Any ideas for a narrow doorway?

[pmx_super]

I'm wanting to make my garage water-tight. Part of that will be having it re-roofed, but I'm struggling to figure out how to get a good seal around the door at the rear of the garage. The problem is that the passage is too narrow for a standard door, measuring just 550mm.

I've attached a picture to illustrate the problem. Currently there's a wooden "gate" hinged on one side that bolts closed against the wall of the house where it hits. This arrangement leaves a gap between the roof of the garage and the door (in red). Any ideas what I could do? Ideally I want a proper door that seals closed against a frame. The pillar supporting the outer wall by the gate is just a single brick.

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[simonjay]

I'm wanting to make my garage water-tight. Part of that will be having it re-roofed, but I'm struggling to figure out how to get a good seal around the door at the rear of the garage. The problem is that the passage is too narrow for a standard door, measuring just 550mm.

I've attached a picture to illustrate the problem. Currently there's a wooden "gate" hinged on one side that bolts closed against the wall of the house where it hits. This arrangement leaves a gap between the roof of the garage and the door (in red). Any ideas what I could do? Ideally I want a proper door that seals closed against a frame. The pillar supporting the outer wall by the gate is just a single brick.

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Then you will need a non-standard door !
Surely you would get a door made to measure or cut down a wooden door to size ?
Simon.

 

[garyo]

I think a photo would help enormously. As Simon says, you could cut the existing door down to fit, and make a frame to suit, then cake it all in a good amount of exterior gloss.

Gary

 

[^woody^]

Put the door and frame on an angle similar to as it is now, and form a canopy above it or extend the roof over

Can't you put the doorway in the side of the garage?

Or (if the door can open inwards) remove the 100mm nib (to give a greater opening) and fit a standard frame and door so that one side (the hinge side) is on the inside and overlaps that garage/house wall

 

[pmx_super]

Or (if the door can open inwards) remove the 100mm nib (to give a greater opening) and fit a standard frame and door so that one side (the hinge side) is on the inside and overlaps that garage/house wall

Bingo! I knew there was an easy answer. That should work perfectly.

Somebody else suggested I use one of those roller-shutter doors that pull down from above and are made-to-measure which I was almost sold on, but I think I prefer your idea.