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Replacing my knackered sliding garage door with a hefty stud wall and steel door. It will be faced with some kind of board and then cedar shingles on the exterior but there is the chance that water will seep through to the bottom of the frame.
What would folks recommend to protect the timber - just preservative or some kind of membrane/sole gasket jobby?
Was also considering some kind of expanded wire mesh on the inside to make it more awkward for thieves to get through - or is this overkill?
Block work for the bottom. Build off the block then drop the shingles over the front.
No risk of seepage
That would be the most appropriate, I know. Never laid any blocks in my life, though, how hard can it be...?
You only need one row, sting line and a level.
Yeah as above single line just to get the timber off the ground, dpc ontop of the brick then your stud.
I did my garage like that with a big personal door.
I faced it inside and out with Osb. And insulated it.
Loads of screws I doubt wire inside would make any difference
Cheers all. Time to 'enjoy learning' a new skill then...
Did similar to replace old up and over door used block work then clad that to be more secure but then fitted a window to insecure it could use reinforcement mesh within stud work I have seen it used to secure stud work walls that had access to outside (wc )
I thought it was also good practice to put a second barrier behind a rain screen (that's your shingles).
This could be roofing membrane or wall wrap, waterproof boards with taped seams, or even some insulations with taped or alternative joints.
For security, the ideal is a sandwich, 2 layers of plywood with expanded steel mesh between; the tools that will cut ply won't cut mesh and vice versa. I'd use that for your 'some kind of board' on the outside.