Light Transparent Garage Doors

[northerngmc]

I am looking into having a garage built this coming spring. I am in the process of researching garage doors. I am looking to put in one 16' X 8' overhead door.

What I have seen in my travels are shop doors that are some what transparent. Not glass panels, but appear to be some sort of composite material that provide security and insulation value, but will let the light through.

I have spent hours on google and many garage door website without much luck. I live in the middle of no where and about 10 hour drive to a decent overhead door company.

Just looking for information and if anyone here might now a manufacturer or has experience with this style of door.

[bruceman1968]

Is this what your thinking of? http://www.filuma.co.uk/features.html

[67HEAVEN]

If you're building in the NWT, wouldn't an insulated overhead door be more practical?

I'll bet the heat loss through those translucent doors is bad.

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by bruceman1968

Is this what your thinking of? http://www.filuma.co.uk/features.html
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Yes that is the idea.

[463]

i'am with 67 Heaven on this one if your heating the shop Blaine. and i know that two doors are better than one big one. on my garage i am useing 2-10' x 8' mod #8300 R14 over head doors since 2003 and the seals on the bottom of the door when the temp is below -10 c as the seal gets so hard that it will not give a seal (you can see light under the door) other than that there a good door. http://www.overheaddoor.com/garage-d.../products.aspx heres a pic

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by 67HEAVEN

If you're building in the NWT, wouldn't an insulated overhead door be more practical?

I'll bet the heat loss through those translucent doors is bad.

Yes it needs to have an insulated value.

I have seen them used in industrial shops in cold climates, so they must have some insulated value.

The one posted above looks quite light and probably not insulated.

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by 463

i'am with 67 Heaven on this one if your heating the shop Blaine. and i know that two doors are better than one big one. on my garage i am useing 2-10' x 8' mod #8300 R14 over head doors since 2003 and the seals on the bottom of the door when the temp is below -10 c as the seal gets so hard that it will not give a seal (you can see light under the door) other than that there a good door. http://www.overheaddoor.com/garage-d.../products.aspx heres a pic

Thanks, yes two small doors might work better for heat, but harder to get an airplane into!

My attached garage has two small doors and this is where the daily drivers sit. I am looking to build a second garage to keep my 68 C20, Farmall H, and sleds and motorbikes. The door won't be going up and down regularly. Maybe one day I will attempt to build an airplane.

[Shane]

http://www.glassgaragedoors.com/gallery.htm

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by Shane

http://www.glassgaragedoors.com/gallery.htm

Thanks but I am sure the ones I have seen are some sort of a composite material and thicker than glass.

-27 C here right now and it was -33 C this morning. I need insulation!

[northerngmc]

Hummmm wikipedia on garage doors talks about "transparent corrugated fibreglass" .......

[Frank71]

Take a look at this link..

http://www.sunshinedoor.com/

10 year warranty, triple wall insulation etc..etc.. I am not sure of the cost?

[Shane]

Originally Posted by northerngmc

-27 C here right now and it was -33 C this morning. I need insulation!

yeah, that's why I posted that ... I would have thought double pane glass is gonna be a much higher R factor than anything made of fiberglass or other type composites ... <shrug>

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by Frank71

Take a look at this link..

http://www.sunshinedoor.com/

10 year warranty, triple wall insulation etc..etc.. I am not sure of the cost?

THANK YOU very much. I think this is the product!



This is probably what I would do, is go half light panels and have solid.

Now to find out the cost!

[Frank71]

happy to help, good luck.