Wind-Tite^® - Warehouse Door

Alpine’s Wind-Tite^® warehouse door is used for store fronts, loading docks, warehouses, shipping and receiving platforms, aircraft hangars, military platforms and specialty applications. 

Functional Benefits

• 2.75” flat slats available in 22ga minimum with options for 20, 18 or 16, gauges. 
• Strong and effective against high wind loads. Consult factory for capacity.
• Doors can be manual push up, hand crank, hand chain or motor operated. All operators can be adapted to specific conditions. 
• Ideal for specialty projects requiring doors up to and exceeding 60’0” in width.
• Provides protection against high wind, water penetration and other inclement weather conditions.
• Can be installed on the interior, exterior, face of wall or between jambs.

The Alpine Advantage and Benefit

1. Alpine Wind-Tite^® Loading dock overhead doors are designed for easy operation and are trouble free with minimal maintenance required.  
2. After 50 years in business, Alpine doors have been proven reliable for use on thousands of installations in Commercial and Business locations. Alpine’s quality and workmanship is well known throughout the door industry. Our hands-on approach to every job ensures customer satisfaction.
3. Made-to-Order manufacturing process. Alpine builds warehouse doors to the exact size, specifications and requirements.
4. All of our products are constructed to have a rigid and compact design which provides for a more structural grade product while reducing overhead space and obstruction.
5. Alpine builds trust by providing a two-year warranty on material and workmanship for the Wind-Tite. As we also offer an optional five-year prorated warranty.
6. We are an ISO 9001:2015 registered firm which ensures that our warehouse doors are built with strict quality control you can count on.

CURTAIN
Constructed of Interlocking, roll-formed 2.75” galvanized flat slats, Structural Quality Grade D per ASTM-A653/A653-M as standard. 
Material Options: Stainless Steel or Aluminum 
Finish Options: Tan, White or Grey; or ExoShield™ Powder Coating. 
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Ductile Cast iron, hot-dipped galvanized endlocks/windlocks are riveted to the ends of the slats with 1/4” rivets. Option in brass material which prevents sparking. Furnish windlocks based on wind load specifications. 

BOTTOM BAR
Two galvanized roll-formed steel or structural steel angles which are designed to reinforce the bottom of the curtain. Equipped with rubber astragal or optional sensing edge which extends into the guides. Galvanized steel as per ASTM-A653/A653-M 
Option: Exo-Shield™ Powder coating to match curtain. 

BRACKETS
ExoShield™ powder coated grey carbon steel plate not less than 1/4” thick with ball bearings at rotating support points on drive bracket.  When bolted to the wall, the mounting angle that supports the barrel/pipe assembly and forms an end enclosure. OPTION: Stop lock bearing which prevents the door from free falling in the event of a drive operation failure.

GUIDES
Alpine’s Guide system is designed using structural steel angles with a minimum thickness of 3/16” meeting the ASTM A36 Standard that are bolted together with ⅜” fasteners in 1-¼ ” slotted connections bolted at a minimum 24” on center. One inch spacing of the guide channel ensures smooth operation. Vinyl clip on guide weather seal is standard.

SPRING COUNTERBALANCE
Pipe shall be manufactured with a diameter and wall thickness to restrict maximum deflection to 0.03” per foot of door width.  Springs are helical torsion type which are designed to include an overload factor of 25% for optimum ease of operation., The springs are grease packed and mounted on a cold rolled steel inner shaft. Spring tension is adjustable from the outside of the end bracket. Sealed ball bearings as described above are designed to prevent wear on the shaft at each end of the pipe/barrel. Life Cycle: 20,000 up to 400,000

HOOD Hexagon (Option: Square or Round)
Made from #22-gauge galvanized steel as standard and formed to fit the contour of the end brackets.  Optional material in stainless steel or aluminum. Equipped with a neoprene air baffle.  Finish Options: #4 stainless steel or powder coated to match curtain.

LOCKING
Option 1: Slide bolt locks on the bottom bar.
Option 2: Cylinder locks. (Electric interlocks are recommended for motorized doors to prevent damage.)
Option 3: Motor acts as lock.

