I finished my new ROR observatory (8’x10’) this past Spring and I need suggestions as we enter into winter. We’ve just had our 1st snowfall and I have a couple of concerns and I would like some input from those of you in a similar situation.
1. I used 2.5 inch brush weather protection to keep insects out. It worked extremely well. Now, with blowing snow etc. I’m concerned that the plastic fibers will freeze to the building and when the roof is rolled off they will rip off.
2. If there is ice build up on the rails, it will cause problems with opening and closing the roof.
I’m thinking of using a tarp on the roof large enough to hang down and protect the gap between the roof and the walls. (Flat roof) For the rails I could wrap them in plastic, bungeed on.
I’m hoping for some tried and true methods that others in a similar situation have developed that would be better than what I’m proposing.
