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Originally Posted by Chara
Nice hoop house, alamo5000!
Did you use a green house plastic for covering?
I made something similar, but used a construction type of plastic from HD and now wondering for how long it will last.
Do you use any kind of heater?
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Regarding the greenhouse I did quite a bit of thinking on it...and experimenation....
Ultimately I used gray conduit...I did so because it is designed for outdoors use and is UV treated. Regular white PVC isn't treated and will break down and become brittle after a while.
None the less for 3/4 inch conduit it was 1.09 for each piece.
I glued two pieces together and realized quickly that 10 feet wide will place far too much stress on the glued pipe joint. 12 foot or more is the best. They are secured to the ground by driving rebar stakes in the ground and putting the pipe over it.
I have lots of tricks if anyone is interested. I secured the tarp to landscape timbers with nails and fender washers through each grommet. So far its lasted through 35 mph wind gusts.