The door in my new garage will be sliding and will be made up of four leaves.
The leaves are hinged together and hang from the top onto a metal rail, apart from the fourth leaf which does not hang from the rail and is only supported by the hinge to the leaf beside it. (a diagram would help but I'm in work and can't upload pics at the mo).
So to open the door, leaf four would be unlocked, swung open and then the entire set of leaves will slide along the rail and round the corner of the garage.
I was planning on all the leaves being constructed as a Mortice & Tenon frame clad with tongue and groove.
Question 1) as the fourth leave is only hinged should I add a brace to the construction to combat sagging?
Question 2) if braced would it need to be skew notched into the bottom rail or could it be just sort of wedged into the corner?
Question 3) if the fourth leaf is braced (bottom of brace on hinge side) should the third leaf be braced as well and if so would the top of the brace go on the hinge side to stop the fourth leaf pulling it down.
Question 4) I want the finish to shown the grain, would stain or oil be better?
Question 5) what wood? – people have suggested Redwood on other posts for external gates/doors.
Question 6) Have I asked enough questions?
Sean
The leaves are hinged together and hang from the top onto a metal rail, apart from the fourth leaf which does not hang from the rail and is only supported by the hinge to the leaf beside it. (a diagram would help but I'm in work and can't upload pics at the mo).
So to open the door, leaf four would be unlocked, swung open and then the entire set of leaves will slide along the rail and round the corner of the garage.
I was planning on all the leaves being constructed as a Mortice & Tenon frame clad with tongue and groove.
Question 1) as the fourth leave is only hinged should I add a brace to the construction to combat sagging?
Question 2) if braced would it need to be skew notched into the bottom rail or could it be just sort of wedged into the corner?
Question 3) if the fourth leaf is braced (bottom of brace on hinge side) should the third leaf be braced as well and if so would the top of the brace go on the hinge side to stop the fourth leaf pulling it down.
Question 4) I want the finish to shown the grain, would stain or oil be better?
Question 5) what wood? – people have suggested Redwood on other posts for external gates/doors.
Question 6) Have I asked enough questions?
Sean