99% of Garage Doors are DOOMED to Fail, But Not This One

Hey Gang! Today we're getting down into some critical exterior details we'd love to see on more homes! It seems the garage door entry gets neglected when it comes to weather resistance, and as remodelers, it's an area we've seen fail time and time again. It's given us a great insight on how we want to prevent a failure here, and we're confident in our solution! Thanks for watching!

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[conservativeeepatrick]

Go with the 24" spacing for the boards. 16" is too busy and it's going to be worse on the longer runs.

[remodz]

24” battens. Especially if it’s a split two story with lap siding above. 16” is going to look horrible. 24” is even going to look a bit busy with the tall narrow building as it is.

[danielcastiglione]

75 years from now the next owner is going to say, they don’t build them like this anymore. Amazing work!

[jda]

24" is my vote. 16" is too busy and maybe looks more like jail bars haha

[fredstutske]

Definitely 24" Spacing! You are correct with adjusting spacing per the size of the building. Great video guys!

[nicholasmanovich]

Reminds me of working around the house with my Dad. I'd say "why don't we just hire someone dad ?!!!" And he always said because no one is gonna pay as much attention to the minute details that really matter in the end. Not a day goes by that I don't think, wish dad was still here so I could ask him. Don't take any of this for granted!!!

[RedWollip]

With the volume of that building I think the 24" spacing will look better.

[fhuber]

I lean toward the 24 inch spacing if for no other reason than less battens. Less work. Less cost.

[danbrownlee]

Unfortunately, when I was on jobsites in my youth, the mantra was always “I can’t see it from my house.” Attention to detail was a lost art in the construction field for too long. Glad to see Paul is bringing it back, and ensuring his boys and all the folks watching this series are learning it. Keep up the great work, guys. The house looks amazing. Can’t wait for Jordan to move in!

[roseteacher]

My husband and I think 24 in spacing would look the least busy and still make a statement. Keep up the great work! We really enjoy watching the regular updates as well as new tech.

[jamalal-jazra]

I love it when Paul’s Cajun accident comes out! “Three quorrrta”

[cwshumate]

I would say the 24" spacing for sure.

[Ryan-jiwk]

I would go with 24" spacing. The 16" will look really busy when it's done, especially considering the size of the windows above it. You could take a picture of the face of the building and (roughly) draw lines over the image in both configurations to get a better idea of what each will look like, too. Trim looks dope, guys!

[bryan]

24 spacing would look great from a distance !

[jaimeortega]

Finally went with "wood like" PVC for a garage and French door and never had rotting or water issues again. Works great.

[williamsethman]

Paul & Jordan I think the 24” spacing looks the best. The 16” looks to close on such a massive wall. Love that you guys pay attention to the details. This is long gone by many contractors, from what I have seen here in the Midwest. Gray video again guys. But looks like a lot of painting in the end there Jordan 😊

[HandyMandyStrikesAgain]

24" battens fits the size of the building better.

[ericfraser]

15:00 The tracks for your overhead door are going to extend above your trim, I would recommend going right to the ceiling with your side trim, especially if you plan on installing a "high lift" overhead door. Also if you have a "torsion bar" you will need another trim board screwed into structure from the ceiling down to your top trim board. Jordan, if you plan on storing extra vehicles on a 4 post lift I would plan for a high lift door and tracks, less chance of your door hitting a lifted vehicle or the lift. Also when planning your high lift kit, you should be able to get away with 4" of head room if you use a standard side mount "jackscrew" opener, I regretted going with the standard "12 headroom Clopay recommended. It cost me $600 per door to order new tracks, drums and torsion springs for a replacement 3' high lift kit, it should be cheaper if you plan and order high lift tracks with your doors.

[peterkazmir]

a) Definitely the 24" spacing.
b) Maybe I'm a little off, but it would bug the heck out of me if that header WASN'T level. Yes, it's a lot of work for something that's not really important, but I would notice at some point and my thought would immediately be "I wonder what other details they skipped." Big points for maintaining the attention to detail and pride in your work.

[supahmario]

The last two videos are Stud Pack at its finest! Seeing you "dial in" the finishing work and offer tips on the BEST way to do it is a major reason why we love your channel. Paul's speech at 9:45 speaking to the folks who say "who cares, throw it up there..." — such people can find another channel. I hope you two never lose your attention to detail and care for doing things the best way possible. Don't ever apologize for that or try justify it. Just keep saying "that's how we do things around here!"