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Prevention is a Cure
Greenhouses do sometimes get Damaged from Strong winds & Gales , Today
we have had very Strong winds , it looks like the Weather is getting a lot worse , today we have had very Strong Gales & I would suggest anybody who has a Greenhouse that they secure all there Vents & make sure all Doors are closed , make sure to remove any objects around the Greenhouse that can blow on to your Greenhouse , it looks like the Weather is getting a Lot worse , Today is the 11/01/2007 & the winds have been very Strong & look to get a lot Stronger in the Uk |
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Prevention is a Cure
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:32:04 +0000, Les Hemmings wrote
(in article ): wrote: Greenhouses do sometimes get Damaged from Strong winds & Gales , Today we have had very Strong winds , it looks like the Weather is getting a lot worse , today we have had very Strong Gales & I would suggest anybody who has a Greenhouse that they secure all there Vents & make sure all Doors are closed Sealing a structure in very high winds has the opposite effect. As the pressure drops outside (moving air, lower pressure) the high pressure inside the structure causes it to explode. It's the major cause of building loss in hurricanes, all those people you see in those pre-hurricane news reports boarding up their homes to make them airtight are also the ones whos houses star in those spectacular "expoding house" shots during the storm. snip Your advice seems consistant with your job. More damaged greenhouses equals more money for yourself. If everyone were to button up their brand spanky new greenhouse all nice and tight you'd be quids in! So perhaps you knew all about the pressure effects after all? Or is that just my cynical, black heart? I agree with Les's advice. During the 1987 hurricane in the UK, a friend had recently had their large greenhouse professionally cleaned and it was shut up tight while they were away. Result: it imploded fairly spectacularly. We, more by accident than design g, had left vents slightly open. Result: no damage. One example doesn't prove anything, but I have always remembered this and always leave a gap. It so happens we have an unheated greenhouse which is not used during the winter, so nothing is likely to be damaged by the open vents. -- Sally in Shropshire, UK bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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