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Wooden framework for polycarb
Good morning,
just had a thought regarding which timber to buy, treated wood would be better for preservation however worried that what ever they treat the wood with may overtime leak into the pond water? should I purchase non treated as opposed treated?? 35mm poly is around 3.5k per square meter and there is a 2m physical gap to span so just looking at wood thickness that will not sag and remain rigid, thanks Steve.
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Originally Posted by
smartin
Good morning,
just had a thought regarding which timber to buy, treated wood would be better for preservation however worried that what ever they treat the wood with may overtime leak into the pond water? should I purchase non treated as opposed treated?? 35mm poly is around 3.5k per square meter and there is a 2m physical gap to span so just looking at wood thickness that will not sag and remain rigid, thanks Steve.
Buy treated and then drill all holes cut outs ect so the frame is built, then dismantle and coat every peice with yacht varnish and allow to dry totally between coats, when it's dry it's totally fish safe as far as I'm aware they use it on children's cotts ect, I built something similar to carry a net over my pond and it lasted about 4 years it doesn't hurt to drop each screw / fixing in silicone before fitting then a bottom of silicone on the top stops rust ect and is easily removed if you need to dismantle it, hope this helps
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Originally Posted by
smartin
Good morning,
just had a thought regarding which timber to buy, treated wood would be better for preservation however worried that what ever they treat the wood with may overtime leak into the pond water? should I purchase non treated as opposed treated?? 35mm poly is around 3.5k per square meter and there is a 2m physical gap to span so just looking at wood thickness that will not sag and remain rigid, thanks Steve.
Also a proper roof spar is only about 30 pounds in 12 ft length with all your seales and knock on to hold everything in place , I would buy one and cut in half, I've posted pics about winter covers, I built one in the same way and it looks good
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Originally Posted by
Stuffyrat
Also a proper roof spar is only about 30 pounds in 12 ft length with all your seales and knock on to hold everything in place , I would buy one and cut in half, I've posted pics about winter covers, I built one in the same way and it looks good
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I've posted a link on here for bar
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Originally Posted by
Stuffyrat
Buy treated and then drill all holes cut outs ect so the frame is built, then dismantle and coat every peice with yacht varnish and allow to dry totally between coats, when it's dry it's totally fish safe as far as I'm aware they use it on children's cotts ect, I built something similar to carry a net over my pond and it lasted about 4 years it doesn't hurt to drop each screw / fixing in silicone before fitting then a bottom of silicone on the top stops rust ect and is easily removed if you need to dismantle it, hope this helps
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cheers Steve... much appreciated.. Steve
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Originally Posted by
smartin
cheers Steve... much appreciated.. Steve
No problem just sharing my thoughts
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Polycarb arrived, getting the varnish tomorrow and will give a few coats hopefully before I go off beach fishing, I will look to put together on Thursday at some point all going well, cheers Steve.
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Good shout, I'll have a look at Takazumi :)