"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
news:419a425a7291cb6ce109cf3821e6b753.45219@mygate .mailgate.org...
"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.


thanks, was considering that - bordering the extra foot either side with
framing and ply.

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.

G&P? please help my ignorance....

i'll give that a go - although proportionately - i.e. i'll calc the number
of floorboards needed and weigh a proportion of them.

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?


i'd consider this, but i don't have the space - it's hard to explain, but
the garage is at the very bottom of the back garden with driveway access to
the side into the garden effectively entering a new courtyard where space is
at a premium. this won't allow the space for gates opening as well as
"turn-in" so i'm stuffed for that.

however, for the driveway entrance i mentioned, i do need to build something
like this. i was considering 2 X 6ft gates with an angle iron frame and T&G
planks with electric openers.

is this ascii picture any use?

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