My neighbor had been looking to close off his car cover. He wanted to hide his tractor and equipment from view of his home. He contacted several companies in the area but had no luck in finding anyone interested in a small project. At some point during our conversation, it appears I had agreed to do this for him. The details are still fuzzy. The barn door Handles came to me while building his doors.
When we built our home across the street, he was very inviting and has been there for us when we were converting our land from farming to our lawn.
With a project literally in front of me I discussed what he wanted to do and after giving him some ideas on what could be done (I think this is where he hired me. Again fuzzy) I convinced him that barn doors would be easier for him in his advanced years to open and close easily. He is in great shape and still works like a young man at 77.
The carport did not have a wall on the end. He purchased the steel and siding and we set to closing in the wall. He wanted a ten foot opening and we used the current header which created a 10 x 10 foot opening. I welded 2 doors from 1 1/2″ square steel tubing and used the same siding to match his carport.
He was so shocked that someone would do this for him. To me it was just a way to say thank you for being a great neighbor.
