THE POLYCRUB TUNNEL

Bricriu

THE POLYCRUB TUNNEL

Anyone in Ireland (32 Counties!) get one of these nearly stormproof gardening tunnels from Shetland?

Delivery costs to Ireland would be extremly high.

The Continental Op

If you have a good dig around you'll find a lot of pictures including quite a lot of construction detail on pinterest eg https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/479281585350113227/

I don't think it would take too much effort to copy them.

Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPBTsqNqpDs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKgCyvjay9Q

The Continental Op

A bit more digging and I've found that the hoops are made of reclaimed Salmon Farm Fish Feed Pipe - https://thefishsite.com/articles/polycrubs and here's a helpful picture of the a cross section https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/aquaculture-salmon/feed-pipe-wear-putting-tonnes-of-plastic-into-sea/1257139 which might allow someone to work out the diameter and thickness.

Edit> Wall thickness seems to be 7mm - https://salmonbusiness.com/top-using-plastic-feed-pipe-greens-urge/ and when I copied the picture from the second link above and scaled it so the wall thickness was 7mm the pipe diameter was around 100mm.

Further research makes me think that the pipe is probably 110mm diameter.

RainInSummer

I got a price off them almost three years ago, was coming in at:

DIY delivery, where you strip the stuff off the truck yourself.

4 x 5.3m Polycrub Classic kit is £5916

Crane delivery, where it drops a neatly bundled package on your lawn.

4 x 5.3m Polycrub Classic kit is £6516 

Bear in mind that was pre Brexit, so you can crank that price way up.

bassdoherty

Hi. I'm currently building similar tunnels in north Clare. I'm not really set up to travel too far to build them at the minute but if you look up stormie_polytunnels on Instagram you should find me. The pipe that is used for the Polycrubs in Shetland is over 100mm wide and difficult to find/very expensive in Ireland. I use 63mm hdpe pipe slid onto galvanised steel bars concreted into the ground instead.

Bricriu

Thanks, Bass Doherty.

Haven't got Instagram and don't intend to sign up to yet another rubbish social-media site.

Any other way I can view one of your tunnels or get info about them?

Bricriu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120001187#Comment_120001187

What kind of price. They look a nice tunnel. More pics would help on Instagram, especially inside and of construction

bassdoherty

Thanks, I need to up my marketing this spring. The last 6.3m x 3.5m model came in at about e4600 in total including beds and gravel. Due to the size of the materials its makes building them further afield a bit challenging though.

looksee

Make a big deal out of calling them kits, 'build your own', ensure that construction is unambiguous and get someone who knows how to do it to make a detailed construction leaflet (writing instructions is a specialised and underrated trade, not everyone can do it)

RainInSummer

I don't have an Instagram account and any searches are coming up blank.

Anyone got a direct link to the page so I can see the Irish variety of polycrub?

looksee

I was the same, I could not find any evidence of them.

bassdoherty

Hi, just saw these comments. I have been busy with other building projects recently but I am doing another Stormie polytunnel next week. I will try to take some better pictures and set up my Instagram properly over the next month.

Bricriu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120299558#Comment_120299558

Bass, I don't subscribe to rubbish sites like Instagram.

Could you please post photos here on Boards.ie and if people are interested, give us an address to view the real thing.

I'm interested in what you are doing but would like to view the real thing.

bassdoherty

Heres a pic of one I built last year. I'll be finished my most recent one by wednesday. pics will follow

bassdoherty

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One built in early March on the west coast of Clare.

RainInSummer

Excellent stuff. They look great!

Bricriu

Jaysus, trying to get info about, or a viewing of this tunnel, is next to impossible.

I give up.

bassdoherty

Hi. If anyone is interested in these tunnels our website is up and running at www.stormie.ie. I am only on boards a few times a year as it serves no real constructive use to me, so I am not easy to contact on here.

RainInSummer

Fair play for getting the business off the ground. Wishing you every success.