Re-cover cheap green polytunnel with polythene? Good idea?

Hi, I'm new here!

We want a posh polytunnel without the price tag, as money is tight.

The green covered cheap polytunnels , could I buy one of them just for the frame and re-cover using proper polythene? I'd be adding a timber framed door and strengthening the frame with timber.

Here's the kind I was thinking of buying for the frame -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3m-x-2m-P...834?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2fad2d92

Any advise? I've been googling for a couple of days and found no info on whether these cheap frames can be used this way.

Thanks!!

 

Yes its worth it, but I would look for the cheap franes that are grey...they are advertised as fully galvanised and have 2 ridge poles instead of the one you get with the white framed tunnels.

I have one tunnel of each type and the fully galvanised tunnel is far superior, Earlier this year we re-covered one of these for a friend..if you can wait 24 hours I will get you some photo's tomorrow or the day after. The tunnel is now rock solid with the only addition being a timber framed door.

Steve...

 

Here are the photo's as promised, this was a cheap polytunnel distributed by feelgood http://www.feelgooduk.net/90-20ft-polytunnel-garden-greenhouse.html. Its far superior to other cheap tunnels as its all galvanised steel frame, two ridge poles and also because at the ends there is tubing joining the two sides together..oh and storm bracing too.







The plastic on this tunnel now is proper polytunnel plastic and we also put anti-hotspot tape on the frame first, the plastic was buiried in the ground all round and is now drum tight. The tunnel is rock solid. Cost of the plastic was around £80 and the tape around £20, but the tape prolongs the life of the plastic.

Steve...

 

Steve that's great to know thanks. I might just have scored some 63mm polypipe for a self build but if not I might go this route. The link you gave is good for strong and cheap frames though….

Many thanks!

 

I'm glad its helped...have a look at this link before you go ahead and start buying things for a self build, I nothing else...it might give you some ideas.

http://www.overthegardengate.net/userpages/pp_view.asp?FName=polytunnel

Its one of the better home-made polytunnels I have seen, due to the reinforcing scaffold tubes used.

Good luck, and don't forget to show us what your doing photo by photo...

Steve...

 

Yes its definitely worth doing on the galvanised frame 'cheapy' tunnels.... I have just recovered mine after two years the original green cover just fell apart.

 

Nice, tidy job Banksy and welcome to GC.

Steve...

 

Thanks Steve