Door help needed

[Indymann99]

May give you ideas. Span is 48”.

 

[cpschult]

May give you ideas. Span is 48”.

Did you make yourself?

 

[CoralB]

If ur on the cheap but still want it to look good , make a frame about a inch or two larger then the opening and then find a nice looking fabric to folding over the frame stapling it to the back of the frame . Then fasten to the stand with Velcro .

 

[CoralB]

If your really on the cheap , put up a rod and cut down a shower curtain

 

[exnisstech]

Wife decided she doesn’t like seeing the sump.

Your getting off easy. Doors should be easy peasy. I just set up a new reefer xl 300 in our dining room. My Gal said it's huge. I said it's only 2 inches taller and deeper and 12 inches longer than the reefer 170 in our bedroom. She repeats its huge. I repeat the meaurments again. So she asks how much water it holds and I say 65 gallons tank volume. She then asks how much water volume is the reefer 170 tank (I know i'm in trouble now) as I reply 34 gallons. It's twice as big she says and that makes it huge she says and walks away. So I have a few drinks eat a gummy and at 3am I complete the move and now have an awesome tank in our spare bedroom / computer room. I guess I'm lucky that at least there's a bed in there.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Hey now

I was only kidding

 

[I never finish anythi]

he's probably single.

Wrong been with my wife 20 years with two beautiful kids .

 

[mfinn]

You can make doors from just a piece of 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, and anything to use as molding to coverup that it is plywood.
Inexpensive hinges.

 

[Indymann99]

Did you make yourself?

I did not. 15yrs ago I finished the basement and had a cabinet builder custom build entertainment center and Tank stand.

 

[rmorris_14]

Make a shaker style door with a clear, inset panel of either glass or acrylic. Call it a "compromise", sleep on the couch for a week, and then get back to enjoying the view.

spoken like someone who has clearly spent a lot of time sleeping on the couch.

 

[cpschult]

Thank you everyone!

 

[Fish Styx]

Thank you everyone!

So, will you be sleeping on the couch?

 

[PlainEnvelopes]

Could do a hanging barn door style, so you could slide it open and closed. The rail could be mounted on the top 2x4.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

I’d do a Flat Panel, Glue and Screw a Thin Piece of Wood, “Screen Batten.” to the inside bottom, so it extends about a half inch past the bottom edge. This will be your bottom mount. The push in to catch push out to release cabinet magnetic Catches. For a Plywood Panel there is wood veneer edging. Super easy to use, as you use an Iron to apply it. You’ll need a veneer trimmer to trim it flush with the plywood. Two to Four Coats of Satin Spar Varnish, wait a month, you can still use the door. Finally Paint the outside with Spray paint, to match. BTW, I would only paint the outside with a Solid Color. Leave the inside clear, so you can check the wood‘s condition. My hinged doors always seem to get in the way, when I’m working on the sump.

 

[cpschult]

So, will you be sleeping on the couch?

Ha, not yet. I'm leaning towards just doing a piece of plywood with some trim hung by magnets. The wife thought frosted glass might look cool backlit but I'm struggling finding something in the size I need. It's kind of on the back burner as I ignore tank as it goes through the cycle. The hard part lol

 

[Fish Styx]

Ha, not yet. I'm leaning towards just doing a piece of plywood with some trim hung by magnets. The wife thought frosted glass might look cool backlit but I'm struggling finding something in the size I need. It's kind of on the back burner as I ignore tank as it goes through the cycle. The hard part lol

You can get a sheet of polycarbonate and cut it to size, and then affix it with magnets. A cheap LED strip can handle the lighting. Or, If you're concerned about scratches, a glazier can cut class for you. Though, given the location, I'd be more concerned about shatter than scratch.

 

[rmorris_14]

Eventually, you all end up on the couch. You are just prolonging the inevitable

 

[Fish Styx]

Eventually, you all end up on the couch. You are just prolong the inevitable

Hey, The Dainty Dictator snores like a chainsaw. It has gotten to the point where, if I want a good night's sleep, I provoke her ire to emerge victorious on two fronts!

 

[rmorris_14]

Hey, The Dainty Dictator snores like a chainsaw. It has gotten to the point where, if I want a good night's sleep, I provoke her ire to emerge victorious on two fronts!

Or she is faking and the joke is on you.

 

[Fish Styx]

Or she is faking and the joke is on you.

lol