Portable/Temporary work shelters

[Lionelgee]

G'day MLU'ers

The height on the temporary housing could be however high you wanted. All you need to do is choose a suitable height for the posts and cut the film to fit. It was aluminium framing that was 100 x 50 mm and the structures were actually cyclone rated. You could also use film with a reflective coating to keep them cool in summer.

I am not sure how the structures would handle snow as it is not much of an issue in Asia where the shelters were designed to be used for emergency housing after a natural disaster. They were for a possible UN contract which they lost because the structures were too dear. So having paid for the patents the company decided to branch out into building horticulture structures as there was more money to be made in that area. I think the company no longer exists.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Barry Churcher]

Bob and Clive, thanks for the update on the PA silver tarps. I have an old one that has been outside for 7 or 8 years and if it wasn't for the mice it would still be good. I was going to buy a couple of PA tarps on sale, starting today, but after your posts I will rethink this. I know the blue ones last about 15 minutes.
Cheers,
Barry

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Barry

My first PA tent was tan and lasted about 3 years...... the silver tents use to last two full seasons....... now it seems that the silver application flakes off before the season bearly ends...... what you have left is a rag type weave that will absorb water.... freezes and then becomes brittle.

Even on firewood piles I could count on 2 to 3 years use... n ow one summer and they are rags. The blue or green ones are even worst.... I covered furniture on the pickup.... halfway down from Toronto it started to fray and came apart.

The heavier 14 oz. poly tarps of the quality Winter garage are heavy as hell but they seem to last a lot longer...... some trailer storage outfit near my place have had some for 3 to 4 years ands still look new.

Boob