Horizontally Opening Garage Doors?

[yellowz03]

Hey guys, I'm wondering if anybody knows where to purchase or knows of any garage or shed doors that open horizontally as opposed to the standard vertical doors. It would be perfect for a shed project we'll be doing since we'll be restricted with height and would prefer the doors to open shed-style anyway.

The reason I ask is that the shed will be insulated and have a small heater for the winter months so a door with decent R-value is a must. Looking for a total opening of 8ft so I assume we'll be looking at two 4ft. doors. Kind of an odd request, I know.. I've done some searching and haven't come up with much, so hopefully you guys can help me out! Thanks in advance!

 

[sophijo]

Tractor supply.....you buy hardware and fabricate the doors.

 

[9C1]

I have 8.5 foot horizontal doors with rounded tops on my 24x40. Built them myself from T-111 siding and 2x4 structural support. I only use it for storage so the ice in the winter is added security. Just use plenty of hinges. Them suckers are heavy.
Terry

 

[cyamaha2007]

They are always built on site in my experience.

 

[bgarrett]

http://www.bifold.com/

 

[Torque1st]

Look up carriage house doors.

 

[yellowz03]

Sorry for the delayed reply. I appreciate all the help thus far! I've been searching and checking out the places you guys have mentioned and found a couple good leads that I'll look further into this week.

The doors I need are two swinging 4ft (approx.) doors. They aren't extremely popular it seems but they are out there.

Ducksface, I did see the door opener setup while I was browsing the web... It seems like a clever yet simple design. It basically just looks like a "Y" with a couple pivot points and uses a standard garage door opener motor.

Here's one of the sites I've been browsing for ideas.. It also has a picture of the door opener setup Ducksface mentioned:

http://www.woodgaragedoor.com/carriage_doors.html

Thanks again everyone!

 

[kbs2244]

Do a search on hanger doors.
They do bi-fold, telescoping, sliding track along the side walls, any number of designs.

 

[keithwwalker]

Real Carriage Doors
Will give you some ideas, but they are pricey

 

[John in OH]

I've got two sets of double, side-hinged, horizontal swinging doors on an old shop that my grandfather built in the 1920's. Never installed an opener and each pair is slightly less than 8' total width so the two openings are a little narrow for modern vehicles ... but that could be corrected on a new build by making the door openings wider.

Biggest problem with the horizontal swinging doors is snow! You don't give your location so don't know if this could be a problem or not for you. But when we get an Ohio snow fall greater than about 4" the snow prevents the doors from swinging open. The doors "bulldoze" the snow into piles as you try to swing the doors open; thus, requiring some snow shovel work to get the doors fully open. If the snow fall is 1' or more it's essentially impossible to get the doors open without first shoveling nearly all of the snow from the arc of the door swing.

 

[HTGTS350]

Ive got horizontal sliders, 2 pairs, one set of 12ft doors open a combined total of 23ft and one set of 10ft doors that open nearly 20ft, I much prefer them to my roller and panel lifters but I don't have snow or the need for automatic opening.

 

[John in OH]

Ive got horizontal sliders, 2 pairs, one set of 12ft doors open a combined total of 23ft and one set of 10ft doors that open nearly 20ft, I much prefer them to my roller and panel lifters but I don't have snow or the need for automatic opening.

Also have some horizontal sliders on a machine shed. They work great for closing an open door way, but are difficult to get a tight weather seal. And, again, snow can be a problem as it can pile up as you slide the doors making them difficult to open. The snow packs around the doors, the freezing ground heaves, and the doors bottom-out on the packed snow which by spring has thawed and re-frozen a few times forming a block of ice and the doors jam.

 

[tylerm]

Contour Closures now offers an automated horizontal garage door in the U.S. and Canada. https://www.contourclosures.com