I want to make a sizeable inflatable structure about 15'x 15' with a height of around 15'. I need some help with deciding on the material. It needs to be inexpensive but also durable. It would need to handle being outside for a few hours each day for about a month. I also need it not to have a bottom or floor. The shape of the structure could be similar to this:
I think it could be tied or snapped to anchors in the cement. I have read that people have used a 4-mill painter's tarp or Heavy Duty Poly Tarps. But maybe 6 mil Polyethylene Film, Plastic Sheeting, or Nylon Taslon TPU Coated Fabric would work. Do you guys have any suggestions?
Non Sequitur
Jun 12, 22 10:55 am
corten steel.
CoreyTejas
Jun 12, 22 12:45 pm
Thanks for your comment but I am not sure if I understand, what you mean by "corten steel". I am looking for a material that can hold air and then be deflated, rolled up, and stored away. I have looked at what commercial bounce houses use and it is a bit pricey. They often use - heavy-duty PVC vinyl. I am looking for something that is inexpensive (like 2 to 3 dollars a yard) but sturdy enough to last for a while (like a year or two). It also needs to be waterproof. Thanks again.
Non Sequitur
Jun 12, 22 5:49 pm
Corten can easily be taken down and stacked.
Wood Guy
Jun 12, 22 1:28 pm
You could use greenhouse covering: https://www.farmtek.com/farm/s.... Sometimes farmers use two layers and inflate the space between layers as a form of insulation (https://www.farmtek.com/farm/s...). Not that you'd do that, but it indicates that the material is made for being outside and inflated.
CoreyTejas
Jun 12, 22 3:07 pm
Great idea!
SneakyPete
Jun 16, 22 12:02 pm
ETFE.
Non Sequitur
Jun 16, 22 12:13 pm
Ah, I remember when that was the craze in studio. I jumped onto that wagon, no regrets.
I want to make a sizeable inflatable structure about 15'x 15' with a height of around 15'. I need some help with deciding on the material. It needs to be inexpensive but also durable. It would need to handle being outside for a few hours each day for about a month. I also need it not to have a bottom or floor. The shape of the structure could be similar to this:
I think it could be tied or snapped to anchors in the cement. I have read that people have used a 4-mill painter's tarp or Heavy Duty Poly Tarps. But maybe 6 mil Polyethylene Film, Plastic Sheeting, or Nylon Taslon TPU Coated Fabric would work. Do you guys have any suggestions?
corten steel.
Thanks for your comment but I am not sure if I understand, what you mean by "corten steel". I am looking for a material that can hold air and then be deflated, rolled up, and stored away. I have looked at what commercial bounce houses use and it is a bit pricey. They often use - heavy-duty PVC vinyl. I am looking for something that is inexpensive (like 2 to 3 dollars a yard) but sturdy enough to last for a while (like a year or two). It also needs to be waterproof. Thanks again.
Corten can easily be taken down and stacked.
You could use greenhouse covering: https://www.farmtek.com/farm/s.... Sometimes farmers use two layers and inflate the space between layers as a form of insulation (https://www.farmtek.com/farm/s...). Not that you'd do that, but it indicates that the material is made for being outside and inflated.
Great idea!
ETFE.
Ah, I remember when that was the craze in studio. I jumped onto that wagon, no regrets.
Dare I ask what ETFE is?
Chad, this https://www.textilescoated.com/uploads/files/Reveal_ETFE_DS.pdf
They are plastic pillows tied into a aluminum frame.
Thanks! I thought that what they were but with SP and NS it could of been some type of odd Canadian erotica . . .
Hey, don't kink-shame.
No kink-shaming. I'm just at work and don't know if I could handle seeing Canadian kink porn.