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Hahahaha, yeah, I don't want to do things twice, either, but I just can't afford a hard roof for my run just now.
Don't know what kind of covers you're getting, but I can tell you my experience: We had one of those 10X20 vinyl shelters for a hay shed that lasted almost two winters. The first winter, tho, was a nice SUNNY snowy winter, and the snow drifted right off every day. The next winter was dark and dreary and snowy, (we weren't paying attention) and with just a few inches on the tarp over several days, the legs buckled, but not the arches. After we got it braced up, we just had to go out after snow and whack the underside of the canopy to get the snow rolling. We took it down after the snow stopped because it was barely hanging on, and now I had all these scrap brackets and poles lying around...
SOOO! I had a 10'X24' dog run being unused. I cut the connector brackets down to sit on the top rails, screwed and mondo-zip-tied the frame to the run and put the old canopy back on. Last four feet I covered with sunshade and the ends got chicken wire...
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I'm really hoping that all I need to do is watch and whack
this winter, but if it starts looking iffy, I'll try a heat tape on the rails and skip sheeting to stop the canopy from sagging...
afterthot: Uf duh! I guess my point is, the top is approx a 6/12 pitch, and was pretty daggumed solid with a vinyl top as long as the snow was not allowed to sit and sag the canopy, so depending on what you have, hopefully you can take this info and apply it to your covers, put your mind at rest and get some sleep!
hallerlake (and Haller Lake) is right in the sweet spot of the Puget Sound Convergence Zone and in the way of the nasty substance called Cascade Concrete. I'm worrying about snow load myself which is why I'm going for hoop houses (except in the Wyandotte coop and run, which will get something stronger before winter) along with SW gale force winds and cattle getting out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=214469&p=4 See post#35
This person has done PVC hoops on their kennel. I think a more acute arc would shed snow better, but I might be able to do this, and then put a tarp over it (in brown or gray rather than blue out of deference to Mr. H).
Hahahaha, yeah, I don't want to do things twice, either, but I just can't afford a hard roof for my run just now.
Don't know what kind of covers you're getting, but I can tell you my experience: We had one of those 10X20 vinyl shelters for a hay shed that lasted almost two winters. The first winter, tho, was a nice SUNNY snowy winter, and the snow drifted right off every day. The next winter was dark and dreary and snowy, (we weren't paying attention) and with just a few inches on the tarp over several days, the legs buckled, but not the arches. After we got it braced up, we just had to go out after snow and whack the underside of the canopy to get the snow rolling. We took it down after the snow stopped because it was barely hanging on, and now I had all these scrap brackets and poles lying around...
SOOO! I had a 10'X24' dog run being unused. I cut the connector brackets down to sit on the top rails, screwed and mondo-zip-tied the frame to the run and put the old canopy back on. Last four feet I covered with sunshade and the ends got chicken wire...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/84860_100_0533.jpg https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/84860_100_0596.jpg
I'm really hoping that all I need to do is watch and whack
afterthot: Uf duh! I guess my point is, the top is approx a 6/12 pitch, and was pretty daggumed solid with a vinyl top as long as the snow was not allowed to sit and sag the canopy, so depending on what you have, hopefully you can take this info and apply it to your covers, put your mind at rest and get some sleep!
hallerlake (and Haller Lake) is right in the sweet spot of the Puget Sound Convergence Zone and in the way of the nasty substance called Cascade Concrete. I'm worrying about snow load myself which is why I'm going for hoop houses (except in the Wyandotte coop and run, which will get something stronger before winter) along with SW gale force winds and cattle getting out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=214469&p=4 See post#35
This person has done PVC hoops on their kennel. I think a more acute arc would shed snow better, but I might be able to do this, and then put a tarp over it (in brown or gray rather than blue out of deference to Mr. H).
