Situation Description:
I have a barn building with one short side facing south.
On this side, I have 3 openings where each opening has 2 doors. These are 3m high and about 1.5 meters wide.
To be extra clear: the total width of each opening is thus 3m.
Problem:
All the doors are heavily damaged at the bottom. Grass and dandelions grow in the joint between the ground and the slab, and no one seems to have removed this before, which is why damp vegetation often has been in contact with the bottom edge of the doors, resulting in the doors being destroyed at the bottom.
I would estimate that 30-40 cm of the doors are completely rotten.
In addition, the black paint is peeling off the entire doors.
Can this be renovated or is it "just" necessary to build new ones?
How do you practically go about it if you have to make new ones? Do you build the doors first and then screw them onto existing fittings, or how on earth do you go about it?
They weigh quite a bit, so to speak.
I have a barn building with one short side facing south.
On this side, I have 3 openings where each opening has 2 doors. These are 3m high and about 1.5 meters wide.
To be extra clear: the total width of each opening is thus 3m.
Problem:
All the doors are heavily damaged at the bottom. Grass and dandelions grow in the joint between the ground and the slab, and no one seems to have removed this before, which is why damp vegetation often has been in contact with the bottom edge of the doors, resulting in the doors being destroyed at the bottom.
I would estimate that 30-40 cm of the doors are completely rotten.
In addition, the black paint is peeling off the entire doors.
Can this be renovated or is it "just" necessary to build new ones?
How do you practically go about it if you have to make new ones? Do you build the doors first and then screw them onto existing fittings, or how on earth do you go about it?
They weigh quite a bit, so to speak.
Skogsägare
· Stockholm och Smålands inland
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Good questions! I also have some outdated barn doors (big and small), so I'm also reading various answers with interest.
For my part, I feel that a budget solution (come on @heimlaga!) is most appealing since the barn itself isn't much to write home about either, while at the same time it might be best to completely remake the doors if you're going to tackle them anyway.
For my part, I feel that a budget solution (come on @heimlaga!) is most appealing since the barn itself isn't much to write home about either, while at the same time it might be best to completely remake the doors if you're going to tackle them anyway.
If they're just bad at the bottom, I would probably cut off and replace with horizontal boards.
My father built new doors, he built them on the ground and hung them like a regular interior door, the only difference was that he used the tractor to lift.
My father built new doors, he built them on the ground and hung them like a regular interior door, the only difference was that he used the tractor to lift.
I usually build simple barn doors and similar things in what I consider a very easy and quick way.
I build across the doorway with boards like a wall on two horizontal battens and two cross braces/bracing (Z). Then I screw on hinges on both sides, and finally, I take the chainsaw or jigsaw and cut the wall in half. And voilà, you have a simple and good gate that hangs perfectly straight.
It's a bit difficult to explain, but I hope you can understand what I mean.
No heavy lifting, no lots of measuring, etc., everything in place and it goes super fast to build.
I build across the doorway with boards like a wall on two horizontal battens and two cross braces/bracing (Z). Then I screw on hinges on both sides, and finally, I take the chainsaw or jigsaw and cut the wall in half. And voilà, you have a simple and good gate that hangs perfectly straight.
It's a bit difficult to explain, but I hope you can understand what I mean.
No heavy lifting, no lots of measuring, etc., everything in place and it goes super fast to build.
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That's exactly how I've done it too!Ö öringen said:
Incredibly late response, but it's still relevant. Other projects have taken priority.Ö öringen said:
The gates are approximately 3x3 meters, and I estimate that each pair of doors weighs around 250 kg (2 inches thick). How do you fasten those horizontal rails to the wall that you screw the vertical rails into? If you do it this way... isn't there a risk that the gates will sag a centimeter when you remove what's holding them? Or do you solve that by pressing the fittings upwards before screwing them into the gate?
Finally. Where is the best place to buy fittings? Can you trust Hornbach & co.?