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How to Make a Plastic Hut

Huts made of plastic provide protection from inclement weather and damp soil while providing privacy when dark plastic is used. Historically huts have been used as temporary shelters. A plastic hut can be set up in a backyard as a structure with clear or dark plastic. The hut for this project makes use of plumbing plastic and sheeting plastic for constructing a square plastic hut with a flat roof.

Things You'll Need

12 6-foot Plastic pipes, 8 inches in diameter
8 three-way plumbing joints, 8 inches in diameter
PVC Primer
PVC Glue
1 Roll of plastic sheeting, 10 by 100 feet
Utility knife
Duct tape

Instructions

- 1
  Level a 6-by-6-foot area to place the hut on.
- 2
  Place four lengths of pipe on the leveled ground to form a square. Place one three-way connector at each corner, with one of the three openings pointing up.
- 3
  Brush the PVC primer followed by the PVC glue onto an end of one of the four pipes and inside one of the side openings of a corner connector and hold in place until the glue sets according to the manufacturer's instructions. Repeat for the other three corner connectors until all four pipes are connected with corner connectors.
- 4
  Move the square of pipes off of the level surface. Make a second 6-by-6-foot square on the level surface, again with the third corner connector opening facing up.
- 5
  Brush the PVC primer followed by the PVC glue onto one end of a pipe and inside one of the top openings of a corner connector of the 6-by-6-foot square that is on the level surface. Hold in place until the glue is set. Repeat this pipe placement for the other three top openings of the corner connectors.
- 6
  Brush the PVC primer followed by the PVC glue onto the uncovered top ends of the upright pipes and inside of each of the openings of the corner connectors.
- 7
  Flip this over and set this unit down on top of the upright pipes of the pipe frame on the level surface, lining up each corner connector with a corner upright pipe. Hold in place until the glue sets.
- 8
  Move the plastic pipe frame off of the level surface.
- 9
  Lay the roll of plastic on the edge of the level surface and unroll to cover the surface. Move the plastic pipe frame onto the plastic covering the level surface.
- 10
  Unroll the plastic while lifting it up over the pipe frame, across the top and down to the ground on the other side. Cut the plastic sheeting 2 inches beyond the bottom edge of the pipe frame.
- 11
  Move the roll of plastic to the side of the pipe frame. Unroll the plastic and cover the side, cross over the top and down the other side. Cut the plastic sheeting 2 inches beyond the bottom edge of the pipe frame.
- 12
  Tape the plastic along the bottom edges and along each of the four vertical corner pipes.
- 13
  Cut two parallel lines in the plastic on one side of the structure and along the taped bottom to form a flap for a door.

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