YodhrinForge Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago The modern enshittified search engines are worthless and just keep spitting out the same endless "hurr durr normal interior doors are between blah blah blah" nonsense no matter how I phrase this question so hopefully someone here has actual experience. I want to build(or modify) a side-hinged 1/3-2/3 garage door because it seems like the choices on offer either don't meet the specs I want(all "insulated" garage doors seem to be the exact same set of ~40mm foam/aluminium composite panels no matter which company is selling them, which is woefully insufficient for a year-round-use workshop conversion) or are wildly expensive premium custom jobs, but what I don't have the knowledge to work out is exactly how thick I can make the final doors so they aren't colliding when I try to open them, or what potential relief angles I might have to incorporate. I'm aware the hinges have some impact on it but there must be a rule of thumb I can at least begin planning the project around.
Oz07 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Generally 57mm is the thickest standard joinery. You can use a 3deg cutter in a 1/2" router for a leading egde
Russell griffiths Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago How cold is it where you are ? I’ve built my workshop very well with high levels of insulation, I installed one of the 40mm panel doors, it’s pretty shit and I’m unimpressed for the cost. but the workshop isn’t cold, it sits at around 13-14 degrees all the time a simple fan heater for 15mins and it’s up to 16 -17 which is plenty for me doing woodwork stuff. it feels loads colder than the house but it’s not unpleasant to be in if working.
Nickfromwales Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Insulation means zero if there’s a draught. As said, I use a pair of £15 2kw fan heaters, in increments of 1x 1kw, 1x 2kw, and then fire up the second to the max of 4kw of space heating. 6m x 3.6m totally uninsulated ‘shed / workshop’ and the last 1m x 3.6m (partitioned off) is my desk / pc / printer and man sanctity zone. All the cost and faff of insulating it wasn’t high in my list as I only use it sporadically, or for planned days of Teams meetings with clients etc, and within 5-10 mins the space is plenty survivable. If I’d have made the metal profile roof roof less draughty then I expect it would require even less heat, but hey-ho! Does what I need it to.
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