I had the Guatemalans put in the drain - under Tony's supervision. And now it is time to think garage doors.
Earlier on I thought of the glass garage doors. But the problem of low head room is not solved.
I discussed with Tony the option of converting the opening into 2 single doors and having them open as swing-outs. And it sounded like that would work. And because the right-side garage corner is up for some serious wet-rot repair we might as well redefine the rough opening of the garage as appropriate to fit new doors.
I found some doors that I like - but they are in Seattle!!!! I was not able to find online any swing-out door manufacturer or distributor in the Northern California area.
Nevertheless, what I found was very nice: they produce doors with glass lites, but also some with metal. I am starting to see a trend here: using "raw" metals that are coordinated, e.g., ga;vanized chains downspouts, galvanized flashings, galvanized metal as lites - or replace galvanized with whatever your favorite metal is: copper, etc.