Yesterday we had a ‘dry’ window of opportunity for a few hours in the afternoon. Stephen came over to give me a hand. Before he arrived I did a little prep on the ground to allow the tunnel frame to sit flat. I then staked the frame to the ground with tree stakes and plastic ties. This isn’t essential but it makes me feel better.
We then had to trench around the tunnel to allow for the burial of the cover skirt. Smudge was paying close attention to Stephens work 🙂
We popped the cover on and attached the velcro straps to the frame. It’s surprising just how effective these are at tightening the cover. The trench was back filled and packed down.
A quick soak down of the interior to wash any soil away into the gravel and we were done for the day. The rain had started!!
Today I will get the rest of the area tidied up and get a few low stands put into the tunnel. I may even start to populate it with a few trees. Tonight I have some mates coming over to play with trees which means I have a lot of clearing up to do before they arrive.
Bonsai Eejit 
Up early Ian? 😉
Looking good and thanks for posting this. I was looking at the 4m x 2m one, but wasn’t sure about the quality. Do you think it will stand up to the British weather in the long term?
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Hi Mike, yes and no! I am up early today to do an Airport run however, I usually set the time in advance for posting.
I’m happy with the quality, the frame especially. The cover seems fine but you need to be carefully when tightening. The beauty of it is, a new cover is £20 🙂
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the new cover for ours is only £400 !!
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good job done ! it looks neat in that corner
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Mike , Ian’s is in a really sheltered spot , my daughter has a 4×2 m tunnel on a very exposed site, the only way it stays in place is with ground anchors that are concreted in place, the frame is bolted over the ground anchor tubes, my guess is that most suburban gardens wouldn’t need that though ??
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Thanks for that info Peter
My garden is quite sheltered, so should be ok, but I would build on a slab base in any case, so bolting down would not be a problem.
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