How easy is a Polytunnel to construct? - V71 

Praise the Lord, that was pure poetry in motion. If that was a piano concert; I don't think they missed a note. fantastic job. I don't think there was any wasted motion in the six hour performance. It is without a doubt, this is not your first "horse and pony show". You had me watching, again, and again. Praise the Lord. Amen

Now that is a classy answer that reflects well on your company. Good job.

Thanks for sharing the video with the rest of us. No plot to plant on but high hopes for the future. When next you hear from me I'll be calling for you, and your crew!!!

It's great to know we have made someones day :-) Thanks for watching.

Thank you for sharing your top tip and thank you for watching our video.All the best

WE built a stone pation ( me, a lady and my husband) in 4 days, laying measuring digging placing and sanding.. We also remodeled several spaces in my 110 yr old house.. This is easy!!

Thank you for watching our video and thank you for your positive feedback. I guess we haven’t considered lower temperatures than the exterior. With our current UK climate, raising the internal temperature to achieve all year round growing conditions is absolute optimum. However, with the use of specialised polythene film to reduce light transmission and ultimately the heat along with side mesh ventilation, reduced temperatures would certainly be achievable. Good luck with your own construction.

I was completely mesmerized by this video.

You are more than welcome. We hope you manage to get sorted. Kind regards FT

We strongly recommend that any snow is cleared from polytunnel as any unnecessary excess weight can stretch or even tear the polythene in very extreme cases. On smaller polytunnels, a soft broom can be used to clear off the snow. With larger Polytunnels, a rope over the tunnel can be used with a person at each end of the rope, walk along the length of the polytunnel using the rope to dislodge the snow. if the construction instructions are correctly followed then no problems should occur.

The work performance is OUTSTANDING!!! This video is outstanding! I love it! I'd like to try to build one. You make it look really easy. Thanks for sharing! : )

Hi there, We use large diameter, Z35 high tensile steel tube They’re galvanised inside and out for maximum corrosion resistance and have a much higher bending resistance too than standard mild steel. So they’re seriously strong! For even more strength and stability, and improved anchorage, ‘swage joints’ are used (a techie term meaning the tube end is reduced in diameter so tubes can be sleeved together, quickly and at low cost). Hope this information helps and good luck. Best wishes FT.

This was AMAZING!!! Those two guys, BOSS! Best few minutes I ever spent!! Thank you.

Hi John, we hope you don't have to wait too long to join the Polytunnel revolution! Thank you for watching our video. We shall look forward to hearing from you soon. All the best FT.

This was an excellent video. It was so much more interesting to watch at this speed - I'll be watching the rest of your videos as well! Thanks for making this - dig it!

Thank you for watching our video. We are happy to hear you enjoyed it. Regards First Tunnels

@bosatsu76 Thank you for watching our video. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed it. Yes, absolutely. It is possible to order the framework and fittings only should you wish to source your own timber locally. Always happy to help!

First and foremost a Polytunnel will allow you to keep lots of crops growing right through the winter and into spring. And, on those cold, crisp days when the sun does show itself, the temperature in a Polytunnel will be wonderfully warm. However, If you’ve got particularly tender or vulnerable crops or seedlings underway in a Polytunnel, they may need a little extra pampering to protect them in sub-zero conditions. A small heater or cloche hoops cover with fleece should help. Best wishes FT

Thank you for watching our video and thank you for sharing your positive feedback.

Amazing! Hope we do as good a job putting our little (2m x 3m) tunnel up this weekend.

The raised beds in our Polytunnel have been an absolute savior as the allotment site has extremely poor quality soil and horse tail weeds everywhere which are a nightmare! After the initial construction process, our raised beds require much less maintenance than our allotment friends with conventional garden beds. We definitely highly recommend raised beds.Thank you for watching our video.

Ha, ha...That did make my day! - Thank you for watching our video.

We are pleased to hear you found our video helpful.

I wish u shipped these to the US. Greenhouses here are super expensive. And yours seem really cool.

Thank you for your positive feedback. A polytunnel can be assembled on a combination of surfaces including soil, concrete or timber sleepers (like we have) A Polytunnel can be tailored with fittings to suit your site requirements. Anchors plates are buried in soft ground to secure the foundations in place, base plates are designed to create feet on a hard surface. Although our polythene covers are guaranteed for 5 years, it is not uncommon to hear they have lasted in excess of 10 years.

