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Green house tarps, cracked up

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by HDRock, Oct 19, 2016.

  1. HDRock

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    I took some pics but you can't see the cracks.
    Everyone else that got these tarps are having these problems too.
    I thought mine were doing good but, a couple of weeks ago, I went out to get wood in the rain and saw water dripping through a hole.
    I was checking them over good today and there's cracks all over the place on both of them, they are just over a year old.
    Cheap 4 mil tarps from Harbor Freight last longer than these.
    I think Stinny sent them an email, I am going to send them some and b*tch too, they are trash, I can't use them like that, I will have to replace them with something:mad::mad:
    2 tarps 6x16 $50 :hair:

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    They are kinda hard to find, but I have had the best luck with white tarps...
     
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    Yup... after getting all excited about finding those clear tarps, mine have also been a disappointment. Drives me nuts that it seems so impossible to find a company that actually delivers what they advertise. How does a company like these guys stay in biz if they're selling huge sections of this clear tarp to greenhouses, that fail within a year or two? But... they do... :headbang:
     
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    The idea I thought was great having the sunshine through the clear tarps.
    These there supposed to be like 12 mil thick but, I don't think the clear part is that thick.
    I have to look really close to find the cracks but there is a bunch of them
     
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    One of their selling points was it was UV protected to deal with the sun. Uh huh... :picard:
     
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    It would be a lot bigger deal to replace if it was on a greenhouse, a whole different deal then pulling it off of pile of wood
     
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    New sheet metal can be bought for that price, in my area. $.50/sqft. 3ft wide. Any length you want. Just a thought.
     
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    $25 for 6x16
    Yeah I've been looking at a company close by here selling some cheaper sheet metal with defects, can't remember the price off my head though
     
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    A year old? Yeah, that's no good. I would have expected more, too.
     
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    Hell yeah, I have cheapo tarps with two years on em and no holes in em
     
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