older style garage doors

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BRODEY1

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Do they still make those garage doors that are one solid piece, not segmented, and flip up and out as if on a giant hinge. They don't roll straight up and on rails like most do nowadays.



What are they called?



Any idea where I could buy one?



What are the pros and cons?



I'm having a garage built, and I just remember how cool they seemed to me as a kid.



I seem to remember them being much quieter to raise and lower, I am not going to be installing an electric garage door opener.



Thanks for any info!
 
I don't know about that particular style, but wooden garage doors are much quieter than the sheet metal ones that most houses have today.
 
A neighbor two doors down has them. Here's the biggest problem I see: They tilt at about 3/4 of the way up the opening. Short car / short person... may work okay. I know they can't get their blazer in the garage becasue the doors hang too low.
 
kompressornsc said:
A neighbor two doors down has them. Here's the biggest problem I see: They tilt at about 3/4 of the way up the opening. Short car / short person... may work okay. I know they can't get their blazer in the garage becasue the doors hang too low.
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His springs aren't strong enough.



We have a four car garage with "old school" doors and ours all go 100% of the way up and stay there. The downside I guess is you run the risk of opening doors out into a car, where as the newer style can't damage a car that way.



Also, make sure the wood is well treated with several coats of water sealant or they can absorb water since they touch the ground when closed. :2thumbs:
 
Lumadar said:
His springs aren't strong enough.



We have a four car garage with "old school" doors and ours all go 100% of the way up and stay there. The downside I guess is you run the risk of opening doors out into a car, where as the newer style can't damage a car that way.



Also, make sure the wood is well treated with several coats of water sealant or they can absorb water since they touch the ground when closed. :2thumbs:
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Hmmm...I guess I don't know how they work then. Their garage is exactly the same as mine, but with their door up, they probably have 10"-12" less headroom than I have with my roll-up. Their door goes up to a horizontal position, but it's not at the top of the opening. Maybe their mechanism is installed too low?
 
wood doors on most garages now a days eh? maybe around your part of time bud.

the light multi piece doors are the most popular here because of cost effectiveness vs wood.

/maybe just a detroit metro thing?
 
Sorry, a bit too old school...

Cold war old school.



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MuttGrunt said:
wood doors on most garages now a days eh? maybe around your part of time bud.

the light multi piece doors are the most popular here because of cost effectiveness vs wood.

/maybe just a detroit metro thing?
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Just my observation. Don't know how much more they cost.
 
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