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"Depends on the type and materials used:
Canopy/Fabric - From a few days if your unlucky with wind to a few years (optimistically)
Plastic - 5+ Years depending on temperature extremes, wind damage and sun exposure
Wood - If built to a good standard and treated regularly and properly then 10-20 Years with ease possibly a lifetime.
Metal - Easily over a lifetime if corrosion is spotted and treated early
A mixture of the above would mean a mixture of the answers"
Canopy/Fabric - From a few days if your unlucky with wind to a few years (optimistically)
Plastic - 5+ Years depending on temperature extremes, wind damage and sun exposure
Wood - If built to a good standard and treated regularly and properly then 10-20 Years with ease possibly a lifetime.
Metal - Easily over a lifetime if corrosion is spotted and treated early
A mixture of the above would mean a mixture of the answers"
Answered on 13th Apr 2021 - Member since Mar 2021 -
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"Depending on design and weather conditions why not a lifetime, certainly ten years"
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