I feel like Spencer junior!

[Robert_in_NY]

You can always just use a heavy canvas tarp. Find a tarp shop and they can make them to the size you need with clear windows for more light. The Amish here use them and they hold up quite well and do a great job in the winters. Don't know about price but they will work well for your needs as you can just take them down after winter and store them away to make them last longer. Have fun.

 

[AndyM]

I bought 1/2" PT for $18 something, and 3/4" PT for $24 something a couple of months ago at the big orange store in Youngstown. I haven't checked it lately, though.

 

[Henro]

Hi,

Well I guess I am done with building for the winter... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I gave serious consideration to Robert_in_NY's tarp idea, but ended up going with plywood siding as I could not think of an easy way to take the tarp out of the way if it was hanging 8 feet up in the air at thet top.

What I ended up doing was attaching three sheets of T111 siding to the door frame, leaving whatever width openings that resulted to be covered with either a tarp or plywood.

I forgot to take a photo at that point. This shot shows the four door sheets already hung on the three stationary sheets. The door sheet were positioned as needed to the middle edges would just touch. This way I can open one or both "doors" at each opening.

The net result works pretty well, and will give me an idea if I need full-width openings, or if I can be satisfied with something like two 8-foot-wide openings. Whether I need rool up doors or if hinged ones will work for me [at a good $ savings] and so on.

By the way, I think I could have done this permanent in about the same time it took to do it temorary! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Not that it took THAT long, but I probably spent a good day or a little more on this solution.

 

[Henro]

Another shot of the doors opened, also showing the man door on the side that I will use if I don't feel like or need to open the larger swinging doors...

Since I want to make the shed look like it has been there a while, I stained the new wood. I could have choosen a better color...darker would have been better...live and learn...

 

[Henro]

What I did is put a 2x4 frame around the opening, as neeed to mount the stationary siding sheets to. The siding is held on with 1/4 inch lag bolt about 2 inches long.

I then just drilled through the stationary sheets and mounted hinges, with the opening sheets overlapped as needed to get the right spacing. I used a spacer under each hinge to position things properly.

I had good luck finding a box of black colored gate hinges at home depot marked down from $4.99 to $1.00 each...bought all 24 for that price, could not pass them by... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Henro]

This is what it looks like with the doors closed and the stain on...

I will set concrete blocks in front of the doors, one inside and one outside, to keep things from moving around too much on those days of heavy wind we get once in a while.

A littel piece of wood rotates on a lag bolt at the top center of the doors, to keep them closed. I use a stick with a hooked end to push it up, and pull it back down when I want to open/close the doors.

 

[Henro]

Same view from the other side...

The helper stick is hanging between the doors...

 

[Henro]

And so the tale ends...for this year anyway...

Guess where I spent the evening?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

That looks fine for the winter. Our barn is still in a holding pattern as we are trying to finish up most of our outside jobs before winter hits. Then we can concentrate on finishing our barn. We are hoping to frame in the doors and finish the two end walls so we can get our siding measured and sent. I think we are going to go with metal for two reasons, one is it goes up faster then vinyl and two, the price of plywood is not helping us any.

At least things are staying somewhat dry underneath the roof for now. Glad to see you have finished up for the year on yours and I look forward to seeing your updates when you get started again next spring or summer /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Take care.

 

[EddieWalker]

Looks good. The only thing I'd add to get through winter is some sort of flashing over the doors to keep moisture out. Home Depot has that 2 inch angle flashing that works real well at bringing the water away from the door tops.