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Reglazing With TwinWall or TripleWall

Upgrade
your greenhouse

TwinWall is a significant
improvement for a single-glazed greenhouse.

• Remove old
  glazing
• Cut
  TwinWall to size using a box knife or a very fine tooth saw blade
  
• Install
  new glazing gasket if necessary
• Note
  panels have one side which must face the sun
• Remove
  protective film from inside face
• Close
  exposed ends of panels with TwinWall capping
• Set
  TwinWall panels in place and secure with the same method as the old
  glazing.
• Now
  immediately remove exterior protective film
• Never
  store TwinWall in direct sun or film will not
  release
• Apply
  clear sealant where TwinWall tucks into frame or capping.
  

Adding TwinWall or TripleWall to your wood framework is easier when
using these special pieces to hold the panels
in place. The Caps are made of a tough, sunlight
resistant polycarbonate, and are weatherproof
and maintenance-free.

Use End Caps on the top and bottom of TwinWall
or TripleWall to close the channels. This keeps
out dirt and insects. Also use End Caps on the
outside edge of corner panels (Fig. 1).

The Joiner Cap is used to connect TwinWall
or TripleWall along vertical edges (Fig. 2).

Builder’s notes: Drill Caps every 12″
for screws. Design framework 24-1/2″ O.C., or
plan to rip TwinWall to 23-3/4″ wide. Cut capping
with hacksaw.

Building With TwinWall

1. Apply
   1/16″ Glazing Tape (#1521) to framework.
   Install TwinWall panels on tape. Seal all roof joints between panels. Also seal between panels and
   framework with Foilastic Tape (#1532).
   
2. Apply
   1/16″ Glazing Tape to underside of Bar Caps.
   
3. Apply
   Sealant #1520 to underside of Roof Bar Caps
   at screw holes. Install Bar Caps.
4. Seal
   screw heads.

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