10 ways to make a greenhouse with their hands
Do It Yourself Educational Program / / December 19, 2019
What you need to know about the greenhouse
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Like a greenhouse, the greenhouse is used to create a favorable microclimate in the preparation of seedlings, or with the full cultivation of tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage and other plants.
In a broad sense, both structures are perceived as one and the same, although in fact a greenhouse - it is small and unheated structure. A greenhouse - larger building with a heating and ventilation system that allows you to organize the cultivation of many crops at any time of the year.
Design
On the device greenhouses are fairly simple. From the pipes, metal or wood going frame which is covered by film, polycarbonate, glass, acrylic and other materials svetopronikayuschimi. If the weight of the structure is very large, it is additionally installed on the foundation.
For ventilation are provided removable panel or open transom. Heating is carried out by means of water heating radiators, infrared heaters or hot air from a heat source outside the greenhouse.
installation
Since sunlight is vital plants need to build a greenhouse on the south side. It is advisable to place it on the slopes and close to other buildings to protect from the wind and have access to utilities. By high fences and trees better to stay away: they provide shade, falling leaves and reduce light transmission.
1. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out agrovoloknom and fittings
- assembly Difficulty: low.
- Foundation: not required.
- cost: low.
- variations: the frame can be replaced by plastic pipes and the covering material - film.
The simplest version of the design, which is ideal for a small greenhouse. Right on a bed frame is installed in the valve train, and on top of it is stretched or agrovoloknom, as it is called, spunbond. Such a material protects against the sun, while maintaining heat and moisture.
1. The dimensions of such greenhouses are selected at random, depending on the square footage of material available. For example, a six-meter fitting comfortably cut in half. When this length is obtained greenhouses arcs width of about 80 cm. Themselves arc should be set in increments of 1.2-1.5 m.
2. From valves 8 mm diameter bend the arc. Next, they put on a drip tube or the old hose, leaving 10-20 cm from each end, it was convenient to embed the structure into the ground.
3. After marking the installation of arc spots in the ground are driven cutting steel pipes or zasverlonnye wooden pegs 20-30 cm long, and have them inserted in fittings.
4. Spunbond can stitch on the sewing machine, forming folds, pockets, which is put directly on the arc. Another embodiment - set on the sides of the guide ridges of the plastic pipe and fastened thereto agrovoloknom purchased using clip or cut pieces of pipe. Covering material in the end it will be easy to lift, simply removing them.
5. If desired, the arc can be attached not to clogged pipes in the ground and rigidly fixed to the base metal at the edges of the guide. This design will allow to put a greenhouse like an accordion, simply shifting the arc.
6. The free ends of spunbond on the ends to assemble, tie a knot and secure with pegs the ground or otherwise.
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2. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out of masonry grid and film
- assembly Difficulty: low.
- Foundation: not required.
- cost: low.
- variations: instead of the film can be applied agrovoloknom, and the door to do on a wooden frame.
Budget option greenhouses of masonry grid and a conventional film, which quickly gathers and has a number of advantages. The design does not require a foundation, due to its elasticity it is resistant to wind loads, as well as convenient for the inside garter plants. In this case, adding the grid, you can get a variety of sizes depending on your needs.
- As the carrier bars used wooden beams, steel angles, a pipe or channel. They slaughtered at a distance of 1.2-1.4 m.
- Arch greenhouses formed from two pieces of mesh stacked overlap. Below it is attached by a wire to the posts, and the top of the same wire or plastic ties, fastened to each other.
- To strengthen the structure installed in the middle passage T-shaped struts of timber 50 × 50 mm. If desired, they can also be put in the ground.
- In the assembled grid of dome worn film, which is held taut on top of it strings of twine or rope.
- The side walls are also made of film, which are folded and secured with tape to the dome. In several places, the top and bottom are cut small windows for ventilation of greenhouses.
- The door frame is placed on a wooden or made of the same film which is cut and attached to the side wall on the magnet in the manner of door mosquito nets.
3. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out of the stretch film with a wooden frame
- assembly Difficulty: average.
- Foundation: not required.
- cost: low.
Another way to built greenhouses in haste. As used wooden beam frame and the cover material is stretch wrap packaging. With a large number of layers it transmits light slightly worse than normal PVC film, but on hot days it is even plus.
- The film is sold in rolls, so the greenhouse size are selected for cutting timber and according to your wishes.
- For a base used steel angles 40 × 40 mm, which previously consulted holes for mounting rack frame. Also, they can be treated or bitumen paint to prolong the lifespan.
- Corners are hammered into the ground, and to them with screws screwed rod segments. By rail, in turn, secure the bottom frame, on which are going to the side walls and the roof. All corners are reinforced by additional inclined beam segments.
- The door is collected on a wooden frame in one of the side walls and is mounted on hinges.
