Plastic tile trims work really well as flexible gutters that can be taped to the outside of the tunnel.
Diy polytunnel guttering.
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Use the ones that go on top of a row of tiles in the bathroom.
The gutter is installed at the top of the straight side of the polytunnel hoop where the curve starts.
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The logical place to harvest rainwater is from a convenient clean surface area high up.
Choose a warm day to install the cover.
The rain which falls onto your polytunnel can be collected in your polytunnel gutter and stored in a water butt or bucket until the water is needed.
Our polytunnel gutter kit comprises of 2 x 10ft 3 2m strips of polytunnel guttering and can be used with any brand of polytunnel.
Or if you don t have a timber side rail and your polythene is trenched or fixed to a base rail we supply an extruded aluminium backing profile.
It can be fitted to a timber side rail on your new or existing polytunnel.
Our polytunnel gutter is a great way to harvest water especially for those of us who currently have hose pipe bans in place.
Building your own polytunnel from a kit can save you hundreds of pounds in construction costs.
Warm weather makes the plastic more pliable and therefore easier to stretch tightly over the frame.
The roof of the polytunnel.
Save water with our quick and easy to use polytunnel gutter.
All you need are some basic diy skills and some willing helpers four people is ideal.