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Thank you for purchasing a 'Premier' Sheep House Polytunnel.
Please take the time to carefully read through this Construction Guide before you head out into your field and begin
building your 'Premier' Sheep House Polytunnel.
A Sheep House is not a difficult structure to construct, but the task at hand should not be taken lightly – After all, this
is a building that must stand up to extreme weather conditions year after year. This really is a two person job.
The following is a Guide to the successful construction of your Sheep House. If you follow this Guide, you will have
many years of use with very little or no maintenance. Please use the Checklist supplied with your order, together with
this Guide, to help you identify the different parts of your Sheep House.
To help you identify the different steel tubes, the item codes on the Checklist relate to the diameter and length of
tube and how the ends are formed, eg;
"38/1810PP" is a 38mm diameter steel tube, 1810mm long, with plain ends.
"PS" at the end of the code would indicate the tube had one end plain and one end swaged.
"FP" would indicate the tube had one flattened and punched end and one end plain.
"FS" would indicate the tube had one flattened and punched end and one end swaged.
"FF" would indicate that both ends are flattened and punched.
"A" would indicate that the flattened ends are offset (at an angle) to each other.
"90" would indicate that the flattened ends are offset 90° to each other.
"B" would indicate that one of the flattened ends is bent to an angle.
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SHEEP HOUSE
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- Page 1 ‘Premier’ Sheep House Polytunnel. A Sheep House is not a difficult structure to construct, but the task at hand should not be taken lightly – After all, this is a building that must stand up to extreme weather conditions year after year. This really is a two person job.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Timber Side Rails and Ventilation Net Forming a Rebate for the End Frame Final Fix Anti Hot Spot Tape Covering the Sheep House 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28 TOOLS REQUIRED ***WARNING: PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN SHARP EDGES. ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES***... -
Page 3: Introduction
A Sheep House is a series of hoops placed in line on Foundation Tubes or Base Plates. A Ridge tube is suspended under the hoops at the centre point and runs the full length of the Sheep House. Two additional Side Ridges are suspended under the hoops where the outer leg of the hoop joins the inner hoop. -
Page 4: Use Of P Clips
USE OF ‘P’ CLIPS The image below demonstrates the double ‘P’ Clip method used to fix the Triple Ridge. The following images show how a Corner Stabiliser or any tube flattened and punched at the end attaches to a ‘P’ Clip. NOTE: ‘P’... -
Page 5: Site
Foundation Tubes of your Sheep House (Fig1). Fig1 A slope down the length of the structure does not have to be taken into account as your Sheep House can be built straight onto this slope with the framework placed at the vertical (Fig2). -
Page 6: Foundation Tubes And Anchor Plates
Foundation Tubes are driven into the ground at each end of each hoop. Choose a corner of your Sheep House to be a fixed point from which all measurements will be taken and mark the point with a peg or paint (it is advised that this fixed point is the highest corner of the structure on any sloping site). - Page 7 At the previously mentioned fixed point drive a Foundation Tube into the bottom of the hole until just the swaged end is left above ground level (Fig5). Fig5 Set the three other corner Foundation Tubes, making sure all measurements are correct, checking for square and checking that they are level across the width.
- Page 8 Now all the foundations are knocked in, place an anchor plate clamp (Fig6) around the each of the foundation tubes at the bottom of the holes (Fig7). Fig6 Fig7 Slide an anchor plate over the tubes to rest on the clamps and tighten another clamp on top of the plates to hold in position (Fig8).
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Page 9: Base Plates
14mm masonry bit 16mm masonry bit 17mm spanner or socket If you are placing your sheep house on a concrete base you will require Base Plates (Fig10) which replace Foundation Tubes. Please use the same method of measuring as for Foundation Tubes. -
Page 10: Hoops
Lift the hoops into position on the foundations. The swaged half of the inner hoop should be kept to the same side of the structure (left side or right side). Make sure the screws on the end hoops face the inside of the Sheep House (Fig14). -
Page 11: Triple Ridge Kit
On the end hoops the leg of the P should be to the inside edge of the hoop and should face down the length of the Sheep House. Place a ‘P’ Clip around one end of the ridge starter. Bolt this ridge starter up to the ‘P’ Clip on one of the end hoops (Fig15). - Page 12 Keep adding ridge extensions and ‘P’ Clips whenever they cross a hoop until you reach the opposite end of the Sheep House. Bolting them up but not tightening. Once the full centre Ridge has been suspended loosely, measure the spacings for the hoops using the end with the ridge starter as the starting point.
