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["Wendy" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

That's where shade cloth comes in.  Even here in the frigid north, there are 
times of the year where you need shade cloth.  I have seen a clever 
arrangement where the shade cloth is in smaller strips and an arrangement 
similar to a standard roll up window shade is used.  Just pull down, then 
pull up.  I think an easier arrangement would be to put boxes (similar to 
window boxes used for plants) along the where the roof meets the wall that 
the cloth is allowed to fall into.  Then use eye hooks at the apex of the gh 
to guide a small rope (like clothesline weight) so that you can pull the 
cloth up to cover the roof, then let it slip down when you don't need it. 
Down south, you may not want to ever not cover the glass or you may want to 
tint the glass (you can get brush-on for windows) and use a removable shade 
cloth for the peak summer months.  Some people are intimidated working with 
glass, but I'm not because I cut glass for fun.  It isn't hard.  But it does 
take some practice.  Be sure to use good tools, or it may seem almost 
impossible.  I don't understand why one would put a conventional roof over a 
transparent one.  What good would the transparent roof be at all then?

Wendy


> Glass might not work well here...first, because we usually get some
> wicked hail damage every year, and second, it would allow too much light
> and create a for real hot house.  But, now you have me thinking about
> using old patio sliding glass doors (tempered for safety).  I used them
> for the walls, so why not the roof?  I guess I would need 9 doors..hmm
> I remember, years ago, Lee, our MIA moderator and friend, talked about
> greenhouse roofing here in the South.  I don't have the post anymore,
> but she made a good argument for a metal or conventional roof over
> translucent or transparent materials.
>
> Bev
>
> Wendy wrote:
> > That's about right for Polycarbonate.  The cheap stuff you need to 
> > replace
> > every year to two.  The only greenhouse covering I know of that will last 
> > as
> > long as you is glass.  I had looked into greenhouse coverings a few years
> > ago and decided that any greenhouse I would put up would be glass.
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> > > We'll see..I paid $27/sheet for the Suntuf Polycarbonate that's up there
> > > now, all cracked and brittle from UV damage.  If anyone is interested in
> > > building a greenhouse, I don't recommend this stuff-it lasted only 5-6
> > > years.
> > >
> > > Bev
> >
> >
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