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Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 23, 2008, 17:42

the polytunnels finaly going up made of things we got free :D

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/brensilva/polytunnel001.jpg)

Title: polytunnel
Post by: shaun on February 24, 2008, 10:42

that looks great flatcap,what have you knocked in the deck are they scaffold tubes?

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 24, 2008, 11:13

yes shaun they are scaffolding tubes,got a roll of scaffolding debris netting to go around the bottom of tunnel ,then plastic for the rest of it

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on February 24, 2008, 11:26

hey flatcap where have you got the free poly from and is there any more :wink:  :D

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 24, 2008, 11:41

hi jr,the pipe lying round is spare if uve got a van you can have it ,

  were in blyth northumberland. if your intersested il get oh to measure it up ,not sure what size polytunnel it would make

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on February 24, 2008, 12:01

thanks for the offer but my neighbour has some for me was just wondering about the polythene :D  :wink:

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 24, 2008, 20:41

lol jr ,we were at lottie this afternoon guy 2 plots up popped in
seen we were building polytunnel and off loaded 2 rolls of polythene and 4
cans of spraytack of his van  :D

so weve got 1 spare roll(we already had 1 roll) could possibly have some left off other rolls ,but wont no til weve done poly

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on February 24, 2008, 20:52

well thats a start eh :wink:  a thought in the back of the minds eye :lol: keep in touch wont you :D

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 24, 2008, 21:05

il keep you informed,oh reckons there will be some left off the 2 rolls

prob be attempting to cover it in the next 2 months weather depending

Title: Polytunnel
Post by: Pensioner Pauline on February 25, 2008, 12:29

Your photo of polytunnel so far looks impressive (particularly as all the bits were free) and similar to what will remain of mine when I strip the old polythene off.  Will await with interest for any tips for putting the cover on - the task looks fairly daunting.  Good Luck :!:

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 25, 2008, 12:51

hi pp

                   bottom half of tunnels gonna have scaffolding debris around
                   for ventilation,we are waiting for roofers lats to build a frame
                          inbetween the poles.

                    i have been told to do polythene cover on a warm wind free day(thatl be fun)
one of the old guys at the lottie has given us some fishing net to put over cover apparently it stops polythene flapping about in the wind .

we are hoping to have about 5 of us to put the the cover on il let you know how how it goes

Title: polytunnel
Post by: GrannieAnnie on February 25, 2008, 12:57

Brian and I did my 24ft polytunnel on our own, and it was a bit of a task!  Could have done with another pair of hands!!!!  But we got there in the end after a lot of swearing on MY part as certain people don't always say what they mean!!!!    :lol:  :lol:

Title: polytunnel
Post by: Trillium on February 25, 2008, 16:30

Flatcap, when you do put up that film, taking along someone to take pix for us so we can see how you managed it all and if the netting helped.

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on February 25, 2008, 19:00

trill, il try and get pics (prob have the guys swearing at me)

      the fishing net goes over the top of the polythene and stays there permanetly (i didnt make that very clear  :oops: )

the old guy has it on his and swears by it since im getting it free il try it :)

Title: polytunnel
Post by: dangolding on March 05, 2008, 19:17

Very impressed - mind you, your soil looks absolutely brilliant as well!

Title: polytunnel
Post by: Comfry_Kid on March 09, 2008, 19:26

Hi,

Did you just bray the scaffold tubes into the ground (large hammer) or did you concrete them in?

Hopefully I'm starting mine within the next few weeks.

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on March 09, 2008, 21:25

hi comfry kid

                                oh just brayed the scaffolding tubes in with sledgehammer.

if you do it like this cover the tube where your hitting it or it splays and plastic tubing wont fit on as we found out :oops:

Title: polytunnel
Post by: peter james on March 09, 2008, 23:15

hi flat cap have you got your cover done yet . im in the middle of doing my own the exact same as yours but yours is taller than mine mine is 6 ft 5 in high 12 ft wide 6 metres long just need to get my cover now. :D  will post some pics when i can got my plans from over the garden gate /alans polytunnel  8) . i think someone has put a link on this thread to it. peeps on my site keep asking whats that your building :roll: what dus it look like i feel like saying :roll: . there is only one other poly on our site a proper one but its no cover on it  :x what a waste eh when i had to strugle to build mine .any way enuf waffleing for now p,j,       p,s pics to follow  :)

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on March 10, 2008, 07:04

hi pj,

                     we havnt done cover yet bit to windy at the mo,also waiting for roofing lats for poly.

the polys 13ft wide 25 ft long not sure bout the height oh cut tubes 22ft (we never thought bout how high it would be :oops: )

our sites got loads of homemade polytunnels havnt seen a bought one on there look forward to seeing your pics and good luck putting the plastic on

Title: polytunnel
Post by: robbobnbill on March 26, 2008, 23:02

just a quick question, is the poly you are using for polytunnels?
the reason i ask is, if i can use any old poly then i can get some and will be one step closer to building a small tunnel, or do i need proper stuff and have to pay!  :?

