Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 09:30 AM |
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how easy to hang garage doors
my up-n-over garage door is hung squint, with the result that one side has an inch gap....
= very cold in this weather!!
its a bit old n scabby, but seems to work, even if it rattles about half an inch when closed....
but can i do anything to rehang it?
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Rob Lane
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 09:41 AM |
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What type and make is it.
Is it a full retractable or a canopy door?
(Canopy has about a third of door still outside garage when open)
Does it use springs vertically either side with wheels at top of door which travel inwards on a track?
Does it use springs in a box or alone, across top wooden rail of surround with wires and rollers down sides ? (They are buggers for wearing a flat on
rollers)
We install garage doors occasionally as part of our business.
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nick205
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 09:55 AM |
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would it be easier to fit a strip of wood to the door frame to close up the gap?
Alternatively you could make a'curtain' of some description to close when you're in the garage.
Just a thought....
Nick
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 10:58 AM |
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Had the same problem, so we "hung" an old duvet over the door.
Two 1' by 2' battons clamping the duvet at the top, and a couple of nails in the wall above the door to hang the battons from, to make the
thing removable.
I would recomend removeing it though if your grinding/welding anywhere near it in case it catches fire!
Dan and Rebecca
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 11:28 AM |
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Use all the old door seals from the seirra to make seals for the doors. They work real well.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 12:02 PM |
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attatch flexible pvc strips on the rear surface of the door, inside the garage. the door will close up against these.
Even if the door is a decent fit, there will still be a significant gap at the edges where a cold winter draft will get in quite nicely!
atb
steve
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