[CrushnYuba]

The americover is a good tarp. There a reason you aren't going steel? I think steel is a little harder to put up but better and possibly cheaper.
Maybe do steel for your inside frame. You can do the inside frame for the auto depp out of pvc but you need support beams and it def is cheaper to do steel.
Have you seen my thread on diy bent steel ghs? Allot of the pictures are gone but still good info

[petert]

Not sure if it’s because of my area or not. But 10’ schedule 40 pvc is 1/3 of the price of unbent top rail steel.

My hoops are very solid. I put a 4 way connectors about 3/4 up on each side and connect a 5 foot piece of pvc on both side between each hoop, that acts as my Perlins, and what I’ll hang the Gavitas from.

The issue I’ve run in to is that the schedule 40 may be too rigid. I’ve now had two 4 way connectors break on me. I’m pretty sure it because it’s been getting cold at night. But still kinda disconcerting!!

[doublejj]

Carport frames....you can find cheap carport frames on cragslist after they have worn out the cover. They are portable & strong & you can piece them together as long as you want. It's easy to pull a tarp over a carport frame...

[petert]

I was reading where people were having issues with the 4 way connectors splitting.. it happened to one of mine, but I think part of the problem was that it was really cold when I was putting them together.

I found two fixes.
First is I took them all apart and reassembled on a sunny day. 45 outside 80 inside. I think having the pvc warm helps and it will for better to the shape.

Second is I put two metal hose clamps side by side on the part of the connectors that have the most pressure and stress and then used gorilla tape and tape that F’er like a hockey stick.

Then I went to the base where I doubled up two 2x4 and drilled a 1 5/8 in hole to insert the pvc and wrapped metal pipe strap (tape) and that holds that nicely in place.

I’ll shore up any movement when I build the end walls.

[petert]

https://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?albumid=75925&pictur eid=1821102

[CrushnYuba]

Wtf kind of dog is that in the picture!?!?

10 ft of 1" Sch 40 pvc is definitely cheaper then 10 ft top rail. Just the other stuff you will have to do to make it stable enough to use as an auto depp frame adds up to more. Also, 1/2" or 3/4" steel conduit Is way cheap.

If using top rail for inside depp structure you only have to do a hoop every 8ft or so and a single backbone perlin going down the center Is fine.

To use pvc, you Will need 4ft spacing on hoops and either need to build piers for center supports and/or use 1 1/2" pvc. I have found when building pvc hoops, 4 ways and couplers are a major weak link. Just do Solid hoops out of a single piece of pvc. For the perlins you Just bolt wood perlins to the inside of hoop. Pvc perlins are wack. The only coupling of pvc I'll ever do is with the factory bell end.

[petert]

Originally Posted by CrushnYuba

Wtf kind of dog is that in the picture!?!?

10 ft of 1" Sch 40 pvc is definitely cheaper then 10 ft top rail. Just the other stuff you will have to do to make it stable enough to use as an auto depp frame adds up to more. Also, 1/2" or 3/4" steel conduit Is way cheap.

If using top rail for inside depp structure you only have to do a hoop every 8ft or so and a single backbone perlin going down the center Is fine.

To use pvc, you Will need 4ft spacing on hoops and either need to build piers for center supports and/or use 1 1/2" pvc. I have found when building pvc hoops, 4 ways and couplers are a major weak link. Just do Solid hoops out of a single piece of pvc. For the perlins you Just bolt wood perlins to the inside of hoop. Pvc perlins are wack. The only coupling of pvc I'll ever do is with the factory bell end.

It’s a Great Pyrenees (livestock guard dog) no one goes anywhere near that greenhouse when he’s in it. If he knows you, he’s just a big 140 lb baby.

If I were to start from the beginning I’d have used steel. I already had 100 feet of 1 1/4” schedule 40. But in the end in order to make this work I’m putting in more time and almost as much money in to it.
Do you know where I can access a complete parts list... motors, timers, etc. I’d like to do this myself.. though in the end I may be going with the Humboldt system. I just know if I knew everything I need to have I could assemble it.

[CrushnYuba]

My old room mate has a pyrenees mix. Think wolf is mixed in there. Seriously the best hill dog PERIOD. He has been having heart troubles though. The hippies he got him from have had like 20 litters so there are these pyrenese mixes all around grass valley.

You can 100% make pvc work. Just put posts in the middle.

Complete parts list is:
Blackout plastic
2 motors
Controller
Wire

Enough wiggle wire to go down your structure once.
Pack of 1" pvc clips

Home depot parts:
Enough top rail top go down the structure 2 times.
Enough 2x3 to go down structure once.
2 u simpson brackets for hinges
Few washers and bolts

I looked at That website. It it's not a Complete kit. It only includes:
Kit Includes:
- 1 Controller
- 2 Motors
- Hardware
- Clips for plastic
- Downloadable PDF Instructions

I sell the same kit locally for half the price to homies. And my controllers are waaaay better. I can get you pictures of everything so you can see how it's installed

[petert]

I sent you another PM answering your questions, thanks.

Beau’s my 3 Pyrenees. Great dogs..bark a lot and aren’t the best listeners.. but very smart and know who is supposed to be around and who isn’t.

Incase you don’t get the PM. Plenty of power in my greenhouse. 100amps

My thought is to run light dep end of March through end of October. Then close it up for the winter and run it as indoor.

I’m hanging at least 8 Gavitas and might use them as supplemental March/April and late Sept/Oct.

I have a weak WiFi signal in the greenhouse but can boost the signal. If you think it’s worth it.