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WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
Hi Folks,
Emmm, the (too) long Subject covers it all: does anyone know or have experience of buying corrugated plastic sheeting for a new car-port roof? Some web sites state "thick" or "thin", but these relative terms ain't of much use to an ignoramus like me! And what about fixing centres? My new car port will be three metres wide by six metres long. Since the car port is close to a house window, I fancy using some sort of translucent/transparent sheet material to keep the light level up. Advice requested please; thanks in advance Mungo Henning |
WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
In message , Mungo
Henning writes Hi Folks, Emmm, the (too) long Subject covers it all: does anyone know or have experience of buying corrugated plastic sheeting for a new car-port roof? Some web sites state "thick" or "thin", but these relative terms ain't of much use to an ignoramus like me! And what about fixing centres? My new car port will be three metres wide by six metres long. Since the car port is close to a house window, I fancy using some sort of translucent/transparent sheet material to keep the light level up. Advice requested please; thanks in advance If I were you, I'd go for twinwall or something like that. Corrugated sheets have a life of about 5 years and start to go brown and brittle. -- geoff |
WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
Hi Geoff,
Ta for the reply. geoff wrote in message If I were you, I'd go for twinwall or something like that. Corrugated sheets have a life of about 5 years and start to go brown and brittle. What's the life of twinwall in comparison then? How easy is it to lap-joint these panels (the corrugated panels will nicely self-register due to the wave profile)? Ta again Mungo |
WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
In message , Mungo
Henning writes Hi Geoff, Ta for the reply. geoff wrote in message If I were you, I'd go for twinwall or something like that. Corrugated sheets have a life of about 5 years and start to go brown and brittle. What's the life of twinwall in comparison then? Well I've just replaced my old corrugated roof on the extension which lasted about 5 years. The twinwall I bought is guaranteed for 10 years How easy is it to lap-joint these panels (the corrugated panels will nicely self-register due to the wave profile)? Slightly different principle here. You have an inverted "T" from aluminium which butts up to the two pieces you are joining. There is then a mushroom shaped top which slots into the "T" with barbs. You can buy the stuff in 6 metre lengths, so there is no need to overlap down the length. I bought mine from PolyPlastics in Enfield (which is where Screwfix buy it from (I think)), but there must be other distributors oop norf. I'll take some photos over the weekend for you. Ta again Mungo -- geoff |
WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
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WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
Ta again Geoff,
geoff wrote in message ... Slightly different principle here. You have an inverted "T" from aluminium which butts up to the two pieces you are joining. There is then a mushroom shaped top which slots into the "T" with barbs. You can buy the stuff in 6 metre lengths, so there is no need to overlap down the length. Since I want to drain the rainwater down to the end of the carport, I'd guess that a 6 metre length would be the way to go (presuming I can get the twinwall in 6 metre length)? I bought mine from PolyPlastics in Enfield (which is where Screwfix buy it from (I think)), but there must be other distributors oop norf. Any non-obvious web-site you know of that Google doesn't (I will look, I haven't yet :-) ? I'll take some photos over the weekend for you. Appreciated; thanks. Mungo |
WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
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WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
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Michael McNeil wrote: I think the box section acetate stuff is the same as the material used in crash helmets and is bullet proof to some extent. Polycarbonate not acetate. Hopefully the bullet resistance is not of importance to the OP g A problem with poor fitting practice is creepy crawlies. So always get the end barriers and use them. You need to seal them with silicon: the problem my mum found (too late) is that if the cavities are not airtight you get condensation which then leads to unsightly mould growth -- Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk Free SEDBUK boiler database browser http://www.sda.co.uk/qsedbuk.htm |
WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
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WTB: translucent corrugated plastic for car-port roof
In message , Mungo
Henning writes Ta again Geoff, geoff wrote in message ... Slightly different principle here. You have an inverted "T" from aluminium which butts up to the two pieces you are joining. There is then a mushroom shaped top which slots into the "T" with barbs. You can buy the stuff in 6 metre lengths, so there is no need to overlap down the length. Since I want to drain the rainwater down to the end of the carport, I'd guess that a 6 metre length would be the way to go (presuming I can get the twinwall in 6 metre length)? Yes, I bought two 6 metre lengths butted together I bought mine from PolyPlastics in Enfield (which is where Screwfix buy it from (I think)), but there must be other distributors oop norf. Any non-obvious web-site you know of that Google doesn't (I will look, I haven't yet :-) ? I'll take some photos over the weekend for you. Appreciated; thanks. Mungo -- geoff |
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