My dad lives right on the river, and consequently it seems to be constantly windy, to the point where you can’t even really comfortably eat outside. he has a fence overlooking the river (Old, soon to be rotting 2x4s and wire mesh), and is sick of the wind. he wants to put up a plexiglass/Lexan type shield over probably about 24′ wide, 6′ high. The overall length of the lot is probably between 50’and 55′. I thought I heard somewhere that if you tried to do a total blockage of the wind(solid plexiglass) it would actually intensify it, or remain the same. Kind of like the old blow over the top of a bottle thing. Is this true? Will he have problems if he does this? Thanks.
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You're talking about sailboat fuel here. The problem is that most air made nowadays is invisible and you can't see what's happening. I tried an experiment on the beach where we had a problem with sand blowing onto the boardwalk. Put a board in the sand and soon all the sand collected on the leeward side of the board. The fence would slow down the wind and the sand particles would drop out.
If you could find an old airplane wing, perhaps from a B-25, you could mount it on struts and adjust the flaps just right to neutralise the evil wind.
~Peter
"The problem is that most air made nowadays is invisible..."
But he could be from California. It's not invisible there.Democracy and liberty are not the same. Democracy is little more than mob rule, while liberty refers to the sovereignty of the individual. [Walter Williams]
Certain areas along the PNW coast get a little breezy in the Spring and early Summer.
I've constructed a couple of protected decks and a small gazebo using "SunTuff" which is lexan....tough as the devil, UV protected and easy to handle. It's a little spendy....about $1.25 per Sq. ft., but is durable and clear and doesn't yellow like plexiglass.
Getting little outdoor living areas protected really enhances their use. In the projects I've mentioned, customers went from having cold uninviting, miserable outdoor areas, to areas where they could bbq, have meals, raise tomatoes and flowers....well worth the cost.
How does this product hold up to cleaning??? Is it easily scratched. We will be living on a lake that is surrounded by sand about 1/2 mile from the ocean. I really don't want the rain/wind ruin my BBQ'n
It's not going to scratch up like plexiglass, but I would advize cleaning it with a damp cloth and soapy water, or, in the case of the one I put up for my FIL, who lives in a sandy, windy area just off the Pacific Ocean, with a pressure washer. After a bit over a year, his looks like new.
BTW, I used a section of it to make a play enclosure for one of our parrots who is capable of chewing up most anything. So far, despite her best attempts, she hasn't been able to damage it at all.
http://www.suntuf.com
Edited 6/12/2004 8:18 am ET by Notchman