Need some advice on a lean to.

[4390evans]

Ive got a small poly carbonate lean to and Im having trouble with the sheets, my garden is very open and it is very windy here at times and with me being 2nd house from the end the wind really hits me. The sheets keep blowing out no matter how many clips I put in, is there anything I can use to maybe glue them in? I thought about liquid no nails but just thought Id get some advice first.

[bearded bloke]

Think Flo has got one of those & seem to recall the mention of silicone sealer,but could be wrong

[roitelet]

Clear silicone sealant should do the job.

[Bill HH]

Yes its clear silicone, you will need a gun to apply it but they are only £2 or £3, It can get messy so pratice on something. You apply a bead to the joinf about as thick as a knitting needle, wait 10 minutes then smooth it with a wet finger, you needs lots of paper towells. i would do both sides. a bamboo cane wired across the middle can stop them bending too, its the bending that makes them pop out. Definately avoid glue it looks awful. have aa look on u tube for using silicone.

[Potstubsdustbins]

As above decent general purpose sealant. Best price from Screwfix you have one close to you on Inkerman Street Sunderland or you can buy by post.

Applicator gun code 83385 sealant code 35887 £2-50p each plus VAT.

Potty

[bretty666]

Screw them down but use rubber washers which will waterproof the hole you just screwed..thats if they are the corrugated type.. if not..find two bits of wood that run the length of your roof one in the middle of each length of plastic then clamp the wood in place at each end making sure to clamp to the strocture underneath and your new bits of wood over the top of the plastic....if you want o will draw you up a little schema to better describe ..let me know if you want???

[4390evans]

Screw them down but use rubber washers which will waterproof the hole you just screwed..thats if they are the corrugated type.. if not..find two bits of wood that run the length of your roof one in the middle of each length of plastic then clamp the wood in place at each end making sure to clamp to the strocture underneath and your new bits of wood over the top of the plastic....if you want o will draw you up a little schema to better describe ..let me know if you want???

If you could bretty that would be great and what exactly to use please.

Its the sides and the front bit that keeps coming off in the wind. Ive filled what I can with silicone but Ive used a full tube and not even half done. Ive got some chairs and a sand pit rested up against it atm to keep them in but would prefer something a bit more permanent.

Thanks for the advice guys

[bretty666]

Ok.once im done in the bath i will draw it up..would be nice to see a pic though

[Bigmallly]

It may not look appealing but I used horizontal bamboo canes on my poly carb greenhouse. Not sure if it would work on a lean to.

[bretty666]

Hope this helps...sorry the image needs flippng..you should get the general idea..reinforced exterier over the plastic corresponding with interier

[4390evans]

Hope this helps...sorry the image needs flippng..you should get the general idea..reinforced exterier over the plastic corresponding with interier

Thats fab thanks bretty

[bretty666]

+ some really logical advice too..always remember that if the horizontal beams of a horse fence were on the inside of the verticalse the horse would have to snap thhe horizontal to get out..if the horizontal was on the outside it could jist lean against it and push the nails out of either end!