SHED DOOR

[MT800]

I would like to pick the collective experience of the members. Here is the problem.
I have a cold storage shed (where I live everything is cold storage!!) behind the garage. It just has a walk door, and I would like to install a 4' door
of some kind. I want to put riding mower and snow blower in the shed. Let me say this, the snow will block a swinging door, don't really want to sacrifice the floor space to swing a door inward, there is not room to run barn doors and roll up doors only come at 6' tall. I have a hard height of 84", not enough to raise roll up. It doesn't have to be snow tight, but I need more than a plastic sheet!!! Maybe even a way to lock the door, although we rarely lock the walk door. I don't mind some kinda threshold, I can drive the mower and blower over a short threshold .
Any questions and comments and ideas are welcome.

 

[Byrdnyrd]

Sliding Barn door?

 

[The Cobbler]

look for a sectional overhead door off of a cube van and cut it to length

 

[engineer2]

I build my own double door with a total width of 4 feet. Clearing snow it isn't too bad.
Inside is OSB. It's weather-stripped to keep the mice and snow out.
Right door has a storm door closer. Left door has a cane bolt to hold it open.
If I had to do it all over again I would have made it a little wider.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I'd go with a swinging door, it's the simplest answer and if you have to spend a minute clearing snow from in front of the door before opening it that's not a big deal.

 

[545_days]

It's a little outside the box, but would an exterior hurricane shutter give you the clearance you need overhead?

 

[eviltwin]

You can custom order a roll up door at almost any height and width and have the roll outside the building.

 

[JuncleJohn]

I Agree with the roll up door idea.

John

 

[whateg01]

Hangar door

I like the ones that Menards uses for their lawn and garden area. Those are a little bit for your shed though

 

[LopezBart]

folding closet-style door

 

[readhead]

A bifold door to the inside. You will only lose two feet. Or a pair of two foot doors to the inside.

 

[readhead]

On our sheds with roll up doors the roller part was actually above the ceiling joists. Is that an option. Roll up doors can be ordered for any height.

 

[Youngandfree]

In swing double door

 

[NUTTSGT]

I doubt you have a Menards local but they do sell a 4' wide x 7' tall roll up door.

https://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/garage-doors-openers/garage-doors/ideal-door-reg-ribbed-model-200m-roll-up-door/4x7rollupglosswhitedoor/p-1444433879154-c-12358.htm

oops, never mind, I thought you wanted a 7' tall door.

 

[nadogail]

Another Vote for a Roll Up. They can be custom cut to your dimensions.

 

[Steve W.]

No ideas here about what style of door, just a comment that it must be a rather small riding mower to fit through a 4' door.

My walk-behind mower is 4' wide.

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[bbxlr8]

I'm the KISS type & in snow belt (ugh). Designed my 12x38 for a specific space over 18 years ago, and moved it once since then. Have both styles: 8' - roll up on one end, man door near it on the side. Then did 2x version of style in @engineer2's pic (very nice BTW) (2 x 4' doors) in the middle of the far end on the same side as the man door: designed to accommodate side entry of ford 3 cyl w./60" mmm w/fixed ROPS.

Still very happy with it and no real issues other than don't let it freeze up and set. I generally only clear the ramp and swing area.
Actually debating adding an 8' on the far other end after moving & leaning towards swing style for cost and simplicity

 

[mikedodge]

Knowing how big or what the front of the shed looks like would help.

 

[Skiff Builder]

I'm thinking Inside the Box
Double sliding door -mounted inside.
Make no more than 2" thick.
You can place a piece of 1/2" ply over them on the inside so you don't lose your wall space.
Trim on outside part of jamb to weather tighten them up.

 

[whateg01]

I doubt you have a Menards local but they do sell a 4" wide x 7" tall roll up door.

https://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/garage-doors-openers/garage-doors/ideal-door-reg-ribbed-model-200m-roll-up-door/4x7rollupglosswhitedoor/p-1444433879154-c-12358.htm

oops, never mind, I thought you wanted a 7" tall door.

Lilliputian?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Lilliputian?

No, I was eating breakfast while typing..

 

[MT800]

Knowing how big or what the front of the shed looks like would help.

 

[MT800]

Sorry bout the multiple pics. As you can see the ceiling is pretty low.
Don't have it in me to raise the roof!!!!

 

[BurtEggley]

OUT ~ Swinging door out: “the snow will block a swinging door”

IN ~ Swinging door in: "don't really want to sacrifice the floor space to swing a door inward"

BARN ~ "there is not room to run barn doors"

UP ~ "I have a hard height of 84", not enough to raise roll up"


Unless you can somehow engineer a door that uses the 4th dimension, that leaves only a rolling / sliding door, or dig a hole and lower it into the ground You've ruled out all other dimensions.

 

[Mike65]

I will second the sliding barn door. I built one for the barn we had on our property when we lived in upstate NY 16 years ago. I also built one for my basement woodworking shop from tongue & grove pine.

 

[Prospecter]

I settled on swinging doors for my garden shed. Clearing the snow is no big deal, but mostly Ihe don't bother. I usually have the mowers inside, and the snow blower on the tractor before snow flies, and won't need access again until Spring.

 

[JohnX14]

I'm thinking Inside the Box
Double sliding door -mounted inside.
Make no more than 2" thick.
You can place a piece of 1/2" ply over them on the inside so you don't lose your wall space.
Trim on outside part of jamb to weather tighten them up.

I like this idea. Basically a pocket door.