Where can I find resources to help me build “carriage house” garage doors for my new garage?
Posted on
November 23rd, 2009
by Home Improvement
My wife and I just bought a house that has a very old two-car garage with the old style, carriage house doors, like a barn. The doors aren’t in great shape, and are not secure. I looked into the cost of replacing them with new doors and, yikes! it is >,000 for each set of doors. I would like to build new doors with locks, but don’t even know how to get started. Are there any resources around that I can consult to guide me through this very exciting project?
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Excuse the moron for calling you a moron! But, he’s right in what you can do.
By taking the door apart, you can copy the parts and then put the new parts together.
Or, you can advertise in your local newspaper for some one interested in making new ones for you. There are woodworkers around that would gladly accept the challenge for a few hundred bucks.
Why not just reference the old ones in designing and building your new ones? You moron.
Building doors is a specialized craft that requires specialized expensive tools .You cant just take a hand saw and a hammer start. Sorry to say you might have to choose pre-manufactured doors of a different style.