{"product_id":"heavy-duty-silver-tarp","title":"Heavy Duty Waterproof Tarp | Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e12 mil (0.30 mm) plastic tarp will hold through an entire season outdoors. Both faces are coated, so it works either way up: silver on the main side, green on the reverse. Go heavier than this (16 to 20 mil) only when the cover never comes down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you can use it for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCovering a woodpile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover the top and the upper third of the sides, then stop. Wrapping a woodpile to the ground traps moisture underneath and the wood will not season. Run a rope over the crown of the pile and tie off to stakes on both sides so the tarp cannot lift, and leave the two ends open so air moves through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProtecting equipment through the winter\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift the cover off the machine before you tie it down. A tarp resting directly on metal holds condensation against the surface, and something left under it for four months will come out with rust marks in every contact spot. Prop the centre with a batten or a length of pipe to build in a slope, then tension the corners so the whole thing sheds toward the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTemporary roofing after storm damage\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRun the tarp up over the ridge and down the far side by at least 4 feet, so wind driving up the slope cannot get underneath the edge. Fasten along battens rather than through the grommets alone: a screwed batten spreads the hold across the whole edge, where a grommet under wind load is a single point of failure. This is a stopgap while you wait on a roofer, not a repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGround sheets and work surfaces\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen side up keeps the cover less conspicuous while you work, and the coating means you can hose mortar or paint splash straight off it afterwards. Sweep out grit before folding, because dirt trapped in a fold will abrade the coating over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSecuring a load\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTie the front edge first and work backward, keeping tension as you go, so air cannot get under the leading edge and balloon the tarp. Any loose section will flap at speed, and flapping does more damage in an hour of driving than a month sitting still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterial and construction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e12 mil polyethylene\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is woven polyethylene tape, laminated on both sides. Mil rating measures total thickness, and thickness is what decides how the tarp behaves when it is stretched between two fixed points in a gust. Thin poly stretches, then splits from a grommet outward. At 12 mil there is enough material to take that load and enough weight to keep the tarp sitting where you put it instead of lifting on every gust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCoating on both faces\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth sides are coated, which is what makes the tarp waterproof rather than water resistant. Water does not pass through the fabric at all, so rain runs off instead of soaking in. Pitch the tarp so it sheds: a flat cover will hold water in a pocket, and a few gallons sitting in the middle will strain the grommets and eventually pull one through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUV treatment\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe polyethylene is UV treated. This slows the breakdown that sunlight causes in plastic, it does not stop it. A tarp left in full sun year after year will stiffen and lose strength eventually, and treatment buys you seasons rather than permanence. You will get considerably more life out of it by bringing it in over winter, or by taking it down between jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRope in the hem\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rope runs inside the folded hem around the full perimeter. This is the detail that separates a tarp that lasts from one that frays. The rope carries the tension along the edge instead of letting it concentrate on individual grommets, and it stops the hem stretching out of shape once the tarp has been under load for a while.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGrommets every 20 inches\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrommets are set at 20 inch (50 cm) intervals along all four edges, and they are rust proof, so runoff will not stain the fabric or seize the ring. 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