One main problem is that this house is right on the ocean front.
Steel, etc. will rust, and rust quickly.
So, yes, I understand the problem.
I am a bit stumped so to speak.......
I like steel, and sheet metal, and pop rivets....
A door like this would have to be made out of stainless, and that just blew
it out of the water......
hummm?
I would love to try to come up with a wood airplane wing design, that is,
modified, for the doors.
Like these inexpensive hollow core have webs of cardboard....Now I would not
go that route.
Although structurally, and like a beehive, it is very strong, and
lightweight....
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Thank You for your ideas.....
John L.

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"jloomis" wrote

On my web page I made "Huge Doors" and I mean quite large......
They held up very well.
So, with the video, and more thoughts, I am still in the process of
developing a strategy that will work.
Thank You.
John
For doors this size, and I assume hinged at the outside, I would strongly
consider going with a steel u-channel on the outside, with z-channel or more
u-channel on the inside with foam tight in between the angles. Then skin
them with sheet metal, glued and pop riveted, then coat them with the wood
decoration on the outside. Weight will be the key, and you simply can not
build as lightly with wood as you can with steel, and still meet the
torsional rigidity that a door of those dimensions only supported at one
side will require with anything but a two sided structure.
--
Jim in NC


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