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I am preparing to build a Gazebo with Polycarbonite panels, and this video is imaperative and very timely. Thanks much for shareing this in detail. I only wish I could find local suppliers for this material. You have been a huge help to me. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the video. Rather than polycarbonate panels, I used Ondura Premium roofing panels. They hold more weight, they don't make noise, they are easier to install, available in multiple colors, use recycled asphalt, they will not crack, and they last longer. The only downside is they are not translucent. My pergola is about the same size as yours. I had my roof installed in a few hours and years later (snow, rain, wind storms), the roof looks as good as new.
@@mateostabio Yes corrugated.. Anyone can order 3'x7' Ondura Premium Panels for $20 each at Lowe's. For my 12'x14' gazebo roof, the roof was about $200 and I did not have to trim them at all. I just made the overlap appropriate for my size.
Thanks for posting this. You've given me some good points for consideration during the roofing phase of our pergola / sunroom project. The roofing part stalled six months behind schedule while I tried to navigate the polycarbonate roofing part. This may be the motivation I needed.
HIP HIP! HOORAY! Glad it came in handy right on time! It takes me too long to make these videos, I really wanted to post it back in winter, but hey, better late than never! Thanks for the comment
Hi, great video, i just found your channel and just watched you sketchup one. I finished my pergola last year - well installed it 2022. but then she wanted pink concrete not paver,s the fake hedges, then pebbles at the back against the fence, then floral decorative panels to hide the colourbond fence etc etc Just a comment on long term life, my garage is a 4 car size in colourbond and metal roof, however every 3rd panel is clear polycarbonate, in a proper name brand external UV grade. The garage was compelted 1994, the sun travels on the west side of it, so it is almost 100% in direct sun, the east side does not get direct sun because it is on the other side of the pitched roof For some reason, ( i think there are 8 panel on left and 8 on right ) the left side has 2 x bronze tint and 6 x grey tint, the other side is all bronze tint, i do not recall why, but there may have only been 14 panels in stock so i grabbed 2 in a different colour - also i dont recall if they are the same brand / manufacturer So as of last time i looked ( last week ) the left side is 100% ok, the right side is a drama, one of the colours had fine splits on the high ridges, the other color had no splits but every screw fixing point had broken and there was about only 10% of the mounts, now they were installed properly with the manufacturers suggested fixing, about a 8 inch self tapper, 5/16 hex head fastner, with the same style of larger washer with fiber seal - my guess is the washer size is minimum 3/4 inch but under 1 inch, also on top of the corrugated polycarbonate is a small tinplate cover about 2 x 4 inches in the same profile as the sheeting and with a centre hole pre drilled, so you place that over the polycarbonate, then use the fastener with the rubber seal Whether it was the sun destroying the polycarbonate i dont know, but after 4 years the garage floor was wet under the right side clear sheets after it rained At 6 years on a windy day i kept hearing banging and saw 2 of the sheets were lifting up in the wind and basically flapping and banging on the roof, that entire side was changed a few weeks later. The replacements lasted about 6 to 8 years, changed again and the current set is about 90% perfect today, no leaks or anything and i cannot see any crazing or cracks So overall the sunny side i got 6+8, and the 3rd set has been there 16 years and still good The other side is 30 years old and not deteriorated - as they are the original set the only difference is it does not get full sun, oh the garage is only open when taking the cars in and out, some neighbours leave the garage open 24/7, i dont like it as it give strong winds a chance to cause damage as it is only the roof Mums rear pergola has just totally deteriorated, and the last 3 months i just sweep up the pieces and toss them in the bin, she is to elderly and has asked not to have it replaced , basically the same issue, dad had alternate panels 2 x colourbond , 1 x polycarbonate all the way as he could get shade in summer and some light in winter, his lasted 8 or 10 years, the the replacement was the last job we both done. so that would be about 1990 + 10 = 2000, it started splintering 4years ago but last 2 years it is just really a jigsaw puzzle The main problem is is just a covering so it suffers all the wear and tear from wind pushing the sheet top and bottom - fastener are the same style self tapping fastner and the rubber washer seal Hopefully your one lasts well, and to be honest 10-15 years is a good life for that , just annoying as the colour bond on my garage is 35 years old now and still great Regards George
I've been watching your videos and getting inspired to do my own projects. Do you think there'd be anything wrong with installing those 2x1 slats on the inside of the ceiling, below the rafters and have the polycarbonate panels directly on top of the rafters?
