Gutters

Fully retro-fittable – Haygrove Gutters can be added at a later date when the crop justifies the spend or the challenges associated with the cost or availability of water means that it makes sense to collect and recycle rain water.

Plastic Gutter Systems

Designed using a 170g woven laminated material that is secured into the Y piece of the leg and anchored 50cm (20’’) up the steel hoop arch. The plastic gutter provides an excellent seal and also means that the rain water can be collected from the tunnels. The gutter material has 88% light transmission and ensures there is no shadowing in the leg row.

Steel Gutter Systems

Steel gutters are manufactured from pre-galvanised steel sheet shaped into the correct profile using the Haygrove steel gutter forming machine. The gutters can be installed as part of a new build or retro-fitted at a later date. Down pipes for the gutter systems can be fitted at the end of the tunnel structures or if required at any point down the leg row.

Retro-fittable

If growers are considering to retro-fit at a later date, a lot of time and hassle can be avoided with some good planning when the tunnels are first built. Firstly, ensure gradients are considered and the legs drilled in to create the right fall for the water to flow. Then pre-plan the drainage infrastructure required to take the water off the field and into the irrigation lake.