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Hi,
I have two PTs one a 3x2m off-the-peg job which is about 5 years old and still has its original cover, and the other 10x3m DIY - buy the metal hoops and made the rest using proper horticultural plastic sheeting for the roof and sides and Polycarb sheeting for the ends - one, about 3 years old.
OK I am both lazy and mean so there is a basic trade off here. What I have been thinking about is what to do when the polythene sheeting fails completely. Ideally I'd like to use something more durable to re-roof the PT's with, such as clear corrugated plastic sheets, which I could attach to say battens fairly easily and bend to fit - the only real problem with this approach is that it will cost the thick end of £300 to do both tunnels, unless I can buy the sheets second hand - I keep looking but no luck so far, Twin wall Polycarb is much the same story, and also harder to bend.
I've been wondering if anyone-else has tried something along these lines .... ? Also looking at what clear plastic sheeting is available, I wondered if clear tarpaulins might be a compromise solution for me - I reckon I could recover both PT's for under £100 that way, but of course the lifespan of the tarp would be an issue - if it would only be likely to last less than 10 years, I'd probably bite the bullet and spend more now, I'm 65 this year so clambering around on stepladders etc in say 8 years time could be a problem.
Cheers
Nick
PS any and every idea welcome, but I'm hoping someone who has tried something different for this type of job will report in on either their success or failure.
I have two PTs one a 3x2m off-the-peg job which is about 5 years old and still has its original cover, and the other 10x3m DIY - buy the metal hoops and made the rest using proper horticultural plastic sheeting for the roof and sides and Polycarb sheeting for the ends - one, about 3 years old.
OK I am both lazy and mean so there is a basic trade off here. What I have been thinking about is what to do when the polythene sheeting fails completely. Ideally I'd like to use something more durable to re-roof the PT's with, such as clear corrugated plastic sheets, which I could attach to say battens fairly easily and bend to fit - the only real problem with this approach is that it will cost the thick end of £300 to do both tunnels, unless I can buy the sheets second hand - I keep looking but no luck so far, Twin wall Polycarb is much the same story, and also harder to bend.
I've been wondering if anyone-else has tried something along these lines .... ? Also looking at what clear plastic sheeting is available, I wondered if clear tarpaulins might be a compromise solution for me - I reckon I could recover both PT's for under £100 that way, but of course the lifespan of the tarp would be an issue - if it would only be likely to last less than 10 years, I'd probably bite the bullet and spend more now, I'm 65 this year so clambering around on stepladders etc in say 8 years time could be a problem.
Cheers
Nick
PS any and every idea welcome, but I'm hoping someone who has tried something different for this type of job will report in on either their success or failure.
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