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Door for open Shed

  • 16-10-2022 09:55PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭


    I have an open shed beside the house that I want to close off as the heavy rain beats in.


    Herself is looking for something tasty but I'm watching the shillings


    Was thinking about cladding an ordinary farm gate, is there anything else I could use on the gate such as recycled plastic or PVC sheets that would look nicer



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭Cavanjack


    Don’t clad a hinged gate round a house. It’ll kill somebody. Put a roller door on and you’ll be finished with it



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭Tomjim


    two x 15 foot openings, how much would 2 roller doors cost



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭older by the day


    Ya those sheeted gates if they get opened in the wind can really fly. If get a lad to make something get the receipt for farm related work (which the shed is used for of course). Draw back the vat, put the work against the tax for a few years.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭cjpm


    My neighbour had a large roller blow in during a storm. Is it an issue??



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    Be careful cladding a gate as it adds serious weight to it. It might be a better idea to get a frame especially fabricated that is designed to take the weight of the cladding, with correct hinges and bolting. You could clad it it timber which might look nice and would allow an element of the winded through it if spaced. A fully sheeted door or even a roller door can catch a lot of wind and can be dangerous in a storm. So the exposure of the site needs to be access, don't take any changes with safety. You would probably be look at circa €1,500 each for a roller shutter with "wind lock" to cover these openings.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭cjpm


    @Anto_Meath

    How does Wind Lock work Anto?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭cjpm


    Thanks @funky_monkey


    It looks like a good job.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭Tomjim


    im going with 2 sliding doors


    each opening is 16 feet wide, so hes going to sheet down to the ground half the opening and put in an 8 foot sliding door, he will do this in both sides so i will have two 8 foot sliding doors


    he estimated materials will be 1000 euro tbc and labour for making and fitting 600/700, he will confirm this



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,091 ✭✭✭✭893bet


    Do it right and do it once.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 international xl


    Had auto roller wind lock doors here they blew in took them down and put in sliding doors the roller doors were about 6000 in total it’s was a good learning curve every door since has been a sliding door



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭cjpm


    What size door was it? Where did you buy the sliding doors?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,337 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    There is/were grants available for sliding doors under one of the TAMS



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 international xl


    Auto roller 16 ft wide



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭cjpm


    Sorry xl. Are you saying autoroller do sliding doors too?



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