Hi all! I've just moved into a rental property with a 'lean-to' next to the house. I want to keep stuff in the lean-to dry but it doesn't have a wall at the far end! - it faces south and is open to the wind and rain.
If i owned the property i would simply have a wall built, but since i can't do this i've ordered a made-to-measure heavy-duty translucent PVC tarpaulin that will be fitted to the end of the lean-to as a much more cost-effective solution.
I haven't quite got my head around how to fix it in place yet though. The lean-to has a nice chunky wooden frame around the end. The tarpaulin will have eyelets around the edge every 50cm (so about 4 on each side). I need to be able to remove the tarpaulin easily - at least at the sides so it can be rolled up to open up the end when required.
I'm picturing something along the lines of very short heavy-duty bungees, which, rather than having hooks at both ends, have a hook at one end and an eyelet at the other end so it can be screwed/bolted to the wooden frame. Thing is, i'm not sure such a thing exists! Alternatively i could just screw heavy duty stainless steel hooks into wooden frame.
Anyway, they are just my thoughts so far. Any other ideas would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Sam
If i owned the property i would simply have a wall built, but since i can't do this i've ordered a made-to-measure heavy-duty translucent PVC tarpaulin that will be fitted to the end of the lean-to as a much more cost-effective solution.
I haven't quite got my head around how to fix it in place yet though. The lean-to has a nice chunky wooden frame around the end. The tarpaulin will have eyelets around the edge every 50cm (so about 4 on each side). I need to be able to remove the tarpaulin easily - at least at the sides so it can be rolled up to open up the end when required.
I'm picturing something along the lines of very short heavy-duty bungees, which, rather than having hooks at both ends, have a hook at one end and an eyelet at the other end so it can be screwed/bolted to the wooden frame. Thing is, i'm not sure such a thing exists! Alternatively i could just screw heavy duty stainless steel hooks into wooden frame.
Anyway, they are just my thoughts so far. Any other ideas would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Sam