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Polytunnel- home made

CFC1969 · 2009-06-09 13:38:19

I am looking to assemble a polytunnel, was thinking of building with scaffolding , only issue I can think of is during winds, poly. may rip as scaffolding would not be as flexible as wavin piping .... Anyone ideas or experience ??

09-06-2009 1:38pm

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I am looking to assemble a polytunnel, was thinking of building with scaffolding , only issue I can think of is during winds, poly. may rip as scaffolding would not be as flexible as wavin piping ....

Anyone ideas or experience ??

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#2 09-06-2009 1:39pm

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Use 2" plastic ducting.

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#3 09-06-2009 2:11pm

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Thanks for reply,

Whats the benefit of plastic over scaffold ...

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#4 10-06-2009 8:06am

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Flexible and easy to replace.

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#5 10-06-2009 8:08am

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Cheap, flexible and easy to replace. Available in any large hardware store.

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#6 10-06-2009 8:33am

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Lots of Anti-Hot spot tape needed to protect the plastic cover from the excessive heat built up in the steel tubes and the abrasion as the cover is dragged over the frame.

BTW there is a DIY polytunnel here

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#7 10-06-2009 9:30am

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Lads,

Thank you very much for all your input, will give you an update when I have built it ..

Have bought "the polytunnel handbook", and need to have a read.

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