Garage doors

[Peter Twydell]

My garage doors (T&G, braced, side hung, south facing, about 10 years old) are looking tatty, and some of the boards are warped. So much so that the staples have pulled out in places and the evil-minded could get in just by pulling the boards off. They appear to be softwood, possibly untreated before they were finished on the outside with some sort of stain.

The frames are OK, it's just the boards that need replacing. What type of wood would be acceptable, bearing in mind that they have to be stained etc., not painted?

[The Medway Handyman]

Shiplap. Sounds like you have feather edge.

[pete]

I know they've been posted before, but it bears another airing. When you have made your garage door sound, there are options for decorating it to make it stand out from all the other ones in the street:

[Jules Richardson]

Hmm, I'm not sure if there are many of us about with that kind of setup any more - everyone seems to have up-and-over stuff these days.

Mine are ratty as hell (garage had bakelite fittings, which gives an idea of age), but sound a bit more solid than yours even. I'm just going to rip them off and make new ones this year - some kind of OSB[1] over a diagonal-braced frame, moisture barrier, shiplap (as TMH says), and probably some kind of outer, decorative framework. Going to be heavy, but I don't care...

The whole garage is coming down in a few years anyway - maybe I'll re-use the 'new' doors then if they're still good (I really like the look[2] of side-hinged ones)

[1] does OSB make sense there? I'm not sure if it's a US-only term. [2] shame about the sealing properties...

cheers

Jules

[Peter Twydell]

doors (see original post) behind a Grade II listed barn. Five houses in the road, all with the same type of garage doors. You can't see ours from the road anyway.

[Peter Twydell]

No, they're T&G, like cladding.

[Peter Twydell]

Yes, OSB is used in the UK, and in some continental countries too.

I have to use the T&G as the garage is with our Grade II listed converted barn, and probably has to stick with the original style.

[Dave Osborne]

OK, I would consider replacing the existing wood like-for-like in western red cedar (as it is inherently rot resistant). Your local timber yard will be able to help. Take a sample of the existing with you.

[Peter Twydell]

Thanks for a sensible reply. The choice is between western red cedar and softwood (such as floorboards?), which I suppose would need added protection.

[JimK]

expect softwood will be vastly cheaper tho need the bottoms standing in a bucket of wood preserver for a good soak before fixing (once dry and wearing gloves naturally)

Cheers JimK

[Peter Twydell]

That's going to be some bucket as there are four doors with a total width (excluding the frames) of 3m68. About 40 boards, depending on their width.

I'm considering Wickes General Purpose Cladding:

[The Medway Handyman]

[Peter Twydell]

Fitted vertically?

[Peter Twydell]

What does it look like fitted vertically? Would you fit it one way round on one door and the opposite way on the other as it's asymmetrical? The Wickes website says to use it horizontally.