Shed Doors

[rrichMI]

Hey there folks, I've been lurking around here gathering the collective knowledge for a bit, but I come to y'all with a project that I'm having a hard time solving on my own:

I'm rebuilding a shed on the property at the new house for my wife, and we've decided to upgrade to metal siding. The problem is, I'm having a hard time deciding what to do for the doors. I've got a 93" opening framed into the stud walls (Keep in mind, if you get a 8' header, your door won't be 8' wide...), and was planning to do a split swinging door. I'm not sure how to approach attaching the hinges with the metal siding & trim. All of my experience has been with T1-11, where you'd just screw right to the siding, but it seems like there's probably a different solution for the metal siding to keep it looking nice.

Has anyone done a similar project? Any advice?

Thanks!

 

[The Cobbler]

you probably want to back it up with wood framing to hold the weight

 

[67King]

Edit, oops, thought i was replying to my thread about samensize shed doors

 

[rrichMI]

you probably want to back it up with wood framing to hold the weight

Sure, that makes sense. Would you drive the hinges through the metal and into the wood, or try to slip them behind the metal?

 

[The Cobbler]

I guess it would depend on the style of hinge .

 

[Superbowl]

The best way is to use wood, like a 2x4 or 2x6 and wrap it with white trim coil metal. You can even get trim coil with a fake wood grain. You will need a brake to form it but you can rent them. That metal is so thin you just score it with a utility knife. You have to buy a whole box which is way more than you need. So your best bet is to make up the wood frame and find a guy who has a brake and pay him to bend what you need. The guys that do this stuff is window installers and siding installers.