Carriage Doors Built from Scratch

[pablo94sc]

Holy smokes that is some fine work! Great post and job, OP!

PS: If I ever move back to Cincy I'll have to look you up for a float at the ice cream parlor in downtown Lebanon - or a beer at the Golden Lamb.

 

[Denwood]

What an awesome job on the doors! They look very classy. The fact that you used sandwich construction and insulated as well should make for a door that outlasts your building. Your documentation of the door build is really a stand out..a great bit of sharing

I used a similar method of construction (not as slick as your setup, but fast/simple) for some fairly wide 40" fence gates. I've done several of these now, with two of them outside and in perfect shape after about 10 yrs of daily use through our harsh winters. A dado blade and table saw pretty much take care of all the joints. This is the third door, built this summer. There's no substitute for a bit of joinery to take things up a few notches.

and one of the original doors, used daily for over 10 yrs:

 

[cmoist]

Pablo - sounds great!

Denwood - I like those! Any idea of the weight of a door? What's the thickness?


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[Denwood]

C, the doors are just pressure treated 1x6's for the panels, 2x6 for the bottom/top rails, and 2x4 for the mid rail and side stiles. So the doors are 1 1/2" thick, and weigh ~45lbs. They have a surprising amount of torsional rigidity once assembled. Once the dado blade is set up, making a door takes only a few hours.

 

[cmoist]

Very good. Thanks for the info. I love the arched tops. We just got back from Disney and nearly every door in that place has an arched top. There is something very whimsical about that shape. I'm sure your doors are very economical as well, being there's much less lumber in them.


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[NIS240SHU]

Really nice job on those doors! Congratulations on a job well done.

Helder

 

[BuickFarmer]

You possess some great wood working skills, they doors are beautiful and neat, very neat!! Not neat as in cool but neat as in neat. Got me. Thanks for sharing

 

[cmoist]

Thanks guys!

 

[zcar751]

Awesome thread. Two great examples I will definitely pull from.

 

[Tarnished]

Great job on the doors cmoist, have been wanting something similar on the rear of my barn. Your barn build looks great also. Enjoyed seeing it go up.
What part of Lebanon are you in? I grew up around Springboro area, and now live close to Eaton.

 

[cmoist]

Tarnished,
Thanks! Im South of downtown.


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[Tarnished]

Looks like your still pretty rural where your at, but boy has that area grown.
Great looking doors, but I think they should be on the front for everyone to see.

 

[pker]

Real happy this was posted! Like many others I've been searching for info on carriage doors and this is just what I need. I just finished building my 18x24 garage late fall, now can't wait to build the doors. Unfortunately winter is in full swing and my VW Bus is sleeping in the garage so not much room to work. (plus it's cold as hell!)

 

[black00lightning]

I don't see the 1/4" plywood skin you you in the exploded view during your contruction pics. Did you leave that step out? Any pics of the foam insert before the panels are installed? Very nice work!!

Gilbert

 

[barks]

There are those who think having hinges and hinge pins on the outside is inviting trouble. Is there something about the particular hinges which obviates the possibility of unwanted entrance by removing the hinge pins and removing the doors?

 

[cmoist]

Black00 - I wasn't very clear on that part. I didn't end up using those drawings. They were just one idea I had in the beginning. I ended up building them as solid wood doors without any insulation. In fact, I'll update that image.

Barks - These are NRP hinges. NRP stands for non-removable pin. The door must be open to access a set screw which once loosened, allows the pin to come out. In theory they can still be breached, but being these are wooden doors, you're better off breaking the glass of sawing a hole right through the door than messing with the hinges specifically.

Here is a detailed pic:

 

[gr8laker]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?pictureid=57982&albumid=4888&dl=1455137145&thumb=1

 

[Toolfool]

Just came across this thread. Your doors look great, I'm impressed. Look forward to more of your projects.

 

[diiulio]

cmoist,
How did the pine hold up? Looking for a two year up date.