Message from @Rin
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Storms get pretty bad here though with respect to winds.
I work in a hardware store that sells 8mm plastic. But for some reason I can't find it listed online.
The problem with grommets is that they create "tear points" if they aren't crimped well enough.
yeah, you could try to attach the grommets to another piece of plastic and then glue that on to the sheeting.
That would probably work better. You would need a hell of a glue.
Some of that industrial 3M shit.
i'd lean towards a clear caulk.
I don't think it would stick well enough. Polyurethane caulk maybe.
Or liquid nails.
The plastic is smooth.
On second thought, canvass could be better glued onto the plastic without having to deal with the surface smoothness.
Well, it would still be smooth on the plastic side.
I wonder if it would be better to do it all in canvas and put clear plastic windows in it.
Would allow for venting to reduce wind strain.
you would glue the canvass first then let it start to dry (30%), then place the plastic and canvass in a vice.
I ended up just using this on a wood frame.
A full canvass structure wouldn't work. You need the light at all periods of the day otherwise most of the plants in the greenhouse won't get enough light to produce fruit.
Yeah, just make window panels. It would be fine.
Not as good as an all clear structure obviously.
You could probably get away with windows if you only used shade tolerant plants. You'd want plants that only need 3 or 4 hours of sunlight.
If I made one here with windows in the sides and roof, it would get much more than 4 hours a day.
So, a clear roof with windows every few feet?
Maybe, I'm not sure. That sounds about right.
MAybe every foot.
The sides would still have to be mostly plastic.
Yeah, probably not a great idea. Too much work. Just build it with solid shit..kek
Oh shit, What if we used chicken wire attached the frame with plastic over that?
That would definitely give it some strength. You could even make a few vent slits for wind resitance that way.
Yeah, I can't believe that I didn't think of it sooner.
How big are you trying to go here?
Actually now that you mention it, I know someone who has one with chain link inner walls.
He didn't use plastic on the outside though. I think it was a conversion from an old chicken coup.
Well at least 6 feet tall at the apex. I have no Idea how wide to make it.
How much room do you have?
1 acre
kek
Dude, just build something permanent.
No, I live on an acre and a half if you include the house. I can't, I don't own the land.
Oh.