This video demonstrates the benefits of installing a double layer greenhouse plastic inflation system for your greenhouse, high tunnel, or hoop house structure. Double layer inflation kits are an excellent solution for reducing condensation and conserving heat inside your greenhouse. They create an insulating layer of air between a double layer of poly plastic, helping to reduce condensation and conserve heat inside the hoop house. The second layer of plastic is also beneficial as it helps absorb strong winds and sheds snow during snow events.
To install a double layer of plastic, you need tools and materials such as spring wire, a double aluminum channel in the infrastructure, a 6mm anti-drip greenhouse plastic, a 6mm clear greenhouse plastic, and an 8mm clear greenhouse plastic. If your greenhouse has a roll-up side, install the channel base on the top 2’x4′ (the desired roll-up height).
Inflating the double layer poly is recommended using a blower kit sold by your greenhouse supplier. To make the inflated roll-up sides, seal the ends of the two layers together with tape or a heat weld seal. The hardware required to easily install roll-up sides and the order of operations required to start and complete the installation process are covered.
Roll-up systems work best with a greenhouse featuring vertical sidewalls, keeping most of the rainwater out of the greenhouse. Energy-efficient yet powerful 24VDC motors for automatic roll-up sides can be used with a roller guide and adapter for 1.315″ roll pipe. The Solexx 3.5mm greenhouse covering is a strong and shatter-proof, double-walled polyethelyne covering that protects hydroponic and organic greenhouses. Greenhouse roll-ups are easy and effective to vent poly covered hydroponic and organic greenhouses without the need for electricity.
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**CHAPTERS** 0:00 What We Cover 1:02 Materials Needed 1:57 Tools Needed 2:30 Setting Up 1st Layer 3:12 Pulling 1st Layer …
So we have a roll up side for our tunnel, and our grading is about 2%, or 2 feet for 96’ length. My question, our baseboards installed going with the grade would result it it being uneven the roll up sides. Also, we would use 4 or 5 baseboards for one side, and only one for another side. Any ideas? Should we go with the grade, or make the baseboards entirely level and have baseboards be almost 2 feet of spacing on one end? Thanks for your time! Have a great weekend!
Overall a great article and a great company to give support to their products. I did have a hard time figuring out installing the pole that the gear box rides on. The instructions you gave – to keep it paraelle to the end hoop and the gear box connection beyond the hoop, were inconsistant because the bolt wasn’t long enough to get the pole out that far. Anyway, maybe a suggestion to clarify that part for others. Thanks for the support, you do well with the articles.
Hi everyone I’m having trouble with the pipe, is flexing and the end of the pipe (opposite side of the gearmotor), at the end of the pipe rolls the plastic faster so the rolling is uneven, what could be the problem that is causing this? the lenght is 54 meters(183.7 feet) and the height 4 meters (13.12 feet), thank you all
First, excellent article! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. We followed your article and got the necessary supplies, it works exactly as you’ve described. The only problem we’re running into is the plastic is so heavy in the center it sags the piping in the center. We used the snap clamps as described. We’re thinking it’s because we’re using a heavier plastic. Any suggestions to fix this issue we’re having? Thank you!
Looks like a real nice GH ! I’ve emailed my specs. I bought a cheap version of a 30′ wide. The peak was too flat. I awoke one morning after a huge rain storm to find my green house TOTALLED! Nothing but bent hoops and huge puddles of water in the plastic. 🙁 Will rebuild with a concrete floor as the 20 year landscape fabric permitted weeds to grow right through it, from one end of the GH to the other.
Hello. Wonderful article and very well explanined. Thanks. What is the dimension of that poly house? Can you also make a article on how to bend and join galvanized pipes and use clamps, joints and connectors? Actually i am looking and getting ready to erect a small (50x20m) test poly tunnel for tomatoes growing.