That's a heck of nice building. Looks perfect so far.
Are you all hooked up heat-wise for the winter, Natty ?? Just wondering - in case you get banished for leaving the toilet seat up !!!
I have similar doors and the bottom fit kind of sucks.
My sliding door is two doors like yours. The only bottom guide I have is on the walls at the edge of the opening. I have the cam action latches also. The issue I don't like about mine is when the doors are closed, they don't seal against end of the floor so there is a gap. Windy days have the doors moving in and out a couple of inches (in the center where they meet). I'm finding it hard to explain. If I can make it home in the daylight today I'll take a couple of pics.Does your door have a bottom guide? In the center if it’s two doors. Mine is sloppy but the doors have cam action jamb latches on the inside that pull the door tight against the side door jams. They also serve as extra door locks.
Man that looks great. I want a lift in the worst way, just can’t totally justify it.
Yep end caps. It’s one of the few times hitting it with a hammer is the right thing.
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Looks great. How did you seal the bottom of your sliding doors? I have similar doors and the bottom fit kind of sucks.
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Thanks Bill. So, nothing really holds that cap in and it doesn't really serve as a trolley stop?
I think it’s a friction fit cap. That or it’s an either or deal. Friction fit cap or maybe turn it on its side with a carriage bolt and large washer to use as a stop. That diagram shows both but I’m not sure if the stop is just the cap turned sideways or a separate piece. Mines about 800 miles away or I’d run out and look :)
A treated 2x6 is exactly what I had been planning. I was also considering setting a pipe into the ground or attached to the 2x6 with a drop down rod (on the door) to push into the hole for added stability.Looks great. How did you seal the bottom of your sliding doors? I have similar doors and the bottom fit kind of sucks.
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Thanks Catscratch. I just got these hung yesterday, and yes, I can already see the exact same thing you're talking about. I can get a decent seal I think with some kind of garage door weather striping on the top and down both walls. I have a 1.5" gap between the bottom of my doors and my cement pad on the bottom. Think what I'll do is add a PT 2x6 to close that gap as much as I can.
I think down the road I may end up shutting these doors semi-permanently early winter and sealing them up for the winter so I can heat the barn and not lose all my warmth.
Natty ... great work, you are truly a craftsman!
A treated 2x6 is exactly what I had been planning. I was also considering setting a pipe into the ground or attached to the 2x6 with a drop down rod (on the door) to push into the hole for added stability.
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The cam locks I have on the jams and the one in the center that holds the doors together....
My door stops are on the outside on both top and bottom. The bottom ones hold the bottom of the doors to the shop well (while open on windy days).
I just need to secure the bottom center while shut, and close up the gap some.
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