looking for carriage style door ideas

3/4tonYJ · Mar 16, 2014

I've got my 22 x 12 lean-to addition under roof and been planning on building some carriage style doors, but not sure how I'm going to mount/add windows/use vinyl siding etc.....

I framed opening as large a I could, would like to make doors wide enough so I can back in car trailer.

here's were I'm at now, any ideas?

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Ross/Kzoo · Mar 16, 2014

If I'm understanding you correctly why don't you make the carriage doors like a swing gate? Framed with 2 x 4, sheathed with plywood and use tension cable on the diagonals to keep them from sagging.

3/4tonYJ · Mar 16, 2014

Ross/Kzoo said:
If I'm understanding you correctly why don't you make the carriage doors like a swing gate? Framed with 2 x 4, sheathed with plywood and use tension cable on the diagonals to keep them from sagging.

Yes and No, I don't want to build the doors like you described, but it's the only idea I have currently. (maybe make them arched with the left side being a separate upper and lower halves, so I can open upper for ventilation or something) below is the doors I made already, they are flush mounted to allow the large sliding door to be slid over them)

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this is my current design: but I want something alittle more creative.

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gregtwojeeps · Mar 16, 2014

May want to incorporate some type of rain flashing over the doors. The lack of gable overhang is going to allow water to permeate the top of your doors.

Ross/Kzoo · Mar 16, 2014

You've got to be talking big $$$$ for a custom door like that, definately more than you have in the rest of your lean-to.

65BCUDA · Mar 16, 2014

Off topic ..........Am I seeing your OSB on the rear wall not breaking on nailers?
I would think over time there may be some bulking issues...........

3/4tonYJ · Mar 16, 2014

gregtwojeeps said:
May want to incorporate some type of rain flashing over the doors. The lack of gable overhang is going to allow water to permeate the top of your doors.

Yes, that's a great idea. I think I could make slightly decorative and use up the leftover metal roofing.

Ross/Kzoo said:
You've got to be talking big $$$$ for a custom door like that, definately more than you have in the rest of your lean-to.

I'll be building these doors myself, I've built this complete garage including both sliding and smaller carriage style doors. here's a link to my build thread (having issues with signature) http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5883

65BCUDA said:
Off topic ..........Am I seeing your OSB on the rear wall not breaking on nailers?
I would think over time there may be some bulking issues...........

good eye, I plan on making some build-in shelving on that back wall. it will cover seems and firm up back wall.

3/4tonYJ · Mar 17, 2014

looking for framing ideas also, possibly set back a few inches but still opening out.
i'm happy with other pair off carriage doors I built, just want a different style, and I can't really think of anything

mustangsean · Mar 17, 2014

These are much larger, but my own design -

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Zeke · Mar 17, 2014

3/4tonYJ said:
looking for framing ideas also, possibly set back a few inches but still opening out.
i'm happy with other pair off carriage doors I built, just want a different style, and I can't really think of anything

If you google "carriage dutch doors" you'll see a few and if you delete dutch you'll see a bunch. And then if you add "house" in lieu of dutch it gets better. Now if you use european, antique and western, etc. as modifiers, you'll see a few fresh hits on each search.

You have to work at this, man.

3/4tonYJ · Mar 23, 2014

couple in progress pics......
will vinyl side to match garage later

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sands35 · Mar 23, 2014

Looks good - just make sure the hinges and jamb are beefy enough.

3/4tonYJ · Apr 13, 2014

thought I'd finish thread with a completed picture

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Denwood · Jan 13, 2016

I'm loving the way the doors integrate with the overall design of the place. Very nice!

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