Has anyone used real carriage doors?

Daryl · Feb 9, 2006

Hi. I'm designing a new free-standing garage for my collector cars. I want to use real carriage doors (swing doors) so that I can eliminate any unsightly lift tracks and openers on the inside of the space. It's going to be a "minimalist", art gallery type of environment. Just wondering if anyone here has done this. My usual sources for hardware are not coming up with much in the way of good looking hardware bits (hinges, latches, strikes, deadbolts etc.) Just thought I'd ask prior to committing to custom fabrication. Thanks much.

IntrstlarOvrdrve · Feb 9, 2006

You mean kind of like this?

Although on the inside I don't know if you would call it 'good looking.' Its just a working mans garage, but the doors were custom fabricated and we used standard hinges to hang it. We're going to eventually cover the inside doors with paneling..but it'll be a while before we get around to it.

Elroy · Feb 9, 2006

Elroy offers these links for consideration.

http://www.antiquehardware.com/subcategory/62/

http://www.vandykes.com

ChucksCrib · Feb 9, 2006

Nope...feaux doors here.............sans hardware in this pic

Gregdoo · Feb 10, 2006

Chuckscrib, what brand are those? How do you like them? Are they a metal skin, or hardboard, or vinyl exterior?

I like the looks and need to get some this year.

ChucksCrib · Feb 10, 2006

They are manufactured by Over Head Doors and it is one if the doors in their Rennesaince line. They are nice doors, me and my girlfiend love 'em. The doors are vinyl.
I may have a few other pics.....let me go see.

ChucksCrib · Feb 10, 2006

Here ya go

Square · Feb 15, 2006

I have the kind of doors you are talking about, but it's not because I designed them that way.

This is my shop. I inheireted it from my Grandfather, and he was a housing contractor. The doors are very simple wood panels, with no exterior handles, and an all wood latching system.

Ironically enough, I am about to have this building resided with vinyl, and I am seriously contemplating replacing these doors with the same type of doors that Chuck has. I would be happy to answer any questions you have about them.

raskolnixov · Aug 31, 2006

A decent source I've found for real swing out carriage doors is the real carriage door company. They build real pretty wood garage doors that even have an opener system if you want. Here's a picture from there site:

Their hardware seems good.. I'm thinking of using this strap hinge
from this hardware page

I understand that Square might replace his doors with vinyl. That seems sad. I've always preferred wood myself because i feel like it has more character. Vinyl is just so... soul-less...

I'll post pictures of my current garage soon...

wantedabiggergarage · Aug 31, 2006

Since this is for your collector cars, not daily drivers, how often do you take your cars out in winter? How much snow do you get?

I like the looks, but it's never been fun to have to shovel the snow if front of mine, to get the car out (daily driver, one car garage built between 23 and 35).

PAToyota · Aug 31, 2006

This is some pretty heavy duty hardware for sliding and swinging doors: http://www.betterbarns.com/Hardware.asp

red vette mike · Aug 31, 2006

I am about through with my garage addition. I, too, wanted 'carriage house' type doors. I ended up fabricating them myself. I had four openings-9'x10' each. I made a frame out of cedar studs, reinforcing the corners with steel reinforcers. I used HardiPlank (made of concrete and some sort of fibers), glued and nailed, and luan on the back (screwed and glued). Insulated with r13 batt in the middle. Each will have a 20" by 36" window that will look like a 6 pane. I used 4 hinges on each side of each door. They look good. However it was a tremendous amount of work. Everything was x's 8. It took me about 9 days to get it done and I am still working-painting them. I had concerns about the doors sagging under their own weight. However, the cedar is strong and the corner reinforcers are strong also. The front and back coverings, both glued, screwed, and nailed further strengthen the doors. The hinges might fail but I don't think the frames will ever sag. I got quotes for metal frames that started at almost $6000. I knew then that I was a 'wood' man all the way. Good luck.

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