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How to add a door to a new garage wall?

Hello,

I am building a work space in the garage and had a builder install some frames for walls.
Due to the garage door mechanism on the ceiling and location of the roof joist (I think that’s the word), the walls will stop on each side before the garage door mechanism and power point, as it was in the way.
Due to space requirements, the doorway couldn’t be moved back and I was initially going to hang a curtain in the gap.
I am now thinking I would have preferred a door of some kind and I’m wondering what options there might be for this.
Looking at the doorway, There might actually be enough room to put a door jamb inside, however I have no idea if this is able to be supported by the ceiling joist or how this all works.

I am thinking some options might be:

- ceiling mounted barn door tracks

- maybe some light double door/french opening sort of option. Similar to a wardrobe door.
- bi fold

I am open to other suggestions. The doorway measured around 920 in width.

please note I will not be installing a door myself

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JacobZ

Hi @KC2,

A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

An opening of 920mm is perfectly fine for installing a door. As standard, doors come in a variety of widths, including 720, 770, 820 and 870mm wide. The opening could be customised for any of these sizes.

The first thought I had was to have an electrician move the power point. With the power point moved, there would be nothing stopping you from installing a normal door as long as it swings away from the garage door opener.

Is there any reason this isn't an option for you?

It seems like the logical solution that would allow you to install a standard door.

Allow me to tag @Dave-1 and @Nailbag for their thoughts.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob

Dave-1

Afternoon @KC2

It definently is doable 🙂 I am along the same thinking lines as @JacobZ

I am wondering what is your floor to ceiling height? Most doors are are around the 2040mm height and normal floor to ceiling is 2400mm. So you would need a panel above the door. The power point looks close to that line, if it is in the way I would definently get an electrician to move it as having a door would be a lot nicer then a curtain. The panel on top of the door height should allow for a door to be opened but it would be wise to check the floor to the base of the garage opener to see.

Dave

AlanM52

Hi KC2,

I started to reply this morning and only came back now to finish.

Panel above the door or just make the door higher.

To maximize floor space I would install a basic sliding door for possible storage shelving/cabinets along that wall.

Cheers

KC2

Thank you! I actually did not even consider this. I do have an electrician coming to install additional lights and power points, so I will query this with him.
Can a door be installed without a header panel?

KC2

Hi Dave,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. The floor to ceiling height is 2500. The floor to garage opener height is 2350.

Here’s a better photo of the power point to show the distance to the doorway.

KC2

Thanks AlanM52!
I believe a sliding door would be the best option also - my concern is maybe not having a header panel to hold the weight or not having the correct size door to fit. I think if the power point is moved in the ceiling, your suggestion would be perfect!

Nailbag

Hi @KC2

I can see by the first photo that there is a frame for a cavity slider. So, this gives clear indication your ceiling is at least 2400m. This means you can easily install a bulk head to frame out a standard door, which I would stick with 820mm x 2040mm. It also looks like the door could swing in either direction if the door motor is within the header height.

Then consider having a sparky relocate the GPO to either the ceiling or on the bulk head near the motor. If you want more room, you can easily install another cavity slider within the right hand frame.

Nailbag

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