stan zemanek
12/04/2010, 09:11 AM
So I have been doing very slow build of my new 150 in wall down in my basement, and I thought I would share a different way of accesing the front that I came up with.
Now i've never been a big fan of upswing hinged doors. It just seems like an accident waiting to happen if the door slams shut (I tend to drink a little to much) on the front of the tank.
So when I finished off my basment I used alot of 1x6 tongue and groove to give it the lodge feel. So I kept with the same style around the front side of my tank. I used 1x6 T&G panels that slide in a groove i made from the right side of the tank. I then made a trick little endcap piece that locks everything into place. When all the panels are in place it looks like one solid unit that can't be opened.
Maybe some pics would help:lolspin:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3378.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3374.jpg
Here is a pic of the panels and end cap
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3377.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3371.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3372.jpg
and the end product.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3373.jpg
Now i've never been a big fan of upswing hinged doors. It just seems like an accident waiting to happen if the door slams shut (I tend to drink a little to much) on the front of the tank.
So when I finished off my basment I used alot of 1x6 tongue and groove to give it the lodge feel. So I kept with the same style around the front side of my tank. I used 1x6 T&G panels that slide in a groove i made from the right side of the tank. I then made a trick little endcap piece that locks everything into place. When all the panels are in place it looks like one solid unit that can't be opened.
Maybe some pics would help:lolspin:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3378.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3374.jpg
Here is a pic of the panels and end cap
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3377.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3371.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3372.jpg
and the end product.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e319/paintman27/IMG_3373.jpg