Recent content by Joe Pires

You're absolutely right about wind. Once the wind gets over 25mph we don't open it unless we are just going in and out. A big gust can put a huge amount of stress on the parts. The concern about a broken cylinder is only that it becomes stuck in whatever position it broke in, power is...

Oddly enough neither of the two major door manufacturers Sweiss and Hyrdroswing, had ever done one so we thought the two we built were the only two. I would love to see a link to the community if you can find it.

They don't take up any space inside except on the edges where the Hydraulic Rams connect. It is just about flush with the inside wall when closed. And thanks all for showin it some love.

It is the house..the other side is the homier looking side.

Can you say Jehovah's Witness? (ok just a joke but cmon thats funny) Yes thats the one. It's hydraulic and I have a remote. I think we calculated about 10,000 lbs. The hydraulics are pretty beefy.

The music was an inside joke. Turning off the speakers is the appropriate response. Actually things stay on the porch just fine. They slide back against the wall and just ride up and down. Actually I have ridden it up to do some work on it.

Hi, i stumbled onto this forum the other day and thought you guys might enjoy seeing my garage. First a picture of the house. Its a bit unorthodox. Its a 50 by 60 steel building. This very short video highlights the most unusual feature of the house and the Garage. (probably want to...