Thread: Fancy exterior folding doors

Looks excellent.

cheers,

ajw

As before Dom, beautiful work.

So when can I expect my new front door?

Originally Posted by Alkahestic

As before Dom, beautiful work.

So when can I expect my new front door?

Thank you! Ha, I think you might be waiting a while!

Some process pics -
Stiles milled then marked for mortises first.

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Mortises cut -

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Tenons next -
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Test fit next and measure exact dimensions for window muntins.
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Muntins cut - this would have to be the most time consuming part of the build - also cutting the 64 individually mitred retention mouldings for the windows...

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Test fit and mark for draw bore pins.
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Then cut the tongue and groove boards.
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More to follow...

Oh, there was of course also the cutting of the moulding.the only head scratcher for me there was that I wanted a deeper and different profile for the glass vs the lower tongue and groove panel area. So the vertical stiles and centre horizontal rail had to have two different profiles cut - requiring a flat transition area at the centre rail - not sure if that makes sense.

Door kits ready for assembly -
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I was concerned about water pooling in the lower rail if i used a dado to house the T&G boards, so I opted to use a glued - in tenon and cut a dado in the bottom of the T&G instead. This way water runs straight down and has nowhere to sit / pool. The front of the rail ahead of the tenon is also angled slightly down to help shed water.

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Glue up - thankfully uneventful. Used West Systems epoxy.

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Then 2 coats of biocide, 3 coats of finish, glazing, and door hardware and presto.

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Cheers, Dom

Dom

Thanks for documenting the build. That was a lot of work! Just a quick question. Are the doors a bi-fold that slide back to the jamb?

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Dom

Thanks for documenting the build. That was a lot of work! Just a quick question. Are the doors a bi-fold that slide back to the jamb?

Regards
Paul

Hi Paul,

Yes, probably should have made that clear. They are a bifold that accordion across to the right hand jamb opening up the full rear opening. There are top and bottom tracks the doors run in.

Cheers, Dom

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Originally Posted by DomAU

Hi Paul,

Yes, probably should have made that clear. They are a bifold that accordion across to the right hand jamb opening up the full rear opening. There are top and bottom tracks the doors run in.

Cheers, Dom

Thanks Dom

In the intervening time I did look up Centor. It looks to be a superb product. I have made a note of this as there is a project on my horizon that requires bifolds.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

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Thanks Dom

In the intervening time I did look up Centor. It looks to be a superb product. I have made a note of this as there is a project on my horizon that requires bifolds.

Regards
Paul

Yes it's good quality stuff. Also the double seals supplied for between the doors are extremely good and airtight.

Cheers, Dom

Dom, A lot of skill on show there! Nice build. I can imagine the measuring and planning that went into that before the build even started.

Originally Posted by Fuzzie

Dom, A lot of skill on show there! Nice build. I can imagine the measuring and planning that went into that before the build even started.

Thanks mate, much appreciated. There was a bit of planning and i was relieved when it all came together!

I can see a real estate agent advertising "bespoke garage of immaculate detail and craftsmanship with addition suitable for house"........
A credit to your skills x10

Yeah nice, just out of interest, did your insurance company give you any specifics on types and thickness Of the glass? I’m having discussions with a client now about similar.

Originally Posted by rwbuild

I can see a real estate agent advertising "bespoke garage of immaculate detail and craftsmanship with addition suitable for house"........
A credit to your skills x10

Haha. Thanks a lot mate.