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Post by SocialWheeler on Dec 8, 2011 14:25:19 GMT -4
I strapped the BBQ to the deck last night
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badwithcomputer
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Post by badwithcomputer on Dec 8, 2011 15:04:34 GMT -4
see how it goes. this thing is kind of a pain in the ass. i found mine to be a pain in the ass as well, do you take it down or risk leaving it up? i learned the hard way.
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Post by itsakeeper on Dec 9, 2011 6:16:31 GMT -4
still in one piece ?
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Post by Creepy on Dec 9, 2011 13:07:53 GMT -4
ya, still up and none the worse for wear. broke a couple of bungee's, so I replaced with good zipties.
Need to make anchors.
So far it had taken a wind weather bomb, and that really really wet heavy snow. Next week we'll get the combo and it will come down. lol
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Post by Creepy on Nov 27, 2012 8:31:03 GMT -4
....one year later......
It finally tore to shit a few days ago. UV damage and a windstorm, it looks like there was a Ninja on bathsalts stuck inside. Totally shredded roof. Sides and frame are OK.
No replacement tops avail.
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Post by mostheman on Nov 27, 2012 9:17:49 GMT -4
You can get plastic tarp material that they use for those inflated sports domes like at the exibition grounds here in truro. I have a wood shed here covered in it. The tarp material is 5 or 6 years old (previous owner installed) It is still in good shape. Mind you ints heavy and stiff, mines on a wooden structure. I can grab a pic for you. you would have to cut it to fit but should last a long time. This is the stuff. intertapepolymer.com/Products/ECP/FabricStructures/Pages/NovashieldFabricStructure.aspx
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Post by Hawkes on Nov 27, 2012 12:47:27 GMT -4
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Post by 53m38 on Nov 27, 2012 15:50:19 GMT -4
I have one of those. Used it to cover the slab at first, then my hardwood pile. You'd get the winter out of it. Mine is just a tarp material, did that one look like a stronger material Hawks?
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Post by Creepy on Nov 28, 2012 8:09:01 GMT -4
I went apeshit yesterday on the yard. Had an all night (tent)erection.
New parking for all my children, backhoes lifting stuff and $250 in tarps and zipties and lumber.
Everything is away for the winter, and I moved the temp. garage to the front of the shop. 4door longbox Chev frame is behind the garage, and big yellow 52 IH is tucked in where the camper went. Camper is where the tent was, next to power and sheltered. And the door and canopy open into the yard now, instead of into bushes. Good for spring.
Found a 'canopy' cover at CT to fit the 10x20 shedded roof, and found a 24x18 tarp for sale at PA for $50.
Its going to have a double roof, sills and floor plates with strapping over the tarp to hold it on.
The canopy is actually another frame, I'm trying to figure out how to use it to double up the roof member centers.
Snow coming this afternoon......off to get a coffee and start the tarping!
I'll be able to work outside, in front of the shop, for first time in a while! The IH project was stalled out in front of the doors for over a year.
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Post by Creepy on Dec 9, 2012 10:24:20 GMT -4
Couldn't get in the shop. Shredded. Moved the frame in front of the shop, and put on the new top. 2nd layer top tarp is there, getting it setup alone took some thinking. Used towstraps to spread it out. Pinched the tarps between some strapping and screwed thru the hem. The factory grommets couldn't hold without tearing. Metal strapping from wood base to poles, keeps it square. Good for winter repairs and keeping the snow off my Jeep. Shop stays a bit warmer with no wind on the door, and opening/closing is sheltered. Moved the camper over to the sheds, where there is power...and the awning/door open to the yard, instead of trees. IH moved to where the camper was, and all the sheetmetal got piled on pallets on the back, under tarps. Moved the 454 Chev chassis behind the shop, needed the neighbor's backhoe to make the corner. No 'door', I'm going to try this out and see how the snow blows. There will be a vehicle parked inside during storms. 2nd tarp to save the fitted 1st layer from UV. Ratchet strapped down and lag bolted into the skirts. Not too hard looking? Anyway, lots more room in the yard. Sorted the vehicles so there are clear lanes for plowing too.
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Post by beth on Dec 9, 2012 12:39:30 GMT -4
You've got a helluva resourceful mind there Jan. Looks useful and not an eyesore at all!
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Post by Creepy on Dec 9, 2012 13:11:42 GMT -4
Thx! I was scared it was going to be really ghetto looking. But its not bad.
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Post by 53m38 on Dec 9, 2012 22:12:02 GMT -4
Not ghetto at all. Looks good.
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Post by SocialWheeler on Dec 10, 2012 7:24:40 GMT -4
Occupy Creepy, bringing the ghetto since 2011.
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Post by willyswagon on Dec 10, 2012 8:03:40 GMT -4
Hey Jan , ya got the place looking good.
A couple of the guys over here have found it usefull to place old dragger net on the frameing first before putting the tarps on.
The netting is then tightened up bar tight.
It gives the framing rigidity, and prevents the tarps from streching under the snow load. Once the tarps are allowed to strech they start flapping in the wind, making noise and beating themselves to pieces.
They are able to get 4-5 years out of their tarps by doing it this way.
There are two schools of thought on the door opening. Some close it up tight as they can to prevent any wind getting in. Others allow the wind to go right through with little resistance.
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