Polly Tunnel

[Highlander]

Monday and Tuesday nights after work I continued to level the site



Untill I had it about right



I then set about making the frame, I wanted a Polly Tunnel that is going to last a bit and is secure, so I made it with a bit of decent wood, that I have had for a while waiting for such a job as this, I also covered the out parts with carpet so to be sure that the wood wouldn't damage the plastic.

I couldn't really be sure of the width until I had finished, but it works out as 11 feet wide,..I did have to alter the base a bit after, as I hadn't quiet got it wide enough



So now I can be sure of the finished size,...at 24ft x 11ft,.. It will not be as high as a bought tunnel, just comfortable enough for me to walk about inside without bumping my head

I have ordered the plastic, a sheet of 11 mtrs x 9.2 metres is costing me £89 plus postage,... but because of the Highland robbery surcharge we face up here, we are having it sent down to our daughters in the borders, so we will not be able to collect it for a couple of weeks,... but thats fine, because I will be busy making more arches

To answer a couple of questions,... the views are looking east, so the hedge on the left is due north, so the tunnel is in more or less full summer sun,.. and I will be bringing the hedge down to half the height

I think for ventilation I am planning a door at each end, so I can get a through draft, the wind/breeze is almost always west to east,... I am not going to bother with winter heat