Garage Service Door Ideas

jeffatsquan

You should be able to get a steel door in any size, I have order them as small as 3'-0 x 3'-0 for a crawl space.

One of the first jobs I worked on we were building a barn for a HO that owned a small factory and he would differentiate between doors as overhead doors or personal doors (walk through)

We have been calling them personal doors ever since.

doorrepairsac

I have also custom made a few doors that size, any size is possible.

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mrmike

You can definately order the steel door cut down to that size opening. I have just ordered one from the local lumber yard. You can have it cut evenly top and bottom which will be more money or just off the bottom which is cheaper. Even Home depot & Blowes can order them like this.
I have also cut them off at the bottom & re-inserted the "wood bottom" that I cut off- back in between the steel panels with a good glue..... hope this helps........

doorrepairsac

what type of glue do you use mrmike?

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mrmike

I have used PL Premium contruction adheasive. Just make sure it can bond to metal & wood & be for interior/exterior. There are other brands also.
By the way when you cut the piece off, you will have to seperate the metal off of the wood on that piece, which is pretty easy. install glue liberally to both sides & smoothing it on the wood so it is adhered & then inserted into the door bottom & clamping it for a bit.

neolitic

The simplest, fastest, and least expensive
option remains, order an outswing
and slide it into the existing opening...

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mrmike

This all depends on what he wants to spend & if he can remove the jambs & threshhold without damage. He has to remove them anyhow. he would also need to fill in the top of the old opening height so it may be too much of a hassle In That case, yes a new door would be in order
. It is usually about $100 more to have them special ordered to shorter heights so it would make sense to order the outswing for that opening. Again it is up to him if he wants to spend the money or try to retrofit that existing door

neolitic

I wasn't really arguing with you.
It's like you said, extra bucks for special order
door, or labor to cut down the door and jambs,
then labor and materials to fill in the opening
inside and out, and you still have an
oddball looking door ....
I think the last Therma-Tru out-swing unit
I ordered was only about $30-$40 more
than the standard unit.
That mostly pays for the threshold and
tamper resistant hinges.

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thom

OK, this has to be one of the worst threads on CT.

The OP calls himself a carpenter/contractor with $10G worth of tools he's storing in the garage yet he doesn't know:
1. there are security hinges for outswing doors
2. door suppliers will cut doors to any size
3. he can cut a door and jamb himself

WNYcarpenter

This isn't the cheapest route, but my folks had the exact same problem...it may be helpful for folks with the opportunity to look ahead.

We used a wall mounted overhead door opener. This allowed an almost zero ceiling clearance for the tracks.
http://www.gate-opener.com/liftmaster_3800.html

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neolitic

....and yet some really good ideas
can pop up in some of the threads
that start with the dumbest premises.

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lukerich

Actually I do know that. Just looking for other ideas. Like I said it's a rental and I don't want to spend money on a custom door. The landlord says it's functional so if I want to upgrade the door I will have to pay for it. You might hack up a metal door and cut it, but not me.
Thanks to everyone else for the help. As for you thom, worst thread? You sound like a bitter old man. Go yourself.

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lukerich

What's funny is there are a few other threads asking the same question. Guess I should have looked around before asking a dumb question.

neolitic

It isn't your question,
it's your response to thom.

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lukerich

My response to thom was in line with his response to the thread. It was disrespectful. If someone disrespects me they get the same in return.
I AM a carpenter/ contractor and a damn good one!

gargedoorsok

That's a great idea wnycarpenter. I always come up with a better idea after i do the job. Now i have a place to get some idea's.

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