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Pros: Cheap
         Easy to change shape or size as your needs for space change
         DIY - most people would be able to build it from scratch or make modifications (e.g. add windows)
         Can be converted to chazzon ish (replace metal screws with peg screws)
         Can integrate a schlock to the structure
Cons: Heavy, Can warp over time. (note: if you use enough fasteners and are also careful to assemble it balanced this can be minimized)
         Needs lots of storage space

Fiberglass
Pros: Easy Setup (on level ground)
         Length/width is reconfigurable (you just need to buy a few 2x4 beams if you change layout)
Cons: Expensive
         Greenhouse effect on hot days (need to budget for several open/shut windows)
         Connection threads can become bent even with proper storage (need to budget for the odd panel replacement here and there)
         Can Crack or Break

Canvas
Pros: Setup in minutes
Cons: Not accepted by all poskim
         Poor protection from cold Weather
         Wind Can be bothersome.


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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #260 on: October 23, 2016, 01:47:38 PM »
I got something from Sunlite. All the hardware stores were pushing that.
I assume you mean this:
https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-LFX-SHOP-48W-120-277/dp/B00NMIT7W4

It's rated for damp location, not as waterproof. I'm not saying it's okay for it to conk out at first drop, but it's not intended to power through water pooling in the light.

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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #261 on: October 23, 2016, 02:00:05 PM »
I assume you mean this:
https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-LFX-SHOP-48W-120-277/dp/B00NMIT7W4

It's rated for damp location, not as waterproof. I'm not saying it's okay for it to conk out at first drop, but it's not intended to power through water pooling in the light.
Something like that

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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #262 on: October 23, 2016, 02:24:59 PM »
Do you mean of the deck without the succah? Sure
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #263 on: October 23, 2016, 04:03:22 PM »
my 4x6 canvas sukka completely collapsed on shabbos

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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #264 on: October 23, 2016, 04:04:30 PM »
my 4x6 canvas sukka completely collapsed on shabbos
I know of a lieters sukkah that collapsed on shabbos. The winds where very strong.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #265 on: October 26, 2016, 08:10:28 AM »
I've gotten a few questions about the construction of the succah I posted earlier so here are some pictures of various aspects of its construction.



Total size is 24x14

There is a frame built into the deck which stays up all year as well as a support for the schach. The light fixtures are outdoor fixtures which also stay up all year.



This part stays up against the house all year as well.



Here you can see the way the light is set up with a two gang switch in an outdoor box with a plug attached to the existing outdoor outlet allowing us to attach a timer.



Panels on the top and bottom are held in place by turn buckles



The bottom panels have 2 on each side while the top ones have one since the top slides into a slot.



The bottom of the door stays up all year while the top get screwed on each year




I see that the hinge got bent this year-probably by my two year old who figured out how to open the top without the bottom



The bottom door panel is held on by attaching two pieces of 2x4 with turn buckles on the outside



A general picture from the outside

« Last Edit: October 26, 2016, 11:06:32 AM by aygart »
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #266 on: October 26, 2016, 08:42:31 AM »


I've gotten a few questions about the construction of the succah I posted earlier so here are some pictures of various aspects of its construction.
Wow.

How many man hours did that take you?
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #267 on: October 26, 2016, 08:53:14 AM »
Wow.

How many man hours did that take you?
zero. As I had written earlier I hired a guy Doug to build it and extend my deck.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #268 on: October 26, 2016, 10:12:07 AM »
zero. As I had written earlier I hired a guy Doug to build it and extend my deck.

exterior photo looks great! Do the curved tops of the walls remain all year? Or are those part of the succah?
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #269 on: October 26, 2016, 11:04:08 AM »
exterior photo looks great! Do the curved tops of the walls remain all year? Or are those part of the succah?
They stay all year. They are there for aesthetic purposes only.

Note how some have a hook on them to hang plants/flowers.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #270 on: October 26, 2016, 11:11:58 AM »
They stay all year. They are there for aesthetic purposes only.

Note how some have a hook on them to hang plants/flowers.

yes, looks very good. Excellent entry-mechanism. You also have working windows and carpeting inside the sukkah. great, comfortable touch!
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #271 on: October 26, 2016, 11:21:48 AM »
yes, looks very good. Excellent entry-mechanism. You also have working windows and carpeting inside the sukkah. great, comfortable touch!
Once the panels were being made specail for me the windows added only the cost of the window itself and the wood to hold it.

The carpeting was nothing to do. I went to Lowes and bought the right amount of outdoor carpeting and unrolled it. The ends which roll up get tacked down with a staple gun.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #272 on: October 26, 2016, 11:34:16 AM »
The carpeting was nothing to do. I went to Lowes and bought the right amount of outdoor carpeting and unrolled it. The ends which roll up get tacked down with a staple gun.
Funny story. Went with someone whose succah was about 15-20 years old, and they have a roll of outdoor carpet that they use every year in the succah, and store it in the garage during the year, that needed to be replaced. When we got to the store, the salesperson showed us the options for outdoor carpets, and was explained the differences, and asked us what kind of quality we were looking for. We said that we just were looking to replace what we had, which had lasted over 15 year. You should have seen the shocked look on his face.   



We later explained that it was only outside for two weeks out of the year.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #273 on: October 26, 2016, 11:35:48 AM »
Once the panels were being made specail for me the windows added only the cost of the window itself and the wood to hold it.

The carpeting was nothing to do. I went to Lowes and bought the right amount of outdoor carpeting and unrolled it. The ends which roll up get tacked down with a staple gun.
You leave the carpet all year round?

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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #274 on: October 26, 2016, 11:41:09 AM »
You leave the carpet all year round?
No. When we roll it up we pull out the few staples.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #275 on: October 26, 2016, 11:57:37 AM »
No. When we roll it up we pull out the few staples.
The sukkah looks marvelous
Very well made
A lot of details
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #276 on: October 26, 2016, 12:14:37 PM »
The sukkah looks marvelous
Very well made
A lot of details
I can take no credit other than for hiring the right guy to build it and giving him the right instructions. Most which he builds do not have the windows and I specifically had him add them. The lighting I did myself and I designed the way the bottom door panel is held on while he had it getting screwed in to the deck door each year.
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #277 on: October 26, 2016, 12:21:55 PM »
Once the panels were being made specail for me the windows added only the cost of the window itself and the wood to hold it.

The carpeting was nothing to do. I went to Lowes and bought the right amount of outdoor carpeting and unrolled it. The ends which roll up get tacked down with a staple gun.
What type of windows are those and how are they mounted to the panel? Do they open? Depth of the window and wall?

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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #278 on: October 26, 2016, 12:26:52 PM »
What type of windows are those and how are they mounted to the panel? Do they open? Depth of the window and wall?

They are these or similar for whatever size they are.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-20000-Series-Vinyl-Single-Pane-Single-Strength-Single-Hung-Window-Rough-Opening-18-in-x-24-in-Actual-17-5-in-x-23-5-in/3683812
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Re: Best Sukkah?
« Reply #279 on: June 06, 2017, 02:00:24 PM »
Want to make sliding roof on a porch.(or enclosed sun room)
What are better roof companies that do this?
does any one have a sliding roof?
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