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Title: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: TISH on January 20, 2010, 12:20:33
I want to make frames to go over a couple of my beds - also whats the best width for that sort of thing?
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: elvis2003 on January 20, 2010, 12:26:02
the side of the road where the water board has been working sshhhhhh
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: Bugloss2009 on January 20, 2010, 12:27:18
oh dear, I was thinking the same  ;)
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: SMP1704 on January 20, 2010, 12:48:13
skips ;D

Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: BarriedaleNick on January 20, 2010, 12:59:31
This place has it on discount

http://www.pipestock.com/mdpe-pipes-fittings-valves/mdpe-pipe-blue/ (http://www.pipestock.com/mdpe-pipes-fittings-valves/mdpe-pipe-blue/)

Dont know if it's cheap or not!!
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: little pud on January 20, 2010, 13:13:07
have a look on the different tool websites, screwfix etc.
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: chriscross1966 on January 20, 2010, 13:17:43
Quote from: BarriedaleNick on January 20, 2010, 12:59:31
This place has it on discount

http://www.pipestock.com/mdpe-pipes-fittings-valves/mdpe-pipe-blue/ (http://www.pipestock.com/mdpe-pipes-fittings-valves/mdpe-pipe-blue/)

Dont know if it's cheap or not!!

It's the same prices as if you used ebay or several others, 32mm MDPE is generally about 100 quid for a 100m roll....

The stuff for cloches up to about a metre width would be 20mm, you might consider going to 25mm if they were bigger...

chrisc
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: little pud on January 20, 2010, 13:24:49
screwfix.com        25mm x 50m.........£29.99    ;D
                            20mm x 50m.........£27
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on January 20, 2010, 14:15:28
Looks very cheap to me.  :)

I'd start at 25mm TBH, even for the smallest.
Title: Re: anyone know cheap place to get blue plastic pipes
Post by: tonybloke on January 20, 2010, 18:30:52
Quote from: TISH on January 20, 2010, 12:20:33
I want to make frames to go over a couple of my beds - also whats the best width for that sort of thing?
a 4 ft bed needs a 6 ft length of pipe to form the arch