As the market leaders, the fact First Tunnels sell over 3500 Polytunnels every year and the reality Commercial growers could not afford to have their polytunnels, crops and livelihoods damaged by extreme weather, flimsy really is not an expression which represents First Tunnels structures. When Polytunnels are constructed correctly, no problems will occur proving critics wrong by withstanding the most extreme of weather conditions. Thank you for watching our video.

@marciamarialove Thank you for taking the time to share your AMAZING feedback. (Mick and Steve are certainly troopers!) Thank you for sharing your review and thank you for watching our videos.

@srfinder Thank you for sharing your positive feedback. We had lots of fun making the video, so we’re delighted to hear you enjoyed watching it.

I'm planning to put a polytunnels on my raised bed. Thanks for the info,

@spiritshy Thank you for watching our video. We are over the moon to hear you loved watching it. We had a lot of fun making it, along with our other Polytunnel construction videos. A pat on the back for Mick and Steve (the constructors in this video)

Thank you for watching our video. We are delighted to hear how much you enjoyed watching it..

Many thanks for watching our video and sharing your thoughtful comments. It’s nice to hear our Polytunnels being described as “fancy materials”, but we’d argue that it doesn’t require a “crapload” of money, quite the contrary really. Also two men working 6 hours to construct our structures shows that a force of labor is not necessary.

Commercial growers could not afford to have their polytunnels damaged by extreme weather and to this end polytunnels have proved their critics wrong in withstanding the most extreme of weather conditions. If the construction instructions are correctly followed then no problems will occur. For those very exposed sites, we would recommend purchasing base rails (this helps achieve a tight cover), crop bars and triple ridge. Thank you for watching our video.

@SarzWix One of the major advantages of a polytunnel is cost. The cost of a greenhouse and polytunnel will vary greatly, depending on the type, design and size of model that is required. Generally, based on like-for-like square footage, the set-up costs for a poly tunnel will always prove the cheaper option.

Thank you for your positive feedback. The very core of the business is based on confidence. This has strengthened through over 20 years of experience and has aided First Tunnels in providing an excellent service. We hope to build a long lasting relationship with our customers through our high quality products and friendly service. Kind regards. The First Tunnels Team.

FELICIDADZ , USTED ES UN EJEMPLO A SEGUIR

@MarkB1ngham It does seem to suggest you have used un-stabilised polythene. All polythene will break down after time but the environmental issues arise when the polythene is buried and hidden away from sunlight as this prevents the polythene from breaking down. Our polythene is UV stabilised and even when the old covers are ready to be replaced, we would suggest trying to re-cycling it into cloche covers.

This particular Polytunnel is one of the smallest in our Commercial range. It's 16ft wide x 30ft long. Thank you for watching our video, glad you enjoyed it.

@VIAJEROCOSMICO1 Many thanks for taking the time to share your kind comment. For anyone who doesn't speak Spanish, here is the translation - CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.

Thank you for your positive feedback and thank you for watching our video.

What a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing it!

@watballs2020 Ha, ha. Great minds think alike. We have done just that! However, we only used it on our Facebook Page though. Funny! Thank you for watching our video, we are delighted to hear you enjoyed it.

Although our team would construct a Polytunnel this size in a day, our director has offered to travel over from the UK to Vancouver but construction may take 2 months (lol). Over 95% of our customers construct their own Polytunnels thanks to the detailed instructions, videos guides and expert help. If you can put together a piece of flat-pack furniture, you should have no real trouble with a First Tunnels Polytunnel Thank you for watching our video

@alancoons Thank you for watching our videos. We'd love to hear back from you if you manage to build Polytunnels in Africa. Best wishes.

If polytunnels are a brilliant invention, then the introduction of sliding doors is the icing on the cake and the most popular choice by far! Not only do they look great, they free up invaluable groundspace for cultivation. Thank you for watching our video.

Any amount of sunshine on a cold spring day soon transforms a bubble of Polythene into summer. Minus 30 is pretty extreme and I guess it certainly depends on what crops you are growing too. I had to Google earthship.- How cool.:-)

@Crecybowman Thank you for watching our video and yes, we are in the same mind set as you. What is there to dislike? However, we do need to remember our competitors can also vote. Welcome to the wonderful world of Polytunnels..Whoop!

