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OT - PVC vs Fiberglass sheeting

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Hot House Man

02-02-2004 18:39:19




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I am building a 35X28 clearspan wood, post and beam greenhouse. I can cover the trusses with 6 mil greenhouse poly fairly cheap, my wife however does not want it to look cheap.
I know the old clear fiberglass sheeting would yellow and become brittle quickly. My local supplier has clear PVC sheeting and clear fiberglas. How do these new products hold up in the sun. Cost between these two is neglagable, but I do not want to replace it every 5 years. Thanks HHM

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John Santos

10-21-2004 17:13:55




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 Re: OT - PVC vs Fiberglass sheeting in reply to Hot House Man, 02-02-2004 18:39:19  
I too will agree with Mr Browning.
NEVER Will I buy PVC sheeting for roof.
After installing my roof with PVC sheets. The following year I had to replace it again! It's all about Fiberglass. DO NOT USE PVC. (My opinion)

John



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Hot House Man

02-04-2004 17:18:34




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 Re: OT - PVC vs Fiberglass sheeting in reply to Hot House Man, 02-02-2004 18:39:19  
Thank you for the info. I think I will stick with poly this year, and when I am richer I will put on the polycarbonate - it is about $1.90 sq ft here.
Glad you told me about the PVC Benji - I would have gone that route.
HHM



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D.L.

02-03-2004 07:10:26




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 Re: OT - PVC vs Fiberglass sheeting in reply to Hot House Man, 02-02-2004 18:39:19  
I built a small (approx 350 sq ft) green house for my wife about six years ago. I used polycarbonate sheets for the side walls, and used the 6 mil polyethylene for the roof. We replace the roof sheeting each season (UV rays completely degrade the plastic) but this actually works well for us and is pretty much what I intended. Each spring we completely remove the plastic and dispose of it. This means our plants can enjoy full sunshine, the polycarb side walls give a great deal of protection from the occasional spring squall, and I didn't have to worry about adequately venting the green house to prevent burning during the hot summer months. As the weather begins to turn cool in the fall, we replace the poly roof, and we're ready for another winter. On our small greenhouse, this is an easy job (requires only a couple hours to install or remove), and it is cheap. For the size greenhouse you're planning, it would be more of a job & more expensive. We're very happy with the performance of the polycarbonate sheets... after all this time, they look just as they did the day they were installed. The drawback is that they are EXPENSIVE! I think we paid about $2.00 per linear foot for 24" wide material... guess that would work out to about $1.00/sq ft. "Charley's" is a green house supply in Washington state that sells greenhouse grade fiberglass sheeting that works well and is less expensive than polycarb and much easier to install. They have a catalog & I think they have a web site.

hope this helps!

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Benj. J. Joe Browning

02-02-2004 22:47:57




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 Re: OT - PVC vs Fiberglass sheeting in reply to Hot House Man, 02-02-2004 18:39:19  
Hello HHM,
DO NOT USE THE PVC SHEETING!!!!! !!!!! !!!!! IT IS A LOUSY PRODUCT !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!!
It has several problems. #1 It has no memory. So when it heats up it warps. When it's cold it warps. When it's in between it warps. This means that the nail/screw holes will not seal. We used the highest quality gasketed screw. Even if you put them on the crown ripple board. We also used the ripple board under the sheets. It also means that every joint will leak. I do not care if you double or single lap them or use the highest grade of sealent. They will leak. #2 It also has little if any punture tolerence. Seems like anything, limbs, etc will punch a hole in it. We install the product on a patio roof. After numerous warrenty callbacks trying to seal and stop the leaks. additionally all in all we spent more warrenty time on this simple patio roof then all the warrenty time for the previous two years. We finally removed the lousy stuff and replaced it with fiberglass. I will never use that garbage product again. This come from someone with 50 + years in the home building and repair business. Please email me if you want any more information. Thanks, Benjamin J. "Joe" Browning Retired Contractor [email protected]

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