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Young Bun
I've seen so many posts and web pages on this subject and am still stumped for how best to weather proof my run.
I've got a 8x6.5 foot welfare hutch run and discovered today that the huge B&Q tarpaulin I bought does not hold water. It drips/pours through the stitching so the run was almost as wet as if it hadn't had any cover over it. So back to the drawing board.
I'm looking at getting some corrugated roofing to put over it. But the run is in 3 8ft long panels. Do I need to get 8 foot piece for each panel? Or can I slightly overlap shorter pieces? And then, if I leave it loose, will wind blow it off? Is it string enough to have bricks or something on top to hold it down?
I'm really getting frustrated. I just don't have the DIY knowledge for this.
I was going to buy some of the strong clear PVC stuff like market stalls use, but wonder if that will let water pool on it? The run is too large (correct me if I'm wrong) to be able to put tarpaulin etc at an angle to drain off rain.
Can anyone help me please? My garden gets waterlogged realy easily and I'm probably going to get patio slabs on it. But I still want to find a way to protect it from the rain and just don;t know what to do!
TIA.
I've got a 8x6.5 foot welfare hutch run and discovered today that the huge B&Q tarpaulin I bought does not hold water. It drips/pours through the stitching so the run was almost as wet as if it hadn't had any cover over it. So back to the drawing board.
I'm looking at getting some corrugated roofing to put over it. But the run is in 3 8ft long panels. Do I need to get 8 foot piece for each panel? Or can I slightly overlap shorter pieces? And then, if I leave it loose, will wind blow it off? Is it string enough to have bricks or something on top to hold it down?
I'm really getting frustrated. I just don't have the DIY knowledge for this.
I was going to buy some of the strong clear PVC stuff like market stalls use, but wonder if that will let water pool on it? The run is too large (correct me if I'm wrong) to be able to put tarpaulin etc at an angle to drain off rain.
Can anyone help me please? My garden gets waterlogged realy easily and I'm probably going to get patio slabs on it. But I still want to find a way to protect it from the rain and just don;t know what to do!
TIA.