The construction of my new shop will begin in the spring.
The walls and the ceiling will be heavily insulated, the structural panels will have 6″ of foam. There will be two doors, one 4′ door for everyday use and a garage size opening for occasional use. To avoid heat loss I am reluctant to have a regular insulated overhead door. I am thinking of building this door, any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks,
C.
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When I built the horse barn for my wife, I bought an old fashioned barn door carriage and constructed the doors myself. The doors open from the middle and slide to each side. The doors are constructed of T-111 on the outside, plywood on the inside in the form of a box 2" thick. I then stuffed the cavity with rigid foam insulation. This way it made it easy to seal around the opening to keep out cold air. I live in northern NH and it gets real cold up here in the winter months.
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Bob @ Kidderville Acres
Kidderville, NH
Use whatever tool needed to Git 'r Done!
Thanks for your reply,I think sliding is the way to go too, any particular way of bringing it against the building to form the seal ?C.
For the sides, I folded strips of felt and attached them to the inside edges of the door. Also, I added trim around the door opening so that when closed, the felt seals against the trim when closed. For the bottom, I added rubber weather stripping that would normally go on the bottom of an overhead door to seal the bottom.
To keep the bottom snug, I fashioned wooden brackets on both sides of the doors that pivot on a steel pin through the door. That way, I could secure the bottom halves of the doors from both the inside after entry, and on the outside when I egress.
The carriage assembly attached to the top door opening on the barn, which carrys the doors, is adjustable so I could fine tune the doors closeness to the barn. In use for three winters, it has worked very well.Bob @ Kidderville Acres
Kidderville, NH
Use whatever tool needed to Git 'r Done!
C
I have a 10' X 10' overhead 'garage' door on my shop. I purchased a commercial door from a local door vendor. It has an R value of 15.4 (according to their specs) and has been excellent at holding the heat in. Of course, it won't look as good as one that you'd make, but I just wanted you to know that if you decide to buy one, a very functional insulated door is available.
Jeff
R 15.4 is not too bad, is it ? I will keep that in mind,
Thanks,C.
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