Trying to figure out what to do with my lean-to on my shop. It ended up being taller than planned due to the slope of ground. That would be good but it lets more rain blowing in than desired. It is 19 foot wide, 40 foot long, 17 foot high on the high side and 11 or so feet on the low side. I was thinking about putting swing doors on the one end of the lean-to (one side that has the sloped ceiling). I just not sure if I could do swing doors that big (19 foot wide with a 17 to 11 foot height). The shop is a 2x6 stud wall on foundation and the posts for the lean-to on concrete pylons. Would doors that big be too much for the shop corner and the 6x6 post?
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Wheatfarmer
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Build it with metal studs. Lite sheeting with 2" Styrofoam insulation for some strength and lite weight. Don't just make a square framing. Cross brace.
Bob Harvey
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Actually, diagonal brace from bottom hinge side to top opposite (opening) and add a couple of 'stiffeners' 1/2 way (2) will do the job if you use metal sheathing/roofing. The stuff is strong if fastened every 4'. HTH
Nebraska Cowman
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If you don't need that much height why not close part of it in? Don't make the doors bigger than you need them.
also consider a sliding track for the door, big swinging doors are a war to deal with in a good wind i had a set 14 feet tall and 12 feet wide [ each] after a helper was injured by the wind ripping the door loose from its securment in the open position,and hitting him, i went to sliding track doors, found there much easier to deal with, especially if you can build them so they stay in front of the structure when in the open position, as opposed to sliding out past the edge of the building
I'm betting he has the same problem I do: No place for sliding doors to go.
On my barn, the main sliding door slides towards the lean-to, leaving no place for a sliding door on the lean-to to go.
Sure you could set a post and slide the door out into space, but that's something else to mow around, something else to hit. It's just in the way.
My swing doors are split in the middle so they're not huge. I also hung them with gate hardware so they can be removed easily, once open.
On my barn, the main sliding door slides towards the lean-to, leaving no place for a sliding door on the lean-to to go.
Sure you could set a post and slide the door out into space, but that's something else to mow around, something else to hit. It's just in the way.
My swing doors are split in the middle so they're not huge. I also hung them with gate hardware so they can be removed easily, once open.
A sliding door won't work on sloping ground, and a swing door
won't work with a sloping roof. Contact a overhead door
dealer and get dimensions for a double wide garage door
opening. Your 19' opening is about right for that type of door.
You can frame the top and sides for a perfect fit. There is no
danger to anyone from winds and the building is not stressed.
Some dealers will give you their used doors because they will
usually junk them. If you get this type of door, some effort
will create an attractive solution. If your building has
electricity, you can install an opener with remote control.
won't work with a sloping roof. Contact a overhead door
dealer and get dimensions for a double wide garage door
opening. Your 19' opening is about right for that type of door.
You can frame the top and sides for a perfect fit. There is no
danger to anyone from winds and the building is not stressed.
Some dealers will give you their used doors because they will
usually junk them. If you get this type of door, some effort
will create an attractive solution. If your building has
electricity, you can install an opener with remote control.
Ellis Kinney
Well-known Member
I would frame it in to a more convenient size.
Here are a couple of pictures of doors I made for
my garage. The 6x6 posts will carry the weight.
Hinges are 3/4 inch water pipe and 1/4 inch steel
plate. Ellis
Here are a couple of pictures of doors I made for
my garage. The 6x6 posts will carry the weight.
Hinges are 3/4 inch water pipe and 1/4 inch steel
plate. Ellis
ptfarmer
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Get a overhead door of some sort, a swinging door that size will be a real pain. I have two 5' x 10' swinging doors on my shop, and I hate them! Soon as I have enough money I'm getting a overhead door.
Do you have enough access to drive into each bay from the long side? You could install a solid wall on the up-wind end or on both ends to block the winds. Overlapping sliding doors on the long wall could be installed later to close in the building.
If you are thinking of closing off only the top part of the openings, take a look at some livestock buildings. Many have hinged doors or flaps hanging from the top header to block wind and snow in cold weather.
Cattle barns often have sheets of plywood hung sideways to block off the top four feet of the openings. They are often hinged to swing up inside the building for easy summer storage. A simple rope and pulley on each panel is enough so one person can operate each panel individually. Newer buildings sometimes use semi-transparent panels on a frame to let in more light when closed.
Some hog barns and poultry barns use a similar flap, only hinged to swing out as a sun shade in warm weather.
If you are thinking of closing off only the top part of the openings, take a look at some livestock buildings. Many have hinged doors or flaps hanging from the top header to block wind and snow in cold weather.
Cattle barns often have sheets of plywood hung sideways to block off the top four feet of the openings. They are often hinged to swing up inside the building for easy summer storage. A simple rope and pulley on each panel is enough so one person can operate each panel individually. Newer buildings sometimes use semi-transparent panels on a frame to let in more light when closed.
Some hog barns and poultry barns use a similar flap, only hinged to swing out as a sun shade in warm weather.
Thanks for the suggestions. A usual I didn't explain everything very well. The end I am thinking of putting a door on is the end not one of the openings in the side. The lean-to is 40 x 19 so a door would be on the 19 end. The ground is fairly flat but the roof or ceiling is sloped. I was thinking of framing the sloped area and putting in sliding doors but I am not sure how much head room I am gonna need. Haven't had the shop long enough to figure how I am exactly gonna use the lean-to. Was just wanting to know my options if the swing doors idea would work.
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