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on March 27, 2008, 07:02

the poly im using are rolls we got free,its not the proper poly,
so it wont last as long ,it mite last a couple of years then wel buy the proper poly

the poly is thickish and other people on the the site are using it so its worth a go  :)

Title: polytunnel
Post by: peter james on March 27, 2008, 12:50

photos as promised,sorry about quality but camera settings on phone are messed up. ill get some better ones today as ive done more work on it since then, just waiting for it to warm up to put the cover on.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/marley1908/Photo-0221.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/marley1908/Photo-0225.jpg)

thanks p,j,

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on March 27, 2008, 14:32

that looks great pj,

                                    weve just got scaffolding boards to go around the bottom of ours,got the same problem as you to cold to put the cover on  :(  

hope the weather warms up soon ,im running out of space for seeds in the greenhouse

Title: polytunnel
Post by: peter james on March 27, 2008, 21:37

here are some more pics, a bit clearer this time. this is where we are up to as of today.

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/marley1908/Photo-0230.jpg)

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/marley1908/Photo-0231.jpg)

thanks
p,j,

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on March 27, 2008, 23:19

hey peter good to see recycling is taken seriously in your area  :roll:  :roll: on a different note, your poly tunnel is looking spiffing so far :D  :wink:

looks a bit wet there also

Title: polytunnel
Post by: peter james on March 28, 2008, 11:28

:D lol you mean the green tubs thay changed the tubs for wheely bins back in november and said if we diddnt want our green tubs for another use to put them in the recycleing bin :? ,so on my way to the plot on the next recycleing day i knocked every door and asked what they were doing with there old box  :D and i got about 25  8) thay come in very handy for allsorts from planting toms to moving soil .. just thought id better expain ..thanks p,j,

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on May 19, 2008, 13:07

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/brensilva/DSCF0834.jpg)

the poly is finally took 3 of us to put polythene on (was easier than we thought)

only problem we had was only 1 roll of polythene was large enough ,so the covers on in 4 bits :oops:

Title: Polytunnel
Post by: Pensioner Pauline on May 25, 2008, 08:43

Really impressed with your p/t flatcap. I imagine putting the poly on in several pieces made it easier but how have you sealed the joins?

Happy growing

Pauline

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on May 25, 2008, 09:31

thanks pp
                               the guy we got the plastic off gave us tins of spray glue to join the plastic (will have to to check tins for the name)

the cover went on easier than we thought with 3 of us doing it  :D

weve just got fishing net to put over it now ,hopefully that will stop plastic blowing off in high winds

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on May 25, 2008, 22:11

looks great flatcap :wink:  so was there any poly left over then  :D  :D

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on May 26, 2008, 21:14

hi jr
                          we got 1 roll of poly left oh not sure if thick enough for a poly ,we will unroll a bit of ii tomorrow and get a better idea ,il take a pic of roll as not as wide as what we used.

oh gonna see if the guy we got ours off has a spare roll if he has you can have it  :)

it will proberbly be the weekend before we see him again as hes back at work :(

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on May 26, 2008, 21:44

great stuff  :wink:

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on May 29, 2008, 19:45

hi jr, sorry its took so long to put pic on dont really think plastic is thick enough for a poly ,but your more than welcome to have it

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/brensilva/DSCF0842.jpg)

oh is still gonna see if he can get a roll off guy we got ours off for you

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on May 29, 2008, 20:44

jr hubby just got back from the lottie, he seen guy ,theres a roll of plastic here if you want it 8)

Title: polytunnel
Post by: jack russell on June 02, 2008, 01:00

went to collect the poly today from Mr & Mrs flatcap I was taken on their plot and shown around met the chooks and the ducks and got some good tips on building a ploy tunnel and fruit cage every inch of their plot is used and doing well   Very nice people who put loads of effort into their plot :D and i would like to say a public thanks for the poly and glue :wink:  

thanks peeps :D

Title: polytunnel
Post by: flatcap on June 02, 2008, 07:06

your more than welome jr

                                       was nice to meet mr and mrs jack russel ,its only taken 2 years to get plot like that another year it might be sorted lol

good luck with the polytunnel hope to see sum pics when youve got it done :)