new door for Marley precast concrete garage

Mar 01, 2009 1 Replies

I have a 1960s Marley precast concrete garage.



The retatable mechanism for the original steel up & over door has fallen apart & anyway I would like to replace the door.



I am thinking of a DIY replacement with a simple canopy up & over ( the garage is used for storage & not a vehicle) using eg wicks



either GRP or steel in a pre hung steel frame. I can order the frame size for either fitting between the opening or behind the opening.



Either way , of course, I will have the issue of fixing the steel frame to the pre cast concrete.



Does anybody have any experience of drilling / fixing to pre cast in these circumstances ?



Even if I go for installing a timber frame I guess that I will have similar fixing issues.



Of course the existing gear is fixed to the concrete. I am not sure but this may be by bolt studs manufactured into the concrete ?



Thanks for any advice



Regards



Richard


The pre-cast can be drilled in much the same way as ordinary concrete. Just be aware that there *may* be steel reinforcing inside.

Conventional bolts are fine for the new fixings.

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