@@shaahinflamenco i feel like if you have snow in your area, I think the panels would maybe cave in and break. But if you live in a hot tropical area, I think the distance between the rafters would be okay as long at there is no load on them. I think to be safer. I would maybe do a few of the 2x1 on top (say 6” to 8” gap between them for that extra support and then put them like this on the bottom if you really like the 1” gap effect.
Water blows inside sides, some sides are not strait angle so they don't connect together well, have to force connection, you pay $1000 for this, you'd expect more, steer clear away from this gimmic.
I forgot to mention that the roof doesn’t make that crackling noise anymore! WE FIXED IT! If you missed the gazebo build video, check it out ruclips.net/video/WL1ekPZ1iFQ/видео.html
🎉Get 30% OFF the plans on Etsy if you use coupon code GAZEBOROOF100
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I am preparing to build a Gazebo with Polycarbonite panels, and this video is imaperative and very timely. Thanks much for shareing this in detail. I only wish I could find local suppliers for this material. You have been a huge help to me. Keep up the great work!
@@JeffBay-h7s awesome! Glad it helped out. It was hard to come up with solutions for my project because there wasn’t much out there!
Thanks for the video. Rather than polycarbonate panels, I used Ondura Premium roofing panels. They hold more weight, they don't make noise, they are easier to install, available in multiple colors, use recycled asphalt, they will not crack, and they last longer. The only downside is they are not translucent. My pergola is about the same size as yours. I had my roof installed in a few hours and years later (snow, rain, wind storms), the roof looks as good as new.
@@RCTVAccount is that the corugated ones?
@@mateostabio Yes corrugated.. Anyone can order 3'x7' Ondura Premium Panels for $20 each at Lowe's. For my 12'x14' gazebo roof, the roof was about $200 and I did not have to trim them at all. I just made the overlap appropriate for my size.
Thanks for posting this. You've given me some good points for consideration during the roofing phase of our pergola / sunroom project. The roofing part stalled six months behind schedule while I tried to navigate the polycarbonate roofing part. This may be the motivation I needed.
HIP HIP! HOORAY! Glad it came in handy right on time! It takes me too long to make these videos, I really wanted to post it back in winter, but hey, better late than never! Thanks for the comment
I just did a diy polycabonate roofing for a greenhouse. It could of saved me tons of trouble had i watched you video a week earlier. 😂
@@lepsena8089 amazing! Glad you feel that way! Glad its out now
Looking at your work I think nobody would believe this was your first time doing it.
Hi, great video, i just found your channel and just watched you sketchup one.
I finished my pergola last year - well installed it 2022. but then she wanted pink concrete not paver,s the fake hedges, then pebbles at the back against the fence, then floral decorative panels to hide the colourbond fence etc etc
Just a comment on long term life, my garage is a 4 car size in colourbond and metal roof, however every 3rd panel is clear polycarbonate, in a proper name brand external UV grade.
The garage was compelted 1994, the sun travels on the west side of it, so it is almost 100% in direct sun, the east side does not get direct sun because it is on the other side of the pitched roof
For some reason, ( i think there are 8 panel on left and 8 on right ) the left side has 2 x bronze tint and 6 x grey tint, the other side is all bronze tint, i do not recall why, but there may have only been 14 panels in stock so i grabbed 2 in a different colour - also i dont recall if they are the same brand / manufacturer
So as of last time i looked ( last week ) the left side is 100% ok, the right side is a drama, one of the colours had fine splits on the high ridges, the other color had no splits but every screw fixing point had broken and there was about only 10% of the mounts, now they were installed properly with the manufacturers suggested fixing, about a 8 inch self tapper, 5/16 hex head fastner, with the same style of larger washer with fiber seal - my guess is the washer size is minimum 3/4 inch but under 1 inch, also on top of the corrugated polycarbonate is a small tinplate cover about 2 x 4 inches in the same profile as the sheeting and with a centre hole pre drilled, so you place that over the polycarbonate, then use the fastener with the rubber seal
Whether it was the sun destroying the polycarbonate i dont know, but after 4 years the garage floor was wet under the right side clear sheets after it rained
At 6 years on a windy day i kept hearing banging and saw 2 of the sheets were lifting up in the wind and basically flapping and banging on the roof, that entire side was changed a few weeks later.
