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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
Posts: 15,166
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Our previous house had a detached garage with a 16' wide commercial roll up door . It worked fine but was heavy to lift . And impossible to insulate . In Georgia in the summer you could stand 3' from the door on the inside and feel the heat . For a working garage with HVAC you will see $$$ going out the door .
Our current home I built a two car man cave , built tight with 2x6 wall studs . I went with insulated panel doors with windows . The natural light is welcome but gives away some insulation . With wall mounted door openers the doors/openers are nearly silent in motion . I highly recommend panel doors over roll up doors .
Fred with your mechanical ability you can install panel doors with the help of one friend . It is not rocket science , getting the tension right on the spring/s is the hardest part in my opinion . You are in the north east so some tough winter days . It is much easier to make a panel door weathertight ( within reason ) vs a roll up door . Wall mounted openers allow ceiling clearance for a lift , if that is not important then traditional ceiling mounted openers do the trick .
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2002 Boxster S . Arctic silver + black top/int. Jake Raby 3.6 SS engine " the beast ". GT3 front bumper, GT3 side skirts and GT3 TEK rear diffuser. 1999 996 C4 coupe black/grey with FSI 3.8 engine . Rear diffuser , front spoiler lip with ducktail spoiler .
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