Sealing cargo doors? Need ideas FAST!
I need some advice. We are converting a popup into a 8 place canoe trailer with cargo storage in the box section and need some ideas of how to seal the top hinged plywood doors? We build a frame of...
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Just off the top of my head:
1) put a lip around the doors(hole), maybe with some 1X2 furring strips
2) Make the doors so that they have a lip around the inside edge of the door, again maybe using 1x2, so that the door lip fits around the lip on the hole.
It may be tricky getting the hinges in the right position to let the doors close all the way with this set up. Anyway use construction cement on the furring strips to give you a tight waterproof seal where they attach around the door opening and on the door itself so that water won't leak under the strips.
As long as the door fastener holds the door firmly down, this should prevent water from leaking in...I think.
1) put a lip around the doors(hole), maybe with some 1X2 furring strips
2) Make the doors so that they have a lip around the inside edge of the door, again maybe using 1x2, so that the door lip fits around the lip on the hole.
It may be tricky getting the hinges in the right position to let the doors close all the way with this set up. Anyway use construction cement on the furring strips to give you a tight waterproof seal where they attach around the door opening and on the door itself so that water won't leak under the strips.
As long as the door fastener holds the door firmly down, this should prevent water from leaking in...I think.
