Garage door

[justason]

I recently talked with a garage door guy and he told me you can purchase doors in 3" increments. For instance, my boat has a 11'-1" height. I could get a 11'-3" door and back it right in. I believe you have to add 12" to the door height on the interior wall to accommodate the springs and hardware.

they can make anything you want, sticking with standards helps. Dont short yourself over a few inches. a perfectly vertical dimension may bite you if you have a steep approach angle, or a hitch with a different drop dimension. or if you adda 3-4" nav light someday.

talking with a clopay person, the statement of 12-14" overhead clearance was required for infrastructure of the door.

 

[jet-r-done]

Like justason said, I also went with the 12 foot walls, and vaulted the ceiling a bit to keep the roof line as low as possible. If you put the door at the gable end, your door height is not limited by your wall height.

 

[justason]

Like justason said, I also went with the 12 foot walls, and vaulted the ceiling a bit to keep the roof line as low as possible. If you put the door at the gable end, your door height is not limited by your wall height.View attachment 48336 View attachment 48337

@jet-r-done what kind of garage door do you have? your overhead height for a roll up door looks limited ?. did you go with side hinge barn style doors? I've been debating that as a possible alternative to facilitate clearances and overall heights

seriously thick slab !

 

[jet-r-done]

I went with an amarr insulated residential door to match the existing door on the front of the house. Just custom ordered the size. I also went with a commercial lift master opener that the installer matched up for me. It is a regular rail mount system like that comes standard on any residential door. Now it is flush mounted to the ceiling instead of hanging, but it fits. The door manufacturer game me a spec of 11 inches for rails and opener which is exactly what I have. Most builders give a 14 inch clearance for extra space. Which is why they hang down usually. I'll take some pics when I get home tonight.

 

[ACRDSPORT14]

Why didn't you use side mounted garage door openers? way easier to install and way better design. IMO

 

[jet-r-done]

I left that up to the folks that I ordered and installed the door from. I picked out and ordered the door, and they matched me up an opener. I originally wanted a linear brand opener so the same remote would work both doors, but I had to go with a commercial hp rated opener because of the size and weight of the door. They only charged $70 to install the door and opener, so I just let them do it.

 

[bronze_10]

And now we are fighting with the town on the size of the building.. I wish I lived in the county... they don't tell you what u can and can't do on your own propery as much!

 

[jet-r-done]

So here is the set up. 12 foot door, 12 foot walls, and a 13 foot ceiling.

 

[justason]

So here is the set up. 12 foot door, 12 foot walls, and a 13 foot ceiling. View attachment 48342View attachment 48343

Thats a happy boat

 

[Rideitout]

10' wide x 11' tall doors that fits the AR210 with tower up. The company I wanted to buy my metal garage from wouldn't build on top of a foundation that was over 3' tall so I ended up just building it myself. (The slope of my yard necessitated a foundation wall instead of a slab and the tall side is about 4' tall). It's nice to make it how you want it but the convenience and cost of having one of the metal garages built is hard to beat. @bronze_10 if you need any advice, just let me know as I make my living as a general contractor.

 

[bronze_10]

10' wide x 11' tall doors that fits the AR210 with tower up. The company I wanted to buy my metal garage from wouldn't build on top of a foundation that was over 3' tall so I ended up just building it myself. (The slope of my yard necessitated a foundation wall instead of a slab and the tall side is about 4' tall). It's nice to make it how you want it but the convenience and cost of having one of the metal garages built is hard to beat. @bronze_10 if you need any advice, just let me know as I make my living as a general contractor. View attachment 48437 View attachment 48438
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Do u have a lead on a concrete guy and someone who can do brick work? I have some brick steps I want moved... I live in zebulon.

 

[Rideitout]

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[txav8r]

I am building a 20' wide x 44' long x 17'10" high building, that will have a 12' wide by 14' tall overhead door in it. It is a Future Steel Building, also known as Future Building. It is a quonset hut style building with open span and no rafters. It will withstand Canadian snow loads and 130mph wind. For a boat, this would be easily constructed by a DIY. Even the wife and I are going to build ours. I will be starting a thread soon about this project. Here are a few pics of other buildings that the salesman sent me. My building arrives sometime toward the end of the month! BTW, my building has 10' tall walls, but a 17'10" peak, which gives adequate room to have a 14' tall door. So you probably could get a 10' door in a building with 10' walls, if it was wide enough. In terms of barns...build as big as you can. I'm on my second barn, and wish I could have just anticipated all my needs the first time around.

Notice the free span with no rafters...this is a big plus.

This is how it is shipped to you. It is on a pallet that is custom made to support the bottom pieces, then all other pieces are arranged on top. My pallet will weigh 5600 pounds and be 92" long, by about 2' wide, all on the custom wood pallet that is only about 2' wide by 4' long. I am trying to get them to bundle it on two pallets, but it all dependent on how much room is on the truck. I am using stick framing for the ends and will probably clad in metal siding. They wanted too much for the ends for me to go their route.

 

[bronze_10]

They will be out tomorrow morning to start the concrete! been waiting for a weather window.. they hope to have it prepped, inspected and poured and polished before they leave tomorrow.. Then I have to wait four weeks to get the building put on it.! After that is done i have to have brick work and more concrete work done to attach the driveway to the building. THEN... finally we will be able to park the boat here, indoors!!