SOMMER Garage Door Openers: Welcome to Garage Door Solutions (Vic), your trusted local partner in Braeside for all types and styles of garage door systems and automation. Since 1962, we have proudly served residential and commercial clients with high-quality garage doors, auto-openers and accessories.
One of the standout products in our lineup is the new-to-Australia SOMMER Garage Door Opener — 100% designed, engineered, tested and manufactured in Germany and renowned for delivering world-class performance, reliability, and safety.
If you’re searching for a garage door opener that offers unique engineering, whisper-quiet operation, seamless smart home integration, and long-lasting durability, SOMMER is the perfect choice.
Why SOMMER? Premium German Engineering
When it comes to garage door automation, SOMMER Openers stand apart. They use a unique direct drive technology, where the motor itself moves along a static chain. This results in fewer moving parts, super smooth movement, firmer control over the door, significantly reduced noise, and long life. Unlike traditional belt or chain-driven systems pushing and pulling a plastic carriage to open and close a heavy door, the unique SOMMER direct drive design ensures strength, smoothness, low operating noise and long life.
Benefits of SOMMER Garage Door Openers:
- Whisper-Quiet Soft Start & Stop Motor – Ideal for homes with bedrooms near the garage
- Low Friction Operation – Less strain on parts, increasing lifespan. Sommer openers have been tested to last longer than most garage doors and about double the life of the average garage door opener.
- Advanced Safety Features – European safety standard obstruction detection and secure bi-directional rolling-code radio encryption.
- Smart Home Integration – Status output and separate open and closed inputs allow full control from home automation and fire control systems. This is usually a feature on high-end commercial openers and not a common feature on the majority of door openers made in China in the Australian market.
- Battery Backup Options – Keep your garage accessible even during power outages.
- Universal Compatibility – The clever system “learns” the characteristics of your door and self-adjusts as the door ages. Works seamlessly with new and healthy old spring balanced sectional and one-piece tilt doors.
- Exclusive Motor Lock – ALL Sommer openers installed by Garage Door Solutions (Vic) include the unique-to-Sommer brilliant high-security integral motor lock accessory. DOUBLES the common break-in force to secure your home and family.
- Bi-Directional Status Remote Controls – ALL Sommer openers installed by Garage Door Solutions (Vic) include bi-directional keyring remotes. Clever Sommer technology allows users to feel a short vibration in their remote control to confirm the door is in motion.
From anywhere in the home, at any time during the day or night, users can also confirm whether their door is closed or not via a clever status button on each keyring remote. No more wondering whether you’ve left the garage door open at night.
- Service Indicator – Timely maintenance is crucial to all garage doors for optimum safety and longevity. Sommer openers can be programmed to remind the homeowner when their door needs service, either by counting how often the door goes up and down or by time or both. A flashing light tells the user that a service is due.
With a Sommer opener, you no longer have to remember when your door is due for a service. Garage Door Solutions (Vic) recommends servicing your door and auto-opener every 3,000 cycles or 2 years, whichever occurs first. This is half as often as most opener manufacturers recommend, saving on maintenance costs.
- Low Standby Power Consumption – Complies with the latest Euro standards of consuming less than 1 watt of electricity on standby. This is less than the cost of one takeaway coffee per year!
SOMMER Garage Door Openers Range: Smart, Strong & Stylish
We proudly supply and install the full SOMMER garage door opener lineup lineup, including:
- SOMMER Base+ Openers:
Three models are suitable for doors up to 4.5m, 6.0m or 8.0m wide and up to 200kg in weight. A compact yet powerful motor designed for spring-balanced tilt and sectional doors. Includes integrated courtesy light and a modular design, allowing for feature-rich add-on accessories and efficient maintenance.
- SOMMER Pro+ Openers:
This model separates the 240V powerhead from the drive unit to reduce depth clearance. Great where a structural roof beam limits depth for a door opener or where 240V power is not in the ideal location.
- SOMMER Tiga+ Openers
The Tiga+ range uses the same strong and reliable drive unit as Base+ and Pro+, paired with a control board that caters for some higher-demand commercial and industrial applications.
Optional Add-ons (SOMMER Garage Door Openers):
- Multiple styles of remote controls.
- PIN or fingerprint reading keypads.
