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Steel Building with clean hangar door

STEEL BUILDING DETAILS

Schweiss bifold door on steel building
Schweiss door with endwall bracing Steel building diagram with endwall bracing Steel building endwall with bifold and hydraulic doors Steel building with endwall bracing
Steel building endwall with header on mainframe diagram
Diagram of Header attached to stub ends on steel building
Continuous Header above the mainframe
Endwall column bracing for External and recessed mount
Side view of Endwall with bracing on steel building
Steel building details - view from above

Schweiss bifold doors can fit any steel buildings, old or new,
providing the commercial door that suits your needs.

Commercial building endwall header with support Back Bracing stub columns and continuous header
Extended Endwall on building with bifold door Extended Endwall on building with hydraulic door
Extended Endwall on building with bifold door Extended Endwall on building with hydraulic door
Hydraulic door with freestanding header support Hydraulic door with freestanding header and leg support
Steel building details on I-Beam Column Steel building  details with Tube steel column
Face mount bifold door
Face mount Hydraulic door
Recessed mount bifold doors Recessed mount hydraulic door
Concrete floor options

Ideal floor slope for proper drainage are examples 1 and 2 below.

Proper drainage for Schweiss Hydraulic Doors Drainage for Schweis Bifold Doors Concrete floor drainage for Schweiss Hydraulic Doors Concrete floor drop off at edge column

• There must be a solid base or floor under the door frame to seal.

• The door sets on the face of the side column or building line.

Doorframe column footings

Concrete - Side View

• Concrete must stick out beyond the door side column.

• Concrete floor must be level

• Each door will vary - call factory for details.

T-Hangar Buildings with doors on both sides of the building

What to do!

What can be done to keep water out of the building

• Slope the apron in front away from the building

• Slope the concrete inside of the building

Concrete options for draining t-hangar floors
Keep water off your hangar floor Avoid any seams/cracks under doorframe

What not to do

1 - No or minimal slope on apron.

2 - Locating the seam directly under the bottom rubber seal of the door.

3 - Allowing water to flow back into the building through a seam/crack.

(This is a result of failure to follow precautions 1 & 2 above)

Important to remember:

•  Saw cuts may cause water to flow back into the building.

•  The combination of saw cuts and no slope may cause water to flow into the inside of your building.

Hydraulic vs. Bifold Clear Opening - Where you hang the door matters

Lose No Headroom

Bifold Doors

attach above

the clear opening

(Not under the header)

Both doors have the same clear opening
on the same building above
No need to make the building taller

Door Travel Comparison                          Parking Comparison

• Hydraulic doors (red arc) swing out when opening................Requires a stay back area.

• Bifold doors (blue arc) lift up when opening............................Parking not an issue.

Door Travel Comparisons of bifold and hydraulic
Hydraulic Hangar Door with insulation
Hydraulic
Hydraulic Helicopter Hangar Doors from Schweiss
Hydraulic
Box Hangar with Schweiss Door
Hydraulic
Schweiss Bifold Liftstrap Door on Hangar
Bifold
Large bifold Rocket Hangar Doors
Bifold
Schweiss Bifold door hung on Hangar
Bifold

We guarantee that our Door will fit your clear opening and lose no headroom

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