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I hate when I put in a lot of work and you can't tell the difference just by looking

 

It's looking good from my seat!

 

Well Seasoned have you priced polybicarobnate panels.. they are rated for roofing you can get them in colors although I like clear or soft smoke color and then you don't need a lot more lights in it I think they're about $20 a panel 3 ft wide length you need

 

Certainly looks like you been getting it done. I agree the metal with a few strips of the clear for light.

 

*patent pending*

 

How to fake an illness and escape the pan

 

I’ve been told to be wary of the different materials expanding/contracting at different rates, leading to eventual leaks around fasteners. This might be an old wives tale. ?

 

While I do think that there will likely be a difference in the expansion/contraction rates between dissimilar materials, I don't think it's a "show-stopper".

The screws that are used have rubber grommets, coupled with the fact that a slight bit of leakage, while possible, shouldn't hurt anything.

Biggest issue I could see is the difference in shape.

If your metal isn't corrugated/formed in the same fashion as the poly panels, then you'll have more issues with leakage.

I've seen it done on some pole barns, but never stopped to ask questions of the owners.

.02¢

 

Well Seasoned .. the plastic panels for skylights do okay. If you remember my remember my Horsebarn and I have six on it. The newer Plastics are of course better and you have to get the ones that match the same profile of your metal roof. The new ones survive the 85 mile an hour wind storm that cost me power for a month.
The old ones started to leak after the F1 tornado that came through 2006.. reading this I really wonder about where I live..
Also there are 10 of them underneath my upper deck over my wood deck. I did this so that when the snow rain came down the lower deck Stayed dry

 

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Dawn is picking up an orpington rooster tomorrow after work since someone she knows has to many. He'll be about the same age as my girls, and his name is already Maui! [/QUOTE]


A rooster? What....did those that slept over at gtg, not get up early enough?

 

Moved about 20 FEL buckets of chips to this old skidder trail, this is the beginning of my trail system in the back 40. It is usually a muddy mess. The chips came from the tree clearing for the house.




The beaver pond down at the stream this morning, got the Hounds a good 4 mile romp before things heated up today.