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BILL MA · 2009-12-08T21:00:16Z

Well Everyone here's the protection pictures I've been promising you all for awhile now. There not 100% yet so I'll post the rest of the pictures when I finish. This turned out to be better then I hoped for originally, I can tell already that they will be very energy efficient to keep the temperatures at 45f for the low.Here they are with the fronds pulled together, this took three people to do this. They really don't like to bend all that much. Trust me when I tell you be careful of the shark teeth they can really put a hurtin on you quick!Some plastic fencing was used to pull them together even more so they would fit in the boxes.Here's one all strung up with 3 sets of c9 lights, 525 watts per tree. Then a cage was built around the trunk out of 6*6 concrete remesh so I could hang my 14 1 gallon water bottles from to keep the temperature even.Then I wrapped the cage with roofing felt paper which I will explain after. The remesh come up 5 feet from the ground.Then I programed my thermostat to maintain 45f at all times, If the temps drop below 45f the lights come on.Here's the inside of the palm hut with the insulation board attached to the walls. I used the deluxe 1" foam board with the reflective foil, much more expensive then the standard white but has a r value of 10.4 or something along those lines. The reason I didn't run them all the way to the bottom is because I'm going to fill the inside of the huts with dried oak leaves from the tar paper to the walls. This saves me 132 bucks plus tax and give me a big r value as well. The panels are built out of 4*8 sheets of 1/2 inch fir plywood so moisture doesn't bother it. The wall studs are 2*4's.As you can see I love my washies, to go through all of this work! But all of this hard work will sure pay off with some serious growth next year. Can wait to come up with a protection method when there 4 feet taller next year.Wxman the total cost per unit is around 190 bucks or a little more painted. I'll save big on energy though this way which will make the difference. That's with my own labor of course and all the tools to do it. More pictures to come when there totally done with the roofs on. Right now I have a tarp over the opening.Bill

BILL MA

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There's some really amazing stuff out there all it takes is $$$$$ 😀

Bill

Posted : 10/12/2009 11:03 am

hardyjim

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Now your getting close for my plan for Wxman
Instead of building protection for his future Bizzy planting,he can put his whole house on rollers,then in spring just roll the house back to expose Bizzy's
and whatever else you want outside.
Expensive at first but saves money in the long run!

Posted : 10/12/2009 11:04 am

lucky1

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What would we be without dreams, huh, Aaron!! 😀

Barb

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Posted : 10/12/2009 11:34 am

lucky1

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I'm just dreamin', Aaron 😀
Barb

Website doing weird things to edit?

If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.

Posted : 10/12/2009 11:36 am

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