You guys make it look easy ! My 8x10 arrived the other day and i'm too scared to attempt it yet in case i F it up. I've read the booklet 3 times, keep looking at at all the timber and metalwork, i've watched nearly all your videos but it's still pretty daunting, does Paul fancy a holiday to the Isle of Wight to put this up? He can kip in the super therm tunnel with ground cover so he will be dry and warm hahaha. These tunnels look like they'll be solid, cheapo pop up greenhouses that last a year these aint. I think your 6 hour job will be more like 6 days for me. My plan is to put up the metalwork first then paint the wood with some timbercare paint, fit that, then wait for a nice calm day to attempt fitting the polythene.

@07aturton Many thanks for your question. The polythene used on our 16ft x 30ft Polytunnel is Thermal Anti Fog which is 720 gauge (180 micron) and comes with a 5yr guarantee. This film has added UV A & UV B filters which dramatically reduce many fungal diseases & condensation. FOR USE WITH All crops where heat is important such as bedding/annual plants, propagation houses & over wintered vegetable production. Hope this information has helped.

thanx 4 the reply answer,thats worth it then ;-) I thought they last only one or two seasons , down here we have harsh weather compare to ur country but those nylon/plastic covering u used must be good quality for that perpose i`v tryed with big plastic bought from Bunnings down here I made small hot house for growing vegies nex year plastic coverings break down from the summers heat n winters cold but they were all purpose plastic metarial not for glass/hot house purposes .

A Polytunnel is perhaps the most underrated tool in the Kitchen Garden. Being able to create a warm, sheltered micro climate confers huge advantages and this doesn’t just widen the variety of crops you can grow, it also increases their yield, vigour and harvesting period. Thank you for watching our video.

Good ideal for the sliding doors

@Smokesomeweed76 Thank you for watching our video, we are delighted to hear you enjoyed it! Just to let you know, we can arrange to ship direct to Sweden, you could make your dream come true!

As some models of Polytunnels can weigh in access of a ton, specialist couriers/containers would we be required to transport a consignment this size to the USA. I am sure you can appreciate the shipping alone could far outweigh the cost of the Polytunnel and with this in mind, if you are happy to arrange your own shipping, we would be more than happy to deliver to the onward shipping company for you in the UK.

Many, many thanks for posting, this will help me. Very well done, methodical presentation, so should be doable for "virgins" even if it will take a bit longer for us. If I come round to it, if you wish, I'd gladly share with you my take, as expression of thanks for the inspiration.

@PurebredLondon Thank you for watching our video. What...they had a tea break!! We have a full range of Polytunnels available starting at 6ft wide x 8ft long and have a range of mini polytunnels perfect if you are limited for space, want to try your hand at a new hobby, rediscover an old one or even introduce children to the joys of growing your own.

wow, i loved watching this whole video, really good job guys!

You make it look so easy. Teamwork and planning essential. Do you hire Gail out as she seems to be the one doing the work and knowing what shes doing.... great thanks for an excellent video!

بسیارعالی به امیدبرنامه های جذابتر

Make no mistake, constructing a polytunnel is not a little project to amuse you over an idle Sunday afternoon. It would be prudent to pencil in a couple of days for a "virgin" constructor. The flip side is that if you can put together a piece of flat-pack furniture, you should have no real trouble with a polytunnel. Thank you for watching our video.

First Tunnels Polytunnels do. No problem at all! Thank you for watching our video.

All First Tunnels polythene is UV stabilised which effectively prevents it from breaking down under its guarantee of 5 years. However, it is not uncommon to hear our covers have lasted in excess of 10 years. Thank you for watching our video.

Wow i wish i could move that quick, then i would set up my own poly tunnel business!

@MarkB1ngham The only reason I can think that your piece of polythene failed after such a short period of time is possibly it was not UV stabilise? All First Tunnels polythene is UV stabilised which effectively prevents it from breaking down under its guarantee of 5 years. However, it is not uncommon to hear our covers have lasted in excess of 10 years. We have installed side guttering to collect rainwater and also used gravel around the perimeter of our Polytunnel to help with drainage.

Thank you for your advice!

Good...very good. I am humayun Form Bangladesh

@seatown001 By properly maintaining your soil in raised beds and unless your plants bring in a soil-borne disease, you shouldn't need to replace your raised bed soil at all - just continue to maintain it! Thank you for watching our video.

Thank you for watching our video.

