I also decided to put the roll up doors in myself. I picked them up from the manufacturer which saved me about $250 in shipping. Janus intl is about an hour away from the house. They are the 2500 series roll ups for anyone interested. They were relatively easy to install. Especially the second one after I learned from my mistakes on the first one. I used a "block and tackle" system with a chain over my trusses to do the lifting. It worked better than expected after adding a few pearlings in to assist in stabilization.
I had them add the sheet of insulation on the back of the doors. I am not sure of the effectiveness of it, but is about my only option with roll ups. Plus, when you add the insulation sheet it automatically comes with the seals around the door. It will probably be an r value of around 4-6 I imagine. Just enough to help a little. Like I mentioned earlier, georgia doesn't get no where near as cold as I see on some of these other builds.
The two lights in the pics are just temporary while working around. I will eventually transplant those to be permanent. They are t8 high bay six bulb lithonia lighting fixtures from Home Depot. I am happy with the amount of Light they put out, but one of the bulb sockets doesn't light up out of the box. I haven't bothered to Investigate seeing the other 5 have plenty of light, but I will more than likely swap the fixture soon.
Progress is slow, but I didn't want to take any loans. On a poor firefighter/paramedic salary it will take awhile to attain the money. I am in no hurry though. Never planned on making this a job. Wanted to make sure it stayed fun. Plus at 29 years years old with minimal building experience, the learning curve is a little of the battle. Wish me luck.
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