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Greenhouses v. Polytunnels
On Nov 4, 4:59 pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:10:41 GMT, Stuart Noble wrote: Martin wrote: On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 13:09:31 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote: In article , Sacha writes Apropos the remark above about painting the greenhouse every 2 years, isn't it possible to buy teak ones that won't need painting? I'm sure they must cost more but perhaps there's a saving in the long run if all that's needed is a slosh of oil over the wood? Ha! Sloshing oil over the wood of an Alton greenhouse takes as much time and energy s painting the thing Sacha . I did mine very year since 1979 but it now has a sagging roof and all the base pieces are rotten, the glass slides off if you don't put your own screws on the end to hold them in and I think the roof panes are now dangerous as they could slide off if the screw come out of the rotting wood up on top. For some reason Alton rest the panes on a, (well for non technical people such as me) plank of wood running along the length of the greenhouse, with about 2 inches exposed, so.............. the rain comes off the roof straight on to the wood. For some years now we've been treating the teak on our boat with Burgess Wood Sealer. Other than that it turns a dark brown after about a year, it has worked very well. Real teak is resinous and water resistant to start with. It would be a mighty expensive way to build a greenhouse The surface of real teak needs looking after. My real teak is 34 years old -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I used to have real teak and I oiled it every year - alas I don't have it any longer. Judith |
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