Sourcing a door for a cold room

[Supernaut]

Hello All,

I am strongly considering building my own cold room. The room will be for storage of packaged product only (kegs and cans), no tanks (everything is jacketed).

Any suggestions on where to source a sliding door that (1) seals and (2) is large enough to drive a fork truck through? Or even a pallet jack as I am hoping to outgrow this room within 3 years. Building the room is straightforward but I'd like to start with the door to build around.

I am planning on a strong ceiling (maybe for a keg hoist or similar) and FRP panels on drywall on the inside using some sort of foam or polystyrene insulation. Anyone used any of the spray-in insulation types? We have an excellent contractor right in town.

Suggestions on doors and insulation appreciated. This will be attached directly to our coated concrete floor and our refrigeration contractor will handle all the relevant sizing details.

Thanks,

John

[Rick500]

I don't have a recommendation on the door, but we are building a CoolBot-based cold room and decided on four inches of extruded polystyrene (the green or pink foam board at Lowes/Home Depot/etc.) after cost-analyzing the available alternatives. Price of spray-in is highly location-dependent though, so may be better where you are.

Some good information at CoolBot's website, btw.

[TGTimm]

We were able to get a an overhead powered insulated door for our cold room from our local door specialist. They don't take well to forklift impacts--oversize the door if possible.

One piece of advice: If at all possible, use two doors, on opposite sides of the cold room. This makes stocking and rotating much easier. I wish we had another door, as we're always moving everything out of the cold room to get to the older product.

[Supernaut]

Rick500: CoolBot's site does have some cool designs - thanks!

TGTimm: thanks for the whack with the clue-by-four about insulated overhead doors - that's a great idea. We have at least one OH door shop here in town and I will give them a call.

I am going to go over insulation options with the kitchen contractor who built the kitchen at our brewpub - he's built quite a few coolers (and also lives around the block ;-) ).

Thanks!

John