HOT DIPPED GALVANIZING (OPTION) 
Applied to the guides, brackets and gears in addition to Standard Specifications. Applied where conditions of extreme or unusual atmospheric contamination is present. As per ASTM-A123.

(Pipe Shafts available with Zinc Enriched Powder Coating or Stainless-Steel)

FASCIA (OPTIONAL)
Useful where the area behind the hood is open, as seen in a between jambs type mounting configuration or other condition that exposes the opposite of coil side. Especially applicable with pre-engineered buildings. Finish is to match curtain.

Choice of push-up, lift handles on the bottom bar, removable awning type crank, or motor operation. 

Alpine Motor Operators

Alpine’s Redi-Master^® is a heavy industrial-duty, gear reduce hoist operator. Its features include a reduction unit comprised of a heavy-duty worme in an oil bath unit. The standard horsepower of the Redi-Master^® steel door operator is 1/2 and has a maximum horsepower. The Redi-Master^® includes a hand chain, a maintenance alert system, and a maximum run timer that automatically stops the door if it moves longer than its preset cycle time.
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Alpine’s Redi-Hoist^™ is a medium-duty, belt drive hoist operator with an auxiliary chain hoist. It has a maximum 1/2 horsepower and it is available for use on doors up to 10′ by 10′. The Redi­Hoist^™ electric gate operator comes with an emergency floor disconnect for manual operation by hand chain.
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Alpine’s Redi-Lift^® is an industrial-duty, V-belt hoist operator that is available for doors up to 12′ by 12′. The Redi-Lift^® includes a hand chain, a maintenance alert system, and a maximum run timer that automatically stops the door if it moves longer than its preset cycle time. This electric gate operator is available up to 1 horsepower.
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Alpine’s Redi-Tube^™ is a tubular metal door motor with a built-in Handcrank overdrive. Like the Redi-Shut^™, it is designed for use on small rolling grilles and counter shutters where a manual chain hoist is not required. It has the option for an auxiliary chain hoist and has a limit switch capacity for up to 40 revolutions. The Redi-Tube^™ is available for use on doors measuring up to 10′ by 8′.
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Alpine’s Redi-Shut^™ is UL Listed, gear reduced jackshaft door operator with a high starting torque. This roller shutter operator has full overload protection and is removable without affecting limit switch settings. These door operating devices come with a 3-button station, 1-button station, automatic closing timer and all types of access control equipment.
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SAFETY ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION 
Option 1: Monitored/non monitored sensing edge with a coil cord or take up reel, or a wireless monitored transmitter and receiver type sensing edge, or a non-monitored pneumatic sensing edge.
Option 2: NEMA 1 (Interior) or NEMA 4X (weather resistant) photo safety sensors mounted to the guides 6” above the finished floor that project an infrared beam across the width of the door.  Breaking the beam while the door is in motion will result in the immediate stop of downward travel and reverse the door to reopen to the top limit.
Option 3: Redi-Reverse Light Curtain consists of a 6’0” high light curtain integral to the guides, left and right. If an object passes through the light curtain during the close cycle, the door will reverse to the open cycle and come to rest upon reaching the open limit.

Access Controls
Open/close/stop push button stations, key switches, exit loops, remote transmitters and various other types of interior or exterior mounted controls 
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These are the operator options for Alpine’s Wind-Tite^® security door. Please see our entire line of service door operators. Alpine’s security door operator is UL 325 standard and constructed with the highest quality material and the latest in technical innovation. This ensures that each roll up door motor exceeds the requirements it is meant to achieve. Alpine is sure to have an operator that will meet all your individual specifications.

Contact Alpine to learn more about these motor operators today!

To view/download bay door CAD drawings as PDFs, please click on the links below.

