How To Do it yourself

We found a lot of web sites that talked about hoop houses, but not many that gave you the necessary details for designing and building your own. The two web pages we've selected are at two ends of the size spectrum, and give you loads of information on what you can do with a small bundle of inexpensive PVC pipe and a roll of clear plastic.

A hoop house greenhouse can be as big or as small as you want it to be. There's a hoop house not far from the How-2 Review headquarters in Oregon that must cover at least an acre, but if all you need is to protect a few tomato plants, your hoop house could be as small as a walk-in closet and be plenty big enough.

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One of the oldest and simplest building technique, the pole building has no foundation, but is built on four corner poles sunk into the ground. A pole barn is usually a large structure, often with only a roof, but no sides. This adaptation of the basic design is a small pole barn with doors at both ends, designed to house a garden tractor.

To quote the author, "Tired of moving the riding mower every time I wanted to get to the tiller and vice-versa, I originally designed this garden shed with doors on each end. This would allow easy access to garden tools. Or, if you wished to pull a garden tractor with implement or trailer behind it, you can drive in one door. When you wanted to use the tractor again, simply open the opposite door and drive out."

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