| Project by 3fingerpat | posted 07-31-2008 05:12 AM | 6233 views | 1 time favorited | 13 comments |  |
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After replacing the side yard fence, I just couldn’t live with the old, deteriorating garage doors that wouldn’t fully open due to several reasons I won’t go into. I made the new doors by hand using half lap joinery for the 2×4 framing, then skinned with 3/4” plywood and a 1×4 trim. I didn’t realize that I was building tank proof doors when I started. And when I went to hang the new doors, they not only wouldn’t fit properly but they would have brought down the old garage. So, with the help of a friend, we tore off the old “bump out”, that was the front of the garage. Then sank in new 4×4 posts and sistered them to the existing header and framing. Since removing the bump out also caused a lot of exposed framing with no siding, so I had to take the needed siding from the side of the house and put it on the garage. Which in turn led to the next project, new siding, insulation and windows on the driveway side of the house.
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PaBull
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posted 08-21-2008 04:40 PM
Sorry, I did not see this one earlier, nice looking garage doors, it sure makes the house look a lot better.
3fingerpat
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posted 08-22-2008 07:14 PM
Thanks, the change is pretty dramatic.
tenontim
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posted 08-28-2008 03:17 AM
Nice job on this project, Pat. Made quite a difference. Did you get rid of the Fleetwood, so you could take the bump out off the front? :] Thanks for the post.
-- Tim
3fingerpat
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posted 08-28-2008 06:57 AM
Tim,
Thanks, yup quite a difference indeed, and well worth it, plus I had a lot of fun doing it.
We still have motorhome but will be getting rid of it before we move.
MRTRIM
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posted 08-28-2008 01:37 PM
huge improvement pat !
3fingerpat
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posted 08-29-2008 04:36 AM
Thanks, BTW, I really enjoy your work and your posts, you are a skilled craftsman!
MRTRIM
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posted 08-29-2008 01:37 PM
thanks for the kind words pat , im just a little fish in this big pond !
3fingerpat
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posted 08-29-2008 01:53 PM
I know what you mean.
PaBull
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posted 08-29-2008 04:46 PM
I am with you Pat, I appreciate MrT’s words very much too!
And thank you for your posts Pat.
Todd Thomas
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posted 01-31-2009 01:06 PM
I must have miss this one…they look very nice….good job…..
-- Todd- Oak Ridge, TN
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 12-03-2011 07:07 AM
Nice job!
-- CJIII
averagejoe
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posted 12-16-2011 06:33 PM
nice transformation.
-- AverageJoe
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