Hullo, permie Fraggles, permie Doozers and everything in between!
I fantasise about the buildings I might construct if my wife and I ever manage to acquire some land. We would likely be growing somewhere in Zones 8-10, so a greenhouse would greatly open up our possibilities.
They're expensive and fragile things, and I have this dream of building a gigantic one that is cheap and rugged and incorporates ideas like insulating air gaps, heat-sinks, an integrated rocket-mass heater and the wallipini concept. Cheap materials, easy to repair.
An element of this concept is replaceable panels made of cheap sticks, maybe bamboo, enclosed in pallet wrap with an air pocket in the middle. I've had thoughts about how the panels would be connected up and what would be involved in patching or replacing damaged/degraded panels. I don't have all the answers there yet.
One super-important answer would be regarding how worthwhile it could be to use pallet wrap, knowing it has a limited lifespan. The potential advantages are obvious: it's cheap and ultra light. If a section is damaged, you can just stick a new layer on top. If it degrades in a matter of weeks, no good. If it all needs to be replaced every few years, might still be worth it compared wth putting together a heavy & expensive structure based on polycarbonate or glass... especially if I manage to figure out a good modular system.
The wonderful and underappreciated GREENPOWERSCIENCE channel played with the pallet-wrap greenhouse concept years ago.
Two years later, it was still holding together in strong, direct sunlight. I see others have experimented with it too.
Has anyone here experimented with this material?
Best wishes
Gordon
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