Door Failure – Sheet Steel Shed!

[Swarf, Mostly!Participant @swarfmostly]

This thread is aimed at UK. members.

Here are a couple of pictures of our sheet steel shed:

and

Sorry about neighbours' washing! I emphasise that this is not my workshop. It is for general domestic and garden storage, different but still useful.

This shed was given to me by a friend, it was originally purchased by his parents, long since deceased.  No manufacturers' description of assembly instructions are available.  The photos date from the time, several years ago, when the shed was reassembled after arrival at its current site.

I'm sorry that these photos do not show the doors in any detail. There are two doors, each suspended from an overhead track by two plastic sliding hangers. The foot of each door is trapped/guided in a channel formed in the steel foundation strip.

The problem which prompts this post is that one hanger of each door has broken due to deterioration of the plastic. I know it is a bit of a long-shot but does any member recognise the shed from the photos? In particular, please can anyone advise whether replacement hangers are available as spare parts and, if so, from whom/where?

In anticipation of the inevitable question: I am currently not able to make replacement hangers in my own workshop (closed for radical rearrangements!!).

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

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[Swarf, Mostly!Participant @swarfmostly]

[peak4Participant @peak4]

I don't have one myself, but how about Yardmaster??
https://www.yardmasterstore.com/bag-15-door-slider-set

Bill

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

We have a couple over at one of our churches of two makes so I will have a look but may not be over there for a few days. There seem to be lots of sellers but only a couple of different designs as far as I have seen.

[Pete RimmerParticipant @peterimmer30576]

We had one of those things and the same thing happened. The plastic sliders fell apart.

I 3d-printed some replacements from PLA. I have the files in .dae format and .gcode for a creality 3 printer, if you want them.

Edited By Pete Rimmer on 06/04/2023 19:43:51

[lee websterParticipant @leewebster72680]

My greenhouse from B&Q also had a sliding door, until high winds ripped it apart and deposited the remains in a field behind me. I put the greenhouse back together, but the sliding gear was beyond repair, so I just used some door hinges. It has been "repaired" like this for quite a few years now. Just keep the hinges oiled.

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