Concertina door
- Dot
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Concertina door
Who has them in their MH / c/van. Pros and cons please.
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Re: Concertina door
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- Craig
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Re: Concertina door
We have one. It separates the bedroom from the living area. We would not even consider a MH without the ability to isolate these areas. If Cheryl is in bed I can still watch TV without disturbing her. If running the AC we close the bedroom off which helps to cool the living area as the unit isn't working as hard.
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Re: Concertina door
A door between the bedroom and the living area with the TV etc is an absolute necessity. Unfortunately I have found concertina doors to be not robust enough to stand up to the effects of travelling. The stile at the leading edge of the door breaks away from the concertina section and/or the weight of the stile pulls it out of the track.
In my present MH the door hung about 100mm above the floor to ensure that it did not restrict the ventilation necessary for gas safety. I reduced that gap to 50mm by lowering the o/head track and then filled the bottom of the stile with bog into which I placed an adjustable table glide that reached the floor and took the weight of the stile.
In my present MH the door hung about 100mm above the floor to ensure that it did not restrict the ventilation necessary for gas safety. I reduced that gap to 50mm by lowering the o/head track and then filled the bottom of the stile with bog into which I placed an adjustable table glide that reached the floor and took the weight of the stile.
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Re: Concertina door
Have one in our current van - in the usual location btwn lounge & bedroom.
Does it work?
Dunno, never used it.
Does it work?
Dunno, never used it.
Chuck & Catriana
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Re: Concertina door
Chuck wrote:Have one in our current van - in the usual location btwn lounge & bedroom.
Does it work?
Dunno, never used it.
Reason being.... need of a wind tunnell
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Re: Concertina door
I don't know how much more robust it has to be? The MH is 15 years old, we have been full time living in it for more than 7 years where it is used every day and (touch wood) it is showing very little signs of wear. The brand is Lotus and it would appear to be a good quality door.
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Re: Concertina door
Shall see if I can find that brand on the www, thanks Craig
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Re: Concertina door
Found the site and got a quote,,,, $209 for the cheapest = will keep on looking I think.
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Re: Concertina door
Trina thinks you had one last time we were there...
Chuck & Catriana
aka Geriatric Gypsies.
2018 VW Tiguan.
White.
aka Geriatric Gypsies.
2018 VW Tiguan.
White.