Closure is Good . . .

A (now not quite so welcome) break in real work has allowed me to fit all the bin doors.

It's marvellous what a little hindsight can teach you.
Now that all the doors are made and fitted I know what sort of problems to look out for.
Pity I didn't know beforehand.

Just a millimetre doesn't sound like a lot but if the opening is one millimetre different from another and the door is just one millimetre out of square and the hinge is just one millimetre out of alignment the whole thing can be a disaster!!!

Fortunately only one bin door was bad enough to require dismantling and remaking and even now I think that if I ever get a really slow day I may do that one again. . .

So now it looks like this . . .


















After all the trouble with the bin doors I was really worried about the main doors and they are far more difficult to manoeuvre into position and then take down again for trial fitting.
Never the less they fitted better than most of the bin doors and the slight twisting mentioned in earlier posts is only noticeable in strong side light and knowing what to look for . . . wwwheww!
Left hand side . . .























Right hand side . . .























Never having worked with this type of construction and door lock (different from bin doors) before I have got it about as wrong as you can get !!

I wanted the seals to be on the doors and not on the sills as I think they get less accidental wear and tear that way.
That was OK but the sealing area has to be completely separated from and around the outside of the lock area.
Surprisingly these locks are not particularly waterproof and need to be kept away from the wet.
Not realising this mine are of course way out in the weather . . . and the edge of the door and lock area looks like this . . .























Of course water can get in everywhere and while this is not always a problem the construction here is ply (not necessarily marine grade) glued to fibreglass . . . water is it's worst enemy!
So a plate had to be made and fitted and then all the gaps securely primed and sealed with "roof and gutter silicone".
This is the plate before silicone was applied.























At least now the doors shut with a satisfying "thud".

Now I just need a way to get the seal to miss the striker plate but still seal on the frame . . .
Wishful thinking . . . I feel more mod's coming on . . .