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Sealing a barn door airtight enclosure

4 years ago

Suggestion or experience with the space between the wall and a barn door?
I have a gap about 3/8" when the door is closed position
Looking for a vertical brush door sweep or willing to build one out of a "L" shaped metal sheet metal with a brush.
Alternatively considering foam or rubber insulation mounted around the wall rather than. The door is between the garage and the main dwelling unit with heat loss.
There are four edges I wish to insulate: trailing edge,. The receiving edge of the wall where the door closes into, the bottom gap, and the top.
I found this product but am unwilling to spend $100 and am willing to build my own solution.
https://rustica.com/barn-door-privacy-sweep/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=&campaignid=13724484874&utm_content=&adgroupid=125984518004&utm_keyword=&matchtype=&device=m&placement=&network=u&creative=530938482853&utm_name=trafficado&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi9mPBhCJARIsAHchl1x0v2ThuGoyyZ3oLv7cZqXZF6Jb6B1gcZm9L99ktFmCG9oYhQiOXR4aAoEXEALw_wcB

Comments (12)

  • 4 years ago

    Barn doors aren’t meant to seal. Replace it with an actual exterior home door.

  • 4 years ago

    Appreciate the repsonese but I purposely replaced this with an exterior door based on tight narrow path door enters into hallway.

  • 4 years ago

    If this is between a house and a garage, it will not pass any inspection, because its out of code. A garage door to a livable home, is required to be fire rated.

  • 4 years ago

    I also know that already

  • 4 years ago

    Plan to die in the house

  • 4 years ago

    Appreciate solutions

  • 4 years ago

    Intend to fix it i sell

  • 4 years ago

    When I sell

  • 4 years ago

    "Plan to die in the house"

    Yep. From carbon monoxide. Or maybe the kiddos in your avatar will.

    Barn doors can not be sealed, period. Bonehead decision.

  • 4 years ago

    Hope you never need to make a claim as your home owners insurance will never payout because of that.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    "I purposely replaced this with an exterior door based on tight narrow path door enters into hallway."

    We have the same thing with our door to the garage - when it is open, it is almost touching the opposite wall because that hallway is narrow. But so what - the door to the garage is open for 5 minutes max, if we are getting groceries or something out of the car. Most of the time it is only open for the time that is needed to exit or enter the house, like a minute or less. We have the required steel fire door; it makes a satisfying suction sound when you close it. It also keeps out the cold garage air very nicely. Change back your barn door to a steel fire-rated Code-compliant garage door, and live with the 5 minutes a day the hallway might be blocked by it when it is open.

    I expect that in the summer, you'll be getting a lot of insects coming in via that barn door too.

  • 4 years ago

    Unless code has been specifically amended by your AHJ, you can buy a prehung steel (foam core) exterior door for about $170 pandemic price, and add a self-closing hinge for about $10. It will already have all the weatherstripping seals you need.