oladulce
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Carpenter for custom garage doors in Baja Sur?
Any recommendations of a carpenter who can custom make wooden, barn-style garage doors in Cd. Constituci?n, or La Paz?
Probably can't be too picky on the location with this request, so any suggestions in Baja Sur would be welcome.
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Joelt
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Oladulce. We have uses a guy in Santa Rosalia named Carlos Figuoroa. He made some beautiful large doors for our neighbor and did our cabinets. I never
had to call him but he gave me a nuymber if you want I can U2U his phone #. I don't know if it will work. There is also a carpenter in Palo Verde that
is cheaper and has made some garage doors for houses around us that have held up pretty good. His name is Juan but I don't know how to contact him. He
is behind the Pacifico hut on the left as you go through Palo Verde towards Punta Chivato. This may be to far north but it's all I got. Hope it
helps.
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The following are in La Paz;
Bravo systems(english) 612 128 0288 cell 044 612 126 2266
Sagsa 612 123 1748 612 128 5689
Centro de puertas automaticas 612 125 5675 cell 044 612 112 63188
These are out of the phone book. There are 3 or 4 more if needed
Sorry not automatic just barn type, any carpenter should be able to make them.
[Edited on 10-16-2005 by comitan]
Another thought, a friend of mine had some made but he went to a steel fabricator that made the frame then filled it with wood, its strong.
[Edited on 10-16-2005 by comitan]
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oladulce
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Joelt and Comitan-
Thanks to you both.
Large wooden doors are a novelty, and carpenters are non-existent in our location (San Juanico) and I'd like to give our builder some resources to
start with. Any information is welcome.
Wood on a metal frame is something we've though about Comitan, and this could be the strongest option.
I'll u2u you joelt for your guy's number since you've personally seen his work. thanks
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If Loreto isn't too far for you, you might consider a shop that I used last summer to build me a solid mahagony door with six panels. Was 7' height.
36" wide installed in a 5X7 foot frame that had a side panel 2X7. Installed & finished. Price $800.00 This might be to spendy for what your
looking for, but a possibility. They have access to many different species of wood.
Not sure about delivery, though there are local trucking companies who could handle it for you. Get bacl to me U2U amd I'll get you directions.
Close to Hwy 1 on first exit that goes into town, next to the ice plant.
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If your interested in the steel frame door call chuy(english spoken) excellent work. cel 044 612 1203055 This man can do whatever you want and
probably deliver. But remember everything costs.
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oladulce
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Thanks Phil.
The hard part of trying to get a home built in remote Baja sur from up in Cali. is trying to connect with local resources. But our builder in San
Juanico often has as much trouble since there is rarely cell phone service in the town. If we can hook him up, he can usually arrange the
transportation.
I didn't realize they could get mahogany down there- that door must be beautiful Phil. We will probably be sticking to pine and our guys will do the
installation, so we may as well get a price from the place in Loreto. Our architect goes to Loreto frequently and maybe he could stop by the shop for
us.
We're going with wooden garage doors because of the current theft epidemic in San juanico. The local Ratones responsible for the break-ins are
resorting to using a cutting torch to get in to the standard metal garage doors and we're trying to stay one step ahead of them. We figured that wood
doors will probably not be cheap, but they may be more Rat?n-proof.
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oladulce if you can spare the bucks go with the mahogany in a few years the termits will have eaten the pine to where the bandetos will walk throu it
have a good one jerry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oladulce
We're going with wooden garage doors because of the current theft epidemic in San juanico. The local Ratones responsible for the break-ins are
resorting to using a cutting torch to get in to the standard metal garage doors and we're trying to stay one step ahead of them. We figured that wood
doors will probably not be cheap, but they may be more Rat?n-proof. |
It seems that you are trying to make the thief's job easier. Last I heard metal is a whole lot stronger than wood . . ... a hatchet or chain saw will
make short work of your wooden gate, why not stick with metal?
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
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oladulce. I sent you a u2u with the info. The doors that Carlos built for our neighbors were treated with a stain that had some deisel fuel added to
help against the termites. The other wooden doors around have been treated the same way and have held up well against the little pests. Good luck.
Joelt
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The hinges will have to be metal,
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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oladulce
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Tucker
It seems that you are trying to make the thief's job easier. Last I heard metal is a whole lot stronger than wood . . ... a hatchet or chain saw will
make short work of your wooden gate, why not stick with metal? |
The best we can hope for is to make the doors Rat?n-resistant. If someone wants to break-in, they'll usually figure out a way so we'd like
to make it as hard as possible for them and maybe they'll move on.
We imported an industrial (commercial),beefy, metal door for the walk-in garage door. The Mexican-made metal barn-style garage doors that everyone has
in our area look sturdy, but the corners can be bent up with a crow bar in a matter of minutes. Extra metal braces would slow them down, but now the
new cutting torch trick they have gets them in without a lot of effort.
So far chainsaws are not common and we hope to make the door sturdy enough that they would have to expend too much energy to get in with a hatchet.
The few wood doors that we've seen have all been pine and our builder thought that was all he would be able to find. It would be great to not have to
deal with termites, so we'll check in to availability of other types of wood and the cost.
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