New Garage Doors!
#1
Posted 25 November 2016 - 04:13 PM
So this is my starting point :/
One expensive trip to Wickes and a slow drive home got me all the wood I need for a new pair of barn doors.
From that I cut out my basic framework with diagonals and clamped it up with a pair of sash clamps
#2
Posted 25 November 2016 - 04:14 PM
#3
Posted 25 November 2016 - 04:36 PM
I then made a pocket drill jig so I can screw all the parts together, if you don't know what a pocket hole is I've tried to explain it in pictures how I made it but basically it's so you don't have to use 5" screws!
Drill a hole through a block of wood first
And if you've cut it right, your screw comes out in the centre of the wood!
You can buy jigs that do this but I'm cheap! Haha
Then I went round the frame and drilled my pocket holes ready to screw it all together
#4
Posted 25 November 2016 - 04:39 PM
Great effort so far. What are you cladding it in?
Thanks Richie, I've got tongue and groove to cover the outside, hopefully it should look good with some varnish! Not keen on paint.
#5
Posted 25 November 2016 - 05:03 PM
You could make the bottom horizontals a few inches off the floor so they're less likely to rot.
#6
Posted 25 November 2016 - 05:08 PM
Good work, if you had paid someone to do it I doubt they would have jointed it just screwed it similar to you. Will be plenty strong enough with the cladding on. Good luck with them.
#7
Posted 25 November 2016 - 05:12 PM
You could make the bottom horizontals a few inches off the floor so they're less likely to rot.
That's not a bad idea actually, I can't remember how much of a gap I left but I'm replacing the framework in the aperture so might make the top taller
#8
Posted 25 November 2016 - 05:17 PM
Good work, if you had paid someone to do it I doubt they would have jointed it just screwed it similar to you. Will be plenty strong enough with the cladding on. Good luck with them.
Thanks, I'm hoping the tongue and groove will strengthen it up plenty, I will be gluing the frame as well as screwing it so should be good strong joints
#9
Posted 25 November 2016 - 05:39 PM
A small note but you may be aware, I had to use heavier duty hinges in the end as it weighed quite a bit more than before!!
#11
Posted 25 November 2016 - 05:59 PM
Must be garage door rebuild season!! Just made two myself similar frame but I used big coach screws and glue,then clad it with a sheet of 12mm marine ply and sprayed black.
A small note but you may be aware, I had to use heavier duty hinges in the end as it weighed quite a bit more than before!!
Must be!
I started it in the summer but had other priorities that got in the way like getting married :)
I think I will re-use the hinges there as I know they are strong enough to hold the big doors!
#12
Posted 26 November 2016 - 10:38 AM
Good work, if you had paid someone to do it I doubt they would have jointed it just screwed it similar to you. Will be plenty strong enough with the cladding on. Good luck with them.
Thanks, I'm hoping the tongue and groove will strengthen it up plenty, I will be gluing the frame as well as screwing it so should be good strong joints
That will as strong if not stronger than any wooden doors you could buy. Plus you have the advantage of getting any preserver on as you build them up. Get plenty on the bottom before you hang them.
#13
Posted 26 November 2016 - 10:43 AM
Brrr November is cold!
The wood is treated but I don't really trust that so out came the yacht varnish to get a good waterproof coat betweenthe frame and the t&g.
Now onto the next door, the same as the first but with the diagonals flipped.
The diagonals carry the load of the door in compression toward the hinge side and this prevents 'racking' or sagging.
#14
Posted 26 November 2016 - 06:14 PM
So that's 40mm too wide (20mm each side off the end slats)
And 48mm off the length.
Out comes the chop saw
And once you get too confident you get mistakes like this
Hopefully I can hide it with some trim as I had the exact number of boards!
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users