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Originally Posted by darrellx
Hi All
I am just going over some of the finer detail on the design of the observatory and have a sticking point I need help on.
With the rolloff roof, I can "waterproof" three sides - what I call the front and back, and the end wall that the roof rolls over. But what about the opposite end where the roof stops when it is rolling back onto the observatory.
The way I see it, the roof cannot have anything hanging down below the level of the wall, or else it will not be able to roll off.
The only thing I can think of, is to have the top section of the wall hinged, so it can be folded inwards when I want to roll off the roof. This hinged section can then help lock the roof inplace when I want to close everything.
I am wondering how others have addressed this?
Thanks
Darrell
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I did something similar using black rubber floormatting from Clark Rubber. It has enough flexibility to smoothly 'flop' over the bits at the end of the building when you roll on/off. I also made the roof dimensions so that it overhangs about 4" at each end (not needed on the sides) so that there is plenty of cover between the rubber and the wall gap.
When I finally get the obs looking presentable, I'll take some happy snaps and put them up with some comments on my learning curve.