Im finally starting to build my observatory. I thought I had planned everything but as usual,for me, I realized that on the rolloff roof there will be some gaps between the roof and walls on the front and back of the structure, wich is the direction the roof will slide off. I would like a nice tight seal when the roof is closed. Does anyone have some suggestions or prefferabley some pictures on what to do.
Observatory construction underway
Started by brian11333, 04/16/2003 10:52AM
Posted 04/16/2003 10:52AM
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Posted 04/16/2003 11:31AM
#1
How big are the gaps in question?
Mark
Mark
Posted 04/16/2003 03:08PM
#2
Brian,
On the end of the roof toward which the roof rolls, simply overlap the roof siding onto the wall siding. This will be an effective rain barrier and also act as a stop for the roof when closing it. The other end is more problematic but here are some suggestions: 1) If the roof is small enough, have the casters drop into grooves at the closed position so that the roof sits down onto some weatherstripping 2) A slight overhang of the gable end with a soffit that is flush with the top of your endwall 3) There is an automatic flip up weatherstripping that is used for entrance door bottoms that can be used here. Just about any hardware store has them 4) An overhanging gable end with strip weatherstripping on the inside edge that butts against weatherstripping on the wall top on the outside edge. I hope this helps you.
dan kowall
On the end of the roof toward which the roof rolls, simply overlap the roof siding onto the wall siding. This will be an effective rain barrier and also act as a stop for the roof when closing it. The other end is more problematic but here are some suggestions: 1) If the roof is small enough, have the casters drop into grooves at the closed position so that the roof sits down onto some weatherstripping 2) A slight overhang of the gable end with a soffit that is flush with the top of your endwall 3) There is an automatic flip up weatherstripping that is used for entrance door bottoms that can be used here. Just about any hardware store has them 4) An overhanging gable end with strip weatherstripping on the inside edge that butts against weatherstripping on the wall top on the outside edge. I hope this helps you.
dan kowall
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