barn door question...

Tod,

I just remembered that a friend has another setup that is a slider that might work? Instead of sliding outward, the doors slide in front of each other. They are on parallel tracks in the door jamb, and only one side can be open at a time, since when one is open, it is behind the other door. Simple, effective, and less susceptible to being blocked by stuff on the outside.

Charlie
 
You could always do a roll-up door like they use at warehouses and self storage places. They can be motorized and don't have any of the overhead hardware in the way.
 
I agree with Greg, roll ups work great. Use them on our warehouses. Have 40 doors. Half roll ups, half overheads. All 12 foot wide

sliders suck in winter. Swing out are worse. Pain to move them around. Have both of those on the truck garage for the pig iron. Frost heaves SUCK big time, have to get the loader out the scrape at the opening....

good luck.
 
If you decide to use sliders, I used galvanized cattle gates on my ga-barn to frame my sliders. I turned two gates on end and used sheet metal screws to attach 1x4's ( top , middle, bottom ) and then cover the frame with the same metal as that on the sides of my ga-barn. This made a very light weight door which I have had no problems out of. But, I live in the sunny south and don't have snow problems. I use two doors to cover a ten foot opening.
 
Tod if you go with sliders

They maKE A NICE SOUND if you throw a double bit axe at them.

Don't ask me how I know. It was a long time ago.

A mountain man has to stay in practice. ( : o )
 
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