millertime
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Anyone on here know where a good place to buy/ order one of these is? I can't seem to find any good info on them.
Thanks.
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Roll up Garage Door
- Thread starter millertime
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bazzateer
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Tried Ebay?
dcovey
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Try this place. Garage Doors
They were the cheapest I found on line. I didn't end up using them because I found a metal building supplier that sold them to me for a little less and I saved shipping because I picked them up.
Check around for someone that supplies parts for metal buildings. Who knows.
For a smaller one 10x10 a place about 30 miles away builds portable buildings had them for less than the web site as well. I was going to buy from him but he couldn't get anything larger so I just got them both at the same place.
Dave
They were the cheapest I found on line. I didn't end up using them because I found a metal building supplier that sold them to me for a little less and I saved shipping because I picked them up.
Check around for someone that supplies parts for metal buildings. Who knows.
For a smaller one 10x10 a place about 30 miles away builds portable buildings had them for less than the web site as well. I was going to buy from him but he couldn't get anything larger so I just got them both at the same place.
Dave
WV Firefighter
Active member
Google Roll Lite or US Door.
OP
millertime
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Thanks for the info guys.
madjack
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Bought mine at Menards...just go to the service desk back by the doors and ask. I put 6'wx7'h doors in both ends of my two story garage for fork lift access.They stock about 6 different sizes and can order most odd sizes. special orders take about 2 weeks. Installed them by myself...no problem. Mine were $107 each
Millertime,
I got one for my compressor room addition from Trac-Rite and couldn't be happier with it. Easy to measure for and order on line. Install was a snap, did by myself in about 1 1/2. I have been using daily for at least six or seven years now. Full size garage door, you won't do by yourself but very simple install. When I build the dream shop (if ever) I wouldn't consider anybody else for my Garage door.
Check them at - http://www.tracrite.com/
Pete
I got one for my compressor room addition from Trac-Rite and couldn't be happier with it. Easy to measure for and order on line. Install was a snap, did by myself in about 1 1/2. I have been using daily for at least six or seven years now. Full size garage door, you won't do by yourself but very simple install. When I build the dream shop (if ever) I wouldn't consider anybody else for my Garage door.
Check them at - http://www.tracrite.com/
Pete
Charles (in GA)
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Are you referring to a ROLL type door that forms a roll above the header when open?
You cannot get them to seal at all, I have one, and it is the nature of the beast, they are corrugated and cannot be sealed on the edges, and the top has a large gap when closed. The gap goes away when you open as the roll gets larger.
A fix is to get a door taller than the opening, then the door is sliding past the header on its way up to the roll at a constant distance. The gap can be large, up to a couple of inches, and lets lots of air in and I also get birds this time of the year. They cannot get out, but they sure find their way in!
One fix is to use a rubber seal or brush seal like these.
http://www.sealeze.com/large.htm
http://www.bnd.com.au/content/?action=getfile&id=330
I have some L shaped metal trim left over from the construction, so I am making a hinged panel using the trim and a section of 3/4 conduit for strength and a pivot shaft. It will require opening manually first, before the door, but it will keep the flow of cold air out and the birds also.
Charles
You cannot get them to seal at all, I have one, and it is the nature of the beast, they are corrugated and cannot be sealed on the edges, and the top has a large gap when closed. The gap goes away when you open as the roll gets larger.
A fix is to get a door taller than the opening, then the door is sliding past the header on its way up to the roll at a constant distance. The gap can be large, up to a couple of inches, and lets lots of air in and I also get birds this time of the year. They cannot get out, but they sure find their way in!
One fix is to use a rubber seal or brush seal like these.
http://www.sealeze.com/large.htm
http://www.bnd.com.au/content/?action=getfile&id=330
I have some L shaped metal trim left over from the construction, so I am making a hinged panel using the trim and a section of 3/4 conduit for strength and a pivot shaft. It will require opening manually first, before the door, but it will keep the flow of cold air out and the birds also.
Charles
OP
millertime
Well-known member
I think I'll probaly go with a regular garage door just for the simple fact that I thing it might hold heat better in the winter and we all know heating a garage isin't cheap. thanks though for chiming in on this gents.
MongoTom
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I just joined this little gang, so I'm a newbie. That said, I'm about to have my garage rebuilt and was interested in a roll up (curtain) door to save ceiling space for the 4 post lift I'll put in there. I've learned a few fun facts that steered me away from this solution:
- roll up doors are essentially commercial entities and as such are very, very expensive
- these are massive steel structures and can weigh much more than conventional doors
- the motors may not be UL approved for residential use and thus are not insurable
- they are harder to seal and do not insulate as well as conventional doors
I'm going to try to meet my needs with an insulated panel door (R-16+), with a high rise track that will run about 8" below the ceiling and with a jackshaft motor that will mount on the header instead of hanging below the ceiling. I can get all of this installed (8'X18') for under $2500, while the roll up door alone would run nearly $5000 with a insulation level of R-6. I hope this helps with your decision.
- roll up doors are essentially commercial entities and as such are very, very expensive
- these are massive steel structures and can weigh much more than conventional doors
- the motors may not be UL approved for residential use and thus are not insurable
- they are harder to seal and do not insulate as well as conventional doors
I'm going to try to meet my needs with an insulated panel door (R-16+), with a high rise track that will run about 8" below the ceiling and with a jackshaft motor that will mount on the header instead of hanging below the ceiling. I can get all of this installed (8'X18') for under $2500, while the roll up door alone would run nearly $5000 with a insulation level of R-6. I hope this helps with your decision.