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Old 11-08-13, 04:47 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by skyking View Post
...Now I see all these hot air solar systems with suntuf and I am a little excited ...
I had a friend who had a house & garage. The garage had a questionable roof. So he tore off the old roof and nailed a bunch of corrugated fiberglass on the roof because it was so cheap.

Now, I'm not saying that this is a great idea for a serious roof, but it was quite amazing how much warmth the garage had in the winter, even on an overcast day. He ended up using the garage a a place to produce edible seed sprouts on a medium size scale... it was enough to support his family in a modest fashion.

I'm not championing corrugated fiberglass roofing or even edible seed sprouts, but the heat gain was well worth taking note of.

Something like THIS STUFF might be superb.


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