This is a continuation of the
previous post, in which I discussed a new design for the quonsets. The idea can be seen better by using a picture, so here goes:
Notice the line I inserted at the topmost part of the quonset. At that point, which should be the midpoint of the cattle panel, I'll nail in a 2x4x8 along the center line, and then attached by another 2x4 to the floor. This will "frame it out" so that the right side of the cattle panel can be raised back up and attached to another 2x4 running along a few feet to the right of it. Perhaps the second one could go along where the right edge already exists. Instead of the cattle panel making a wall at that point, it makes a roof--- get it?
To make that more clear, I added some arrows:
The end result could be a much larger quonset. Lots more floor room. But the main reason would be to facilitate rainwater collection. I'd slant the roof downward so that it will drain towards the middle, and then place an above ground swimming pool below it. Gravity will drain the water directly into the pool. I can place a cover over the pool to prevent evaporation. Not only that, I can still use the area above the pool as a greenhouse.
If it isn't clear yet, you can place "quonset" on the other side of this one so as to close it in, see?
This technique may yield a quonset that is up to 24 feet wide. Woo-hoo! Make it 24 feet long, and that's a lot of floor space right there. Doing the math, it figures out at 576 square feet. Not too bad.
It would be almost impossible to fill up the pool with water, so you'd be able to collect rainwater even in heavy downpours, like what happened last fall out there.
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