Patching a hole in the side of a pole barn.

[kluckfab]

I am removing my wood stove from my shop (too much room it takes up in the shop) So that leaves me with a 6" hole in the side of the garage.

Should I do a square patch from the inside or the outside then I assume I would use silcone or how do I seal it up real good?

Thanks!

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

I typically go square from the outside and then use a good quality aluminium duct tape around the perimeter and finally paint it with a brush or spray.

I would avoid silicone because you can't paint it. if you are going to caulk go with a gutter sealant or butyl sealant...

 

[Old Moparz]

You left too many variables out of your wall description for an accurate answer.

What type of siding do you have? Wood? Metal? Vinyl? Other?
Scrap or leftover pieces can used, or even matched through a supplier.

Is the siding installed on plywood or OSB sheathing, or to the framing?
Sometimes the siding is also the sheathing, like T-111, or corrugated metal & the patch will be attached differently.

Are the walls bare inside, or insulated & finished?
You may want or need to finish off the interior & insulate behind the exterior patch.

One last thing, how important is the appearance to you once repaired?
Some people would cover the hole with their kid's Frisbee, caulk it & be content & call it a day.

 

[ilovevocs]

My prefernce would be a butyl tape inset from the edge of the patch on the exteroir then caulk the edge of patch panel with dow 795 sealant. Cut the panel with snips, dont use an abbrasive cutting wheel.

 

[kluckfab]

You left too many variables out of your wall description for an accurate answer.

What type of siding do you have? Wood? Metal? Vinyl? Other?
Scrap or leftover pieces can used, or even matched through a supplier.

Tin - I think I may have a section that will fit


Is the siding installed on plywood or OSB sheathing, or to the framing?
Sometimes the siding is also the sheathing, like T-111, or corrugated metal & the patch will be attached differently.

It is attached to the framing

Are the walls bare inside, or insulated & finished?
You may want or need to finish off the interior & insulate behind the exterior patch.


Those walls are empty

One last thing, how important is the appearance to you once repaired?
Some people would cover the hole with their kid's Frisbee, caulk it & be content & call it a day.

Its on the backside so I don't have to worry about it

Thanks for the ideas I have good idea what to do now!

 

[rsanter]

If you have the tin piece then I would install the patch with sheetmetsl screws and use a non drying caulking between them

Bob

 

[BD1]

Enlarge it and use for exhaust or fresh air fan

 

[cyamaha2007]

I used a piece of scrap tin smeared rtv on the backside. I used a piece of ply behind the patch so the screws had something to bite into. You can hardly see it.

 

[onewaydave]

If, as you say, tin, then the top border of a square patch goes inside under the existing skin and the other 3 sides go on the outside. Caulk, screw, tape if you want. Or just remove the whole section and replace it. Or stuff a rag wrapped around a bunch of coarse steel wool. Or incorporate the replacement (surely you don't intend to go without heat, that'd be barbaric) exhaust in there. And I guess you could just do nothing and leave the old exhaust there as a conversation piece.

Dave, who choose the later on his shop.