How to Assemble Greenhouse Hoops - Assembling High Tunnel Hoops

[@sven2622]

Wow! Super helpful! Thanks!!

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Happy it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@KrazyKajun602]

I started putting my truss together on sat. I did one more step, I wanted to make sure that the truss supports fall at the exact same location, so I measured and made marks on the pipe for both sides so the clamp falls on the same spot for all truss

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Nice! Great idea for consistency!

[@chriskyger2459]

I just purchased a used hoop house how is best to get the anchor poles out of the ground

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Here is our video on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJusd2iAeNmYi8U

[@Ean3]

Are perlins and trusses typically a made of a thinner gauge pipe?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Purlins are MOST usually made from 1.315” Outer Diameter tubing. This is pretty universal among greenhouse manufacturers. This is the same as 1-3/8 in. OD tube. As far as the gauge goes (wall thickness of tube), that is what varies most. It typically falls between 19 and 16 gauge…with gauge, the smaller the number, the thicker the wall. For trusses, it is kind of all over the place with less standardized tube diameter being used among manufacturers, BUT I will say they are most usually between 1.315” OD and 1.66” OD. Thanks for watching!

[@Michael_Office888]

what are these tubes made out of? Aluminum or steel?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

We manufacture these bows and rafters with large diameter heavy gauge galvanized steel tubing.

[@dumisanekhoza6652]

How do u calculate the lengths of bows, If the the structure is 10ft width and the length 20ft.

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

I’m not sure exactly what you are asking. Are you asking what tubing lengths are required to make a bow that is 10 ft wide?

[@dumisanekhoza6652]

Yes

[@dumisanekhoza6652]

@tunnelvisionhoops yes

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Gotchya. Well, it really depends on a your anchoring method, etc, but in general, a very common type of 10 ft. wide bow, that is a "round" / "quonset" style, typically takes two pieces of 10 ft. 6 in. tubing to create the two pieces that (when connected) provide a 10 ft. wide bow with an approximate 8 ft. height. Hope that answers your question!

[@dumisanekhoza6652]

@@tunnelvisionhoops okay thank you very much really appreciate the reply

[@KrazyKajun602]

When you applied the ratchet to measure the 30', was the 30' outside or inside measurement of the pipe?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Thanks for the question - the measurement was 30 ft. from center-to-center.

[@subyman3061]

Instead of the ratchet strap. I drove 2 rebar rods (or use metal fence post) into the ground and put my bows in-between them. Once and done as long as your ground is not super soft

[@ben92282]

Does every hoop need the truss support?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

It depends on where you are located, and what type of material your hoop is made from. For example, we have some models where the structures' hoops are comprised of large diameter and heavy gauge tubing. For these structures our standard package comes with trusses and truss supports on every OTHER hoop unless the customer requests them on every hoop. For hoops comprised of smaller diameter tubing (1 and 3/8" diameter, for example) it would be advisable to install trusses and truss supports on all interior hoops.

[@KrazyKajun602]

How long do the ground post come?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Ground post length varies between our structures, but most of them are 40", 70" or 100" long

[@houleflowerfarm9661]

Do you measure placement of each cross brace to make sure they are the same for each hoop?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

For our structures, the location where the truss rafter (what some refer to as a cross-tie) connects to the bow is marked with a marker before we ship them out; this way there is limited guesswork . If you are doing your own project, it is advisable to measure / mark the placement where these will go. One tip I would have is to do ONE bow first, and then you can measure from a joint or something to that connection point... then you can use that measurement for the other bows. This ensures they are located in the same place through the full length of the structure. Thanks for watching!

[@heip4556]

HELLO FRIEND, EXCELLENT WORK, MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE TUBES AND DOUBLE ANGLE ANGLE ?, OR DO YOU HAVE THE DRAWINGS OF THESE WONDERFUL WORKS OF ART? I WOULD THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GREETINGS FROM ECUADOR

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

The tube diameter of the bows in this video are 1.90" OD, and the anchors are 2.197" OD. Thanks for watching.

[@KrazyKajun602]

Sorry, I have another question. When you were installing the self-tapping screws to build the truss into the 2 pieces of pipe the female and swage . Do you flip the whole truss over once you finish one side and put another 2 screws on the other side?

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

For truss-rafters that have horizontal members comprised of two pieces, it is not required that you flip the truss over and drive two additional screws for assembly. You could simply drive two tek screws into the same side.

[@KrazyKajun602]

Thank You for the confirmation: Do you see any thing in the future of making the kit a bolt on together kit rather than using screws? @@tunnelvisionhoops

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

@krazyKajun602 it is unlikely we would make that change anytime soon. There are pros and cons with each method (tek vs bolting). Tek screws, while slightly more difficult to attach, tend to offer more forgiveness if something is slightly off during the installation process. For example, if your land isn't perfectly level or you installed your anchors slightly off-square, or your bows aren't spaced perfectly between each other, using TEK screws allows connections to be made despite those errors, as opposed to putting you in a scenario where new holes need to be drilled for a bolt to fit. Of course, there are pros and cons with anything, but I just wanted to bring up one of the not-so-much-talked-about benefits of the TEK screw method. Thanks!

[@KrazyKajun602]

Thank you, I was just curious.@@tunnelvisionhoops