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• Face Mounted to Masonry

1. 1. Manual push-up operation
   2. Hand chain operation
   3. Hand crank operation
   4. Motor operation

• Face Mounted to Steel

1. 1. Manual push-up operation
   2. Hand chain operation
   3. Hand crank operation
   4. Motor operation

• Between Jamb Mounted (Packout)

1. 1. Manual push-up operation
   2. Hand chain operation
   3. Hand crank operation
   4. Motor operation

• Between Tube Mounted

1. 1. Manual push-up operation
   2. Hand chain operation
   3. Hand crank operation
   4. Motor operation

The Wind-Tite AutoCAD drawing and AutoCAD detail are for informational purposes. They may change at any time. They comply with 080000 and 08330 construction specifications pertaining to roll up doors. The CAD detail and CAD drawing reflect the options that are available to the architects and engineers compiling an AutoCAD drawing to present to contractors. 08000 and 08330 Construction of rolling and coiling doors is reflected in the CAD drawing and CAD detail. Bay door details files may be obtained at the top left of this page.

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Wind-Tite® Warehouse Doors

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Model WIND-TITE®
Flat Slats
Warehouse Doors

NOTE: For specifications for loading dock overhead doors, architects must choose from a variety of options. The standard choice will be shown first in plain text followed by the options shown in [brackets] (Example “Finish: Galvanized [Powder coated] [Baked enamel]”). The specifier must make the appropriate choice and delete the others (Example: “Finish: Powder coated”).

GENERAL

1.01 SUMMARY OF BAY DOORS

A. This section includes: [Manual] or [Electric] operated Full Weather Sealed Rolling Service Door.

1. Cycle life: Design doors of standard construction for normal use of 10,000 cycles standard [up to 400,000 cycles].

2. Design doors to withstand a windload of _____ psf.

B. Related Sections for 8300 Specialty Doors, 08330 Coiling Doors, Warehouse Security Doors: Related to this section but not limited to the following (based on Master Format 2004):

1. Section 01660 – Product Storage and Handling Requirements.

2. Section 04220 – Concrete Unit Masonry.

3. Section 05120 – Structural Steel.

4. Section 06100 – Rough Carpentry.

5. Section 08310 – Access Doors and Panels.

6. Section 08710 – Door Hardware.

7. Section 09290 – Gypsum Board.

8. Section 09900 – Paints and Coatings.

9. Section 26000 – Electrical.

1.02 REFERENCES FOR LOADING DOCK OVERHEAD DOORS

A. ASTM A 653/A 653M – Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process

B. ASTM A 36 – Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel, Hot Rolled Steel

C. ASTM A 123 – Standard Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products

D. ASTM A 312 – Standard Specification for Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes

E. ASTM A 240 – Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications

F. ASTM A 276 – Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes

G. ASTM B 209 – Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

H. ASTM B 221 – Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes

1.03 SUBMITTALS FOR BAY DOORS

A. Submit under provisions of Section 01300.

B. Product Data: Provide manufacturer’s standard details and catalog data. Provide installation instructions.

C. Shop Drawings: Furnish shop drawings for architect’s approval. Include elevation, sections, and details indicating dimensions, materials, finishes, conditions for anchorage and support of each door.

D. Submit manufacturer’s recommended operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance instructions.

1.04 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer: Metal coiling doors shall be manufactured by a firm with a minimum of five years experience.

B. Single-Source Responsibility: Manufacturer shall provide doors, tracks, motors, and accessories for each type of door. Secondary components shall come from a source acceptable to the manufacturer of the primary components.

1.05 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LOADING DOCK OVERHEAD DOORS

A. Deliver materials in original packaging supplied by manufacturer with intact labels. Store materials away from harmful environmental conditions and construction.

1.06 WARRANTY

A. Door Warranty: Provide two year written warranty from date of installation against deficiencies due to defects in materials or workmanship. Installer agrees to repair or replace any defects in materials or workmanship.

B. Project Warranty: Refer to Conditions of the Contract for project warranty provisions.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

2.01 MANUFACTURER OF BAY DOORS

A. Manufacturer: Alpine Overhead Doors, Inc.; 8 Hulse Road Suite 1S, East Setauket, NY 11733. Telephone 800-257-4634 or 631-473-9300. Fax 631-642-0800.

