Flush panel/ barn steel wall finish

[nizak]

Trying to figure a way to install a flush mount panel in a outbuilding wall that will be finished with barn steel.

The steel has a raised portion( about 3/4" high) on 9" centers.

Can't visualize a clean, flat fitting cover over the steel.

Any suggestions?

 

[fireryan]

Trying to figure a way to install a flush mount panel in a outbuilding wall that will be finished with barn steel.

The steel has a raised portion( about 3/4" high) on 9" centers.

Can't visualize a clean, flat fitting cover over the steel.

Any suggestions?

Strut?

 

[Smart $]

Have a tinsmith make you a shroud (?)... basically, a flat piece of sheet metal that'll cover enough ribs and height as needed. The upper and lower ends will have loose "Z" bent tabs that fit into the recesses and mimic the angle of the ribs and you pop rivet to the steel. Pop rivet on the ribs too.


Just a thought. Perhaps someone else has a better idea...

 

[nizak]

Not following.

I have a means to support the panel. I am wondering how the 3/4" raised portion on 9" centers will allow the cover to fit tight.

When the cover rests on the higher profile, there will be a 3/4" void.

How does the strut benefit?

 

[Smart $]

Not following...

What are you not following? fireryan's post or mine?

 

[nizak]

Fireryans

 

[GoldDigger]

Not following.

I have a means to support the panel. I am wondering how the 3/4" raised portion on 9" centers will allow the cover to fit tight.

When the cover rests on the higher profile, there will be a 3/4" void.

How does the strut benefit?

I think some missed the implications of flush mount in your description.
You can mount the front edge of the enclosure flush with the back surface of the steel and have a void between enclosure and cover. Not allowed by code, IMHO.
You can mount the front edge flush with the front surface of the raised portions and leave some of the enclosure showing in between. Code is fine with that, but it is an aesthetic issue. And some knockouts might end up interfering with the wall surface.
Or you can do something to mount a flat wood or metal panel on the raised rails, maybe with a sheet metal shroud at top and bottom as described. Then mount the unit flush with that new surface panel. Code is fine with that too.

 

[ActionDave]

Smart$ has the right idea. Go look at a window on a steel sided building and you can see how it works.

 

[kwired]

Use the same J channel (or have those installing the sheet metal anyway) around your flush panel as is used around other openings in the wall. If your J channel is ~3/4 inch deep then your box needs spaced that far beyond the stud or furring strips that the sheet metal attaches to.

 

[Smart $]

Use the same J channel (or have those installing the sheet metal anyway) around your flush panel as is used around other openings in the wall. If your J channel is ~3/4 inch deep then your box needs spaced that far beyond the stud or furring strips that the sheet metal attaches to.

My inkling was that he wanted better aesthetics than J-channel trim.

 

[kwired]

My inkling was that he wanted better aesthetics than J-channel trim.

I read what you posted again - sort of similar idea either way so take your pick at which looks better.

Kind of no different then putting J channel around a door or window or getting one with an integral flange to cover the cut edge of the sheet metal. Integral flange is maybe slightly better looking in most cases though.