How To Build A Lightweight Garage Door
Find me one person on this planet that doesn t love a good sliding barn door.
How to build a lightweight garage door. Find garage doors at lowe s today. Its just not possible. The sliding door in alicia s office was. A lighter garage door also makes manual operation easier just in case your garage opener stops working or your lift spring breaks.
To build a door for a shed start by cutting a piece of wood paneling or ti 11 siding to the size of the door opening minus 1 2 inch on each side. It worked when i had a 1 6 at the top also but if you look at the photo you ll see that the pulleys 3 garage door pulleys from lowe s are bolted to the fence boards not to a 1 6 that is needed at the top to make the door long enough. It s typically made of three sections which are mounted horizontally and hinged together. You can also add a diagonal board from a top corner to the opposite bottom corner for more.
The door slides with rollers on a track attached to the sides of the door frame. Next cut boards to frame the top bottom and sides of your door then glue them in place using wood glue. Garage doors can be expensive but with the right know how and the right tools you can build one yourself. Fiberglass doors can be less expensive that other options.
However i used 6 ft fence boards added a 1 6 to the bottom and my door is still way too short.