Mike Cutler
03-31-2019, 1:09 PM
To All
As the title suggests, I need some help selecting Tarp material. The use is to recover a 10'x20' Shelter Logic Quonset Hut Style building. It's actually, their Equine Runout Shelter.
A replacement cover from Shelter logic for my building is over $400.00 and I know it has a life expectancy of about 5-7 years max, starts leaking at about 3 years,when exposed to full sunlight.
The "cheap" tarps, $100-$150, from Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply, etc have a 2-3 year life expectancy when exposed to full sunlight.
I can cover the entire structure for $500-$1000 with corrugated sheet metal, but that looks like a major pain in the butt! and I don't know how I would seal each of those little screw heads. The have O-rings.gasket, when new, but those are going to break down fast,
I see the Rino-Tex Canvas Tarps would be about $500.00 to cover the shelter. Not having a lot of experience with canvas tarps, these look nice, but I am concerned about UV.
The Shelter Logic Building is no longer a runout shed for the horse, but I do store all of my garden equipment in it. Nothing exotic, just kind of big. John Deere Tractor, carts, spreaders, snowblowers, etc. That type of stuff.
I would like to put a quasi-permanent cover on it. A Tarp would be nice, fast, and easy, if one exists. I could easily reapply some type of UV protection periodically.
Any suggestions for high quality, waterproof, UV protected, tarps?
As the title suggests, I need some help selecting Tarp material. The use is to recover a 10'x20' Shelter Logic Quonset Hut Style building. It's actually, their Equine Runout Shelter.
A replacement cover from Shelter logic for my building is over $400.00 and I know it has a life expectancy of about 5-7 years max, starts leaking at about 3 years,when exposed to full sunlight.
The "cheap" tarps, $100-$150, from Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply, etc have a 2-3 year life expectancy when exposed to full sunlight.
I can cover the entire structure for $500-$1000 with corrugated sheet metal, but that looks like a major pain in the butt! and I don't know how I would seal each of those little screw heads. The have O-rings.gasket, when new, but those are going to break down fast,
I see the Rino-Tex Canvas Tarps would be about $500.00 to cover the shelter. Not having a lot of experience with canvas tarps, these look nice, but I am concerned about UV.
The Shelter Logic Building is no longer a runout shed for the horse, but I do store all of my garden equipment in it. Nothing exotic, just kind of big. John Deere Tractor, carts, spreaders, snowblowers, etc. That type of stuff.
I would like to put a quasi-permanent cover on it. A Tarp would be nice, fast, and easy, if one exists. I could easily reapply some type of UV protection periodically.
Any suggestions for high quality, waterproof, UV protected, tarps?