I'm finally building my modest workshop up at the cottage. It will be 16 x 20 with large glass panels facing the lake.
I salvaged some 5' x 9' tempered glass sliding doors that were likely used in a mall to close off a department store or something. They're in aluminum frames designed to go on a track. 3 of them will face the lake making up most of the 20 foot long wall and I'll do something for ventilation in the sections between the windows along with operable windows elsewhere.
Anyhow - I'm thinking about the doors and am leaning towards having a single large entry door, possibly a 48 x 84 steel hinged 'service door'. These seem to be out there in the world.
I want something I can roll a motorcycle through easily enough, but could also transition to a studio / living space in the future.
Any creative ideas out there for a wide door that will be reliable, weather tight and functional enough to be the one main entry to the building?
For the pie-in-the-sky idea, I toyed with framing one of the 5x9 panels and using a pivot hinge on it to make a massive swinging door. But I think this might be a bit far fetched and over the top for this modest structure.
Also for the low slope (1.5:12 pitch) roof, I'm looking at standing seam metal over strapping/Blueskin RF200TM high-temp membrane. I know metal isn't great at this low pitch, but it's been suggested as OK with the membrane and perhaps butyl tape at the panel seams (although I don't know if that applies in standing seam).
The building will be under a lot of tall pine trees and shaded. So the roof needs to be durable and in 25 years from now when I'm pushing 80, I won't care much about it. So it needs to last at least that long
I salvaged some 5' x 9' tempered glass sliding doors that were likely used in a mall to close off a department store or something. They're in aluminum frames designed to go on a track. 3 of them will face the lake making up most of the 20 foot long wall and I'll do something for ventilation in the sections between the windows along with operable windows elsewhere.
Anyhow - I'm thinking about the doors and am leaning towards having a single large entry door, possibly a 48 x 84 steel hinged 'service door'. These seem to be out there in the world.
I want something I can roll a motorcycle through easily enough, but could also transition to a studio / living space in the future.
Any creative ideas out there for a wide door that will be reliable, weather tight and functional enough to be the one main entry to the building?
For the pie-in-the-sky idea, I toyed with framing one of the 5x9 panels and using a pivot hinge on it to make a massive swinging door. But I think this might be a bit far fetched and over the top for this modest structure.
Also for the low slope (1.5:12 pitch) roof, I'm looking at standing seam metal over strapping/Blueskin RF200TM high-temp membrane. I know metal isn't great at this low pitch, but it's been suggested as OK with the membrane and perhaps butyl tape at the panel seams (although I don't know if that applies in standing seam).
The building will be under a lot of tall pine trees and shaded. So the roof needs to be durable and in 25 years from now when I'm pushing 80, I won't care much about it. So it needs to last at least that long
