Putting the Frame up | New Polytunnel Pt 3 | Green Side Up
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2023
- Putting the Frame up | New Polytunnel Pt 3 | Green Side Up
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Putting the Frame up | New Polytunnel Pt 3 | Green Side Up
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😢 ı will miss you so much thank you for helping me to put up my pollytunnel and the great gardening tips RIP 🙏😢
That’s a lovely poly tunnel!
Wow you make it look so easy. Well done.
Frame completed, great tips Steve made it much easier to tackle. Looking forward to the cover video, plus the weather will be warmer 😁
Thanks, top man.
You’ve done a great job there Steve well done mate, have a good week and stay safe David 👍👍
Nice instructional video there Steve. Really helpful to watch ne of these being put up.
Its aways good to have as much info out there for those who are new to tunnel construction, hence why I have gone into detail with this series, because its a massive help if you have never done one before...Steve...🙂
Very well explained Steve, thank you 👍👍
Many thanks Michael!...Steve...🙂
Hi Steve, great job on explaining every step to build your frame and what the different parts do too. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
You are very welcome Christine, I try to be thorough...Steve...🙂
yes then steve its that time of year again 👍👍👍
It is indeed Carl, very soon the spring madness sets in!...Steve...🙂
Perfectly clear instructions. Another great resource First Tunnels can point their customers too.
Thank you!...Steve...🙂
Good video Steve, looking forward to seeing you put the cover on,
Looking good so far Steve 👌 Tim
Cheers Tim and thank you!...Steve...🙂
Well explained Steve 😀
Thank you so much Ann...Steve...🙂
You’re a great craftsman!🎉🇨🇦
Thats a lovely compliment, thank you so much!...Steve...🙂
Love the detail!
Thank you very much Karen!...Steve...🙂
On it tomorrow Steve, got the foundation pegs in, now for the frame. Thanks for the tip about levelling the ends for the doors, I wouldn't have done that. Will be watching the cover vid, although as I said we are trenching, good luck
Best of luck with the build Martin! Trenching in is not too much different than the base rail I am using this time, normally I trench...Steve...🙂
Great to see the new tunnel taking shape Steve 👍
Looking forward to the next part.
Me too Mark, want it finished now and in use...Steve...🙂
You make it look so easy ☺️
Hi Carol, I have done quite a few over the years now, and I will be involved in another 4 or 5 this summer too...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp wow you could turn that into a business 😁😁😁
I’m always intrigued by this kind of work, mostly because I could never do it! Lol! Impressive and oddly calming.
Oh I think you could Frances, two tips: Read the manual a few times, then work at your own pace...Steve...🙂
TEK screws are good, but I found it much easier to drill a pilot hole with a metal drill bit, when I upgraded my tunnel last year!
Hi Pip, and that is how I normally do it also but I found drill bits where "skating" over the tube, even brand new ones so I could not get a good enough pressure on one spot. The tek screws do take some time to go through, but will eventually. Its the toughest metal I have ever used Tek screws on and I would have used my centre punch if I could of found it...Steve...🙂
I am enjoying this series. I have the same tunnel to put up so its very helpful. The ground work is taking a little longer than I wanted. Mine has the screw in base parts but my ground ( I didnt know when ordering) is full of rocks under the top soil. So I've dug holes and post created them in.
We are not allowed to use concrete on our site or I might have considered that myself...Steve...🙂
Nice video again steve
Many thanks Lee!...Steve...🙂
Hi Steve, again another awesome video. My Hubby and I have watched all your videos. We're also keen gardeners, it's our summer so it's hot everyday. We may not comment all the time. But today we thought we would. Keep up the great work. Checking in from Coffs Harbour NSW Australia 🇦🇺🤠🤙🏼
Thank you for commenting! Could you maybe send us a few degrees of your heat, you wont miss a few degrees and we would all appreciate that here in the UK...Steve...🙂
I always check out the difference in levels between every corner and then draw sections and cross sections showing how I intended base rails to fit in with adjacent pavings, beds, etc.
On the subject of those self tapping screws, I've replaced a cover on a tunnel erected by others with the covering buried in a trench, but changing that to a base rails was a PITA because the self tapping screws obstructed pushing down the base rails to tighten the cover.
I have not used the self drilling screws connecting the frame to the foundation tubes for that very reason David, that will be one of the last jobs to do...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp Those screws are a sod to remove after 10+ years, so if using trenching and allowing for future use of base rails it's handy to keep them out of the up/down zone for dropping the rails to tension the cover, for example covering in Spring and finally tensioning by dropping base rails in Summer.
Steve,
Looking Good 😊
Many thanks Darry...Steve...🙂
👍
Thank you...Steve...🙂
Fabulous demonstration, very well done!
Thank you so much!...Steve...🙂
Nice clear explanation, good work. But at 4:50, it looks like you have put the screw in the wrong place and it won't hold the two halves together. Worth putting another screw in before putting the cover on, if you haven't already.
Just the video I needed Steve. I have a secondhand polytunnel I’m putting up . Up to this stage just need to order some extra fittings and a sheet and make up the door frames We have a lot of foxes on our site that dig through the sides so have chicken wire fence to place alongside when complete.
First time I have ever heard of Foxes digging into a polytunnel, do they come straight through the plastic or dig under?...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp They come through the plastic.
High Steve looking good same tunnel as mine a bit surprised you haven’t used crop bars and twin support brace’s really makes the frame solid and really useful for hanging shelves of
One tip i used if you haven’t got enough hot tap get some 22mm thin wall pipe lagging
Hi Paul, crop bars are now fitted and twin support braces soon will be, I did not fit them on the video due to the length of the video and they are the same fittings as already shown,great tip about the pipe lagging!...Steve...🙂
Thank you for sharing this process Steve, it gives us all a much better idea of how much work goes into building a poly tunnel properly in order to make sure it lasts a long time 🙏🏼
I’d be interested to know which company you got the tunnel from? I grow at home so I would need a smaller one with an overall height of around 6ft or just over 🤔 if you have an affiliate link I’d happily use it to ensure you got a little kick back for all of your hard work and dedication!
Many thanks, K 😁
The tunnel was supplied by First Tunnels www.firsttunnels.co.uk/ I dont have any affiliate links just browse their website when you are ready to look at one. This tunnel is the 10ft wide domestic one...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp that’s fabulous thank you 🙏🏼
id still pilot hole them screws......saves so much battery life as they bite straight away....just my opinion
Hi Dean, yes ideal if circumstances permit. I found drill bits where "skating" over the tube, even brand new ones so I could not get a good enough pressure on one spot. The tek screws do take some time to go through, but will eventually. Its the toughest metal I have ever used Tek screws on and I would have used my centre punch if I could of found it...Steve...🙂
Have you concreted the foundation pegs & plates in
No, they are just in soil which will in time settle well around the plates to solidify them, with a little extra stamping from me too...Steve...🙂