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Thursday, May 09, 2019
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Entry 70 of 210 |
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Plastic on Large Structure
Yesterday late in the day, with the help of my neighbor and dad the plastic was pulled over the supporting metal frame which is 40ft. long, 32ft wide and about 12ft. tall. It was a little bit of a challenge since the plastic has accumulated some rain water on it from the day before as I wanted to give it some outdoor exposure before applying it. This is greenhouse grade 6mil clear plastic which is the sweet spot in thickness. (4mil has the risk of tearing easily and 8mil is heavy and more difficult to apply and store.)
I had prepared the edges of the structure by digging a trench so, once we initially got the plastic squared up it could lay into the side trenches and then soil was added to seal and hold it in place. This proved to work well and be very effective. On the end wall sides, 4” long snap clamps that match the structures tubular frame were used which hold very well once attached.
The small silver spots that are seen on the plastic are tape to help seal up some small holes which were the result of carpenter ants that were using the stored plastic as a home. They had chewed though the plastic to create tunnels and these needed to be sealed up.
On the inside, the small cold frame is still up and functional and a large outdoor style ventilation fan has been added.
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