[Cob] using old gargage-style doors for a retractable kind of wall.....

[Bill Christensen]

I have seen articles and presentations where people have done this.  In 
fact, one of the presentations that hooked me on all this stuff was at 
the Mid West Renewable Energy Fair in ~1976 where an architect in Iowa 
(I think) had built a passive solar house with a sloping glass wall in 
the living room.  It had an industrial garage door on the inside which 
he could slide down for privacy/insulation or up to form the ceiling for 
solar collection.

I've also seen articles in architectural magazines where people have 
used garage doors to separate a patio area from kitchen/dining space.  
On nice days they can open them up and it's like the room just expands 
to the outside.  Very nicely done.

Standard garage doors are not typically insulated well, but if done 
right you can at least get a good seal these days.  Adding a layer of 
lightweight insulation might be a good idea if you're in a strong 
heating or cooling climate.

One guy I worked for had a set of 4 or 5 sliding glass doors which were 
built so that when fully retracted there was only 1 door's worth of 
glass.  As you might imagine, there was one heck of a header over that 
opening!  It opened onto the outdoor kitchen/dining area from the indoor 
kitchen and living room.  This one was a commercial product, and I'm 
sure it wasn't cheap.  But the effect was pretty nice.



On 9/16/14 4:18 PM, West coast transcription wrote:
> I THINK in theory this sounds like a GREAT idea - but wondering has anyone
> actually used it....
>
> thinking car garage doors - the kind that slide up and out of the way - so
> that I have a retractable wall
>
> has anyone used tried this?  don't think it makes a difference if used in a
> cob construction or otherwise.
>
> Lisa
>
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