How easy is a Polytunnel to construct?
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25 Responses to How easy is a Polytunnel to construct?
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@VIAJEROCOSMICO1 Many thanks for taking the time to share your kind comment. For anyone who doesn’t speak Spanish, here is the translation – CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.
polytunnels
July 7, 2011 at 8:18 pm
FELICIDADZ , USTED ES UN EJEMPLO A SEGUIR
VIAJEROCOSMICO1
July 7, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Thank you for your positive feedback. A polytunnel can be assembled on a combination of surfaces including soil, concrete or timber sleepers (like we have) A Polytunnel can be tailored with fittings to suit your site requirements. Anchors plates are buried in soft ground to secure the foundations in place, base plates are designed to create feet on a hard surface. Although our polythene covers are guaranteed for 5 years, it is not uncommon to hear they have lasted in excess of 10 years.
polytunnels
July 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Hi, I like your video, I see a base where is assemblage all, with witch material is used on it? Metal, cement ? and approximately how many time the plastic works? a year, 6th months?
mxikna
July 7, 2011 at 10:17 pm
@srfinder Thank you for sharing your positive feedback. We had lots of fun making the video, so we’re delighted to hear you enjoyed watching it.
polytunnels
July 7, 2011 at 10:20 pm
What a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing it!
srfinder
July 7, 2011 at 10:54 pm
@skjaldmaer Ha, ha. Is it that obvious? More acting lessons perhaps? Happy to know the vid made you smile 🙂
polytunnels
July 7, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Im sorry but I just had to say the fake sipping of your drink cracked me up thanks
I loved the vid smiles.
skjaldmaer
July 7, 2011 at 11:55 pm
@LiquidDnb4Ever The tune is called You & Me – catchy eh? The polythene is Thermal Anti Fog. 720 Gauge (180 micron) and has a 5 Year Guarantee. This film has added UV A & UV B filters which dramatically reduce many fungal diseases & condensation. Perfect for all crops where heat is important such as bedding/annual plants, propagation houses & over wintered vegetable production. Thank you for your interest.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 12:46 am
nice job whats the song? whats the plastic called that you put around the polytunnel? thanks
LiquidDnb4Ever
July 8, 2011 at 12:50 am
@polytunnels Thanx
07aturton
July 8, 2011 at 12:54 am
@MarkB1ngham It does seem to suggest you have used un-stabilised polythene. All polythene will break down after time but the environmental issues arise when the polythene is buried and hidden away from sunlight as this prevents the polythene from breaking down. Our polythene is UV stabilised and even when the old covers are ready to be replaced, we would suggest trying to re-cycling it into cloche covers.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 1:17 am
@polytunnels Thank you for that, the plastic sheeting I bought was from a builders yard. One time plastic NEVER broke down in the biosphere , environmentalists used to agonise about this, I just wondered whether they’ve shot us in the foot making us have to replace the sheeting annually when it could last a lifetime? This extra consumption of plastic is surely anti-environmental?
MarkB1ngham
July 8, 2011 at 1:23 am
@moominmamma25 Thank you for your feedback. We hope your Polytunnel construction went well.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 1:57 am
@MarkB1ngham The only reason I can think that your piece of polythene failed after such a short period of time is possibly it was not UV stabilise? All First Tunnels polythene is UV stabilised which effectively prevents it from breaking down under its guarantee of 5 years. However, it is not uncommon to hear our covers have lasted in excess of 10 years. We have installed side guttering to collect rainwater and also used gravel around the perimeter of our Polytunnel to help with drainage.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 2:57 am
@07aturton Many thanks for your question. The polythene used on our 16ft x 30ft Polytunnel is Thermal Anti Fog which is 720 gauge (180 micron) and comes with a 5yr guarantee. This film has added UV A & UV B filters which dramatically reduce many fungal diseases & condensation. FOR USE WITH All crops where heat is important such as bedding/annual plants, propagation houses & over wintered vegetable production. Hope this information has helped.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 3:56 am
I bought this 30M length x 4M wide plastic sheeting for my tunnel …and it rotted in less than a year!?!
Is all plastic bio-degradable by (environmental) law now?
Are there drainage ditch/soakaways on both sides of that tunnel?
MarkB1ngham
July 8, 2011 at 4:42 am
what kind of polytheen is used on this tunnel? thanks
07aturton
July 8, 2011 at 4:49 am
Amazing! Hope we do as good a job putting our little (2m x 3m) tunnel up this weekend.
moominmamma25
July 8, 2011 at 5:14 am
@John2992 The size of the polytunnel is 16ft wide x 30ft. Thanks for the positive comments.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 5:27 am
@SarzWix One of the major advantages of a polytunnel is cost. The cost of a greenhouse and polytunnel will vary greatly, depending on the type, design and size of model that is required. Generally, based on like-for-like square footage, the set-up costs for a poly tunnel will always prove the cheaper option.
polytunnels
July 8, 2011 at 6:27 am
Yup, they do a fantastic job, but who can afford them??!!
SarzWix
July 8, 2011 at 6:52 am
Just wondering, what size polytunnel is this? They look fantastic, really want one.
John2992
July 8, 2011 at 6:56 am
so how do we find out? just google, I guess!
OK55OK55OK
July 8, 2011 at 7:24 am
I am thinking of buying one to put my above ground pool in .
sailorjack100
July 8, 2011 at 8:09 am