The replacements lasted about 6 to 8 years, changed again and the current set is about 90% perfect today, no leaks or anything and i cannot see any crazing or cracks
So overall the sunny side i got 6+8, and the 3rd set has been there 16 years and still good
The other side is 30 years old and not deteriorated - as they are the original set the only difference is it does not get full sun, oh the garage is only open when taking the cars in and out, some neighbours leave the garage open 24/7, i dont like it as it give strong winds a chance to cause damage as it is only the roof
Mums rear pergola has just totally deteriorated, and the last 3 months i just sweep up the pieces and toss them in the bin, she is to elderly and has asked not to have it replaced , basically the same issue, dad had alternate panels 2 x colourbond , 1 x polycarbonate all the way as he could get shade in summer and some light in winter, his lasted 8 or 10 years, the the replacement was the last job we both done. so that would be about 1990 + 10 = 2000, it started splintering 4years ago but last 2 years it is just really a jigsaw puzzle
The main problem is is just a covering so it suffers all the wear and tear from wind pushing the sheet top and bottom - fastener are the same style self tapping fastner and the rubber washer seal
Hopefully your one lasts well, and to be honest 10-15 years is a good life for that , just annoying as the colour bond on my garage is 35 years old now and still great
Regards
George
This is the last one haha, I just went through and watched all of your videos!! I am excited for more in the future!
Thanks!
@@mateostabio You are welcome!
My sun room roof also cracks and its not even poly it insulated aluminum but i am on 100f heat lol nice job design looks amazing
Thanks! Hope these tips help you with the cracking!
Awesome video! Thank you for the video and where to get the polycarbonate sheets. Keep up the good work!!! Big help! Thanks!
Awesome! Glad it helped out
You could have accomplished the same goal & look by installing opaque corrugated roofing in a third of the time. Great work btw👍🏽
@@tawaitai thanks, oh well. Whats done is done haha. I didn’t want the ondulation from the corrugated panels.
Ahh, at first I thought you had a solar cell set up on top. Nice build!
@@jackdaniels2905 solar would be a very cool setup!
Just found your channel. It's so great! Thank you! I'm sending you some clear goggles for the sawdust 😊
@@tjanecki haha thank you!
Thanks for the great tips!
😎 cheers my friend!
This is great stuff man 😊, love this, I am gonna attempt this myself, what did you use to model this design ? Is it a software ?
@@emanueldikotla9800 ruclips.net/video/3IfJQddWFlo/видео.html
Thanks!
I've been watching your videos and getting inspired to do my own projects. Do you think there'd be anything wrong with installing those 2x1 slats on the inside of the ceiling, below the rafters and have the polycarbonate panels directly on top of the rafters?
@@shaahinflamenco i feel like if you have snow in your area, I think the panels would maybe cave in and break. But if you live in a hot tropical area, I think the distance between the rafters would be okay as long at there is no load on them. I think to be safer. I would maybe do a few of the 2x1 on top (say 6” to 8” gap between them for that extra support and then put them like this on the bottom if you really like the 1” gap effect.
Great stuff! You got a sub!
Thanks!
Did the bigger holes and washers take care of the creaking noise? Everything looks great! And you did jump off the roof lol
Yes it did! No more crackling noise! God dang it. I forgot to mention it in the video!
I think the foam on the wood and the pressure from the screws played a huge roll in the crackling noise!
can you provide a link to the two piece h channel and that install video? What were the final fasteners you used to get rid of the squeak?
@@wattsobx did you check the video description. I usually put links in there
You need to put solar panels on top of it.
Neat!
What kind of lights are those?
@@sharonmccants9397 I made them using RV lights. They are all 12V and I made a separate video for the lighting.
how much did that polycarbonate run you back?
@@burtburtist 1500$ CAD for the 3 sheets
@@mateostabio thanks sounds like a reasonable deal!
Wow, who knew Steph Curry did work working
Not sure what this means but thanks!
@@mateostabio You look like Steph Curry. 😆
The guy leaning over the edge looks like an ogre or deficient somehow
@@aceshott3548 lolll. Thats photoshop AI, I asked it to put a smile on my face. I found it funny so I left it 😂
Water blows inside sides, some sides are not strait angle so they don't connect together well, have to force connection, you pay $1000 for this, you'd expect more, steer clear away from this gimmic.
@@TheMercer007 sorry you didn’t watch the entire video and missed a lot of steps.