I’m building a set of doors for my shop, each 4.5’ wide by 8’ tall. I modified the ones in an earlier Fine Homebuilding article using LSL frames and board insulation b/w inner and outer layers of plywood. Once finished the outer surface will be trimmed w 3/4” boards in the classic diagonal carriage door pattern. I haven’t decided yet if I’m also going to do the inside. It’s a woodshop and should look nice but the doors are already over 3” thick and prob weigh over 100# each finished.
The doors will swing out so I’d appreciate some ideas to keep the wind from slamming shut or worse, blowing past the hinge angle and ripping them out of frame.
Hinges - stuck on traditional strap vs mortised butt hinges. From my understanding, butt hinges will be stronger with less door sag.
Ive heard about security ones but have no experience.
Thx for any help
jon