Hello,
I'm not sure whether this should go in the Woodwork or the door and windows Forum. I've got an old garage that is seperate from the house. The walls are constructed from concrete posts and concrete panels. The doors are wooden and over time have started to rot away. At the front there two large ledger and brace doors approximately 1 cars width across. At the side there is a fairly normal door but it's undersized and I have to stoop to walk into the garage.
I'd like to remove the old doors and frames and build from scratch. I was thinking of making the door frames from 3 x 3 and using mortise & tenon joints to hold together. For the front and side doors I was planning on making ledger and brace doors.
My plan is to create the frames and the doors in the garage. Then when ready, take the old doors and frame down and install in one day. The old doors are on their last legs so if I take them down they won't go back up again.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend a carpentry/woodworking/joinery book that could help with the planning?
I can find books that give details on creating the joints, but nothing so far that gives any information on ledger and brace doors. I would like to know how much clearance to leave between the door and the frame, what to do with the overlap between the front doors etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
George
I'm not sure whether this should go in the Woodwork or the door and windows Forum. I've got an old garage that is seperate from the house. The walls are constructed from concrete posts and concrete panels. The doors are wooden and over time have started to rot away. At the front there two large ledger and brace doors approximately 1 cars width across. At the side there is a fairly normal door but it's undersized and I have to stoop to walk into the garage.
I'd like to remove the old doors and frames and build from scratch. I was thinking of making the door frames from 3 x 3 and using mortise & tenon joints to hold together. For the front and side doors I was planning on making ledger and brace doors.
My plan is to create the frames and the doors in the garage. Then when ready, take the old doors and frame down and install in one day. The old doors are on their last legs so if I take them down they won't go back up again.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend a carpentry/woodworking/joinery book that could help with the planning?
I can find books that give details on creating the joints, but nothing so far that gives any information on ledger and brace doors. I would like to know how much clearance to leave between the door and the frame, what to do with the overlap between the front doors etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
George
