bp Advantage
Competitors' Disadvantage
bp Advantage
1. STRONGER ALUMINUM ALLOY
• High Tensile Strength Aluminum Alloy: Double rigidity of standard alloy.
Competitors' Disadvantage
1. WEAKER ALUMINUM ALLOY
• Standard Aluminum Alloy: Much weaker and ½ the tensile bp alloy.
2. NARROW / SKINNY MULLIONS
• Narrow Frame Rails: Cleaner architectural lines, shows more glass, and less frame.
2. WIDER / FATTER MULLIONS
• Wide Frame Rails: Shows more frame, and less glass, which is visually less appealing. (See picture above w/ red arrows)
3. STRONGER WALL THICKNESS
• Heavier Wall Thickness: Allows for more structural load, heavier weight, and wider glass panels. This reduces deflection. (Ex. Our door has 250 lbs. of aluminum vs. a competitor’s 100 lbs)
3. WEAKER WALL THICKNESS
• Thinner Walls: Causes major vertical & horizontal deflection, which requires unsightly struts (seen through the glass). This marketing practice reduce cost, but compromises quality. (See picture above w/ red arrows)
4. FACTORY DIRECT MANUFACTURING
• Factory Direct: Saves costs, more accurate customer service, backed by our experience of strictly focusing on Glass Garage & Entry Doors.
4. INDIRECT DISTRIBUTOR
• Non-Factory Direct: Orders are placed through a distributor, who will most likely order the wrong sizes, make mistakes, and mark up the price.
5. FACTORY INSTALATION
• Factory Direct Installation (CA, AZ, NV, UT & FL, optional in all other states): A factory spec. installation, produces a smoother installation and longer lasting garage door, with a Factory Direct Warranty.
5. INDIRECT INSTALLATION
• Distributor Installation: An unlicensed and / or uninsured installer, may not have the expertise, or take care needed to meet a factory specified installation, with an unpredictable warranty.
6. CUSTOM CONFIGURATIONS
• Heavy Wall Construction: Allows for more weight, and wider glass panels, with little to no deflection. As the Factory, we listen and work with our customers, to produce custom and unique designs.
6. STANDARD OPTIONS ONLY
• Limited Customization: Our competitors are not set up to a accommodate customers’ special requests. As such, distributors are not capable of helping or accommodating customers’ special requests.
7. MATCHING GLASS ENTRY DOORS & GATES
• bp manufactures matching entry doors and gates, to provide a seamless look between our glass garage & driveway gate systems.
7. DOES NOT OFFERED ENTRY DOORS OR GATES
• No Complementing Entry Doors: Our competitors are not set up to help or accommodate customers’ special requests.
8. STAINLESS STEEL HINGES
• Stainless Steel 12ga Hinges: Laser cut, extra heavy duty; for an extra clean Architectural finish, that does not require lubrication!
8. CHEAP IMPORTED HINGES
• Standard Mild Steel Hinges: Thinner 14ga to 18ga hinges are weaker, may break under typical glass weights, and require constant lubrication.
9. STAINLESS STEEL ROLLERS
• Stainless Steel Rollers: Extra Heavy Duty, sealed, water resistant rollers; of 900 lb. load capacity each, with no lubrication required. Our nylon ultra quiet glide tire, does not produce any noise.
9. CHEAP IMPORTED ROLLER
• Standard Metal or Nylon Rollers: 50 lb. load capacity each, are not sealed, and require constant lubrication. This produces friction and a very noisy door.
10. ZINC COATED SPRINGS
• Zinc Plated or Stainless Steel Springs: Rust resistant and requires minimal lubrication. Long Lasting.
10. OIL TEMPERED SPRINGS
• Steel Springs: Raw oil tempered springs rust and required constant lubrication.
