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This video shows you how to build a high-quality hinged hoop house for a raised bed to last you many growing seasons.
Materials:
For a 3×1.2m (10x4ft) bed you will need:
x5 lengths 3m (10ft) 2×3 timber
x2 roofing batterns 3.1m (just over 10ft)
x 3 thin batterns 3m (10ft)
x 2 stainless streel hinges
80mm screws
40mm screws
30mm nails
x 8 approx 2.5m (8ft) 25mm (1in) alkathene pipes
5×2.5m UV plastic sheeting
Staples
Notes = Use the first alkathene pipe to measure the correct length for the rest of the pipes
UV stabilised plastic sheeting can be purchased here (UK): https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/polytunnel-coversDetail/super-therm-polythene
Total cost for materials for me to purchase from local timber merchant and online approx: £80/$100 for a hoop house that should last at least 8 years with care. £10 a year for an extra 3m square of undercover growing space is a fantastic deal!
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Thanks for watching! A quick calculation of the total cost for materials for me to purchase from local timber merchant (and online for plastic) is approx: £80/$100 for this hoop house that should last at least 8 years with care. £10 a year for an extra 3m square of undercover growing space is a fantastic deal especially for more challenging environments! It could mean the difference between peppers and no peppers, or a whole winter of salads versus none at all!
Great video, thanks Huw. I was wondering what you do with them in summer. We have 30-40c in summer but can go down to -5c in winter. Do you take them off? How would you store them?
What kind of pipe do you use, and how thick is the plastic
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This is the sturdiest example I've seen and you showed all details while making it very simple. Thx.
Cool beans. I would love to have one. However we're not likely to stretch money. Have the beds but plastic is so high here.
I'm in the process of replacing one of my raised beds and to put a hindged hooped cover on but with netting 😢good job huw and vidio
Love this! Got the book pre ordered and really looking forward to putting it into practice. Would love to visit your site one of these days
Great video but you appear to have 3 hands 🙌 😂
Explained and demonstrated really well – I feel like I could do this! Thank you Huw x
That was a great video with clear instructions. I am confident that myself, a 69 yo great grandmother, could easily handle making that cover. I even think the way you have it braced it might be able to take our snow loads here in the Idaho mountains. I will have to make one and wait for our normal 8-12 feet of snow to test it. This year , other than a bitter 2 week cold spell has been mild without much snow. Very rare, next year it’ll probably be epic, lol. I do have to say with the hot beds on the to do list and now this. I’m going to be very busy. Which beats watching the stupid box. 😉. TeresaSue
I'd have done the folding plastic at the ends and rolling the wood in the plastic the other way so it doesn't collect rain as much. My country has lots of rain too and it instantly stood out. But indeed, very sturdy and beautiful! I can't wait to make these this year for my mum's garden. She's been dreaming of these for years! ❤️ also, can't wait to receive your book!
This is good, but I have metal beds. Maybe I can run a channel along the bottom boards!
Can I please just confirm what size of plastic sheeting I will need. I’m already ordering the materials 😊 and can’t work out the 5×2.5m to type into the first tunnels calculation to order 😂😂 doesn’t bode well on me making it 🤞🏻
Just what we wanted. One of our next things to make
How much did all the materials cost?
Exactly the video I needed to show my husband!! He can build some for me now, we have just moved to Wales . lol, thank you so much xx
I'd ne interested how you prop it open to water it, in the video there's a clip with another baton, I'm sure you could use any old thing. This is f*cking brilliant and I'll be making some for sure.
Where do you store cold frame after temperatures rise?
Could you grow cauliflower etc in it?
Saving this one!
I’ve got a few fragile perennials that will do much better over winter with a sturdy cover.
I love this!
Again a very nice short video, But I can't make hoops for any beds now, we have 1 metre of snow, and some more coming at the moment. But I saw that you roll the lath 'outwards' indstead of 'inwards', this will collect water and can make its way into the wood that would rot more easily when water is trapped. Unless one forks out on treated wood for the whole thing. Greetings from Kenneth.
Looks great, though up here in Orkney I suspect we would need something to make sure it doesn’t blow open in the harsh winds up here! 😳
Our new polytunnel cover has arrived, so praying for at least three or more dry calm days so we can remove the old cover, paint all the metal hoops to treat the rust, then get the new cover on! Thankfully our son is visiting next week for nine days, so fingers crossed!! 🤞🤞
I can’t wait for my BOOK!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Swap the plastic for netting and you could presumably make fruit/ brassica cages in the same way!
Thank you for the tutorial! I can do probably 75% and my husband can be the fabulous assistant/tool supplier. This could help me have peppers this summer!
Love this idea! Has given me inspiration to try something similar with netting for a patch I have for raspberries & strawberries to protect it from the birds! Can also use the plastic as a way of protecting carrots from carrot fly! Thank you for this easy DIY idea! It's very versatile!
I have been admiring your hoop houses in other videos and thought…hmmm, I could make some of those. Well blow me…opened up your video this morning here downunder and here is my gift, simple but excellent instructions. Loved the glamorous assistant! The pleated ends were magnificent, were you a seamstress in a former life? 😂 Will def be giving this a go. I need to pre-order your book now 😁 Thanks Huw!
Would this still work if you didn’t have a raised bed and just planted directly into the ground?
Another great video 😊👍
If you desire better insulation, you may fit pool noodle foam around the perimeter inside the bed. For super cold area, some people double the plastic with some space in between. Or build a high tunnel hoop house that you can walk in with low tunnel beds inside.
i live in a hot climate but gonna build it because i have squirrel problem with a mesh cloth
Always use three screws
Always use three screws
Thanks Huw, I've just pre ordered the book on amazon for my parents. My fathers allotment is similar shape but a bit bigger but he's currently 78yr old and his green house smashed and is debating what to do, repair etc. Part has been converted to a little orchard and maybe this could give him some tips to maybe condensed the main working area. He's probably had the allotment since before you were born so may not change but Sam's input may also give my mother some extra cooking menus. It'll be their 56yr wedding anniversary back end of March I think so I'll give it to them as a present. Thank you very much for all your efforts and may it continue and prosper and to Sam too. Kind regards, Richy 😀👍🙌
Thank you Huw. Such an awesome video with step by step instructions. I can totally make one myself ❤❤