B. Model: WIND-TITE® Weather Sealed Rolling Service Door

2.02 MATERIALS FOR WAREHOUSE DOORS

A. Curtain:

1. Slats: Constructed of interlocking, roll-formed 2 ¾” flat slats.

a) Material:

i) Galvanized steel, G90 coating exterior (G60 interior), Structural Quality Grade C, as per ASTM A 653/ A 653 M

Finish: Galvanized [Powder coated] [Baked enamel] (Minimum coating conforming with Coating Designation G-01 is required)

– OR –

ii) ASTM 240 Stainless steel 300 series

Finish: [Mill finish #2B] [#4 satin finish]

– OR –

iii) Aluminum

Finish: Mill Finish [Clear anodized] [Bronze anodized] [Black anodized]

b) Gauge (dependent on windload specifications):

i) Galvanized/Stainless: Minimum 22 gauge as manufacturer standard [20, 18, 16, 14 gauge].

ii) Aluminum: Minimum 0.050” thick.

c) [Vision Lite panels]: 6” by 1 ¼” oval cut out with clear acrylic windows.

2. Endlocks and Windlocks:

a) Ductile cast iron, hot-dip galvanized [brass] endlocks/windlocks riveted (solid rivets, minimum ¼” thick) to ends of each slat to prevent lateral movement and to limit slat deflection and bending stress. Furnish windlocks based on windload specifications. Windlocks increase resistance to curtain jamming.

3. Bottom Bar: (Match to slat material)

a) Two roll formed steel [aluminum] angles, which extend into guides, designed to reinforce curtain bottom. Equip with vinyl weatherstrip. (Size dependent on dimensions per manufacturer’s standard)

i) Galvanized Steel as per ASTM A 653/ A 653 M

Finish: Gray shop prime [Powder Coated] [Baked Enamel]

– OR –

ii) ASTM 240 Stainless Steel 300 Series

Finish: [Mill finish #2B] [#4 satin finish]

– OR –

iii) Aluminum

Finish: Mill Finish [Clear anodized] [Bronze anodized] [Black anodized]

B. Guides for Bay Doors:

1. Guides shall be designed using structural angles with a minimum thickness of 3/16”, minimum 1 ¼” slotted connections, and removable bellmouth curtain stops to allow for curtain maintenance without removal of guides. Bellmouth stops shall be flush with guide groove. Guides shall be fastened with minimum 3/8” bolts at minimum 24” o.c. Equip with vinyl weather seals.

a) Material:

i) ASTM A 36 Carbon Structural Steel

Finish: Gray shop prime coat [ASTM A 123 Galvanized] [baked enamel paint] [powder coated].

– OR –

ii) ASTM 276 Stainless Steel 300 Series

Finish: [Mill finish #2B] [#4 finish satin]

– OR –

iii) Extruded Aluminum

Finish: Mill Finish [Clear anodized] [Bronze anodized] [Black anodized]

C. Door Support Brackets and Mounting Plates for Bay Doors:

1. Steel plate not less than 1/4” thick. Provide ball bearings at rotating support points. Bolt plates to wall mounting angles with minimum 1/2″ fasteners. Plate supports counterbalance assembly and forms end enclosures.

a) Material:

i) ASTM A 36 Carbon Steel:

Finish: Gray shop prime coat [ASTM A 123 Galvanized] [Baked enamel paint] [Powder coated].

– OR –

ii) ASTM 240 Stainless Steel 300 Series

Finish: [Mill Finish #2B]

b) [Stop Lock bearing]: To prevent door from free falling in the event drive operation fails.

D. Counterbalance Assembly for Warehouse Doors: Torsion

1. Counterbalance assembly: Steel pipe barrel of a size capable of carrying a curtain load with a maximum deflection of 0.03” per foot of door width. Heat-treated helical torsion springs encased in a steel pipe and designed to include an overload factor of 25% to ensure minimum effort to operate. Sealed and prelubricated high speed ball bearing at rotating support points. Torsion spring charge wheel for applying spring torque and for future adjustments.

a) Material:

i) ASTM A 36 Carbon Structural Steel

Finish: Gray shop prime coat [A 123 Hot-Dip Galvanized]

– OR –

ii) A 312 Stainless Steel 300 Series

Finish: Mill finish

b) Life Cycle: High Cycle springs designed to satisfy 10m through 400m life cycles. Consult engineering if height exceeds width for any cycle above 20m. (Cycle defined as one time opening and closing of door)

E. Hood:

1. 24 gauge steel [.040” aluminum]. Formed to fit the contour of the end brackets with reinforced top and bottom edges. Provide support bracing for doors wider than 20 feet at every 10 feet to prevent excessive sag. Equip with neoprene air baffle.

