help with roof

mattjstar1 · 01-05-2016, 02:09 PM

Hi guys as you can see i cover my tort pen with this plastic sheeting problem i got is keeping tied down tight when the weather is bad ive tried always bungee cord which doesnt pull down tight enough all so the truckers knott with rope which bends the plastic really dont want to have to put things on top as it looks ugly any thoughts please guys

Suze65 · 01-05-2016, 03:58 PM

I think I would be doing just that, putting things on top. Could you have a hook and eye system on each side, bigs hooks and eyes obviously

the plastic would need to be built into a wooden frame, with the hooks on and the eye bit on the pen, does that make sense

Lovely pen ,

Jan W · 01-05-2016, 04:59 PM

One long piece of wood down the centre perhaps, just put on when windy? Thicker than the one you have on the top now and perhaps same colour as the sides if you wanted it to look nice.

Gordon · 01-05-2016, 06:47 PM

Make a frame with wood and screw it to it then screw some more baterns over the top of the edge ones put some hinges on the back and a latch on the front.

CherryBrandy · 01-05-2016, 06:49 PM

hi Matt ! oooh I have just something a little similar over my bench in the garden. Can you cut into it easily? You could place four pieces of wood a little higher to where they are joined in the corners and then cut 4 squares (small, two longer) into the plastic and slide right side first under the wood and then left. Or make two long pieces of wood either side and slide up into them....good luck. you have some really good tort areas ! CB

Suze65 · 01-05-2016, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon

Make a frame with wood and screw it to it then screw some more baterns over the top of the edge ones put some hinges on the back and a latch on the front.

That's what I was trying to say

Kighill · 01-05-2016, 09:44 PM

Buy a buckle cam strap. Very easy to open and close but would involve making a small slit in the box for the webbing.
eBay for less then £2.

mattjstar1 · 01-05-2016, 10:43 PM

Aww thank you so much for your help guys some really good ideas so far xx

wigwamman · 02-05-2016, 10:52 AM

as someone who's handy with some tools i agree with gordon.

CherryBrandy · 02-05-2016, 06:15 PM

depends what you mean by tools. CB

01-05-2016, 02:09 PM	#1
mattjstar1 Member Hatchling Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: cardiff Posts: 528	help with roof Hi guys as you can see i cover my tort pen with this plastic sheeting problem i got is keeping tied down tight when the weather is bad ive tried always bungee cord which doesnt pull down tight enough all so the truckers knott with rope which bends the plastic really dont want to have to put things on top as it looks ugly any thoughts please guys

01-05-2016, 03:58 PM	#2
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	I think I would be doing just that, putting things on top. Could you have a hook and eye system on each side, bigs hooks and eyes obviously the plastic would need to be built into a wooden frame, with the hooks on and the eye bit on the pen, does that make sense Lovely pen , __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012 Last edited by Suze65; 01-05-2016 at 04:01 PM.

01-05-2016, 04:59 PM	#3
Jan W Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,400	One long piece of wood down the centre perhaps, just put on when windy? Thicker than the one you have on the top now and perhaps same colour as the sides if you wanted it to look nice. __________________ Jan Horsfields - Bertie & Beatrice

01-05-2016, 06:49 PM	#5
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	hi Matt ! oooh I have just something a little similar over my bench in the garden. Can you cut into it easily? You could place four pieces of wood a little higher to where they are joined in the corners and then cut 4 squares (small, two longer) into the plastic and slide right side first under the wood and then left. Or make two long pieces of wood either side and slide up into them....good luck. you have some really good tort areas ! CB __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

02-05-2016, 06:15 PM	#10
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	depends what you mean by tools. CB __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

01-05-2016, 06:47 PM	#4
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	Make a frame with wood and screw it to it then screw some more baterns over the top of the edge ones put some hinges on the back and a latch on the front.

01-05-2016, 09:44 PM	#7
Kighill Member Incubating Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 102	Buy a buckle cam strap. Very easy to open and close but would involve making a small slit in the box for the webbing. eBay for less then £2.

01-05-2016, 10:43 PM	#8
mattjstar1 Member Hatchling Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: cardiff Posts: 528	Aww thank you so much for your help guys some really good ideas so far xx

02-05-2016, 10:52 AM	#9
wigwamman Member Juvenile Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: west midlands Posts: 800	as someone who's handy with some tools i agree with gordon.

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