Barn door

[BTDT]

What about doors that swing open from a pivot in the middle of the door? Then with 6' doors, you have 6' opening in the middle, but you don't have to worry about tracks, doors swinging from just edge of door, sagging, etc. You would have to adjust accordingly to fit your tractor width, but might be something you could use.

 

[1948berg]

I just resently bought folding doors, very satisfied with them. Insulated and air tight. As I wrote some time ago in this forum there is a "patent" that lifts the doors slightly when you open them, making it very easy to open them.
The doors open inwards, protected against wind and rain.

 

[dillo99]

I personally like the look of sliders - I have three on my barn. They definitely are not weather tight though.

I used to have a large swing out door but one problem here in the North is the snow. It can be a real pain to have to shovel in front of the door just to get it open. It was fine in light snow, but heavy stuff was usually a problem.

 

[ToddW]

I just resently bought folding doors, very satisfied with them. Insulated and air tight. As I wrote some time ago in this forum there is a "patent" that lifts the doors slightly when you open them, making it very easy to open them.
The doors open inwards, protected against wind and rain.

Those are nice doors Gunnar, can you tell me where you purchased them?

/Todd

 

[300UGUY]

I think the sliding doors would look the best on your barn, which I have heard called a "monitor style" around here. I would make the doors as tall as possible for convience. You need to have the doors come flush to the barn surface to seal them up. Nice looking barn too!

 

[Farwell]

A friend of mine has a slider on his pole barn, it is a 10x12. He has installed eye bolts on the door and eye hooks on the door frame on each side. The eye hooks have turn buckles on them so after he closes the slider he hooks in to the eye bolt on the door and tightens the turn buckle. The door is not completely air tight but it is much better than not having them. It also provides a bit more security.
This is for 3RRL, I have a few friends since I tied a pork chop around my neck. All the dogs in the neighborhood love me. Tee Hee
David B

 

[1948berg]

Those are nice doors Gunnar, can you tell me where you purchased them?

/Todd

I dont know if they are sold in US. They are made in Sweeden
RECO PORT AB

 

[kubotabilly]

Try Wayne Dalton wooden doors. They may be alittle pricey, but what's alittle more money on a great looking barn like that. Here's a link to their wooden doors, Welcome To Wayne-Dalton - 7400 DelMar. They have alot of different wooden styles to choose from.

Bill

 

[kubotabilly]

Here's another link for great looking doors, Clopay Garage Doors
I myself prefer the clopay doors.

Bill

 

[TwinWillows]

Our barn is very similar to yours except that it is 40x48 and 12ft to the low eaves. See our posts under WKY Horse Barn. I put double rolling doors on each end of the main hallway - 4 panels @ 8x12. They are built in place (hanging) and used extruded aluminum door stock for the sides & bottoms. They work nice. They do let some breeze over the top but it's a horse barn so the ventilation is not an issue. For a shop I'd do like Eddie & go with a roll down door. I used a round door track which most prefer over the square as it does not torque out of shape with use. Also, we needed a good center stop - my metal dealer had a nice one that I mounted to a concrete block set flush w/the gravel floor. That keeps the middle of the doors from bowing in under wind pressure (which gets pretty hign on 2 - 8x12 door panels).

PM me if you have any questions on building doors & I'll try & hlep.