The 2nd Best Thing I've Done For My Garage..

[richy]

As I've used my garage to work on cars for the last few years, I've slowly done more and more improvements in it to make it a nicer place to work. The best thing I've ever done, without a doubt, is to add my portable air conditioner. Everything takes a backseat to that one!

However, I've just added something that I thing might be of use to people here. I've added a custom made mosquito curtain to the garage door opening. This past summer has seen many pleasant days where I haven't needed to use the A/C but just had the door open with all the lights on of course. So, at night, you guessed it...I become a giant mosquito magnet!! I've had so much bug spray on that I'm sure it's not healthy. These curtains allow the breeze to come through but none of those nasty bugs!

I did a lot of research into different companies and products and this is what I chose:

http://www.mosquitocurtains.com/


The curtains come with a track and they bunch up at either side when not in use. The sides are held with marine snaps. The curtain is very strong, very good material. Nothing about them feels cheap. I highly recommend them to anyone!! They are not cheap, but I think they're worth it. I believe these cost in the neighbourhood of $400 shipped to Michigan.


Here is what they look like:





Inside View:






The two side are kept together with magnets that you place in the middle stitching:





Outside View:





Here is a view of the track they slide in:





Thanks for looking!

 

[Dr_Pain]

This is absolutely fantastic!!!

Wait, real Canadians should not need AC LOL! I was born and raised in Northern Quebec (about the same latitude of Kapuskasing), and we never needed AC LOL! Living in South Louisiana now, and it is a completely different story. Say goodbye to block heater and parkas and hello to AC year around!

 

[MelF1fan]

That a great addition richy, I gotta look into one of those. They'd definitely help here in Jersey in the summer months.

BTW, what is the AC unit you are using? That would be more important to me also before the netting in the middle of the day.

 

[Status Auto Detailing]

Wow, that's really cool. We get Mosquitos here in Missouri but probably not enough to warrant that. I totally feel you though. I grew up in Michigan, and man were they bad there.

 

[richy]

This is absolutely fantastic!!!

Wait, real Canadians should not need AC LOL! I was born and raised in Northern Quebec (about the same latitude of Kapuskasing), and we never needed AC LOL! Living in South Louisiana now, and it is a completely different story. Say goodbye to block heater and parkas and hello to AC year around!

Haha! Being from Windsor, we are often accused of being more American than Canadian. (I haven't bought gas for my car in Windsor in over 10 years!) We certainly don't need block heaters here either. We get the same weather as Detroit Michigan which is muggy hot in the summer due to being surrounded by water. In LaSalle where I live, the mosquitos are bloody awful!!

That a great addition richy, I gotta look into one of those. They'd definitely help here in Jersey in the summer months.

BTW, what is the AC unit you are using? That would be more important to me also before the netting in the middle of the day.

Thanks Mel! I've had the a/c setup since 2007. Here is a thread I did about it back when I got it:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/9755-c-unit-setup.html

Wow, that's really cool. We get Mosquitos here in Missouri but probably not enough to warrant that. I totally feel you though. I grew up in Michigan, and man were they bad there.

Thanks Jeremy! Yes, they are brutal!