Ken Padgett

    Repaired polycarbonate roof on a Gazebo Damage to twin-wall polycarbonate roof on a Gazebo The roof on our Gazebo was covered with small holes and quite a few cracks. I searched the internet in vain for instructions on how to repair the panels and finally decided to come up with my own repair. I have no idea how long this will last, but at least it's repairable, if necessary. And of course it will be probably necessary again at some point.  List of materials: Gorilla Black Duct Tape, 1.88" Gorilla Crystal Clear Duct Tape, 1.88” White, water-based primer 5 Gal Liquid Rubber Color Waterproof Sealant  Total cost approximately $325 Step 1 Clean the panels with soap and water, dry and then clean again with alcohol   Step 2  Tape the panels with clear duct tape I used clear duct tape because I didn't want to block all the light coming through the panels Step 3 Tape the joints with black duct tape   You'll note that I completely covered the lo...

Ken Padgett Historian - Freelance Writer - Webmaster San Diego, CA Talking about myself in the third person and the constant repetition of my name might sound like a bad case of megalomania, but it's just "spider food" for search engines. Kenneth William Padgett Biography Ken Padgett was born in California. His father was career Navy and his mother was a housewife. Ken's parents were separated when he was only four years old and his mom moved the family from Florida to a Washington DC area suburb in Maryland. They were divorced soon after. His mom went to work at the Census Bureau Publications Group and stayed there till she retired. Ken's first job was working as a shoe shine boy at "Frank's Barber Shop" at the tender age of 13. At 14, an opportunity came up to take on a friend's paper route so he quit Frank's. A couple of months later he was offered an adjoining paper route and a chance to work on a truck early Sunday mornings as a "j...