rieferman
Well-known member
1)
At the top of the steps to the 2nd story, there's about a 10 foot long x 4 foot wide opening that I would like to enclose because heat from my workshop chases up the steps (and I'd rather keep that heat near me!). The door that's there isn't very sturdy, so I want to re-do it properly. It'll end up being a trap door style.
My question: The door will be heavy once finished, so I'd like to use a weights and pulley system to assist in opening the door. Any suggestions or experiences with a system like that?
2)
From my shop to garage bay, I have an 8 foot wide opening to allow air and light through in good weather. But I want to be able to close the space to keep heat in when it's cold out. I'm interested in doing sliding doors. They will be constructed from barn siding hopefully.
My questions: How would you construct a sliding door so that it has some insulating properties to it? Any suggestions/experiences with hanging this sort of door so that it seals nicely when shut? (100% efficiency isn't critical, just trying to stop gushing cold air)
3)
Old dutch barn door that leads from my shop to my finished office space is leaking air like crazy allowing colder shop to cool down a space I don't want to be cooler. But I like the look of the old door. It's made of 1 inch thick old barn siding.
My question: Similar to question 2 possibly.. Any ideas for insulating/sealing that style door to reduce the leakage while also keeping some of the character? Maybe good enough to just seal the edges, or is adding some R-Value to the entire surface critical? (office gets 3 hours use per day)
At the top of the steps to the 2nd story, there's about a 10 foot long x 4 foot wide opening that I would like to enclose because heat from my workshop chases up the steps (and I'd rather keep that heat near me!). The door that's there isn't very sturdy, so I want to re-do it properly. It'll end up being a trap door style.
My question: The door will be heavy once finished, so I'd like to use a weights and pulley system to assist in opening the door. Any suggestions or experiences with a system like that?
2)
From my shop to garage bay, I have an 8 foot wide opening to allow air and light through in good weather. But I want to be able to close the space to keep heat in when it's cold out. I'm interested in doing sliding doors. They will be constructed from barn siding hopefully.
My questions: How would you construct a sliding door so that it has some insulating properties to it? Any suggestions/experiences with hanging this sort of door so that it seals nicely when shut? (100% efficiency isn't critical, just trying to stop gushing cold air)
3)
Old dutch barn door that leads from my shop to my finished office space is leaking air like crazy allowing colder shop to cool down a space I don't want to be cooler. But I like the look of the old door. It's made of 1 inch thick old barn siding.
My question: Similar to question 2 possibly.. Any ideas for insulating/sealing that style door to reduce the leakage while also keeping some of the character? Maybe good enough to just seal the edges, or is adding some R-Value to the entire surface critical? (office gets 3 hours use per day)
