My poly tunnel hot/shade house

[Doc]

I commented on somebody elses post recently but felt that I would put my own thread to show what you can achieve with a bit of pipe, and some posts

Also helps to have a partner who is able to nag me until the job gets done

Clear the area and wack in your posts.



Put your tube over the pipes



The original was covered with HD UV plastic but later Scarecrow (my partner) asked me to make it into a shade house.

Now is a shade house



Full destructions here.

Have recently harvested some of the water chestnuts and other stuff (Scarecrow grows, I just make)

Concept is handy for creating more shade around the place.




Pot on dudes

Doc

[Anne A]

Doc you bu**ger, I was up till 2.30am reading your blog last night, can you make it less interesting please?
oh I wish we had the weather to need shade, but the same principles wouls apply for a polytunnel?

[ina]

Also helps to have a partner who is able to nag me until the job gets done

I'm still looking for one of those - any ideas where to get one? My mini greenhouse is still in bits...

It looks just brilliant.

[Millymollymandy]

You appear to have a bath in there! SandWitch was right, there are no posh Aussies. Fancy taking a bath in a polytunnel, whatever next.

[ina]

You appear to have a bath in there! SandWitch was right, there are no posh Aussies. Fancy taking a bath in a polytunnel, whatever next.

AND in the shade, too...

Now if it was in the sun, and with a solar shower - maybe that's the next project?

[Doc]

Hi Anne A (and you other funny folk)

The principles are the same. Wack in posts, chuck on ag pipe to make a framework




Cover with shadecloth





Useful and cheap way to get shade around the place in our hot dry summer.




Hem the shadecloth and slide in on to the ends of your pipe and Bob is my brother-in-law

Great for entertaining in the driveway when we chuck another shrimp on the barby




Doc

[mrsmiggins]

Brilliant!! Thanks!

[Sky]

You are so inspiring me .... I'm definately going to make one of those too lol

[Sky]

In fact I've just thought, that would make an excellent chuck enclosure!

[scattycatt]

In fact I've just thought, that would make an excellent chuck enclosure!

That's a really good idea!

I might just have to work on a plan to do something like that for my girls.
They could then climb the fruit trees and not go next door!!

[homegrown]

Great inspiration thanks, i'd been looking for another method to make a house as i'd used up all my old wood posts, , you could try building some sheds out of pallets great for storage.

Cheers HG

[Bonniegirl]

For those of you who are thinking of doing a chook run, we did one using very similar materials!

Take a look at the link and you'll see our attempt... http://jsmwebber.blogspot.com/2008/12/c ... rdome.html

We had intitially bought that materials to do exactly as Doc has done, but we haven't got around to doing it yet! So thanks Doc for sharing, OH is chuffed to bits that I've found him another job to do!!

[Millymollymandy]

Goodness is it two years already that's you've been in the new house? You should pop by more often!!! How is it going? (give me a precis, easier than reading 2 years worth on your blog )

[Bonniegirl]

Ok, been in house 2 years, moved in, pulled it apart, putting it back together again! Had trip to UK last year came back here, had floods, crap years for animals had a few deaths . Animals better this year, summer's coming, first goat show next week all good! Now just keep readingt he blog! lol

[Millymollymandy]

That's much easier than ploughing though a load of posts with pictures of plasterboarding! Glad it's all coming together as that was one mammoth project you took on! Good luck with it.