Work in progress: shop doors
I'm lucky enough to have a 3 car garage that I can entirely use as a workshop. That said, the ceiling is just a shade over 8' and so the overhead garage doors take up a lot of space - specifically their tracks. Simple solution: get rid of them! I'm replacing them with carriage-style doors on hinges.
High level design:
1) Small glass windows for light
2) Must look craftsman style to match the house
3) Torsion boxes (it's overkill, but I want the experience)
4) Insulated for noise and temperature
Step 1: order windows and hinges. Check.
Step 2: stick hardware in the corner of the shop for two months until I get around to starting the project. Check.
Step 3 ... sigh
The plan is to use 1/4" plywood skins and ribs since I'm really, really not worried about strength. I'm planning to fill the interior spaces with chopped up pieces of foam. Finally, I'll use 1/2" plywood strips to build a craftsman-style facade on the front of the door and then just paint the whole thing white. This way it looks like it's stick built but isn't. When I got to the lumberyard I discovered a whole pile of 3" wide, 1/8" thick shim stock ... score! No more cutting ribs.
Next up: cutting 4x8 sheets of foam insulation into 6" squares.