Don't know what sizes are available but a possible solution to your
door dilemma might be bi-fold aircraft hanger doors.
chad
Eric J Russell wrote:
> My garage expansion project has gotten a green light. There is money in the
> budget, we have a building permit and an OK from the county environmental dept
> (an extra step needed because we have small pond on our property).
>
> The current garage/work shop is ~ 22' w X 22' d X 11' h. We'll double that to
> be ~ 44' w X 22' d X 11' h plus a "bonus room" above (my other hobby is model
> railroading). I can't go wider or deeper due to the aforementioned pond & rear
> property line set back requirements.
>
> I plan to have three ~10' wide doors (currently one 16' wide door). The first
> thought was to simply add another 16' door but I decided it both looked better
> with 3 doors plus my plan is one bay for the daily driver, second bay for
> working on cars (with a lift likely) and third bay for workshop area. The
> addition will also have a 4'-5' X 20' mechanical room off the back so I can
> put the air compressor, etc there. I'll lose a little bit of space in the
> 'daily driver' area for a staircase to the second floor room.
>
> To the right in the sketch below is a screened breezeway to the house.
>
>
> Any ideas for things I should plan for during the build? Things that'd be hard
> to add later. There'll be plenty of 20 amp 120V outlets plus 220V circuits for
> table saw, arc welder, air compressor & HVAC.
>
> Any ideas for garage doors that don't rob the headroom? (standard tracks will
> be in the way if/when I install a lift) Commercial 'coiling doors' look too,
> umm, industrial. Can I have the tracks for a standard sectional door continue
> vertically until near the 11' ceiling?
>
> Eric Russell
> Mebane, NC
> http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
>
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