Unusual & Creative Garage Door Solutions

[ersatzs2]

Sorry if there is already a thread on garage doors but if so I couldn't find it. Maybe this can be a repository for novel ideas about doors. I'm inspired by the attached; a guy building a Mustang airplane replica in his garage built his door out of hydraulic hanger door hardware.

 

[firworks]

Whoah! That's awesome. I'll be watching to see what shows up here. I need to replace my garage door. I'll probably go boring but who knows what may end up getting posted.

 

[MrBalll]

Like the idea of that. Would be nice to open that, sit under and watch the rain.
Don't get much rain here so I enjoy it when I can.

 

[DCarr2]

until the lifts the open the door break and it fall on your head...

speaking of which how do you get out if the lifters break?

 

[Bighead38]

until the lifts the open the door break and it fall on your head...

speaking of which how do you get out if the lifters break?

I'm guessing unhook hydraulics and lift manually. That's just a guess though.

 

[upndown]

I've worked on commercial bi-fold hangar doors. No thanks!!

 

[bdbecker]

Side-sliding doors... not sure how practical they would be, but kind of neat.

http://www.hormann.com.my/products/garage-doors/side-sliding-sectional-door-hst/

 

[jrb2]

until the lifts the open the door break and it fall on your head...

speaking of which how do you get out if the lifters break?

I don't know, but maybe out of that walk in door you can see on the adjoining wall?

 

[crepr12]

Side-sliding doors... not sure how practical they would be, but kind of neat.

http://www.hormann.com.my/products/garage-doors/side-sliding-sectional-door-hst/

Very nice...love the roll up doors...my quest shipping and price of door is through the roof.

 

[DeliveryGuy]

Reverse mounted door with fold in rails.

Is that your door? I would love to see some more pictures of how that works. I've never seen that before. Cool idea.

 

[R. Deschain]

Reverse mounted door with fold in rails.

Why Exactly?

 

[PassnThru]

Reverse mounted door with fold in rails.

Cool - but I'm not sure why it was done?
Probably looks weird closed since one door is smooth panel (inside showing) and one door is raised panel.
If the roof had been extended out it could be mounted permanently even with an opener.

 

[joe_padavano]

There is a lift inside, no room to mount an overhead door on the inside and sill be able to use the lift.

Doesn't a roll-up door solve this problem? That's what I did in my shop.

 

[XS29L9B]

I like the new "air" roll-up doors at most GM Dealerships. They are tall, and QUICK. Opens in a couple seconds.

http://www.airliftdoors.com/air-openers.php

 

[firebirdparts]

That is truly unique. Did you fab up the rails yourself?

 

[lowrider2]

Not dun yet, but I'm building a 40' x 12' folding door made up of five 4' panels on each side and will move on barn door rollers and overhead track. It's that size so I can move my planes from the hanger to the shop without going outside.

Just a thought.

 

[ersatzs2]

Here is a picture of it opened that shows my mess. And a pic of it closed that shows it needs to be washed. But you get the idea.

Just fantastic and the kind of thing I hoped this thread would highlight! Thanks for posting.

 

[ersatzs2]

Side-sliding doors... not sure how practical they would be, but kind of neat.

http://www.hormann.com.my/products/garage-doors/side-sliding-sectional-door-hst/

Very cool. Adding photo:

 

[Crusarius]

And it can still be used with an opener.

How is the opener setup? are you just using a cable to the bottom of the door and lifting that way?

 

[willy (traer)]

I've made about a dozen of these doors - see here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4649277#post4649277