Thinking About Sliding Doors? Here’s What You Need To Know Before You Specify - IDSystems...
#IDSystems #SlidingDoors #SlimFrames #Architects #HomeOwners #Specifiers #RemovableGlass #Affordable #Stylish #Renovation #SelfBuild #NewBuild #Light
Over the past decade, sliding doors have become the go-to choice for architects creating designs that bring in more light and space into their projects. Whether it is an extension, a renovation, or a self-build project, it’s easy to see the appeal - large panels of glass, slim frames, and seamless views of the garden. But as the demand for slim-framed doors has grown, so has the number of products on the market. And while those ultra-thin frames look fantastic, they can come with hidden risks th
Now with skylight. This one should have been simple, but no, I cut the hole too far back meaning the inside cover touches one of the support cross beams. That and play in the hole meant everything slipped forward by 10mm, sliding the adaptor across its nice adhesive seal. Cue much buggering around with the pressure of the adhesive curing quickly. All sorted this morning and I’ve resealed the edges on the roof so fingers are loosely crossed for water tightness.
Second, bigger, hole in the van is for the first of two windows. Measurements were tricky as I want both windows to be in the same position on both sides but with the door the sides aren't quite the same internally.
A bit of structure grinding, frame making and refinement, jigsaw hole cutting, edge treating, priming, sikaflexing and screwing later and this is the result. Still need a bit of cleanup but the first window is in!
First big hole made in the van. A Maxxair MaxxFan to get a bit of air flowing when we are in hotter climates. It was, as you can imagine a bit nerve-wracking but fairly easy in the end. It might even be waterproof 💦
Insulation repair - The 2nd board should have been easy as it was nearly a plain rectangle. Cut to length & fit.
Except...one of the floor batons had been lifted by the expanding foam I used to close any gaps in the insulation. This meant the board wouldn't lie flat. So up with the board and out with the belt sander to get the batten level.
Sadly, I sanded a little too much insulation away and had to do some repair work before I could finally place the board.
A full day of work later, and three sheets of 12mm structural ply are laid on the insulated subfloor.
The first and third boards involved a lot of scribing and cutting, checking fit, modifying, checking fit, modifying, you get the picture.
More insulation including covering the wheel arches. Very bling!
Floor insulation installed and taped. PiR board (foil wrapped foam) in-between the roofing battens, taped with 75mm aluminium tape.
I'd like to say this was the last time I touched any of this but it wasn't.
Some of the sound deadening tiles and first level of insulation is going in on the walls and ceiling too.
The framing for the subfloor is in using roofing battens glued to the floor with Sikaflex 522. Actually I still had to finish the last bit at the back before it's finished but I didn't take a photo so there you go.
Tomtits
L2 Architectural Media
Steve Bannister