It appears that PVC has been used successfully for greenhouses and other outdoor structures. UV has been noted to be a problem; but painting or other covering can solve that issue. UV stabilized irrigation pipe is also available. Here are some links for the DIY crowd.
http://www.jps.net/circo/greenhouse.htm <http://www.jps.net/circo/greenhouse.htm> http://www.sirius.com/~bobstahl/bluetarp.htm#idioms <http://www.sirius.com/~bobstahl/bluetarp.htm#idioms> http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/usplastic/furnitur.htm <http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/usplastic/furnitur.htm> http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/publicat/postharv/green/small_gre enhouse.pdf <http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/publicat/postharv/green/small_gr eenhouse.pdf> http://www.snapclamp.com/prices.htm <http://www.snapclamp.com/prices.htm> http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/pvchouse.shtml <http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/pvchouse.shtml> http://thepvcstore.com/mainindex.htm <http://thepvcstore.com/mainindex.htm> Richard Woods ---------- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 8:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: OATS Turntable Canopy Thanks to everyone who responded. Several of you suggested using PVC pipe. We have tried using schedule 40 PVC pipe (the stuff you find at Home Depot) for other outside structural uses and have found that the material creeps badly in the Florida heat. The result is sagging horizontal supports. Has anyone successfully built an 8-10 foot wide durable outside structure using PVC pipe? If so, what type of PVC pipe was it? ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
