel bird and rodent mesh panels can also be fitted.
High Security
Quite unique is the ability to offer louvre doors with no compromise on the security for the doorset. The Defender Extreme can incorporate high security louvre panels, even with the side and over panels if required too.
ApplicationAny building or room requiring fresh air ventilation or temperature reduction with outside air flow in and heat going out.
Typical examples include data centres, plant rooms, boiler rooms, substations, underground car parks, commercial kitchens, bin stores, chemical storage areas, utility buildings.
SpecificationThe specification for the louvre door is totally bespoke depending on other specific performance ratings required. Very often louvre steel doors are situated in remote places and security is a real requirement to prevent unwanted access to potentially dangerous buildings and enclosures.
The Defender Extreme, XtraGuard, PasGuard and more basic SafeGuard doors can all have optional louvre panels built in to varying specifications in order to retain any certification and ratings.
Door Leaf / Threshold
Galvanised steel double skin construction with varying panel thickness depending on security rating. Anti jemmy flange on leading door edge to prevent forced attack attempts..
Standard DDA compliant chamfered threshold profile in 2mm stainless steel construction.
Options for raised or extended cills, inward opening profiles with drainage or 4mm ramped design.
Integrated removable or bespoke thresholds available.
Sub Frame
Galvanised steel sub frame with bolted corners and integrated silicone rubber seals bonded into frame for optimal weather thermal and acoustic performance.
The biggest feature is being able to have louvre side and overpanels incorporated to provide a large aperture solution with ventilation maximised.
CE Marked: Conforms to BS EN 14351-1 for external doorsets.
Security: Can be upgraded to LPS 1175 (SR1 / SR2) with caveats on specification.
Fire-Rated: Some door models available with limited fire integrity when ventilation panels are combined with fire-rated elements and hardware.
Many other options can be incorporated into the louvre doors including vision panels, electronic locking and access control, panic furniture, stainless steel elements and furniture and the widest range of transom sections and louvre walling to match the doors.
InstallationNearly all our steel doorsets are delivered completely factory assembled with all hardware and sub frames fitted ready for the easiest on site installation.
The doorsets will be heavy and we can provide the weight before delivery if required but they will often need mechanical offloading or 2 or more people to handle on delivery and installation.
WarrantyThe Metador guarantee includes:
The frame and door sets are given 15 years guarantee subject to correct door installation and maintenance.
All our Ironmongery has a 1-year guarantee subject to correct usage and maintenance.
The Marine Grade PPC finish is guaranteed for a period of 10 years subject to the cleaning and maintenance programme.
At Metador the Standard Powdercoat finish is guaranteed for a period of 1 year subject to the cleaning and maintenance programme.
Guarantee Coverage:
Metador will repair or at our option replace any goods sold by Samson Doors to you which are, shown to our reasonable satisfaction to have become defective within the warranty period stated above from the date of purchase.
Where we have supplied a product with an internal defective component, we will only replace the defective component within the product.
‘Defective’ goods are those which under correct usage, do not function properly because of a fault in materials, workmanship or design.
We will replace any goods that are found to be defective on delivery, when reported within 3 working days of receiving the delivery. Photo graphic evidence must be provided showing the defective goods on the pallet that they were delivered on.
Guarantee Exclusions:
With Metador there are some situations in which the guarantee does not cover, these include any damage caused by:
Abuse of door, unsuitable or lack of maintenance and any other neglect that might occur
Harmful cleaning solvents that may be used to clean the door
Incorrect installation of the door or frame
Damage to the paint finish of the door which may include, scratches, washing and paint protection.
Use of additional parts that are installed and not advised by Metador
External impacts, including weather and localised chemical attack.
Repairs or fitting that have been supported by other persons
Fair wear and tear
It should be noted that for any guarantees or warranties to be valid, the cleaning and maintenance regime must be documented and recorded, confirming the frequency of maintenance along with all methods and products used. This must be submitted for any claim to be considered.
Claims Procedure:
The customer must contact Samson Doors or Metador in writing within 3 working days of the discovery of the defect, specifying the nature of the claim and defect.
On request, the customer must return the defective product to Metador Ltd at their cost for inspection.
MeasureA steel doorset is always ordered by the OVERALL dimensions including the door leaf and outer sub fixing frame with no tolerances allowed for. Most people would generally allow 5mm tolerance all the way around the door, but it all depends on how square or true your aperture is on site. This is up to your judgement based on the aperture quality.
This would mean if your structural opening size is measured as 1000mm width and 2100mm height the door and frame ought to be 990mm wide and 2090mm high with the frame and any threshold included. So many louvre door use additional side and top transom sections so the measuring is often dealt with as a whole aperture dimension with the doors incorporated into the overall sizing.
Always measure the top, middle and bottom of your aperture width and the left and right hand side for the height and if possible do a measure to make sure the opening is square as well.
Always use millimetres for measuring as this is how we relay back the ordering dimensions to you for checking and approving a drawing for your order.
We will always send a drawing for approval before manufacturing commences.
