fantasticjudyann Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Have been reading about these to protect the WIR from rain. Does anyone have any more information about them in particular how do you fasten them to the wooden panels of the WIR.? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I have an acrylic sheet along the side of the WIR to stop the girls eating plants. It is very brittle and you need to take your time to cut it and drill holes into it. Then you need to be careful you do not overtighten your screws when attaching. Voice of experience, managed to split 3 out of 6 holes. Take your time and you should be fine. Mine has lasted well even with the split holes, its not going anywhere. If you are putting it on the roof you may want to try Polycarbonate sheets instead, these are easier to work with and more flexible than the acrylic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I was too scared to do drilling and cutting . I got my panels cut to fit the wire panel within the wooden bits. I then bought some clear Rapstraps (on Ebay) and made a kind of loop at the corners which the corners of the acrylic then fit into. This photo might help more than a description. You can just see the whiteish rapstraps at the corners . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 It looks really good ANH does it work well with your winds? I cut mine to the size of the wood frame but just a bit shorter to allow ventilation and screwed it to the frame, so it sits on the frame rather than in it. If you heat the panel with hairdryer or leave in sun (ha ha) it doesn't crack when you drill it. Use a sharp point first to make a starting bit. I used oversize round screw heads and washers to attach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Since that photo, I've put a cane or piece of wood across the middle of each pane just to keep them in place but, yes, Plum, they've stood up to some fairly hefty gales . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctors girls Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 i just used turn buttons so when you need to clean them just slightly unscrew them take them off wipe them down and put them back on no drilling required so easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticjudyann Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Sorry but what's a turn button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticjudyann Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Ah yes sorry to be so ignorant I see now, having looked at your photo again. I have got these on my WIR doors. I just didn't know what they are called. What a good idea . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 That's a very neat idea . Not sure it would be totally suitable in my garden, sadly, as I could imagine the wind blowing the panels out and breaking the corners . Pity as it looks great and so easy to remove . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticjudyann Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Yes ANH I have the same problem with gales here. But would this idea work with one turn button at each corner and another 1 on each of the 4 sides on each panel do you think? Do your Rapstraps withstand gales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Yes they did, Judy, but only with the addition of a piece of cane or similar fixed (again with rapstraps!) across the middle of the sheet (cane needs to be slightly wider than each sheet so the rapstrap can hold it in place). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
