On Jun 28, 5:38*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:18:21 -0400, in alt.home.repair, "benick"





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In a free-standing garage, where one wall is almost entirely absent to
make
a door opening, what parts of the structure prevent the door wall from
racking?

The back wall.

You've NEVER seen a garage...LOL...Sorry about laughing but that was
funny...

Yeah, but it did make me stop and think. *I think he's partly right. *My
thinking did not take into account the roof structure and how it rigidly
ties all of the walls together. *It's certainly not the first "duh!" moment
I've had on this project, almost certainly not the last.

Thanks to all who have replied so far, you're giving me plenty to think
about.

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But then I have seen, and currently have, a double car garage with 2
8' doors that _has_ racked. Mine is very old (don't know how many)
and has only about 1 ft between the door openings and the corners.

Harry K