I have a busted-up greenhouse that had 1/8-inch glass panes, and an
aluminum frame sitting on an approx. 3-ft wall, that I want to
re-glaze. Lowes, Home Depot, and glass places in my area (North FL)
don't have any twin-wall polycarbonate, and I don't think I can afford
to have it crated/shipped to me. I am leaning toward fiberglass as a
material that will work and that I can get locally. I want to use
sheets 10 ft. long and 30 inches wide, run top to bottom of the GH,
which has a curve where roof meets walls.
Local glass places do have clear solid polycarbonate (Lexan). But in
all the online reading I have done about greenhouses, nowhere did I see
any mention of a GH done with clear Lexan, either partly or totally.
Why is that? I know solid Lexan would not be ideal (scratches, poor
insulation, somewhat costly) but won't it work, at least as well as the
original glass? Thanks. CP