Entry Door Skirt
I have never been happy with the skirt that goes under the entry door. It is shrunken
and distorted and looks pitiful. The only purpose that I can see is to deflect rainwater
from the cubby hole behind it.
My nephew works for a major US corporation and he supplied me with some material that they call Panaply. (I am not sure of the spelling). He says its main use is for banners and also for billboards, it can be printed on, does not shrink or sag and is dimensionally stable. It does get very stiff in cold weather but is still pliable. He asked that I not name his employer.
I removed the old black skirt and replaced it with this material. I cut it to width and length leaving an extra inch at the top that I folded over. Then I cut out the slots for the air cylinder rods. The original skirt is held in place with # 6 sheet metal screws and each of the three has a rubber bump stop. Since I could not find bump stops I used rubber washers and snap type screw covers. Other then the material being white it worked out alright. If you wanted to you could paint it another color using something like Rustoleum spray. The other thing you could do is fold over the edges and sew a hem on the material but I did not think it was needed since the stuff cannot fray. You could also insert a thin metal piece under the folded over top but I don't think you need it.
Some photos are attached.
The old skirt
The new skirt, snap caps still open.
Done
Total cost with donated material about three dollars for screws, washer and snap caps, of course my labor at minimum wage rates is not included. ( $3.18 including Saturday premium cost ). :D
Gary B
PS I still have many feet of this material and if anyone else wants a piece of it I will send you a piece large enough to do a skirt for just the postage. HOWEVER it will be mid August before I return home and have the place and time to do so. Send me a PM if interested.
Gary,
That looks great. I have never been really satisfied with the flap on my coach, either. However, replacing it has always been a "one of these days" project. Seeing how nice yours looks, I may move the replacement up the priorety list.
Thanks for sharing.
Richard
Big improvement, Gary.
Brett
Nice mod! One more ting on my list...
Don
Don, If you do this MOD I will expect to see stainless steel edging on the skirt with black anodized button head screws etc.
:) :) :)
Gary B
If Don adds it to his list none of us will live long enough for it to come up!
Gee Larry, that's not fair... Can't rush an artist! ;D
Gary, I wouldn't be surprised to see embossed monogrammed initials on the skirt and screw heads, considering the quality of work Don does!!