Man door for 6' opening.

[Voi]

My garage has a shop off the back of the third stall. The opening is 75" x 83"

For a variety of reasons I would like to partition this off but be able to have it open completely when needed.

At my last shop I had 6' wide steel French outswing doors to partition off part of the garage that worked great but I would like to avoid them in this case because there is not a great place for one of the doors to swing.

I swear some months ago I found a thread where a guy had steel doors similar to a center hinge patio door but then the normally fixed portion could also be swung open. But I can't seem to find that thread.

I will likely condition this space separately year round, including occasionally taking it to 80 degrees in the winter when doing epoxy or fiberglass work. I had to drape some old Reflectix up recently to get the area warm enough for a project.

At this point I'm open for any suggestions.

 

[Bad Habit]

What about some sort of bi-fold or accordion door?

 

[rsanter]

How about a roll up door?
Curtains?
Sliding door?

 

[Voi]

What about some sort of bi-fold or accordion door?

I have looked into those options, sort of. I have a 10' x 8' accordion wall at my cabin that I doubt would get me the insulation performance I'm after. I did price an accordion wall with Hufcor for the cabin that was extremely expensive. I believe they made an even more expensive model with some insulation but even at 6' wide that would be out of my price range.

An insulated bifold door that doesn't cost as much as a Nana wall would be great but I can't seem to find such a thing.

 

[Voi]

How about a roll up door?
Curtains?
Sliding door?

A roll up door seems like a logical choice but for this most recent project I was in and out of that room frequently checking for bubbles in the epoxy. I think rolling a door up and down that often would get old. I'm being picky, I know.

I probably should just frame in part of the opening and put in a 42" door but I guess I've just grown to like the large opening.

A small overhead door with a built in man door would be better.

I'll check and see if there is a load bearing header above that opening. Might even be able to raise it up a bit.

 

[rsanter]

Going double doors does not mean that you have to split them in the middle.
You can put a smaller door that is pinned and then the size door you want for the main door

 

[infinkc]

Something like this would be nice, but would think they cost a bunch.

Sierra Pacific Windows - Door Bi-Fold Aluminum Clad Wood Bi-Fold Door - Residential, Commercial, Architectural Windows and Doors

Casement windows are hinged on the side and open outward to the left or right. Usually taller than wide, their entire sash opens to provide top-to-bottom ventilation.

www.sierrapacificwindows.com

 

[38Chevy454]

Opposing pocket doors?

 

[Bert_]

You can attach two doors together with a hinge in the middle. House I grew up in had a door like that.

First door hinges to the jamb, second door hinged to the first. Second door has a regular latch, first door has a pin on top and bottom to keep it closed when you don't want to use it. Can be used as a single door or unlatch the pins to open both doors.

 

[zoepop]

I had a similar opening between 2 rooms in the shop I just built. I ended up building a sliding barn door. Couple sheets of 3/4, then glued and screwed some rough cut to it. 14' Door track (My opening is 7') came from amazon. I have radiant on both sides so I wasn't concerned about insulation but you could easily build some in. I don't have a pic of it up but here it is on the horses

 

[CraigStu]

How about making your own doors? 2x4s laid flat for a perimeter frame, 1/4 or 3/8 plywood on each side, foam insulation board in the middle. The 2x4s would give you something to screw hinges and latches to and you can make them any size you like.

 

[smackey05]

I'm following this thread... My new house has a rollup garage style door on the shop outside the house. I'm also thinking it's going to get old using.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Opposing pocket doors?

That's my thoughts as well. Add some rigid foam to the side of the doors and make the pocket opening large enough for the extra width.

 

[FJ 432]

I added a 6' insulated garage door to the back of my garage with an opener. I did not want double doors opening to the exterior and I didn't want them to open to the interior and waste that wall space.

12 years now and one of the best decisions I made from that build.

Cheap solution would be plastic curtains.

 

[Youngandfree]

Custom built sliding barn door. You can buy barn door roller kits in many sizes. Build the door as wide as you want. It slides back like a pocket door with zero headaches to build that pocket doors have. Figure out how to trim the edges of the opening with weather strips to seal it.