Wide garage door

[dfaith5]

Hey all,

Was wondering if anyone had any info on where to buy a wide garage door that doesn't look commercial. Wife and I bought an old Tudor house with detached garage with a heavy beast of a door. It is 21' 4" wide by 8' tall. Need to replace it but can't seem to find anything that doesn't look like a roll up door.

Thanks

DJ

 

[Jlbc212]

Can you reduce the width of the opening?

 

[dfaith5]

I was thinking I could turn it into 2 doors with a wall in the middle if I had to go that route.

 

[LB-1911]

http://www.clopaydoor.com/residential-garage-doors

There are a few that don't look like rollup doors.

 

[dfaith5]

http://www.clopaydoor.com/residential-garage-doors

There are a few that don't look like rollup doors.

These look great but do they come in 21' 4" wide?

 

[LB-1911]

I was thinking I could turn it into 2 doors with a wall in the middle if I had to go that route.

These look great but do they come in 21' 4" wide?

FAQ @
http://www.clopaydoor.com/residential/buyingguide/residential-faq

 

[dfaith5]

Looks like the Clopay doors come in max of 20 feet wide. When I tried to add 2 inches to that on the home depot site the price jumped up to 2 million dollars. Made me laugh out loud that they were going to let me complete that transaction with my Master Card online.

 

[burnedzr2]

I say frame the center in and Put in 2-10'x8 doors that way you can have the convenience of opening a smaller door. and there are a lot more doors in that size.

 

[Stuart in MN]

You didn't mention where you live, but if you're in a metropolitan area there may be a local garage door manufacturer that can build one to your specifications. Check the Yellow Pages.

 

[dfaith5]

I say frame the center in and Put in 2-10'x8 doors that way you can have the convenience of opening a smaller door. and there are a lot more doors in that size.

I'm definitely thinking about doing this as I'll have many more options for doors. My wife doesn't like the idea but I'm not sure I'll be able to find a way around it.

 

[dfaith5]

You didn't mention where you live, but if you're in a metropolitan area there may be a local garage door manufacturer that can build one to your specifications. Check the Yellow Pages.

We live in the Pittsburgh, Pa area (Just South actually) and I have been looking but no luck yet.

 

[burnedzr2]

And less trouble with the doors being smaller, I remember my fathers house the top section of a 18' garage door came loose and landed on the roof of his truck. Next thing you know the garage had 2 doors with some reframing of the garage front.

 

[James-W]

You didn't mention where you live, but if you're in a metropolitan area there may be a local garage door manufacturer that can build one to your specifications. Check the Yellow Pages.

I am sure you are right, a local garage door manufacturer could make him any kind of door he wants. But I think the two smaller doors is a better idea economically. Any time you special order anything, the price goes way up.

 

[dfaith5]

Yea. Now I'm gonna have to "do some learnin" on how to frame out the door. The floor in concrete and the header is an I beam. Interestingly looking this up on the net most people want to go from 2 to 1 door and not the other way around.

 

[upndown]

Used to be 20' was as wide as you could go in a residential door, that's why the commercial look and Price on anything wider. I would call a few local companies, things do change especially when it comes to garage doors.

 

[dfaith5]

Well, since I'm going to go "whole hog" with the construction I'd might as well look into some alternate flooring to the concrete. Anyone have any experience with garage floor treatments like that aggregate pebbling or anything else?

 

[James-W]

Interestingly looking this up on the net most people want to go from 2 to 1 door and not the other way around.

If you (or your wife) really want to get a door that wide I am sure you can get a door manufacturer to make exactly what you want. It all depends on what you want to spend.

 

[dfaith5]

If you (or your wife) really want to get a door that wide I am sure you can get a door manufacturer to make exactly what you want. It all depends on what you want to spend.

Yea I looked at a few places. Minimum cost 10,000 for a custom job. Can get 2 really nice 10x8 carriage doors for about 4 grand. Will have to add in the construction of the center wall. Still thinking about what that guy said about his dad's 18' door falling on his truck. The current door is old and solid wood. If it fell on you, you would be dead for sure as we can barely lift it with the opener disengaged. Think I'm gonna go with the 2 door option. I did message about 20 different garage door companies on Angie's list to see what they advise. I'll keep you all updated in case anyone else is in my situation.

 

[Elginz]

I have a 16' x 8' door and I am going to a 10' x 8' with a man door this spring. My reason is mostly heating and convenience. I can open a man door for most things, and a smaller overhead for larger things, and when I have a vehicle to work on.

 

[James-W]

I have a 16' x 8' door and I am going to a 10' x 8' with a man door this spring. My reason is mostly heating and convenience. I can open a man door for most things, and a smaller overhead for larger things, and when I have a vehicle to work on.

Our garage door is 16 feet wide door and 7 feet tall. The only time we need a door that large is when we park both cars in the garage, which is very rare. We only park the cars if there is a big storm coming with hail and/or high winds. Otherwise the garage is strictly a workshop.

 

[fury9]

If you want to get a trailer in there one door is way better, in my experience ( I have a single door now) The two door set up allowed me to put way too much **** in the center of the garage and the cars kept getting closer and closer to the exterior walls. I do have a hard time throwing out old iron though....

 

[kbs2244]

The only "doors" that where 21 feet wide in the Tudor era were city gates.
Go with 2 smaller ones.
Not only more convenient but more period correct.

 

[StevenMorgan]

I like the idea of two real nice 10x8 doors for a Tudor style. I think carriage style with whatever windows match the house's style.

 

[BeachBoy]

I say frame the center in and Put in 2-10'x8 doors that way you can have the convenience of opening a smaller door. and there are a lot more doors in that size.

if there is no man door I'd do a man door and a 18ft wide door.

or 12 and 8, always nice to have a wide door.