Monday, January 19, 2009
Weatherproofing the Rolling Wood Rack
The rolling wood rack I built must sit in my driveway to allow me to work in the garage, so eventually it was going to get rained on. At first I just threw a tarp over it which worked fine for several months, but this wasn't a perfect solution as had to be fastened all the time making access difficult. The rack sat outside for several months, while I was renovating the garage, and eventually the plastic tarp started to deteriorate from the sun and get pin holes from the wind abrading it on the corners of the wood. Naturally the day before I was going to do this project, a storm went through ripped holes in the tarp's weak areas and some of the wood got wet, leaving food for the fireplace.
I got a new tarp and decided to build and upper frame to secure the tarp in place and keep it away from the sharp wood corners. -Read More
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