15 thoughts on “Building Custom Cheap Garage Doors – 120 – My DIY Garage Build HD Time Lapse

  • March 8, 2013 at 2:14 am
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    Works great eventhough these doors must be pretty heavy! Only the wood
    needs some paint!!

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  • March 8, 2013 at 7:28 am
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    Nice thinking on the doors. I was considering a interior garage door for my
    addition… This is good option. Just a suggestion to keep you awake at
    night. You might be able to dig up torsion spring and put them on all of
    the hinge pins. Get some spring loaded closing action.

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  • March 8, 2013 at 4:17 pm
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    Yeah, paint is probably a this year project, for all of the pressure
    treated sills. Anyone have thoughts on paint over Pressure treated lumber?

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  • March 8, 2013 at 4:51 pm
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    Much of the good old proven products like carbolineum are prohibited now so
    you end up with more expensive green products!

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  • March 8, 2013 at 4:59 pm
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    I like this design much more than a huge, heavy, long sliding door!

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  • March 8, 2013 at 5:18 pm
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    Yeah I’ve been really happy with it so far. Although my tolerances are
    about 1/16″ on the top and the bottom and that’s irritating, so I’ll
    probably solve that this summer :)

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  • March 8, 2013 at 5:19 pm
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    This is a great solution. I thin I know what your’re talking about. They
    make gate closer torsion springs that would probably work.

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  • March 8, 2013 at 6:07 pm
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    I would solve the problem of clearance by cutting away just a have of an
    inch of the joices which are in the way at the top! You could use the
    reprosaw for that! I dont think this will affect the final strenght of the
    beams!! And finaly the doors will have a tendancy to bend down towards the
    floor rather than to the sealing! But indeed because of humidity especialy
    wood may expand much and with a half of an inch of clearance you wil be
    fine!!

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  • March 8, 2013 at 6:10 pm
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    If you cut off the upperside of the door you will create unwanted
    ventilation so it is better to keep it tight there!

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  • March 8, 2013 at 6:20 pm
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    Yes I was thinking the same, just taking the joists down a bit. Although
    I’ll probably use my dewalt power planer. :)

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  • March 8, 2013 at 6:26 pm
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    That good old Dr. Wald will fix this!!!

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  • March 8, 2013 at 9:28 pm
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    How warm did that stove keep you in Feb? Did it work well?

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  • March 18, 2013 at 4:38 pm
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    Stove was great! I was gone for most of Feb, but my girlfriend was totally
    fine, loading pellets and it worked without issue the whole time I was gone
    :)

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  • January 19, 2014 at 10:08 am
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    Shorten the door panels by 3/4″ and, if necessary, add a 3/4″ board to the
    underbelly of the opening header.

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