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why is there a g in strength?
building a frame to put a fall winter screen over the pond the wife dug.
Dimensions are 8'6" x 12'.
The screen will be nylon or fiberglass, nothing heavy.
Should I use 1", 1.5" or 2" PVC?
How might I faster the screen temporarily to the pipe?
I plan on screws to hold PVC together so it can dismantle for storage.
More screws? Don't want anything permanent.
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Winter as in snow and freezing rain or winter as in lows in the 40s?
PVC isn't going to work in snow country.
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It's called 40 pound, but I don't know what that means. Zip ties might work for attaching. Don't buy the cheap Walmart ones. They strip out.
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why won't PVC work in snowville?
Though our winters are getting warmer for some reason, we still get a number of f'n cold snowy days
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Dennis S wrote:
It's called 40 pound, but I don't know what that means. Zip ties might work for attaching. Don't buy the cheap Walmart ones. They strip out.
Do you mean Schedule 40? That relates to the wall thickness of the pipe, not weight. A higher number is thicker, i.e. Schedule 80, and is stronger. Partly in older standards that also referred to the nominal lifetime (years) of the pipe in ordinary service.
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,, I would suggest lumber. Cost will be about the same, strength is much higher. If you have to worry about snow load, it will make you happier. Set it up so you can fold it up for the summer and hide it behind the shed or back of the house.
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I did something similar for spa 8’ x 10’ with PVC. A willow tree drops leaves like crazy so I had to do something.
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You may want to look at a pool cover instead of building one
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The problem will be to keep the snow and ice from pulling the screen away from the frame, whatever it’s made of. An 8’ x 12’ area is a lot . Might be easier just to clean the pond out in the spring.
