ᐅ Looking for ideas for a windbreak entrance for a workshop door or carport

Created on: 5 May 2024 08:30
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B.Baumeister
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B.Baumeister
5 May 2024 08:30
Hello everyone,
I have a double carport with a workshop inside. The carport is not flush with the corner of the house but set back by 67cm (26 inches). Now I have the problem that the workshop door is not weatherproof during heavy rain (Cuxhaven, North Sea). The first two pictures illustrate the original situation.

Skizzenhafter Grundrissplan eines Hauses mit Türen und Durchgängen


Grundriss: Haus links, Durchgang 90 cm, Tür 98,5 cm, Carport/Werkstatt rechts.


I would now like to build some kind of windbreak (marked in orange) in front of it without extending beyond the house corner line. I imagine something like rhombus cladding or similar. Not completely sealed, but at least shielding against the rain.

Skizze eines Innenraum-Layouts mit Tür, Durchgang, Pfosten (14 cm) und Maßen 90/46/98,5 cm.


Grundriss: links Haus mit Vorsprung, Durchgang 90cm, Tür 98,5cm, rechts Carport/Werkstatt


This windbreak/awning, however, will only be 67cm (26 inches) deep. Of course, that is not enough space to enter the workshop with bicycles, for example. That’s why I’m looking for an idea on how to design the new front of the windbreak with two lockable passages (green arrows show the path to the workshop entrance).

Grundriss: linkes Haus, Durchgang 90 cm, Tür 98,5 cm, Carport/Werkstatt rechts.


The problem: the depth of only 67cm (26 inches) is not enough for two new doors of 90cm (35 inches) and 98cm (39 inches) to open towards the carport and the workshop door. Both doors would have to be double-leaf, which makes them less stable. Sliding doors are also difficult because the only fixed section is the 46cm (18 inches) wide space between the doors plus two posts of 14cm (5½ inches) each.

Honestly, the only remaining option I can think of is a wind curtain. It could be slid left, right, or even to the middle and hidden away. But it would still need to withstand some wind when closed (Cuxhaven, North Sea).

Does anyone have a brilliant idea or example material that I could use for inspiration?

Best regards,
Enrico

2D-Grundriss eines Hauses mit Türen, Durchgängen und Maßangaben

Grundriss Haus mit Carport/Werkstatt; Durchgang 90 cm, Tür 98,5 cm, Tor/Schiebetür/Vorhang.
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kbt09
5 May 2024 09:31
Wouldn't it be more effective and simpler to look for a door to the workshop that is resistant to driving rain?
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B.Baumeister
8 May 2024 13:35
That’s an idea you can definitely consider, I agree with you.
But which door would actually be waterproof against driving rain?
The one we have now is a triple-locking uPVC door.
The carport is, as expected, made of wood.