Sectional Doors with Wicket Doors: Selection Checklist

A wicket door is a pedestrian door integrated into a larger sectional door. It can provide access without opening the full vehicle opening, where the selected door configuration and site layout allow it.

Start with the industrial sectional door configuration and compare the wicket option with a separate personnel entrance. The better arrangement depends on how people and vehicles actually use the building.

Compare the Two Access Arrangements

An integrated wicket uses space within the main door leaf. A separate personnel entrance can give pedestrians an independent route, but requires suitable wall space and a layout that connects to the intended destination.

Map daily pedestrian movements, vehicle arrivals, visibility and waiting positions. Avoid judging the options only by whether a small door can physically fit in the main door.

Define Clear Passage and Threshold Requirements

• Required clear pedestrian opening and access direction.
• The items people carry or move through the entrance.
• Threshold height, floor condition and the surrounding route.
• Handle, closer, lock and access-control requirements.
• Any project-specific requirements for accessibility or designated escape routes.

Do not assume one standard wicket size or that every door-in-door arrangement is suitable as an emergency exit. Resolve those requirements through the approved building and door specification.

Confirm Compatibility with the Main Door

The wicket arrangement affects the main door leaf and its operating system. Confirm the available configuration, opening size, panel layout and the specified means of preventing incompatible main-door movement when the wicket is open.

For the overhead layout, use the sectional door lift-type comparison. The selected wicket does not remove the need to review headroom, side room and the space occupied by tracks and equipment.

Prepare the Selection Brief

Send the main opening dimensions, pedestrian traffic pattern, access route photographs and required wicket functions. Include any drawing or building requirement that governs pedestrian access.

For daily use and handover questions after selection, see sectional door wicket operating checks. Ask SEPPES to review the proposed access arrangement with the site information.