We want to build a folding screen
#1
09-11-00, 04:23 PM
Any suggestions? we want to build a light weight folding screen, to hid a water heater from view. We still need access to shelves behind it, though. I was originally going to just use 4 planks and hinges, but that was really kind of cumbersome. I'm a novice, so any directions, suggestions, etc. appreciated.
#2
09-13-00, 11:22 PM
The reality is that it will probably cost you more for materials and tools than it would be to purchase something suitable. A pair of louvered bifold doors might work. The hanging plastic type curtain assemble as you go type doors may be suitable also. I cannot envision the circumstances from what you have said, so it's hard to say what method is best.
If you insist on building go to a building supply and study the construction of a pair of bifold doors. Remember the water heater needs a free air supply and wood should not be positioned to closely.
If you insist on building go to a building supply and study the construction of a pair of bifold doors. Remember the water heater needs a free air supply and wood should not be positioned to closely.
#3
09-18-00, 07:27 PM
I have an idea. Go to a hardwear dicount store and look for house shutters and paino hinges. Lay the shutter top to bottom and screw together with brackets.made three or four , then put on the paino hinges. Or Make frame like section to desired hight hinge together and tack on light materal to the back side.
#4
10-14-00, 03:59 PM
I made a portable folding wall for my mother's room to hide her port-a-potty. I used cheap, thin plywood and hinges. Lowes will cut your wood for you. I used 1 and 1/2 of 2 sheets, but if you want something smaller, you can just have one sheet cut into three equal sections. I then painted each section separately, then hinged them together. I decorated it with some border paper that we had put up in her room. Looks great, easy to move, and hides her potty.
#5
11-10-00, 12:32 AM
Try building a 3-sided "box" (2-sided if it's in the corner), not including the top of course, to enclose the water heater. Cut small, decorative "holes" such as fruit shapes, diamonds, etc. in the sides to allow for ventilation, but not so big that you see the water heater plainly through the holes.
Use 2x2's for the frame and simply nail or screw the plywood to the frame. Paint as your heart desires! A friend of mine has done this; it really looks great and it solved the exact same problem you described!
Use 2x2's for the frame and simply nail or screw the plywood to the frame. Paint as your heart desires! A friend of mine has done this; it really looks great and it solved the exact same problem you described!