2. Shape: Hexagon [square] [round]

3. Material:

a) Galvanized Steel as per ASTM A 653/ A 653 M

Finish: [Baked enamel paint] [Powder coated]

– OR –

b) ASTM 240 Stainless Steel 300 Series:

Finish: [Mill finish #2B] [#4 satin finish]

– OR –

c) Aluminum

Finish: Mill Finish [Clear anodized] [Bronze anodized] [Black anodized]

4. Hood Baffle: Neoprene air baffle to prevent infiltration through header.

5. [Fascia]: Galvanized [Stainless Steel] [Aluminum], provided where areas behind door hood are open. Materials same as hood.

F. Locking of Loading Dock Overhead Doors:

1. Slide locks: Provide pad-lockable slide locks for latching and locking door on coil side bottom bar at each jamb extending into slots in guides. [Cylinder Locks] (Electric Interlocks recommended with motorized doors only)

2. Manual chain hoist: Provide pad-lockable chain keeper on guide.

2.03 OPERATION FOR Bay Doors:

A. Opening/Closing: Manual push-up [Manual hand chain] [Manual hand crank] [Motor Operator].

B. [Manual hand chain]:

1. Provide chain hoist operator with endless steel chain, chain pocket wheel and guard, geared reduction unit, and chain keeper secured to guide.

C. [Manual hand crank]:

1. Provide crank hoist operator including crank gear box, steel crank drive shaft and geared reduction unit. Fabricate gear box to completely enclose operating mechanism and be oil-tight.

D. [Motor Operators]:

1. Choose ONE:

a) Medium-Duty, Alpine® Model Redi-Hoist™ driven by efficient V-belt primary drive with chain/sprocket secondary. Maximum ½ hp. For use on doors up to 10’ x 10’.

– OR –

b) Industrial-Duty, Alpine® Model Redi-Lift™ driven by heavy-duty V-belt with chain/sprocket secondary reduction. Optional auxiliary chain hoist. Maximum 1 hp. For use on doors up to 12’ x 12’.

– OR –

c) Heavy Industrial-Duty, Alpine® Model Redi-Master™ driven by heavy-duty worm gear in oil bath reduction. Standard auxiliary chain hoist. Standard ½ hp (maximum 3 hp)

– OR –

d) Redi-Tube® Tubular Motor with Built-In Manual Handcrank Overdrive. Auxiliary chain hoist not available. For use on doors up to 10’ x 8’.

– OR –

e) Redi-Shut™ Gear Reduced Jackshaft Door Operator.

2. [Sensing Edges] (For double angle bottom bar): For motorized doors, sensing edges allow door to go up in case of obstruction. [Pneumatic Edge] [Electric Edge] [Wireless Edge].

a) Colors: Gray [Yellow] [Black] [White] [Yellow with black stripes]

2.04 MOUNTING: [Neoprene Lintel baffle]

1. Interior face mounted on prepared opening.

2. Interior mounted between jambs and under lintel in a prepared opening.

3. Exterior face mounted on prepared opening.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

3.01 EXAMINATION OF BAY DOORS

A. Verify that dimensions are correct and project conditions are in accordance with manufacturer’s installation instructions; do not proceed with installation until unacceptable conditions have been corrected.

3.02 INSTALLATION OF WAREHOUSE DOORS

A. Install units in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

B. Ensure that units are installed plumb and true, free of warp or twist, and within tolerances specified by manufacturer for smooth operation.

3.03 FIELD TESTING

A. Test doors for regular operation.

3.04 DEMONSTRATION OF LOADING DOCK OVERHEAD DOORS

A. Instruct the Owner’s personnel in correct operation and maintenance of units.

3.05 ADJUST AND CLEAN

A. Clean units in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

B. Restore slight blemishes in finishes in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions to match original finish. Remove and provide new units where repairs are not acceptable to the Architect. (End of 3 part Specifications.)