Temporary enclosure for half of patio

Make a temporary enclosure with a heavy canvas cover

We enclose our screen porch every year in heavy plastic sheets which hubs and son put grommets in to hang over long screws. When the weather gets down to freezing, we use one of those safe small electric heaters at night.

I don't know where you live, but whatever you construct will take some doing because you have no structure to which to attach protective material.

I know it is difficult to watch beautiful plants die in the winter because you have no where to store them.

Think about and research building a proper green house!

Put up a Tarp thru winter, and this helps alot., and saves you from shoveling snow, too!!! J. Then you can remove in the spring time.!! Saves alot of draft, and this is very helpful. You can get a clear one, or blue, if you care to. Best wishes, J.

Hi Gandchest, This is what I would do. Either get a nice white tarp with grommets already in it, or some clear heavy duty plastic that you put grommets in at the top, maybe every 8 or so inches. Then create a pocket in the bottom of the plastic or tarp and insert in that a long heavy pole, that can go on the outside of the columns so when the wind blows that will stay on the outside part and the top will be fastened to the inside of the porch either through the bulkhead or if you don't have one then into the ceiling.

Use a curtain rod,s hooks ,large cups hooks

A heavy drop cloth curtain would keep the wind out. Lots of tutorials on that.

to attach to side, run a casing along top and bottom, run pvc pipe through the casings, put t fitting on end use a C shaped metal piece to make a type of hinge to hold in place!!!!

Double barrier curtains. Put up curtain rods end to end along the inside as close to the ceiling as possible. Hang two curtains back back, outside thickest plastic or make from tarp, inside pretty cloth that matches your decor, intertwine the ends so they overlap each other by at least 3-6 inches. Keep them closed on cold days and nights and open on warmer days and nights by tie hook. On very cold days/night, use a room heater to warm it up.

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You could use a heavy gauge bisqueen, that way you’ll still get the majority of the sunlight through. If you were to use heavy canvas or something similar, you would darken out the sunlight.