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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: sunshineband on November 21, 2013, 19:11

Title: help with bubble wrap insulation
Post by: sunshineband on November 21, 2013, 19:11

It is several years since I used bubble wrap to insulate my greenhouse.

Can you help with these questions please?

1. Large bubbles or small bubbles?

2. Do I need to cover the walls completely?

Any help will be appreciated. Thank you  :)

Title: Re: help with bubble wrap insulation
Post by: Kleftiwallah on November 21, 2013, 20:35

Small or large bubbles, I don't think it matters.  Hint, bookies pencils are just the right size to trap the bubble wrap in the verticle grooves of most ally greenhouses.

Cheers,   Tony.

Title: Re: help with bubble wrap insulation
Post by: DD. on November 21, 2013, 21:00

Something like this is cheap enough and easy to (re)use.

Bubblewrap clips (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Alliplugs-Greenhouse-Frame-Clips-Shading-Bubble-Insulation-Fixing-/300877892800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item460db84cc0)

Title: Re: help with bubble wrap insulation
Post by: sunshineband on November 22, 2013, 09:14

Quote from: DD. on November 21, 2013, 21:00

Something like this is cheap enough and easy to (re)use.

Bubblewrap clips (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Alliplugs-Greenhouse-Frame-Clips-Shading-Bubble-Insulation-Fixing-/300877892800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item460db84cc0)

Thank you for the link , DD  :)

This is what I have only with longer -legs, so the wrap is held further away from the glass. As I have grape vine along the roof bars, this does help a bit.

I like your idea Kleftiwallah, but the bar gaps on our are very narrow  :lol:

Have visions of all the pencils flying out as I catch my foot in a trailing piece and it all taughtens throughout the greenhouse  :lol: :lol:  I am sure that would  not happen to you of course  ;)

 and covering the walls? Essential or not?