Rolling Double Garage Door For Home

[windhys]

I'm looking to replace my double garage door with this. I'm tired with garage door sagging, bending in the middle and taking some space in the attic.

Has anyone done it before?

This in white would look really good and save some space in the garage attic. I can use the extra space for storage.
I actually prefer this look than conventional garage door you see in every house and it's more practical.

Oh yeah, I'll be keeping the house for a very long time so I'm not worry about selling price value because it doesn't have pretty conventional looking garage door.

[garef001]

how much would it cost??

[kptaylor]

Front or rear facing? (The street or backyard?)

I don't see why not given the benefits you listed, but I'd definitely consider adding some sort of valence or fascia around the box and sides to make it look better and tie into the architecture of the house, especially if it can be seen from the street.

[spockcat]

If I'm not mistaken, this is a photo of the door installed on the inside of the building. If you can install it this way too, then you probably would be OK. It probably wouldn't look too out of place from the outside. And you probably can buy a power opener for it if you wanted one. However, I would bet the door itself is much more costly than a standard garage door and the opener will also probably be quite expensive.

As for your reasons to go this route, a decent quality residential garage door shouldn't sag. But as you say, they do take up overhead space.

[barry2952]

Hideous in a residential setting.

[windhys]

Hideous in a residential setting.

I don't really care about the look practicality is more important and to me, it actually looks better than typical boring garage doors.

[windhys]

If I'm not mistaken, this is a photo of the door installed on the inside of the building. If you can install it this way too, then you probably would be OK. It probably wouldn't look too out of place from the outside. And you probably can buy a power opener for it if you wanted one. However, I would bet the door itself is much more costly than a standard garage door and the opener will also probably be quite expensive.

As for your reasons to go this route, a decent quality residential garage door shouldn't sag. But as you say, they do take up overhead space.

yup, thats how it looks from the inside. all the panel pieces r rolled inside that thing

[barry2952]

Why would you have posted a commercial model when your application is residential?

The residential model I could get used to on the right house. It would look right on an MCM house.

It's just my opinion, but they look like you're trying to hide something. I've always felt one should draw less attention to valuables, if there's a concern.

Are you concerned about heat radiation into the garage? It doesn't look like it can be insulated. We have some steel doors at my shop that face south. You can fry eggs on them, if you could figure out how to keep them from slipping off.

[FlyBy]

I agree with Barry, depending on what direction the house faces it can really heat up the interior space, and you can't insulate them.

[TwoLitreVW]

funny this should come up..... i was actually wondering the same thing for our home.

i've got a 3 car garage with 3 seperate doors.

one of the garages is a 2 car, with a pass-through to the backyard of the house. the door that goes to the backyard is actually a white commercial one like the ones pictured above. it's operated by a chain and pulley system (no motor).

the other 2 doors face the street (front of the house), and are next to each other.

the other 2 doors have been nothing but problems since we bought the house. additionally, they've got no weather stripping, make all kinds of racket, and rob me of some valuable storage space above the garage.

i've been thinking about replacing them, and have recently been wondering if i could just do commercial style like the one that goes to the backyard.

it's a sturdier door, keeps the elements out much better (makes a good seal all the way around), and could easily be motorized (just need a jackshaft motor). also, it's a LOT quieter than the conventional doors.


i haven't started doing research on styles and what the cost would be... but i'm VERY interested in this as an option.

[barry2952]

Some people use roll-ups because a standard door interferes with using a lift. I extended my door tracks to the ceiling, picking up about 24" in door track height. I also used a side-car garage door opener for more clearance.

I understand the desire for security, but most garage doors are pretty tough to get through. This product looks right in an ocean-front home or an area prone to extremely high winds. It also reminds me of all the pawn, smoke and tattoo storefronts on the less prosperous side of town.

[TwoLitreVW]

yeah, i can see where you're coming from, barry.

thing is, i'm in Miami, and we've pretty much gotta build to be hurricane proof. that's why construction down here is all CBS (concrete block).

we've already picked up large-missile hurricane resistant windows for the rest of the house, the roof is new, and the doors are all hurricane ready as well.

the front of the house has a pretty modern style to it, as we've put in a good amount of work since we acquired the property.

i don't think a rolling door would look bad; particularly with our choice of front door (it's a frosted glass door that's hurricane ready and has red aluminum framing).

the house kind of has a bit of an industrial look to it, particularly since we haven't yet started in on the landscaping.

i'm still working on replacing all of the eves and then working on my exterior lighting.

so looks aside, i'm more curious about the cost of upgrading to a light commercial rolling door vs a standard steel door that in our case has to be hurricane ready anyway.

if the cost is similar, and we're going to spend the money anyway, it's something i'm willing to go with.

[barry2952]

thing is, i'm in Miami

'nuff said. I'd want to protect my ****, too. One tends to judge things by their surroundings.

[windhys]

MOTORIZED

[windhys]

Oh yeah forgot to mention, I plan to install this on one side of garage




And build something like this in the attic

[barry2952]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but WTF is with that driveway?

[windhys]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but WTF is with that driveway?

i didnt noticed that til u mentioned it
burial site? lol

[GreenandChrome]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but WTF is with that driveway?

it's a nod to the old country living with carriages. before cars came and "ruined" it.

[TwoLitreVW]

'nuff said. I'd want to protect my ****, too. One tends to judge things by their surroundings.

i got a chuckle out of that.

it's not the neighborhood; i'm actually in a very nice part of town (it's not all Miami Vice and Bad Boys ya know).

it's more the hurricanes i'm concerned with.

[TwoLitreVW]

MOTORIZED

this is EXACTLY what's on that rear garage door in my house; minus the motorized part.

[spockcat]

MOTORIZED

That isn't motorized. It is a manual door. You pull the chain to spin a small sprocket which in turn spins the large sprocket. We have a manual system like this in our office garage. It takes a lot of work to move it up or down. You can motorize this but as I said above, it costs a lot more than a normal residential garage door opener that you buy at Sears, Home Depot or Lowes.


And contrary to what others have said here, you can get insulated versions of these doors but it is also expensive.

[spockcat]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but WTF is with that driveway?

Give some place for the car to leak oil without causing a stain on the pavement?

For the OP, I found this online. I've installed a number of garage doors from the ground up and I think these are more complicated to install.

[Harv]

My old roommate owns/operates/installs garage doors both residential and commercial.

He said in all his years he's never done a roll up door on a residential garage. They'll only do them on sheds or big detached garage structures. He said the number 1 issue is cost, and the second being that they don't seal up very good against the elements. There is zero insulation on them and the wind will breeze right through it.

Plus he mentioned that all residential garages doors must have the stop sensors on the bottom to prevent stuff from getting crushed. It might cause issues will a roll up door. It's a housing code thing.

[unimogken]

Another thing is that they are not quiet when going up and down.
So if you have kids or sensitive neighbors they might not like the racket they produce.

[ATL_Av8r]

And build something like this in the attic

a dungeon?

[TwoLitreVW]

a dungeon?

mind your business, Mike.

[VILESTENCH]

We have these at work.
They're thick vinyl, and the windows start to "fog", just like old Wrangler soft top windows fog.
If for whatever reason there's a heavy draft through the building, they come off track, and can be a huge pain in the ass to adjust back.