- The winding film is made in installments, and in several layers and overlapping. First set pediments, then - the roof slopes and already then to the wall. Begin winding their need below to dripping rain water does not enter the greenhouse.
- After winding glazing bead or river obbivat door and its outer contour of the door, and then the film is cut around the frame. In the same way, you can make a window in the opposite wall.
4. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out of old window frames
- assembly Difficulty: average.
- Foundation: desirable.
- cost: minimum.
- variations: You can combine frames with film, make it a roof, side walls or doors.
The main advantage of this design - its cheapness. Old windows can be found, if not free, then for a nominal price. In addition, the glass transmits light much better film and polycarbonate. The windows already have vents for ventilation, and if you pick balcony unit, there will be more and finished the door.
- Dimensions depend on the size of the greenhouse frame and required you to inner space. Focus on a width of about 2.5 m, to obtain a passage of about 60 cm and two beds of 80-90 cm.
- Together with glass windows have considerable weight, so it is desirable to set them on a firm base. This may be melkozaglublonny strip foundation, a massive wooden beams or metal profiles.
- On the foundation established a wooden frame or poles at the corners, and only to them and to each other are attached frame. Gap between each unit and smeared putty clogged substrate for laminate strips or thin wooden lath.
- the door is in front of the wall. Its role is to carry out one of the windows and balcony door or wooden frame, covered with foil. Ventilation through the windows panes.
- To reduce the weight of the roof is better to make of timber and film. You can use all the same windows, but in this case will have to strengthen the props design in the middle of the passage, so that it has withstood a lot of weight.
5. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out of film and polypropylene pipes
- assembly Difficulty: average.
- Foundation: not required.
- cost: low.
- variations: film can be replaced or polycarbonate agrovoloknom
Greenhouse of polypropylene pipes is attractive for its simplicity, reliability and low price. Materials sold in any hardware store, and the assembly does not require any special skills or tools. You can do even without a soldering iron, connect the pipe if not fitting, and through bolts.
- As usual, the sizes are selected based on the needs and available materials. Polypropylene tube segments are usually sold to 4 m, and thus it is easy to cut and spliced via couplings.
- The first step is to calculate the length of the pipes and the number of required fittings. Better to take with a reserve, so you do not have to run the store.
- From the pipes, tees and crosses soldered main parts - the arch with longitudinal and cross members of the insert.
- Further details of the harvested going greenhouse. If the soldering iron is not at hand, can be used for connecting bolts with nuts and washers, which are inserted into the pipe through prosverlonnye.
- The film is fixed on the frame ribs purchased via clamps for pipes or self-made clips of the cut pipe sections along a slightly larger diameter.
6. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out of the film with a wooden frame
- assembly Difficulty: average.
- Foundation: not required.
- cost: low.
- variations: film can be replaced agrovoloknom or polycarbonate.
The classic version of the greenhouses used for decades and is not lost when this popularity. Wooden beams can be easily processed, has low weight and sufficient strength, and still retains heat well. The design is not in need of major foundations - can do frame of timber larger cross-section, or use as a base of steel angles.
- Standard cutting of timber - 6 m, so it is repelled by this figure. Most often do greenhouses 3 × 6 m, but can be both reduced and increased if desired dimensions. The finished project with the calculations of the materials available on this link.
- Assembling the frame is the same as in the greenhouse of the stretch film. In the ground at intervals of about 1 m hammered steel corners in places of mounting racks. In each of these two drilled holes for screws or one bolt M8 or M10.
- On the corners around the perimeter of the fixed uprights, which are strapped upper contour of the timber. To give added rigidity at the corners of one of stays each side
- Opposite the racks are installed and fixed triangular truss roof. The angle of slope is chosen depending on the snow load. So, if a lot of snow in your area, the angle of inclination should be larger (above the roof and sharper).
- Door and window for ventilation slipping into wooden frames and is installed in the front and rear wall, respectively.
- The frame is fitted by the end of the film, which is fastened to the beam via packed on top of the rail. All sharp parts on wood rounded or covered with soft material to the film during the operation does not tear.
7. As with their hands to make a greenhouse out of polycarbonate with metal frame
- assembly Difficulty: high.
- Foundation: needs.
- cost: high.
- variations: foundation can be made of timber or in the ground use clogged steel bars, angles or pipes.
The most popular and modern version of the greenhouses. This design is much more expensive than others, difficult to manufacture, but it will serve more than one decade. Polycarbonate can withstand the open sun 10-12 years, and the skeleton of profile steel pipe is practically eternal.
1. Polycarbonate Standard size - 2100 × 6000 mm, so it is convenient to cut into four or two pieces with the size of 2.1 × 1.5 × 2.1 m or 3 m, respectively. These pieces will be optimal for the size of the greenhouses 3 × 6 meters.
2. For reliable attachment and distribution of wind load is the foundation of a greenhouse. This can be a belt melkozaglublonny foundation frame antiseptic treated wooden beams or steel hammered into the ground corners.