- The magnetic motor lock automatically engages when the door stops to lock the door effectively. It resists break-in forces of up to approximately 300kg!
We’ve decided that every Garage Door Solutions (Vic) customer deserves the highest security. So, this unique lock is included with every Sommer opener we supply and install.
- Recognizes a break-in attempt through the door and emits a loud sound to both warn the occupant and frighten intruders.
- Smartphone access for up to 10 doors via SOMweb, including optional cameras for a live view from your Smartphone.
- Smart home integration (Google Home, Alexa, etc.)
- Reliable wired non-contact safety beams for ultimate safety.
- Additional LED courtesy light to boost brightness and safety within the garage. Great when paired with the optional motion detector.
- Motion detector to turn on the opener LED courtesy light when you step into a dark garage. A great safety and convenience feature.
- Battery backup to allow the opener to continue driving the garage door up to dozens of times during a power failure.
- Stand-alone radio receiver to install into gate openers. Then, gates and garage doors can be operated via one multi-channel remote control.
- Optical laser beam parking assists in guiding users on where to stop their cars. Important for shallow garages.
- Extension kits to drive doors up to 4.7m tall.
- The external key release is needed for emergency access in garages without alternative access. Ideal with battery backup.
- Expansion board to boost the number of keyring remotes in the opener’s memory from 40 to 450. Great for multi-user commercial applications.
Safety Comes Standard with SOMMER
Safety isn’t optional – it’s engineered into every SOMMER opener. Our openers are designed with a host of standard security features, such as:
- Obstacle Detection Sensors – The door stops and reverses if anything crosses its path.
- Secure Rolling Code Encryption – Each press of a valid Sommer keyring remote sends a unique coded radio signal and prevents hacking or code theft.
- Manual Release – For emergencies or power outages. Exceptionally simple to use compared to all other openers.
You can rest easy knowing your home or business is protected 24/7.
Who Can Benefit from a SOMMER Garage Door Opener?
Our SOMMER opener solutions are perfect for:
- Homeowners want ultra-quiet operation and reliability.
- Families with young children or attached garages.
- Builders and developers seeking premium automation systems, particularly when integrating with home automation systems.
- Multi-user apartment blocks need a genuine high-cycle, compliant basement carpark sectional door opener.
Our Braeside Facility: Local Expertise Since 1962
- Garage Door Solutions (Vic) is home to a passionate team of technicians, advisors, and installers. With over 60+ years of hands-on experience, we understand what local clients need from their garage door systems.
- Whether you’re retrofitting a home with modern automation or upgrading a commercial garage door setup, we offer tailored SOMMER opener solutions to meet your unique needs.
Expert Installation by Garage Door Solutions (Vic)
Choosing the right opener is just step one. To truly enjoy the benefits of SOMMER, professional installation matters. At Garage Door Solutions (Vic) we offer the following:
- On-site consultations to assess door compatibility and health.
- Expert installation backed by an industry-leading 10 Year Installation Labour Warranty.
- Training and support to get the most out of your new Sommer door opener.
Our installers are trained, qualified, and experienced in installing SOMMER, ensuring optimal safety, performance, and longevity.
Maintenance & Aftercare
All SOMMER openers are low maintenance, but consistent maintenance can extend their lifespan, improve safety, and ensure reliable and secure operation. We offer scheduled maintenance and emergency support as part of our complete after-sales service throughout Melbourne’s southeast, east, bayside, Gippsland and Mornington Peninsula suburbs.
Our in-house service department stocks SOMMER parts and accessories, minimizing downtime and ensuring your opener works like new year after year.
Customer Testimonials
“We installed a SOMMER Base+ opener from Garage Door Solutions and couldn’t be happier. It’s incredibly quiet and reliable. The installers were professional and quick. Highly recommended!”
– Paul Wilson
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“I love the SOMweb smart feature. Now I can check if the garage is closed from work. The best part? It’s quiet enough not to wake up our newborn. Great product and service from the Braeside team.”
– Kylie Thompson
Ready to Upgrade? Get in Touch
Our team is here to help you experience the best of German-engineered garage door automation. Contact Garage Door Solutions (Vic) for a free site inspection, quote, and personalized recommendations.
Contact us today to schedule your on-site consultation and take the first step toward a smarter, safer and more secure home!
