Flapper - Volcano Ash Door Shield
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Flapper - Volcano Ash Door Shield
Volcano ash is harmful to your property and difficult to keep out of your house. These instructions will let you make a very inexpensive and easy to install "Flapper" to help keep the ash out.
Materials and Tools Needed
Materials:
- 3m Dual lock #SJ4570
- Velcro Industrial Strength #90953 $8.97 at Lowes ·
- Vinyl plastic sheet
- Home Depot $15.97 model # v4825/4A
- My Tarp.com (Clear Vinyl Fabrics) 1 yard $7.75 ·
- Duct Tape
Tools:
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
Measure Door Frame
Measure the door frame width, inside to inside. Then height from top to floor.
Cut Strips
Cut the longest part of the plastic to the height of the door frame. For a standard 36 inch wide door frame cut 15; 3 inch strips of plastic.
Layout Strips
Take 8 strips (if using 15 total) and lay them on a flat surface with approximately a 1.75 inch gap.
Place Second Layer
Overlap the rest of the strips evenly over the gaps.
Duct Tape
Cut a strip of Duct tape the width of your door frame (36 inch) then apply it across the top of the strips of plastic.
Apply Dual Lock
Attach dual lock or Velcro to the duct tape strip.
Apply Door Frame Dual Lock
Apply the oposite side of the Velcro or dual lock to the door frame.
Hang the Flapper!
Now you can hang your flapper to the door frame.