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Earl Nishiguchi (earln@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu)
Wed, 8 Sep 93 22:33:14 HST
> Seosamh:
>
> Another consideration is wind. A breeze blowing over the platic sheeting
> will set up an instability, just like a flag flapping in the wind, and the
> sheet may get torn to shreds. Also make sure the house is *strongly*
> attached to the ground, otherwise you have just made a curved wing
> surface that will want to take off.
>
> When I make my hoophouse it will have plastic sheet as the "glazing",
> but only temporarily. I will replace it asap with fiberglass sheeting
> because that stuff is much more durable.
>
> B
>
I sure can attest to all what Barry said. We had plastic sheeting on our
roof for four months (due to the hurricane) and I hardly had a single
night of good sleep due to the flapping noise. Also, although we had
the thick type of plastic and even the blue 'plastic' tarp, they
deteriorated within two months in our weather... I like the fiberglass
sheeting, but they are expensive..
Earl