Flapper - Volcano Ash Door Shield

Volcano ash is harmful to your property and difficult to keep out of your house. These instructions will let you make a very inexpensive and easy to install "Flapper" to help keep the ash out.

• 3m Dual lock #SJ4570
• Velcro Industrial Strength #90953 $8.97 at Lowes ·
• Vinyl plastic sheet
  
  • Home Depot $15.97 model # v4825/4A
  • My Tarp.com (Clear Vinyl Fabrics) 1 yard $7.75 ·
• Duct Tape

Tools:

• Scissors
• Measuring tape

Measure the door frame width, inside to inside. Then height from top to floor.

Cut the longest part of the plastic to the height of the door frame. For a standard 36 inch wide door frame cut 15; 3 inch strips of plastic.

Take 8 strips (if using 15 total) and lay them on a flat surface with approximately a 1.75 inch gap.

Overlap the rest of the strips evenly over the gaps.

Cut a strip of Duct tape the width of your door frame (36 inch) then apply it across the top of the strips of plastic.

Attach dual lock or Velcro to the duct tape strip.

Apply the oposite side of the Velcro or dual lock to the door frame.

Now you can hang your flapper to the door frame.