Garage door ideas

[Burdekin]

Thanks. Where did you see a price for the concertina doors. That set-up looks ideal. I will need to do some concreting at the door way to make it closer to level though.

 

[pedrobedro]

That rather depends on who you know.. one of my roller shutters came off a knocking shop door, it had only been fitted twelve weeks and cost me fifty quid.

You only got the door, did they do extras ? Roller with a slide along the roof looks like the best solution but they are not the most secure. Bike shop has some really old concertina doors on the workshop. They weigh a ton but the runners are pretty tolerant of the floor level as the depth allows some leeway. All the weight is on the top runners.

 

[GW8IZR]

You only got the door, did they do extras ? Roller with a slide along the roof looks like the best solution but they are not the most secure.

depends on access required, I try to make big doors secure from the inside and secure a personal access door if practical. Sometimes a moot point if the area inside is strewn with grinders and gas axes :-)

 

[Burdekin]

The roller door with the upper rails would be good but I would most likely need to go new so assume that's going to get a bit costly.

I am putting some skylights in but was also thinking if putting in some windows on the doors. But more a like to have than a necessity but there are no side windows.

Security is important but as you can see at the moment it's not that great. The lean-to can be accessed from the rear so won't stop anyone getting in if they want. The building is quite secure though.

 

[MCKDAVID]

If you Give me exact dimensions, i Can check locally, and get you à Price. It's the standard fitting down hère so choice of quality and Price is pretty decent

 

[Burdekin]

Thanks will do. Will be Tuesday or Wednesday before I get over to the workshop so will get the measurements then.

 

[MCKDAVID]

After a quick search, and just to give you some idea, they're all in French, but the photos are self explanatory, with prices and sizes. first one is the concertina door type, this one is in PVC, but the wood one is about another 20 euros or so. The basic ones are around 2400mm wide. after that it gets more difficult to find them, and probably a lot more expensive. If it's around or just over 2400, either pack them out with frames at the wall sides to take up the difference or if a good bit over, what I did, I just made another door to add to the existing ones to take up the difference, mine is 3000 wide. Easy enough to do with basic carpentry, but looking at your photos, I'd say it's probably not far away from that 2400.

The second one is the round side door, the last one is the up and over type and motorized which explains the difference in cost. Like I say if these sizes are about what you're after, and you want them sent over, I can arrange that for you.. nae bother...


edit, just seen it's around 3000, so you might want to add another door to it, I will check for easier options..

 

[Olderisbetter]

I have made some doors at my mates house, He has the same issue as in the ground slopes and they open inwards up a ramp, He does'nt need to get his car in and out often as its storage more so i made the bottom of the doors removable to clear the floor as they open inwards, But i put a smaller door in the one side just for person access, Due to the size of the opening they are made from metal and he re-used some painted ply, They still have to be clad in feather edge but tey worked out ok.

 

[Burdekin]

After a quick search, and just to give you some idea, they're all in French, but the photos are self explanatory, with prices and sizes. first one is the concertina door type, this one is in PVC, but the wood one is about another 20 euros or so. The basic ones are around 2400mm wide. after that it gets more difficult to find them, and probably a lot more expensive. If it's around or just over 2400, either pack them out with frames at the wall sides to take up the difference or if a good bit over, what I did, I just made another door to add to the existing ones to take up the difference, mine is 3000 wide. Easy enough to do with basic carpentry, but looking at your photos, I'd say it's probably not far away from that 2400.

The second one is the round side door, the last one is the up and over type and motorized which explains the difference in cost. Like I say if these sizes are about what you're after, and you want them sent over, I can arrange that for you.. nae bother...


edit, just seen it's around 3000, so you might want to add another door to it, I will check for easier options..

Thanks for that. The lean-to is to store my old caravan. Just pulled the dimensions of the van off the net, width is 199cm and height is 250cm. Is 240 the actual width of the aperture do you know? If so it could be a possibility to get an up and over door if I can also get one with the height.

 

[Burdekin]

I have made some doors at my mates house, He has the same issue as in the ground slopes and they open inwards up a ramp, He does'nt need to get his car in and out often as its storage more so i made the bottom of the doors removable to clear the floor as they open inwards, But i put a smaller door in the one side just for person access, Due to the size of the opening they are made from metal and he re-used some painted ply, They still have to be clad in feather edge but tey worked out ok.

Thanks.

I was thinking of doing a sliding door with the bottom hinged so the door could slide along the front of the workshop.

 

[MCKDAVID]

concertina, 2400 is the full width of the doors when closed together, but like I said you can play around with the frame sizes to fill out the opening, add another central door to make up the difference if it's a considerable difference, or if you're only a wee bit out, you could add a central pillar of say a few hundred and make it demountable to gain the dimensions you need. With a wee bit of planning you could have a few options.

Poor photo of how I did mine, only one I have here, but you get the idea... the two outer panels are the 2400 doors (i.e. 1200 either side) and I added another door leaf (around 600) in the middle hung from the right side, no window... I just added more support to the right pair of doors to make sure that it was well supported above, to take the extra weight of the additional leaf. Ok, I have to take it slow when opening the full right side as it has the extra weight of the third leaf, but it's easy enough. In any case I use the middle door far more often that I need the full width and when I need the larger opening I mostly get away with the left side anyway, which gives me 1800 so no big drama for me, covers most of the time..

mind you looking at the photo, I need to do some sanding / varnishing.... it's looking a bit scabby now mind you, I put them up nearly 20 years ago so they're not that bad.. the extra door in the middle I made up from (80mm wide?) tongue and groove boards, with a top and bottom Z brace behind it to support it, it's been fine.

up and overs can go up to 3000 wide I think, will have a good scout around tonight and let you know.

hope that helps, might give you some options.

 

[8ob]

Roller shutters come up cheap all the time, they are also very easy to cut down to size. I got the one below that was over 3mts wide and trimmed it down, cost £100complete with all the gubbins and controller if memory serves me well.

Bob

 

[MCKDAVID]

3000 high and 3000 wide is possible, for sectional up and over, but getting expensive, at nearly a grand plus VAT, transport for a powered and remote control.

think BoB has the right idea, keep looking for a roller door.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Thanks.

I was thinking of doing a sliding door with the bottom hinged so the door could slide along the front of the workshop.

Just being nosey but i like the look of the caravan, It has some very interesting shapes.

 

[Burdekin]

Just being nosey but i like the look of the caravan, It has some very interesting shapes.

It's a 71 Viking Fibreline.

 

[Burdekin]

3000 high and 3000 wide is possible, for sectional up and over, but getting expensive, at nearly a grand plus VAT, transport for a powered and remote control.

think BoB has the right idea, keep looking for a roller door.

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Thanks. Had a gander last night also and will see if a used one comes available.

 

[winchman]

How about a garage door and alter the frame to make it bigger then infill with wood / steel?

 

[Burdekin]

Yeah that could be an alternative. Don't know how adjustable the mechanism is etc but certainly something to consider. I have thought of the other way, getting a larger one and reducing the size.

 

[Olderisbetter]

It's a 71 Viking Fibreline.

Just googled the Viking Fibreline they look a nice retro design, Nice behnd a morris 1000 if they had more power to tow lol