Choosing a curtain at the gate to the garage

Garage - a favorite place for the pastime of every motorist. It is here that every man feels most comfortable. And it is in the garage that every car is safe. In the cold, winter time, when the garage door is wide open, additional measures are needed to warm the room. In this case, garage curtains perfectly fit.

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If you are a happy owner of a garage, then you should definitely take care of measures of additional warming. Garage curtains will help you with this.

Each motorist spends a lot of time in his garage. Here you can perform minor repairs to your car, and just take a break from everyday life and city life. In the autumn and winter season, when cold air enters the garage, you need a curtain, which is attached directly to the gate.Thanks to such a device, the cold will not penetrate into the room sharply.

In addition, the curtain will reliably protect against dust and dirt inside the garage.

Today there is a wide choice of such curtains. They come from tarpaulin, PVC or just cloth with a special type of insulation. In addition, they still differ not only in material, but also in appearance. There are sliding curtains, solid and even ribbon.

Before choosing one or another option for yourself, pay attention to some useful tips and recommendations:

  • if your garage is equipped with swing gates, the curtains of the ribbon type will not work;
  • Try to give preference to a more elastic material that during the cold weather will not turn into a solid and stationary piece of fabric;
  • at the same time pay attention to the fact that the material from which the curtain is made should be as dense as possible. Otherwise, the cold air will still enter the room;
  • In addition, there are curtains on sale that are impregnated with a special compound, thanks to which they have a high fire resistance;
  • The most popular products are tarpaulin and PVC.The first, however, may get wet and heavy, but the latter do not get wet.

Materials

If you decide to make a curtain for the gate yourself, then you should take a closer look at the materials that you need in this:

  • If you give preference tarpaulinit is worth remembering its main qualities. It is density and durability. Such material is absolutely not afraid of bad weather conditions and tests of time. Tarpaulin will serve as long as possible and, most importantly, such matter does not rot. In addition, this material perfectly keeps the heat and it is quite affordable for any car enthusiast.
  • Please note that very often commercially available fabrics that are already impregnated with a special composition. Such fabrics are very safe in operation and will be able to reliably protect against accidental fire. If you want to not only protect the garage from the cold, but also protect it from fire, then pay special attention to this.
  • If you are afraid of the fact that the fabric may become “wooden” in the bitter cold, then choose PVC. This is the material that is not afraid of even low temperatures and does not absorb moisture.In addition, this material is ideal for the manufacture of curtains, as it is light, perfectly washable from dirt and allows you to choose any color at its discretion.

When choosing this type of material, pay attention to the fact that there are canvases with insulation. Such material creates an additional guarantee that the heat will be stored as much as possible in the room.

  • Many people prefer to choose synthetic types of fabrics, for example, "Oxford". Often, such fabrics for an even greater effect of insulation are covered with an additional layer of PVC.
  • By the way, you can often find already half-prepared canvases. That is, special holes are already provided on the canvas, thanks to which it can be easily and effortlessly fixed to the pipe.

When purchasing any canvas for self-production of curtains, be sure to consider all the nuances that we described above.

Tips for making curtains do-it-yourself:

  • Before proceeding with the independent production of a protective curtain for your garage, measure the height of the opening in order to correctly perform subsequent calculations. The product should close the bottom of the gate as tightly as possible so that the wind cannot penetrate the room.
  • As soon as you get the material that you think is most suitable for the manufacture of garage curtains, you need to take care of a secure fit. Here, too, everything is simple: you should take into account the type of gate (swing, etc.), choose the most reliable type of fastening and accurately calculate the distance from the gate to the leaf.
  • Remember that the curtain should be as tight as possible to the doorway, otherwise an airbag will be formed and cold air will still enter the room.
  • You can fix the curtain on a regular cable or choose a more reliable option - a strong pipe made of metal. To make the curtain move as easy and convenient as possible, give preference to the fastening rings, it will be more comfortable with them.
  • Experts recommend fixing the finished structure to the ceiling. First, it is much more reliable, and secondly, it is easy to do it yourself.
  • By the way, the curtain, which can be independently made from a tarpaulin, can be easily attached directly to the wall. It is much faster and more convenient in terms of installation. Then make a cut in the canvas that will serve as the door.On the sides of the walls, you can install special mounting hooks that allow you to completely remove the canvas and open the passage of the garage.

How to hang a tarp in the garage, see the next video.

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