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3. The design of the greenhouse consists arch which is formed by arcs of a profiled steel pipe 20 × 20 mm, spaced one meter apart.
4. Arc bonded to each other by longitudinal segments of the same length, which are connected by welding.
5. The front end is arranged door of pipes welded frame size 1,85 × 1 m, which is fastened to the frame on hinges. The window for ventilation of 1 m × 1 manufactured according to the same principle and is located in the rear end.
6. Harboring polycarbonate starts with ends. The sheet is cut in half is fixed to the profile at a specific samorezah thermowasher and then trimmed along the contour of an arc with a sharp knife. Thereafter, the sheets are installed the side walls.
8. As with their hands to make the greenhouse polycarbonate frame made of galvanized profile
- assembly Difficulty: average.
- Foundation: not required.
- cost: low.
Simpler and more affordable option greenhouses made of polycarbonate. As it does not use expensive metal pipe to be welded. A carcass as the material used for the profiles of galvanized plasterboard systems. They are easy to cut with scissors, metal and fastened conventional screws.
- When selecting dimensions as usual start from the parameters of polycarbonate sheets. Since profiles are losing rigidity when bent, it is better not to stop at the arch and on the gable greenhouse.
- By analogy with the arcs of the metal pipe frame made of galvanized profile going edges of a house.
- Assembled modules are mounted on a frame of timber and bound to each other profile sections. The front and rear walls are made door and a window for ventilation.
- At the end of the frame is sheathed with sheets of polycarbonate, which are fixed with special screws with plastic thermowasher.
9. As with their hands to make a greenhouse made of glass with a metal frame
- assembly Difficulty: high.
- Foundation: needs.
- cost: high.
- variations: to facilitate the construction can be made of polycarbonate or the top film.
The most correct, but quite time consuming to implement and expensive option greenhouses. The main glass trump card - a great light transmission and durability. However, due to the large weight of the structure, a robust metal frame and foundation. In addition to the tape base arrangement, the difficulty also lies in the need for welding.
- In the matter of dimensioning glass greenhouse is no exception - all strictly individually and in view of the available materials.
- Impressive weight of the glass and the metal framework requires high-grade foundation. Typically dig a trench along the perimeter of a depth of 30 cm and a width of 20 cm, set top wooden formwork height of 20 cm, and all this is filled with concrete. Also, before pouring into formwork inserted anchor bolts for attaching the frame.
- In the resulting base with anchors attached metal channel or area. Then welded to the frame strut height of 1.6-1.8 m of the two folded parts 45 × 45 mm. On top they are held together by the longitudinal segments of the corner.
- Next, get a box placed on the rafters of the same double-corners. At the bottom, they are welded to the uprights, and on top - even to one corner, serving as the ridge beam.
- In one of the walls is inserted into the door and the lid or wall arranged window for ventilation.
- Glasses are set resulting from the use of double frame parts and fastened homemade kleymerami - bent in a Z-shaped thin plates of aluminum or steel. Kleymer one hook attached to corner, and the second - the glass.
10. As with their hands to make a greenhouse dome of the film with a wooden frame
- assembly Difficulty: high.
- Foundation: desirable.
- cost: high.
- variations: film can be replaced with polycarbonate or glass and frame is made of profile or pipe.
Dome or geodesic greenhouse attracts primarily for its unusual appearance: it is entirely composed of a plurality of triangles and hexagons. Among other advantages - a high structural strength and light transmission is the best. The disadvantage in a geodesic dome - the complexity of manufacturing.
- The dimensions of such greenhouses are selected individually, based on the desired area. Since the frame is quite complex structure calculations - the most time-consuming part of the project.
- To avoid confusion and to take into account all the nuances, the calculation is conveniently carried out using a special calculator. In it, you can specify the dimensions, select the "density" skeleton and get a list of all the necessary components for assembly with the size, as well as their approximate cost.
- Regardless of size, speed dome greenhouse is highly durable and is not afraid of the wind, so that the foundation under it do not necessarily. However, since the construction of the structure is very labor-intensive, it is rational to extend its service life and equip a light strip foundation for fastening the frame.
- Ribs design composed of triangles, which, in turn, are collected from the wooden slats on the pattern. First, you need to prepare the required number of such triangles.
- It is the greenhouse as a magnetic designer from childhood. Starting at the bottom, one behind another going series of triangles which are bonded together by means of screws and form a dome. If everything is designed correctly, it will become isolated from the top and be perfectly correct form.
- One of the triangles in the roof make folding or removable to allow ventilation. Door or set of polygon shape, or is the traditional form of a flush-fit box.
- The film covers the finished dome or stretched on each triangle at the assembly stage. In the first case, it will be easier to replace the film, when it will tear. The second gives a more aesthetic appearance. How to choose - decide.
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