Polytunnel over old shed site

[Andy84]

I have an old building that was taken down a few years ago when the roof collapsed in the snow of 2010 and I've been trying to come up with solutions to getting it useable again. The walls are still there (approx 7ft high) and the floor. The cheapest and easiest idea is to fit a poly tunnel over the top attached onto the old uprights or bolted onto the wall head. I was just wondering if anyone has done this or whether you can foresee any problems or should I just bite the bullet and invest into making it back into a solid building?

 

[neilo]

Can you leave the walls intact and erect a portal frame over it? If it's only the size that a polytunnel could span, then it wouldn't cost much more to put a 'proper' roof over it, with no ongoing maintenance/resheeting costs.

 

[Andy84]

Can you leave the walls intact and erect a portal frame over it? If it's only the size that a polytunnel could span, then it wouldn't cost much more to put a 'proper' roof over it, with no ongoing maintenance/resheeting costs.

Yeah no bother the walls are good! The shed is 60x30 I just thought as you can pick up a poly tunnel for about 3k it might have been a cheaper option. Do you think there wouldn't be a huge difference to put a "proper" roof on?

 

[bobajob]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CE-STEEL...314630?hash=item4b336cc946:g:MEoAAOSwLVZVqrlU

Keep in mind something like this, granted you would still have the tin to buy for the roof. Better looking and more durable than a polytunnel...

 

[Charolais cattle]

U be better put a complete roof on it.. luk better. .. and life time job.. and there be 100%tax relief on it.. probably work out cheaper in the long run

 

[chaffcutter]

In Canda we saw a calf house done like this, it was a lightweight steel frame sitting on the walls with a sheet of a similar weight to galebreakers stretched tight over it. Clear sheeting and it was very light and airy. Someone must do similar here I would think?
The sheet was much better than poly tunnel thickness though.