"Paul" wrote in message


I am building quite a large garage and I've had a 14ft wide Henderson door
(unused) that i bought a while ago intending to use it on the much delayed
garage.

Unfortunately, it blew over onto a garden bench and received a hole peirced
in the skin.

Put that thing on for now but make allowances for future extension with
some sort of sub-frame. Patch the door with a stick on pattern or
picture of some sort if it is still OK on the edges and hasn't lost its
stressing.

If you assemble the amount of timber you would need to make a wooden
door and test the weight you will be able to compare the weight of the
finished product against the weight of the metal door you have. 14 foot
of floorboard say 7 ft long plus frame, will weigh you down G&P.

Not a problem if you make a 16 foot pair of side openers on castors with
each pair made of hinged four foots. Remember that gaps are not
improtant
on a garage. You could quite nicely get away with the garage open 3" on
the top and 6" on the bottom with an inch or so on the sides. It will
show the prospective burglar the car is available. Is that a problem?

Make sure your garage's threshold is flat and level then. What you
really need to do is make sure the doors fully clear the opening and
won't blow closed as you park.

Most people would use stable door hinges. Try rising hinges if the floor
is not level.




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