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Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door #5908415 09/02/15 01:41 AM
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Looking for some ideas on how to finish the windows and the door. I'm thinking of making the entire back section a door. It will be huge.






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Re: Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door [Re: GPS] #5908786 09/02/15 10:12 AM
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I'd def put a roof on er up



Re: Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door [Re: GPS] #5908825 09/02/15 11:27 AM
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A door that large will catch wind easier when your opening and closing it. Unless you use real good hinges the extra weight may make them creak more



Re: Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door [Re: GPS] #5908830 09/02/15 11:33 AM
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I can't believe I forgot to add a roof!! hammer


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Re: Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door [Re: rickym] #5908833 09/02/15 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted By: rickym
A door that large will catch wind easier when your opening and closing it. Unless you use real good hinges the extra weight may make them creak more


Good point. smaller door it is!


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And seal all those joints!



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What ya goin to do on tha outside, paint, metal panels? The OSB does not last. Should of used exterior plywood or that cement board.
I used OSB once didn't even last a year.

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I'll paint it. I have a blind that I built 7 years ago and it still has all its original OSB.


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20 gallons of paint should provide decent life to OSB. Good luck up



Re: Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door [Re: rickym] #5910513 09/03/15 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted By: rickym
A door that large will catch wind easier when your opening and closing it. Unless you use real good hinges the extra weight may make them creak more


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Windows can be as easy or as hard as you want.

One simple way to build them is to build a window sill with a ledge on the inside to keep the water out. Build a wood frame to fit on the outside of the blind and install glass or plexiglass. Drill a hole above the window and install a grommet. Tie a string to the front of the window and run it through the grommet, then tie a washer to the end of the string inside the blind. Install a screw on the inside of the blind to slip the washer over when the window is open.

When you sit down, you can pull the washer from the inside of the blind to open the window and slip the washer over the screw to hold the window open.

I have also just used a rail system and plexiglass to make sliding windows. I don't like them as much because half the window is always closed.


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Originally Posted By: txshntr
Originally Posted By: rickym
A door that large will catch wind easier when your opening and closing it. Unless you use real good hinges the extra weight may make them creak more


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Windows can be as easy or as hard as you want.

One simple way to build them is to build a window sill with a ledge on the inside to keep the water out. Build a wood frame to fit on the outside of the blind and install glass or plexiglass. Drill a hole above the window and install a grommet. Tie a string to the front of the window and run it through the grommet, then tie a washer to the end of the string inside the blind. Install a screw on the inside of the blind to slip the washer over when the window is open.

When you sit down, you can pull the washer from the inside of the blind to open the window and slip the washer over the screw to hold the window open.

I have also just used a rail system and plexiglass to make sliding windows. I don't like them as much because half the window is always closed.


Thanks!


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Re: Thoughts on how to finish the windows and the door [Re: titan2232] #5910870 09/03/15 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted By: titan2232
20 gallons of paint should provide decent life to OSB. Good luck up


Again, I have never had an issue with OSB. This will be the 3rd blind I have built with OSB, the other 2 are 7 & 5 years old, all with original materials and all in good shape.


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