ohiofarmgirl
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Did someone say HOOP HOUSES?
heck here are some pix of some GREAT hoop houses that Bourbon Red made. easy, fun, and a breeze to put together (assuming that you can ahem...make them square.. you know who you are).
cost of goods for all new materials was under $200 bucks (correct me if i'm wrong) and these were made using 16ft panels. these used 3 panels for the hoop part, then a couple more for the ends. just use whatcha got to frame in a door and...voila!... bob's your uncle...you got a hoop house. replace the tarp and voila!! a green house.. aint that slick?!
they are big and roomy and if you are short like me you can pretty much just walk around in them without bonkin' your head.
folks in the know would use deck screws and a man sized mitre saw to make the few 45* cuts.... but you can make these like this - nailed together and cut with some kinda namby-pamby smallish mitre saw that got no teeth, such as it was.
cool things i learned:
1. i have better tools than someone else
2. use zip ties to secure the panels side by side for additional support. 3. using standard size lumber, the hoop roof will be slightly longer than the base...which is great - you have a slight overhang -- thats the end for your door.
4. to make the hoop, secure one end of the panel loosely on the top of one of the rails with those big fence staples, then gently walk toward the base with the other end of the panel (panel hoop up to make the roof), have someone hold in place while you whack in the staples on that side. then go back and secure the staples on the first side.
these big ones can be moved with a tractor... just be sure to make the bottom rails (is that the right word??) skids by taking a notch out of them.. makes it easier to drag
here's the pix.. hey! is that my turkey hen!?!?!
;-)
yay! great work, Bourbon Red!
heck here are some pix of some GREAT hoop houses that Bourbon Red made. easy, fun, and a breeze to put together (assuming that you can ahem...make them square.. you know who you are).
cost of goods for all new materials was under $200 bucks (correct me if i'm wrong) and these were made using 16ft panels. these used 3 panels for the hoop part, then a couple more for the ends. just use whatcha got to frame in a door and...voila!... bob's your uncle...you got a hoop house. replace the tarp and voila!! a green house.. aint that slick?!
they are big and roomy and if you are short like me you can pretty much just walk around in them without bonkin' your head.
folks in the know would use deck screws and a man sized mitre saw to make the few 45* cuts.... but you can make these like this - nailed together and cut with some kinda namby-pamby smallish mitre saw that got no teeth, such as it was.
cool things i learned:
1. i have better tools than someone else
2. use zip ties to secure the panels side by side for additional support. 3. using standard size lumber, the hoop roof will be slightly longer than the base...which is great - you have a slight overhang -- thats the end for your door.
4. to make the hoop, secure one end of the panel loosely on the top of one of the rails with those big fence staples, then gently walk toward the base with the other end of the panel (panel hoop up to make the roof), have someone hold in place while you whack in the staples on that side. then go back and secure the staples on the first side.
these big ones can be moved with a tractor... just be sure to make the bottom rails (is that the right word??) skids by taking a notch out of them.. makes it easier to drag
here's the pix.. hey! is that my turkey hen!?!?!
;-)
yay! great work, Bourbon Red!
It isn't portable though.
