Greenhouse poles uneven! Help

[April Manier]

So we recently decided to put the plastic up on the greenhouses that haven't been going on teh farm for 8 years. We got in there with a tractor and scraped the ground. Unfortunately, the poles are set in the ground so unevenly! We wanted to move them, but they have taken shape and and don't want to do much differently. Any suggestions about repositioning the poles? Tips and tricks???????
Thanks!!!!
Poles are galvenized steel. I will upload a photo this afternoon if I can figure out how!

 

[bid]

Hi April,
I am not sure exactly what you mean. Have the poles settled so they are not aligned horizontally anymore? Like some are leaning? What are the poles made of?

 

[lesa]

Hard to say, without knowing what the poles are made of... Perhaps, you could add material to the tops of the poles to even them out. If they are wood, pvc, etc. Give us a little more info...

 

[journey11]

Can you attach a pic? Not sure what you're describing here...

 

[April Manier]

Poles are galvenize steel, set in the ground by pipe. They have sat as is for 20 years and were used when bought. some are high, some low (the peak) they are out of line with one another. Looks goofy!

 

[lesa]

Measure them up, use a level and cut them off with - so they are all even....

 

[bid]

I am still not sure I have a clear picture in my head of what this structure looks like. But Lesa has a good idea on cutting off the poles that are too high. Pull a string and maybe use a line level or just a level to get it fairly close. An other idea that occurs to me is that it may be possible to find a pvc pipe you could use as a sleeve on the existing pipes to true them all up to the same height. Again, pull a string. I can't say for sure, but I suspect pvc glue would secure the sleeves in place. Good luck!

 

[journey11]

Or if you (or some big strong man, lol) can pull them up using a fulcrum and re-set them. I have pulled up many a t-post this way.

 

[vfem]

I'm assuming you are talking about an A frame tunnel type greenhouse common on most large farming operations?