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Page 13: Corner Stabilisers
Fig18 Stabilisers are right and left handed for opposite corners of the Sheep House and have their flat ends offset to accommodate the curve of the end hoop – The ‘RH’ pair are painted WHITE at the end and the ‘LH’ pair are painted BLACK to differentiate between them. - Page 14 The predrilled holes in the ‘P’ Clip may not be in a suitable location for the self-drill screw, but the screw will make its own hole in a place suitably clear of the Polythene. Fig20 Repeat this process at each corner of the Sheep House. 14 | P a g e...
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Page 15: End Frames
Back fill the hole keeping the post vertical and in line with the end hoop (Fig21). ***Please Note: When placing the Sheep House on a hard standing base, Angle Brackets should be used to secure the bottom of the posts (see Fig12 on page 9)*** Double check the post for vertical and adjust the ‘P’... - Page 16 Your first post is now in position from which the rest of the End Frame is constructed. Repeat the previous operation with the second post but leave it hanging loose in the hole with the ‘P’ Clip unsecured (Fig22). Fig22 Using the 3.05m long timber lintel as a gauge, place this between the posts at the base.
- Page 17 Adjust the ‘P’ Clip along the Ridge until the lintel doesn’t bow in or out of the polytunnel. Tighten and secure the ‘P’ Clip with a self drill screw. Repeat this process at the opposite end of the Sheep House. 17 |...
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Page 18: Timber Base Rails
3 inch x 1½ inch timber is used for the timber Base Rails. This timber rail goes around the outside of the Sheep House framework at ground level and finishes at the posts of the End Frames (Fig26). - Page 19 These side timbers should be left overhanging by at least 2 inches at each end. Wherever a joint in the rail occurs, a nail plate should be nailed across the joint on the inside (Fig29). Fig29 Cut a length of timber to fit across the front of each End Frame post and butt up to the overhanging side timber. To attach the end timber to the End Frame post, drill a 9mm hole through the end timber and post and bolt in place with a 75mm cup bolt with a washer under the nut on the inside (Fig30).
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Page 20: Timber Side Rails And Ventilation Net
Timber Side Rails are identical to timber Base Rails and should be fixed using the same method (see ‘Timber Base Rail’ section on page 18) but placed 1m from the ground on the straight side of the Sheep House leg (Fig31). -
Page 21: Forming A Rebate For The End Frame
FORMING A REBATE FOR THE END FRAME Check List code of parts required: 16/18SHFK (batten only) – 50NAIL Please use the Parts Check List supplied with your order, together with this Guide, to help you identify the different parts of your polytunnel and confirm the quantities. In order to fix the cover around the End Frame and give it the necessary strength to remain held in position under extreme weather, it is trapped in a rebate which must be formed around the outside edge of the End Frame with 19mm x 38mm battens (Fig34). -
Page 22: Final Fix
These screws are held in the nut driver provided and, in the case of the ‘P’ Clips, use one of the two small holes as a starter point for the screw (Fig36). Keep all screws to the inside of the Sheep House, away from where the Polythene cover may rub. ***It is MOST IMPORTANT that the hoops are screwed to the foundations at this stage***... -
Page 23: Anti Hot Spot Tape
This is a self adhesive foam tape which is placed over each hoop from the Side Rail on one side, to the Side Rail on the opposite side. Anti Hot Spot Tape should be used just prior to covering your Sheep House. -
Page 24: Covering The Sheep House
TOP TIP: Nail any battens up prior to covering the Sheep House (6 inch spacings) as this will speed up the job of getting the cover secure before any gusts of wind arise. Don’t allow the point of the nails to protrude through the batten. - Page 25 • Starting at one end of the Sheep House, trap the Polythene with these battens pressed tight up to the rebate batten. The Polythene should be smoothed out 4 inches either side of the lintel centre and the batten nailed in place along this 8 inch length only for the time being (Fig41).
- Page 26 ONLY below the Side Rails, to allow the cover to come smoothly around the ends (Fig43). It is important that the cover is cut in line with the end of the Sheep House, NOT the length. Fig43 STEP 3: Starting at the lintel centre, grip the Polythene and, while pulling tightly, twist the wrist to create a •...
- Page 27 STEP 4: Loosen the clamps holding the Side Rails to the hoops and push them back down to their original • position. Retighten the clamps. Trim off the excess Polythene around the outside of the Sheep House (Fig47). Fig47 STEP 5: Tension the Ventilation Net down to the Base Rail (Fig48) and batten in place (Fig49).
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