How to Build a STRONG Hinged Hoop House for Raised Beds

Thanks for watching! A quick calculation of the total cost for materials for me to purchase from local timber merchant (and online for plastic) is approx: £80/$100 for this hoop house that should last at least 8 years with care. £10 a year for an extra 3m square of undercover growing space is a fantastic deal especially for more challenging environments! It could mean the difference between peppers and no peppers, or a whole winter of salads versus none at all!

That was a great video with clear instructions. I am confident that myself, a 69 yo great grandmother, could easily handle making that cover. I even think the way you have it braced it might be able to take our snow loads here in the Idaho mountains. I will have to make one and wait for our normal 8-12 feet of snow to test it. This year , other than a bitter 2 week cold spell has been mild without much snow. Very rare, next year it’ll probably be epic, lol. I do have to say with the hot beds on the to do list and now this. I’m going to be very busy. Which beats watching the stupid box. 😉. TeresaSue

We have moved to Norway last year and these are amazing. My lovely husband built 6 of them and they are a game changer indeed. Thanks for the great video, Huw! We watched almost every step again while we built it and I also bought your book via a colleague in the UK 🤗

This is the sturdiest example I've seen and you showed all details while making it very simple. Thx.

I'd have done the folding plastic at the ends and rolling the wood in the plastic the other way so it doesn't collect rain as much. My country has lots of rain too and it instantly stood out. But indeed, very sturdy and beautiful! I can't wait to make these this year for my mum's garden. She's been dreaming of these for years! ❤️ also, can't wait to receive your book!

Just ordered your book. We are starting down the "self sufficiency" road this summer and making some serious life changes to essentially simplify and get away from over processed and low quality food. Your channel has been wonderful as I learn how to get started. Love these hoop-houses and will def be building a couple. Quick tip from an avid "do-it-yourselfer" who learned a lot from my father: your "depth gauge" was nice and simple. You can also achieve this by wrapping tape around your drill bit at the depth you wish you achieve. Stop drilling when you reach the edge of the tape line. For opening the hoop-house roof: I will add length of chain or rope at each end to allow the roof to be hinged open but stop from dropping onto what's next to it or onto the ground. This will also allow the roof to be opened wider for ease of access as opposed to being propped open with a support which can limit space. Just a couple ideas!

I'm so pumped to make these. My husband has to teach me how to use a saw (what kind? Idk! The circle kind? Are they all circle kinds?) and after that I should be off to the races! I have fantasies of understanding construction to the point of it becoming a creative outlet. I want to be able to make things from my own brain!... But first: a hoop cover from your brain! Thank you! Edit: Oh! You just used a saw saw. I can do that!

Switzerland has it! 3 hours work by my dear husband Guido an here it is: my new loop bed! Thanks so much for your video!

As someone who enjoys sewing, yes, those are lovely pleats 😁❤ Nice job! And so clearly explained/shown.

Thank you for the tutorial - just love how I now can extend my growing season! And a benefit is that my husband loves building things for our garden and with this how-to it is bound to be a success <3 Thank you! Greeting from Denmark

Just watched you on Shawn James and had to come see for myself. I live in the desert southwest of the US and I'm going to use your hoop house on top of my recycled refrigerators. They'll make perfect garden beds! Thank you !!

Swap the plastic for netting and you could presumably make fruit/ brassica cages in the same way!

Thank you so much for showing this single lady how to make this cover!!

I've been admiring these for ages...so glad you gave these details to save me guessing!

Hello from Canada from a long-time fan of your books and videos! Loving how simple yet sturdy this design is! I pre-ordered your new book a couple of weeks ago and seeing this video makes me even more eager to recieve it! I can't wait to get into the garden this season, and this will help immensely!

I really like this design. This is one of the best self made small bed hoop house/tent design builds I've seen so far. And it looks relatively easy to do. Thanks for sharing 👍😊

This is an ideal idea for us in the Outer Hebrides where we have a very small garden. Thank you so much for your inspiration.....I will wait for the rain to stop before venturing outside.

Love this idea! Has given me inspiration to try something similar with netting for a patch I have for raspberries & strawberries to protect it from the birds! Can also use the plastic as a way of protecting carrots from carrot fly! Thank you for this easy DIY idea! It's very versatile!

Thank you so much for sharing. I am hoping to build this during the early summer. We use both a 40'x50' garden for most of our vegetables and 10 raised beds which are used for vegetables/ fruits. This cold frame will come in handy since we have short growing season here from April 2 - October 21. We love your videos so keep them coming.

I built one of these a few years ago and would recommend some form of automatic watering system or alternatively an alarm on your phone to remind you to water!!! They get hot in the summer. Book already preordered, excited to read through it.