I laminated 2 strips of 3/4" ply for the frame - going strong for 4 years now, but is a bit bulky indeed (I also use a ratchet strap around the entire building to keep things tight, so the door is the main structural element for me, see http://www.appropedia.org/BFD_mod).
For threshold protection I sandwich the bottom foam strip between door frame and a piece of 2x4 On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 9:16 AM, hal muskat <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, trying to figure out a better way to reinforce doors. Currently, we > use 3/8" ply, framed and hinged. The Rmax is now velcroed to the ply. Works > good but there are issues as the bottom portion of the ply cracks. I am > looking for a solution to doors that provide support, is hinged and can be > easily adhered to Rmax. > > Wondering about design of a metallic frame in and out, that could be > bolted together, sandwiching the ply and Rmax and providing for support. > > In the photo below, we left approx 7” on the bottom (& is bolted, not > velcro). Newer doors are at least 12” inch on the bottom but still split. > > > Thanks for any suggestions and feedback, Peace, Hal > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
