Barn door design

[Harv]

<font color=blue>I don't really want a roll-up due to expense and loss of ceiling height when in the open position. </font color=blue>

When I worked in an a large industrial building they had metal roll-up doors that actually rolled up into a roll at the top, so it ate up very little overhead space. I'm guessing these cost a pretty buck, but it would be interesting to check into. Here's an example of what I'm talking about.

 

[Von]

Harv,
I've seen doors like this where the roll in on the outside so as to take up no room on the inside. There is a cover for the roll to protect it. Or you could build a small roof to hide it.

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>metal roll-up doors that actually rolled up into a roll at the top, so it ate up very little overhead space. I'm guessing these cost a pretty buck</font color=blue>

Hmm, that's what my shop door is and I figured it was probably cheaper than the other types. Of course, since it was there when I bought the place, I've never priced them. I'll have to admit I do like it better than the others.

Bird

 

[cowboydoc]

I think they're cheaper and they you don't lose any headspace to speak of with them. On my new barn to build sliding doors for the stalls cost $280 by the time you figure the cost of the door, track, and sliders, compared to $190 for the rollup. On the bigger doors, 14x12 price was $322. When I ordered my barn they said rollups were the cheapest doors to go with by about 30%.

 

[WVBill]

Mike:

At my web page (near the bottom) http://members.aol.com/wvbills/Construction.htm you will find a picture of the barn doors I built last year for my pole barn.

They are 6' w X 12' h. They're made of T1-11 exterior plywood on a 2 x 4 frame (inside). There is a 1 X 3 diagonal brace across the inside from the top-hinge side to the bottom. The bracing on the outside is 1 X 4 peices. I put three 8" T hinges on each door. They've been up a year and have not shown any sagging yet.

 

[blaze]

Great looking barn and doors! Thanks for sharing that with me. These guys have me leaning towards roll-up doors but yours proves that a hinged door is a viable alternative.

Will keep you posted,

Mike