To secure a new residential house under construction i ll typically frame up a temporary wall with osb sheathing for the garage opening s and take it down when i get the garage doors in but this can be a pain sometimes i ll also put some cheap o locks on exterior doors as well.
Temporary osb garage door.
If the garage has a support column build a temporary bridge support by doubling up some 2 by 6 temporary headers and wedging them under the garage door header with 2 by 4 stilts on either side.
A sheet of 3 4 inch exterior grade plywood cut to size and fitted with t strap hinges bolted to the door is about all it takes.
Design for temporary garage door blank in osb panels.
For larger doors wooden braces attach at the back and prevent the.
Here s a simple way to install plywood in a door opening without having to drive screws or nails into the door frame.
Temporary spacers are set under the sheet to raise it off the floor a bit.
With a small sledgehammer knock the bottom of the support column free.
Installing a temporary plywood door.
When sheathing garage walls especially on a concrete floor use a temporary spacer such as strips of plywood to raise them off the floor about 3 8 1 2 while fastening them to the wall or measuring for cutouts.
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