More specifically, how to install greenhouse plastic on your high tunnel end-wall tightly. 

I will be able to cover the operations and methods for installing greenhouse plastic tightly on your high tunnel hoop house end-walls, and while end-walls aren't usually the most difficult part of the plastic covering to complete, they are just as important as the top cover due to the amount of front facing wind pressure they're going to take on.

Below are a few videos for greenhouse plastic (poly) installation that can be followed when working toward tight, wind resistant end walls for your high tunnel hoop house.

If wanting roll-up sides, installing Wind Panels Behind Roll-up Sides Should be Done First

Corner wind panels are only really relevant if you are going to have roll-up sides as a part of your structure. If this doesn't describe you, you can ignore this paragraph ans scroll down to the end-wall plastic. 

The wind panels are a relatively easy feature to install that will help keep wind from getting behind your roll-up sides near each end of your structure. This is particularly useful during the spring and the fall seasons when the roll-up sides may be going up and down all the time, and securing with Spring Wire isn't feasible due to how often the sides are going up and down. The reason I am bringing this up in a post regarding end-wall plastic is due to the fact that you would have a much easier time installing these components if you attempted installation before putting on the greenhouse plastic end-walls. 

Here is a quick video on how this feature would be installed

Installing Greenhouse Plastic on Your Endwalls

End-walls are pretty important; they hold much of your structure plum, are where you enter and exit, and they are what you will be looking at every time you approach your structure. For all of these reasons (and some reasons that aren't listed) it will be important to have end-walls with tightly installed greenhouse plastic covering. 

The below video shows the order of operations needed to not only install greenhouse plastic on your end-walls, but also how to pull (and where to pull) the plastic in order to get the tightest end-wall faces you possibly can:

Whether you have a low cost hoop house, or are installing a decked out DIY Kit, these steps to a tight end-wall plastic installation should help ensure your greenhouse plastic covering isn't flapping around in the wind.

Once the wind panels, and end-walls have been installed you are ready to install the top cover greenhouse plastic; we will have a separate video and blog post relating to that process, so check back often if interested in seeing how to pull plastic over the top of your high tunnel hoop house. 

The right materials to install greenhouse plastic tightly

Obviously, greenhouse plastic is a necessary component for a tightly installed end-wall, but some of the other products needed to get the job done are almost just as important. Here is a list of what you will need if you are starting with just the frame:

Greenhouse Plastic: There are many types of plastic to cover your end-wall, but if you are looking for the most commonly used greenhouse plastic covering for this application a 4 yr. 6 mil Greenhouse Plastic like the one I link to here is perfect. 

Woven Plastic: Woven greenhouse plastics can also be used for the end-wall coverings themselves, however, as shown in the video on Corner Wind Panels woven plastics are a great durable product for high wear and tear portions of your high tunnel hoop house structure. There are various types of woven plastic, but a 10 mil or 12 mil clear plastic are commonly used for wind panels, roll-up sides, or top covers. 

Spring Wire Poly Lock Channel and Wire:This is one of the most important components for installing tightly pulled greenhouse plastic. Using Spring Wire Poly Lock Channel will give you the ability to pull the greenhouse plastic to its maximum tension point before securing. As the name suggests, this component locks the plastic in place. 

Snap Clamps: These components act as a second set of hands. They hold the plastic in place on tubing while other portions of the plastic are pulled tightly, and secured with Spring Wire Poly Lock Channel (as described above). These can be used for the wind panels, end-wall covering, and ultimately are what would be used to secure greenhouse plastic to a roll-up side bar / tube.