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1. General building question (score: 1): Author: "Conrad" <conrad@conrad.uk.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:59:24 +0100; I've pulled down the makeshift front wall on my barn, and I'm going to build a new one from concrete blocks. Wall will be 30' wide, about 10' high. The wall will have some big home made swinging door; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00089.html (8,534 bytes)
2. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Conrad" <conrad@conrad.uk.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:44:45 +0100; ... .... GPD4, Thanks hugely for this, I was obviously along the right tracks but needed the details. Do you think I need to do anything at the top of the wall where it meets the door, to tie it to; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00090.html (8,286 bytes)
3. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Conrad" <conrad@conrad.uk.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 16:24:19 +0100; George, thanks again. Ok, so I now got myself a load of 1/2" rebar, epory (rawl-r-kem) and 1/4" plate. Plan is as per your instructions to run tabs up the frame with holes for the rebar, and bond 10; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00093.html (9,962 bytes)
4. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: George P Dausch IV <gpd4@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 06:51:56 -0400; Good morning Conrad, I don't know where you live, but I am going to assume that where ever it is, you have a significant wind consideration for engineering analysis purposes, and maybe some snow load; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00098.html (12,109 bytes)
5. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 13:13:11 -0400; Conrad [mailto:conrad@conrad.uk.net] Have you considered a sliding door instead of a swinging door? One where the top of the door hangs from a track attached to the wall and the door(s) slides sidewa; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00100.html (9,005 bytes)
6. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Conrad" <conrad@conrad.uk.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 18:40:24 +0100; Yes I have but the gear is so expensive and difficult to diy as far as I can see. I can do the swinging door thing pretty securely for not much more than the cost of some angle and ply (ok, hinges,; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00101.html (9,072 bytes)
7. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: Kelley Mascher <mascherk@attbi.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 11:24:31 -0700; Below is a URL for sliding track door hardware. This is just an example of what Stanley (decent quality not industrial) stuff costs in the U.S. I would think that you could find something similar in; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00102.html (9,796 bytes)
8. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: JNiolon@uss.com; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 13:43:30 -0500; here in the US large hardware and home stores carry the hardware and it isn't that expensive... also Northern hydraulics and others carry it... bet if you look around you can find it catalog purchas; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00103.html (9,126 bytes)
9. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Conrad" <conrad@conrad.uk.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:48:44 +0100; You mean an up and over type thing? Errrm, good question. Mainly because it needs to be high enough to get the jcb in, and then it would hit a car on the lift, but also because theres a major securi; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00104.html (8,987 bytes)
10. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:24:57 -0500; If your shop is that high, the door can go straight up. It is not written that the door must curve over at the top of the opening, or at all. How are you going to lock them? The certainly can be, but; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00129.html (10,123 bytes)
11. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: LBC286@aol.com; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:42:10 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - I'd be careful with a garage door that is vertical when open. The springs reduce tension as the door opens because it usually will be horizontal and be at rest on the rails. The; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00130.html (9,852 bytes)
12. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: pethier@isd.net; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:26:42 -0500; be it I would definitely use a counter-weight on each side if I were to do this. Sorry I didn't mention that before. This would actually work better than the springs do on over-the top doors. Since; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00132.html (9,440 bytes)
13. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: LBC286@aol.com; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:31:06 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - This could actually be very cost-effective. If you want to make your own door, rather than buying one. If the door goes straight up, it doesn't have to be a sectional door. Yo; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00133.html (9,619 bytes)
14. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: Martin Scarr <martins@efn.org>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:26:28 -0700 (PDT); Take a look at the doors on small hangers at an airport; the door is hinged in the middle horizontally. It's also hinged to the frame at the top, and the bottom rides up in a guide. As it opens, the; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00134.html (8,812 bytes)
15. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:37:09 -0400; And it provides a "porch" roof when it's open to help keep the rain out of the shop. Back when I lived in Southern California, the garage doors were a solid panel. An pair of arm attached to each sid; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00135.html (9,263 bytes)
16. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:04:49 -0700; Check out the new Wayne Dalton door that puts the entire opener into the counterbalance-spring shaft above the door. http://www.wayne-dalton.com/residential/DirectDrive.asp Doesn't cut the door's sp; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00136.html (8,570 bytes)
17. Re: General building question (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:09:01 -0500; Here in Minnesota, we call those "California doors". That's why we don't call them "Minnesota doors". Virtually all the time there is snow. There are a small number of them here. I like the overhead; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00141.html (8,769 bytes)
18. RE: General building question (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:19:14 -0700; The corollary of this is that you also have to be careful not to park too close to the door, or you can't open it. One of my cars has a nice dent in the grille where my daughter opened the door and; /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00155.html (8,322 bytes)

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