woohoo, my hfgh survives the ca storm!

9 years ago

HUGE thanks to many members here who showed how to reinforce the flimsy GH, it survived winds ranging from 30-40 mph for at least 14 hours yesterday. I stood inside the GH during the rainstorm and saw the panels bulging out. I used a tons of clips and 3X the caulk that GW member mudhouse did on her GH. I was at work feeling helpless while looking at the weather information. Thankfully all was intact when I got home. The winds didn't die down until early this morning.

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mudhouse_gw
9 years ago
Just to clarify, I've never used any caulk on our HFGH...well, I finally did on the roof windows, but those have since been eliminated entirely from our GH, years ago. We only use screws through the panels into the framework, and extra clips.

So glad your greenhouse did well. We have winds in that range pretty often in the spring, but 14 hours straight is a bit tiresome! Hoping for much calmer weather for you.
newgen
Original Author
9 years ago
Oops, sorry about that mudhouse. I must've thinking of another person. BUT, I did use lots more clips than what the manual indicated. We are getting some more much needed rains this week.
Thanks,
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mudhouse_gw
9 years ago
Oh, no problem newgen! Glad you're getting some good rains (hope you're not in an area at risk for mud slides.) Our drought here has been going on for years, so I really sympathize about the drought in CA.

Some folks are saying we will have a wetter than normal winter, down here. I hesitate to believe it...but that would be so wonderful; maybe we can see some wildflowers in the spring!

May all your rains be slow, gentle, and helpful...with no more rough winds.