June 24 Hoop House II

Joshua and I were able to get the rest of the ribs up this week. The buckets in the photos went over the all-thread rod until we slid the PVC pipe over them. This was to prevent someone from getting hurt if they were to fall on one. The ribs are 24' long. I added 2' of pipe to both ends of the rib. This is 2' longer then the USU hoop houses. This will give me a taller structure and put less stress on the glued joints. I ended up putting a screw in each of the joints just as an added measure. All of the screws are on the inside of the ribbing to prevent them from tearing the plastic when it is installed over the ribs.

I used PVC crosses to hold the ribs together. This acts as a purling on top. The top pieces of PVC pipe are held in by 1" grabber screws. I used screws so I can take it apart and move the whole hoop house if ever needed.

Here are the finished ribs and purling. I still need to build some end walls with doors and a venting system. I will not install the greenhouse film (plastic) until mid September. I will raise meat chickens in the front half of the hoop house and veggies in the back half.