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Thinner timber is not as weather-resistant, but if you paint and maintain it, it will last for many years.
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If you have tips on good hinges, they are gratefully received. Ideally, something available over the counter so I can test them first.
At the house, I have ASSA 2000 locks but that seems a bit overkill for the garage doors. I'm considering installing ASSA 400 in the garage. I imagine there might be an advantage with a bolt for the swing doors. Since I don't enter through the door, I don't need to unlock from the outside. I can avoid making a hole for the cylinder outward, or alternatively, use a blanking plate. Then I either place a turn knob or a cylinder on the inside so a key is needed to unlock. (My accumulated capital is in the garage in the form of tools. No car will ever fit there.)
ASSA 400: http://www.assa.se/sv/site/assa/Produkter/?groupId=2657&productId=247217
On the opposite door, I'm thinking of installing a bolt at the top and bottom. ASSA has some variant that is recessed into the edge that meets the other door. I couldn't be bothered to look up the one I viewed on the website right now, but it was a small flat thing.
Apparently, ASSA also has various hinges, I see now. I'll have to check the prices at the lock shop. Certainly not the cheapest on the market.
At the house, I have ASSA 2000 locks but that seems a bit overkill for the garage doors. I'm considering installing ASSA 400 in the garage. I imagine there might be an advantage with a bolt for the swing doors. Since I don't enter through the door, I don't need to unlock from the outside. I can avoid making a hole for the cylinder outward, or alternatively, use a blanking plate. Then I either place a turn knob or a cylinder on the inside so a key is needed to unlock. (My accumulated capital is in the garage in the form of tools. No car will ever fit there.)
ASSA 400: http://www.assa.se/sv/site/assa/Produkter/?groupId=2657&productId=247217
On the opposite door, I'm thinking of installing a bolt at the top and bottom. ASSA has some variant that is recessed into the edge that meets the other door. I couldn't be bothered to look up the one I viewed on the website right now, but it was a small flat thing.
Apparently, ASSA also has various hinges, I see now. I'll have to check the prices at the lock shop. Certainly not the cheapest on the market.
One door leaf is finished, it seems very stable (board-foam-board), glued with PU glue and nailed with brads (didn't have many clamps to press everything, so a few bags of cement acted as press tools with the floor as a counter). Paneling will wait until after the trial fitting. I'm now pondering the lock mechanism and wondering if it would be possible to modify fittings from a broken patio door - these have hooks in 4-5 places along the entire door. It would be perfect for a garage. The leaf weighs quite a bit but is manageable, and I think the largest common (110*100) hinges would work excellently if you use 4 per door.
Thanks for the update, sounds promising. My project will probably take a few more months 
because there’s so much else that needs my time. I have a sliding door in place so it’s not so urgent. But the studs for the frame are at least in the garage and the saw that I will use to split them was delivered on Friday. So it’s progressing a little bit anyway.
because there’s so much else that needs my time. I have a sliding door in place so it’s not so urgent. But the studs for the frame are at least in the garage and the saw that I will use to split them was delivered on Friday. So it’s progressing a little bit anyway.