Folding Door System Closes Off Shop When Needed

Folding Door System Closes Off Shop When Needed FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 26-4-38 Rick Kuhn, Oconee, Ill.: Rick made an insulated shop at one end of his 60 by 140-ft. equipment shed by designing a folding door system that closes off the shop when needed. It consists of 4-ft. wide door panels, 10 ft. high. They slide along an old hay carrier track that Rick salvaged from a hay barn. Each door has a rolling hanger attached to its top center. Once stretched out flat, they form an insulated wall. To seal off the open rafter area above the track and below the roof, Rick made two large curtains using blue plastic tarp. There's a rod through the lower edge of the tarps. The tarp curtains are swung up out of the way when the doors are opened, using light nylon rope controlled by pulleys. He can open the moveable wall during the summer or when he needs to work on a big piece of equipment.

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