About the Hydraulic Doors Frame

•  Each Door comes pre-hung with frame.

•  One-Piece doorframe is manufactured out of 2 x 4 tubing.

•  Vertical doorframe members are 2x4 tubing. (Schweiss does not use C-Channels like others)

•  Pre-assembled, pre-welded and delivered pre-hung within its frame for ease of installation.

•  Bolted frame connections for shipping, no welding, easy to install ( Schweiss won't use tec screws for frame connections like others )

All Schweiss hydraulic doors are factory welded and made of structural steel tubing. The doors are hinged horizontally at the top of the frame using heavy-duty hinges by each upright tube on the doorframe, which evenly distributes the load onto your door, building, truss and header. Hinges are factory pre-located to align with the building and truss members. The door swings outward, away from the building. In the open position, the door will be laying flat at 90°. Doors are trussed to provide extra strength. Extra metal in the right place reduces the bowing or sagging when the door is open or closed. Each door is fully assembled from the factory, saving you hours of installation time.

Heavy duty hydraulic door trusses

All of our doors are manufactured with webbed trusses to provide extra strength.

The truss is located near the very bottom of the door. We have two styles of trusses.

Heavy duty hinges for hydraulic doors

Hinges are mounted on a self-supporting, pre- mounted, continuous header tube. All hinges are self-contained on the doorframe which makes the door easy to install. Hinge pins are 1" diameter attached to 3/8" thick hinge plates.

Lift Points - 2 hydraulic cylinders

Hydraulic doors are opened with two hydraulic cylinders. Located on each side of the door. Schweiss provides extra heavy duty cylinders that will give you many trouble free years of operation.

Hydraulic Cylinders attach to the vertical subframe members...

•  Hydraulic door come with a subframe, the cylinders are attached to the vertical subframe members on each side of the doorframe.

•  The doors vertical subframe members attach to the building's door side columns.

•  Schweiss offers multiple sizes of vertical subframe members where additional strength is required on your existing building for added strength!

Horizontal Subframe Member

•  Hydraulic doors come with a subframe, the horizontal subframe member comes full width of the buildings clear opening.

•  Horizontal continuous tubular member - has pre-drilled bolt holes for easy installation to the building structure being stub columns or a continuous header supplied by the building company.

•  Horizontal continuous tubular members are pre-welded to the vertical subframe members that the hydraulic cylinders attach to.

•  Heavy-duty hinges are pre-welded to the doorframe & horizontal continuous members for ease of installation.

Doors, Windows, Exterior Cladding

Walk Doors in the Doorframe

The walk door feature saves indoor building space and keeps all openings in one location. We build the walk door framework into the Hydraulic Door. We use factory aluminum or steel walk doors of your choice. All walk doors have a keyed cylinder lock. Also available is keying multiple doors with a master key. We offer a 16" x 16" window within the walk door. Also we can paint the walk door to match the building.

•  Walk door - quantity / placement - your choice

•  Walk door - insulated / with windows

•  Walk door - keyed lockset / master keyed

•  Walk door - frames only

•  Walk door - safety hinges

Metal siding for the hydraulic door exterior (Not Included)

•  When installing a hydraulic door on an existing building, try to match the door sheeting with the building sheeting or substitute other materials.

•  We can provide a self-drilling tec screw with a neoprene washer to apply any type of sheeting to your doorframe. We offer special color screws to match your sheeting.

•  External door sheeting & trims.

•  Wainscoat & trims.

•  Many colors to pick from... your choice.

•  Inside liner sheeting doors may be finished off with sheeting.

•  Alternate exterior siding / skins.

•  Decorative door covering.

Windows in the doorframe

We offer a single or double insulated window, fixed or sliding. Commercial grade.

Sizes are 36" x 48". Many other sizes available.

All windows have screens and slide open. Windows may be placed at any height or location. Allows plenty of natural light into your building.

•  Specialty windows are catching on fast. They really sharpen the appearance of your door and building project. They can be made to mirror the rest of the building structure, and adds a neat appearance.

•  Windows - Any size, quantity and placement of your choice.

•  Windows - Insulated / screens / sliders.

•  Windows - Frames only.

DOORS CAN BE CLAD in any material . . . examples below

Glass Clad Designer Hydraulic Door

Under Armour Store Front / Security Gate

Barn-like Helicopter Hangar Hydraulic Doors

Unique Moving Hydraulic Porch

Polycarbonate Clad Hydraulic Door

Inside Liner Panel - Optional

To give your door a finished look on the inside, we offer an inside liner kit for doing only the inside bottom half or the entire inside frame.

Weather Seals for Hydraulic Doors - Bottom Rubber Seals

We furnish a 12" rubber boot that seals the bottom of your hydraulic door. The heavy 2-ply, cloth-inserted rubber seal provides excellent weatherproofing.

Note: Existing bituminous surface / concrete varies
and seals should be placed accordingly.

Top Rubber Seal

This same continuous rubber seal can be used at the top of the door to prevent flow of moisture into the door or building.

Side Weather Seal Kit - Gives Your Door a Tight Seal

The Hydraulic Door is made very weathertight. The sides of each door are sealed off with a special weatherstripping. The entire door perimeter can be made weathertight.

Cold Weather Package - Easy to Insulate

Styles of Insulation available:

•  We design our door to accept the insulation of your choice.

•  3" or 4" blanket with white vinyl backing.

•  Solid - R - board 1-1/2" thick or more.

•  Spray-on urethane.

Placement of Insulation

•  You can place the insulation between the doorframe and the outside sheeting.

•  You can place it between the doorframe members.

•  The thicker the doorframes, the more insulation you can apply for a better R factor.

SCHWEISS DOES IT BETTER!