Garage Door Panels Used To Finish Farm Shop

Garage Door Panels Used To Finish Farm Shop FARM SHOP Maintenance William Brauer made a good looking insulated ceiling for his farm shop using garage door panels that he got as seconds from a nearby factory Installation was easy “I installed 2 by 2’s at the bottom of the trusses in my 30 by 60-ft shop and laid in the panels like a drop ceiling ” says Brauer “I used the whole door up to 10-ft widths They have 2 in of insulation sandwiched by metal panels The sandwiching makes a rigid panel so there is no sagging ” Once they were in place he laid another 3 1/2 in of insulation on top and covered it with Tyvek It helps keep his shop warm When he started the project he was buying seconds from a nearby factory That ended when garage door retailers began buying the seconds They were using them to replace rusted doors that were still under warranty “The factory stopped selling seconds altogether ” says Brauer “However the retailers couldn’t get rid of the bad doors they replaced so I started picking them up ” Brauer traveled to dealers between Chicago and the Quad Cities to pick up doors “I didn’t care what color they were on the outside because they were always white on the inside ” says Brauer “With their seals they fit together real well ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup William A Brauer 28W574 Garys Mill Rd Winfield Ill 60190 ph 630 231-2250

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