Thread: Converting a 26x40ft Canopy to a Greenhouse

Well most of you have seen this picture, where the tree is laying on my new Greenhouse & Truck.



After studying on it I realized I may be able to straighten it enough to use for dry storage while waiting to replace the other 40ft commercial canopy.

I didn't even think to take picture when I started, just how to go about straightening it up enough to use for a while.



The hoops are spaced every 4ft and their 11 of them. The ones in the front were really damaged but after working the kinked joints with a come-a-long & floor jack so useable shape is emerging. I have a few 2x4's with on end V-Notched in the center to grab the pipe. I'm moving the floor jack around pushing up on the frame while using the come-a-long to pull the really bad kink out on the left side. In the picture you can see it's still got a bit of a teardrop shape but I can live with that. Also you can see one of the hoops Kink at the joint. I'm pressing out the bends in the joints but can't reshape the original roll back into the pipes. As I replace the bent up Purlins running lengthwise I'm using the purlins to re-align the hoops. This is two mornings work so far. By 10:30 to 11am its too hot to be under the plastic working.