Hello,
I have a double swing gate for my garage (at least 50 years old) that has warped significantly over the years. The leaves are fairly rectangular, but there's a 5-8 cm gap at the top. They are built with vertical planks, internal crossbars and braces, and external horizontal paneling.
How can I straighten these so that snowdrift and squirrels don't get in? I plan to insulate about 70 mm internally, is it possible to tension them before screwing and gluing an internal board to stiffen them up?
I have a double swing gate for my garage (at least 50 years old) that has warped significantly over the years. The leaves are fairly rectangular, but there's a 5-8 cm gap at the top. They are built with vertical planks, internal crossbars and braces, and external horizontal paneling.
How can I straighten these so that snowdrift and squirrels don't get in? I plan to insulate about 70 mm internally, is it possible to tension them before screwing and gluing an internal board to stiffen them up?
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Can only wish you good luck. I have replaced some of my warped doors either with a steel frame or insulated with a wood frame, filled with frigolit, plywood on the inside and outside, and standing panel on the outside.
To get a 50-year-old door that gapes 5 cm in order and insulate it, just saying good luck.
Protte
To get a 50-year-old door that gapes 5 cm in order and insulate it, just saying good luck.
Protte
Haha, I sense a bit of irony... Rightfully so, there's quite a bit of power at play. I've built a couple of other gates by the book, and they are very sturdy but heavy.
Has anyone managed to straighten an old gate and can share some tips before I try it myself?
Has anyone managed to straighten an old gate and can share some tips before I try it myself?
Then I guess I'll show how I did it... Built a "cassette" from laminated beams, insulation, and boards on both sides. It became really stiff. Then I removed the diagonal brace (which was very crooked...) on the door, put the door under tension so it became flat (a little over-tensioned), and screwed on the cassette. Let it sit for two weeks to see that it didn't move, and insulated the rest. Seems to work fine, we'll see after some seasonal changes...
