I was thinking of doing that as a sort of beta test, to see how much warmer
the basement would become. Instead I simply duct-taped a piece of tarp over
the opening, and a day later it was quite a bit warmer.
One complication is
that the opening is sort of irregular at the top corners, and some sort of
framing would be needed to get a good seal all the way around. I noticed that
the tarp bulges inward from the cold air trying to get in, so the door must
seal pretty well to avoid drafts.
Doug
--- On Thu, 1/14/10, Brian Kemp
<bk13@earthlink.net> wrote:
> From: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Odd-shaped door?
> To: "Doug Braun"
<doug@dougbraun.com>, "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Date:
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 9:25 PM
> Doug - If you don't need to actually
>
regularly use it as a door, how about just trimming down a
> sheet of 4x8 foam
insulation board to be a pressure fit in
> the opening? See 416989 or 270895
at homedepot.com for
> an example. It can sit there most of the time and when
> you need to use the door, just pop it out. If
> paintable, put a coat of
paint on it and it can look just
> like the wall. If you want to make it a
bit more
> durable, put a shallow channel on the bottom and a deep one
> on
the top so you have it held more securely, but then just
> lift it out like
you might remove a sliding window or patio
> door.
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