11. CONSEALED STRUTS
• Concealed Stiffening Struts: Stronger, lighter, and are hidden in the door rail, which can’t be seen from the outside (through the glass), and are aesthetically integrated from inside. (For doors over 18’ wide)
11. VISIBLE STRUTS
• Standard Metal Struts: Weak, galvanized metal (not aluminum), heavy, surface mounted, and can be through the glass. (See picture above w/ red arrows)
12. CUSTOM FRAME & GLASS COLORS
• Custom Glass & Frame colors: Over 100 types of custom glass, 300 powder coating colors (with a 10 yr warranty), and 300 Kynar paint colors (with a 30 year warranty). The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
12. MINIMAL FRAME & GLASS COLORS
• Limited Glass and color Options: A few standard glazing types and color are all that is offered. They do not offer Kynar painting options, and only provide a 1 year warranty; for color fade.
13. ARCHITECTURAL ALUM. WEATHER STRIPPING
• Architectural Weather Stripping: Made from 2-part extruded aluminum, and 1-part commercial Santoprene, which is designed to provide a seamless and fastener appearance. Extremely Architectural.
13. CHEAP SIM. WOOD / VINYL WEATHER STRIPPING
• Typical Residential Weather Stripping: Made entirely of poor quality vinyl, with exposed nails. This type of trim molding will produce rusted nail heads, which will stain whatever paint materials is applied on the surface.
14. CUSTOM TAPERED SECTIONS (When Required)
• Tapered Sections: Top and/or bottom sections / panels, are custom made to fit sloped driveways or flooring, and guarantees a good seal.
14. STANDARD SECTIONS
• Standard Rectangular Sections: May otherwise leave a large gaps at either side of the opening, floor, or header. Unsealed opening may attract pests.
15. H.D. COMMERCIAL TRACK HARDWARE
• Heavy Duty Commercial Hardware: High capacity, long lasting, with NO DEFLECTION or serviced required.
15. THIN GAGE RESIDENTIAL TRACK HARDWARE
• Standard Residential Hardware: Low capacity, thinly made, MAJOR DEFLECTION; which requires constant and costly service calls.
16. QUIET OPERATIION = LESS SOUND
• Extremely Quiet Operation: Due to the use if Premium Stainless Steel Components, noise causing friction, is dramatically reduced.
16. NOISY OPERATING = RATTLING SOUND
• Typical Noisy Operation: Attributed to cheap components (Hinges, Rollers, Fixtures, Bearings); which will cause friction, noise, and costly repairs.
17. CUSTOM MADE = UNIFORM GLASS & PANEL SIZES
• We offer varied sizes for sections and glass sizes for our Glass Garage Doors. All our doors have aesthetic and symmetrical appeal.
17. MASS PRODUCTION = UNEVEN GLASS & PANEL SIZES
• Our competitors are infamously known for producing unequal panel heights, which are not symmetrical. (See picture above w/ red arrows)
18. 100% AMERICAN MADE (IN HOUSE)
• We manufacture our own hardware and parts (in house), most of which are Stainless Steel.
18. CHEAP OVERSEAS IMPORTED PARTS
• Our competitors use light weight imported residential components, tracks, hinges, fixtures, and bearings, which is used by the majority of the industry.
19. NFRC CERTIFIED & HURRICANE (NOA) RATED
• The ONLY CODE COMPLIANT door of this type (US & intl. pat.) used for sealing the building envelope; with insulated frame, and IG units. bp is NFRC tested, certified, and Miami-Dade NOA rated.
19. ILLEGAL DOOR
• Competitors falsely advertise insulated glass units, which ignorantly assumes the product they sell is insulated in its entirety. What is the purpose of insulated glass if the door leaks air, and is NOT NFRC certified?
20. HEAVY DUTY SEAMLESS MOUNTAIN ANGLE
• bp manufactures and provide 12ga heavy duty seamless mounting angle, without any pre-punched holes. This ensures strength (2-3 times stronger) and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
20. PRE-PUNCHED MOUNTING ANGLE
• Competitors use pre-punched mounting angle with hundreds of holes, which takes away strength, causes deflection, and looks cheap.
21. WHY bp?
• What makes bp the Best Glass Garage Door in the Industry?
In addition to the items above, proprietary fabrication methods and classified materials have been incorporated into our 70 year history. This culmination is used to produce our highly regarded glass doors
21. WHY THERE IS NO COMPARISON
• Why Others can't compare: Quality, Quality, Quality!! Manufacturers that mass-produce a wide variety of other types of doors, are catering to a less discriminating market. In most cases quality is compromised for quality.
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