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In a church building, there is a pass through window from the kitchen to the dining area. They want a way to close it up when not in use. I don’t know exactly what it is called, an aluminum shade? It rolls up into the box at the top.
Anyone know where I can get one? Thanks.
Rich Beckman
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Hi Rick,
It's called a roll up window and are aluminium slats that form a barrier when down and then roll up out of the way when serving food or clients.
Any commercial specialty supplier in your area will be able to price and supply you with whatever size you need for this project.
If your stuck, E-mail me the size and I'll have one of my suppliers check it out.
Gabe
*Rich, Try this co. I have installed them as an interior pass thru and exterior storm protection . Pat
*Rich,Are you trying to keep the parishioners from raiding the Kitchen?Why not use your carpentry skills to create a folding door for that window?Do you have carpentry skills?
*Ralph,Carpentry skills? Wellll, kinda.Actually, that is an option I'm considering, but I am trying to check out the other options. It is my assumption that the metal curtain I'm looking for in this thread will be too expensive (but maybe I'll be surprised). I assume my making something from scratch will be too expensive.For a bit over $200 I can get some interior shutters made of PVC through Lowes, but they are kind of ugly. Then there is the idea of buying some bifold doors and cutting them down, but with the labor, the cost wouldn't save much over the PVC.Rich Beckman
*Or..........I could use my carpentry skills to just get some plywood in there some way or another with some paint, etc., etc., but...it is a brand new million dollar building and it really does look pretty good despite my small contributions. So I'd like to have a nice looking whatever it is.Rich Beckman
*Rich,The reason I mentioned wood was because in the kitchen at a church where I did some work they had stained, hinged plywood doors that opened to either side. One small pass-thru, about 4 feet wide and 3 feet high, had two panels and the other, a 12 foot serving counter, had panels hinged to fold like an accordion to each side. These had an overhead track to assist the movement because they were floor to header. Really low-tech but functional.
*I repaired/ replaced three of these pass through doors at a church that's kind of the sister church to mine, (we share bible school, camp, get together for meals, my sister-in-law used to go there).Did birch faced plywood doors in window tracks hung on sash weights and cords. Sanded, sealed, and painted, they look as good as the walls around them. Painted with a gloss paint to keep food stains easy to clean.