Hi everyone!
I did a job last year that was an exterior renovation of a house. I suggested an “arts & crafts” style garage door. The owner agreed, but found they were too expensive. She was acting as GC, and during the process she instructed the site carpenter to just nail the wood directly to the existing metal overhead door.
Well, it looks darned good. He also beefed up the spring and motor to handle the added weight. I believe he used red clear cedar. (Florida location on coast) They are going to foam insulate the door as well.
According to the owner, everyone was so pleased with the job that the carpenter and local garage door rep that helped out are planning on doing more. I’m trying to find out how competitive price-wise this is.
Anyone out there ever done something like this? I would like to do something similar on a current house, but I’m a little leery of long-term effects of the wood just attached to the metal door. Is it going to turn into a mess in 5 years?
Thanks, O Great Ones
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About six years ago I did a similar project, except I used a flush wood door instead of steel. Glue and finish nails to apply the cedar 1 x per design supplied by h.o.
Ordered the garage door with extended flag angles (where track mounts to garage wall) to allow for extra thickness of door. Also figured the amount of cedar to be applied and weighed the material. Then ordered the torsion spring for the door to have that weight figured in addition to the basic door.
I go past the job occasionally, and the doors still look great.
Edited 3/5/2004 11:34 am ET by WOODSCRIBE
That jogged my memory. They also set the existing door tracks back to allow for the wood thickness.
While I'd like to use this trick on my client's house, I have an ulterior motive: I would like to do it to my own garage door!
Wonder if there's an alternate material, especially if painting was desired anyway. Plastic lumber? Hardiboard? Weight may kill you there.
I'm in the process of covering one with copper. I'll post some pics when done.
I wish you hadn't said that. Now I want copper instead! Cost wise, I bet it's not much more. Love to see the pics.
I was just looking at this post last week and having the same dreams for my doors
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=40317.1
Ah so. I missed that posting. Thanks for pointing it out.
I was going to raise the point that I didn't think he beveled the cuts but the last pic shows it. The installation I saw had a lot more angle on the bevel, maybe like 10 or 15 degrees.
Edited 3/5/2004 3:50:04 PM ET by htra