Timbertunnel -Timber Framed rigid polytunnel tour (gothic arch)

Edit: more recent tour of our latest Timbertunnel here: • Timbertunnel - timber ...
Here's a tour of our latest project on our woodland croft, which we've called the Timbertunnel! We built this in 2022 for ourselves and are looking into selling plans and kits for them in the future. For more info visit: thewildcroft.co.uk/timbertunnel/
Thanks for watching.

[@julianzenker824]

Definitely the most beautiful DIY Greenhouse build ive seen! And i´ve seen many ;)

[@carolewarner101]

Beautiful!

[@garylanders1470]

What a great build!

[@Brian-os9qj]

Looks great, nice work on improvisation. Cheers

[@m0gwaibad]

Very impressive. Look forward to getting my hands on the plans. Well done & thanks for emailing me the link.

[@kated6442]

You’ve raised the bar for polytunnels. Very nice indeed

[@thewildcroft]

Thank you

[@BusyBeaver22]

Chuck here signing in from Washington state USA. Very well done. Looks quite nice and I really like the way you attached the ribs to the ridge beam. Great build

[@thewildcroft]

Thanks. Love your design too. One of many I watched while planning this one!

[@danhasan]

Al - I was super impressed when you showed me pictures of this a couple of weeks. Seeing the video...I just have one word...WOW!! Puts my wee peerie poly to shame. The gothic arch shape is a winner all day long.

[@thewildcroft]

Thanks so much, yeah the arch shape is really aesthetic.

[@luzianweingartner480]

amazing how you reinforced the timber by tripling the size. up till now, this was my mayor concern. thank you for this vdo.

[@mikepapa3196]

Well done on the tunnel! Very strong the gothic shape. I built one last year out of douglas fir from a local mill also, all out of 4x1 rough sawn. Clamps clamps and more clamps, can never have enough! Hopefully building a wider one to cover four beds in the coming months, might even do a few videos. Great work! Cheers Mike (NZ)

[@thewildcroft]

Great! Yeah buying enough clamps at the start was key to actually making it work. Worth it though. A wider one would be good, I'm contemplating a workshop...

[@mikepapa3196]

@@thewildcroft yes a workshop is on my list too. After building my greenhouse gothic and standing inside it spoke of workshop and my wife quickly reminded me that this one's for the plant babies!

[@janus878]

Ich habe jetzt schon ein paar von den Gothic Arch Projekten gesehen, und 1-2 waren auch wirklich toll aber deiner hier vereint einfach alles: die Größe ist fantastisch , die drei Beete sind fantastisch und das Polykarbonat statt Folie zu verwenden. Er ist optisch und funktionell so schön, ich liebe ihn total. Herzlichen Dank für das erteilen, und ich hoffe, du bringst bald die Pläne heraus😍👍🌱💞🌍

[@thewildcroft]

Vielen dank 🙂

[@nancya.nelson5810]

You do build well! Any chance you'll make a video that is a tour of some of your land there? Must be beautiful as well as inspiring...cheers.

[@thewildcroft]

Thank you. Yes I keep meaning to film a tour. One for next summer perhaps.

[@spotterofgold]

I love your aesthetic and ingenuity. Do you also have plans for sale for the Shepherd's Huts? Greetings from Vermont, USA.

[@mjg6966]

Hi how much did it cost lovely job.

[@andrewbint4819]

Fantastic. Wanted to make my own ploytunnel but out of wood and found this video. Just perfect. What thickness poly did you use? Would you mind sending a link to what you used? I use alot of Birch plywood so thinking of utilising the offcuts and laminating to a similar shape. Iroko for the external items, capping etc.

[@thewildcroft]

I use 2 strips of 15mm Douglas fir with a 50mm block then another 2 strips. I’m not sure plywood would stand up to the humidity. I’ll be doing plans later in the year. Our new website for selling them is timbertunnel.co.uk

[@barryunderwood2900]

Lovely design Al, I'm currently making something similar but using 63mm MDPE pipe to form the dome. I like your solution to joining the glazing, those H sections are a rip off. I can't currently decide on 6mm or 10mm twinwall. I live i Nottinghamshire so we don't get quite the same extremes in weather as you. I'm not sure I can justify the extra expense of 10mm. I've also used lift off hinges for my stable door top section, i expect it can just get stowed in the summer. The door frame is on 1050mm centres to align to the twinwall widths so propped open they'd be a bit of an obstacle. I'm also considering using the top joint as a ridge vent where the glazing would otherwise butt up. What are your thoughts matey? Cheers, Baz

[@thewildcroft]

6mm would be fine I’m sure. You could bring the centres in or add more central fixings to stiffen it. I wondered about ridge venting too but opted not to in the end, but it could definitely work. I think you’d want to close them off in winter though. Good idea for the lift off hinges, my door is the same size and it’s a bit of a whopper

[@hanknickerson2810]

Very nice green house, what are the dimensions?

[@stepet1237]

Super! Sorry, I'm not good in English. Could you tell in which region you built this greenhouse. Arches looks very strong.

[@thewildcroft]

I’m in the Scottish Highlands. Yes it is very strong, we get very strong winds here.

[@peteryoder2757]

Do you have a video showing how you make the trusses ?

[@thewildcroft]

Hi. Not yet but we’re planning to do plans at some point.

[@eprohoda]

salut~ total well , see you later! =)

[@thomassorensen9749]

what is the ridge cover made of Wood?

[@gary24752]

What glue did you use the laminate the arches? I live in New York State.

[@thewildcroft]

I used polyurethane as it dries quick and expands to fill in any gaps. Worked well.

[@razvanlungu6966]

Any chance with the plans this year? Still waiting

[@thewildcroft]

Hi - we're focusing on building tunnels for this year to get the business going. Plans not likely to be ready until winter or early next year, sorry.

[@razvanlungu6966]

ok, thank you for let me know, back next year than, good luck with building

[@razvanlungu6966]

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[@thewildcroft]

Thanks sorted now!

[@razvanlungu6966]

@@thewildcroft Thank you again and now waiting for summer plans

[@razvanlungu6966]

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[@thewildcroft]

Sorted now.

[@camsmith9161]

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