Gracias por ver nuestro video

@LiquidDnb4Ever The tune is called You & Me - catchy eh? The polythene is Thermal Anti Fog. 720 Gauge (180 micron) and has a 5 Year Guarantee. This film has added UV A & UV B filters which dramatically reduce many fungal diseases & condensation. Perfect for all crops where heat is important such as bedding/annual plants, propagation houses & over wintered vegetable production. Thank you for your interest.

This 16ft wide x 30ft long Polytunnel fitted on to base rails required a polythene cover 9.2m wide x 15m long. A replacement 200 micron polythene cover would cost as little as £120 - thanks for watching our video.

I love the house for this passion. My dream is to go to America to be able to grow vegetables and fruits for husband and children with friends to enjoy healthy food. I need to find a man in that place.😊😊😊

Thanks, it gives me some great tips! Thumbs up!

For the record, when building one of these larger tunnels, on your own, trying to decipher the instructions which are generic for all sizes and door types etc, locate parts and sort through the literal sack of fixings you can bet on a few days to build it - I'm a joiner so I'm not un-used to building things. It's straighforward in many regards but you do face instructions such as "see if you can work out how many Q Clips you'll need to attach to the tubes" - well that's something that you might be able to easily do when you know the product and industry but for the rest of us that's a puzzle. Would have appreciated a simple line drawing diagram of the actual size and configuration I had bought - would have saved a lot of time trying to read small print in the rain.

looked like there was enough room to where you could stack everything. And put in some of those growing lights.

great job

Amazing job! Any advice on Polytunnels for hot/warm temperatures? Right now I´m building a 40 ft long polytunnerl with bamboo structure instead of PVC or metal. I´ve read that it is possible to achieve lower temps than the exterior without any A/C using the polytunnel shaped greenhouse, just with good ventilation and fog systems during the day.. Apparently this shape has the best sunlight distribution, similar to the atmosphere layers covering the Earth.. Again, great job!

There is no definite answer to the amount of snow a Polytunnel can hold. The addition of crops bars & extra ridges will help to increase the overall strength. We advise snow is regularly cleared off the Polytunnel using a soft brush to prevent large build up of snow which in turn may freeze & add extra weight. In the UK, we have not had any significant damage to Polytunnels caused through snow. The cost per sq.ft. Varies according to size but a 16 x 30 (480 sq.ft.) starts at £1.85 per sq. ft.

Wow! Beautiful!

Great video! Thanks!

Six dislikes? Why?.......What is there to dislike! Our tunnel (20X12) gets delivered next week! Exciting times!

hey jejeje, la verdad es que me gustó mucho el video solo viendolo se entiende perfectamente es muy explicativos solo que no me entere cuando hablas en ingles, disculpas por mi nulo ingles, un saludo y muchas gracia por tu rápida respuestas

The fake drink at the beginning just made my day.

Cant find anything like you guys in the States... Wish There were. Want to open one? Great video thanks.

It would be prudent to pencil in a couple of days for a "virgin" constructor. If you can put together a piece of flat-pack furniture, you should have no real trouble with the construction of a polytunnel at all. Thank you for watching our video.

Tal vez la próxima vez. Espero que hayan disfrutado viéndolos

We shall crack the whip a little bit harder next time. Thank you for watching our video.

Excellent video... fun to watch and so informative! Do you sell plans for we who live outside of the U.K. and can't hire you to come do it for us?

Super video even if it is time lapse,

Thanks for the words of advice! How sub-zero are we talking about? Interestingly, when its really cold here in Canada at minus 30 celsius its usually when its a clear sunny day. So maybe the sun makes up for the extreme cold in the winter here? Thanks! Oh by the way, you ever heard of an earthship? Thanks!

Su Inglés es fantástico! Estoy engañando, estoy usando Google Translate. Todo lo que puedo manejar en español es una cerveza grande por favor (lol) Todos los mejores primeros túneles

WOW you work fast lol that for the video it really helped me alot

muito bom, parabéns pelo trabalho!

@John2992 The size of the polytunnel is 16ft wide x 30ft. Thanks for the positive comments.

The tune is called You & Me - catchy eh? Thank you for watching our video.

starts at 1:00 awesome vid!

@moominmamma25 Thank you for your feedback. We hope your Polytunnel construction went well.

damn, those guys work fast!

What's the costs??? What direction and positioning of your polytunnel relative to North, South, East, West???

Hey there, Do you know if there special types of polytunnels that can be put in mountain areas in the summer but can also withstand snow and weather conditions in the winter ? Great video by the way !