There is a great deal to create a greenhouse or a greenhouse with your own. You have to choose only the material and design, based on your own material capabilities and ease of execution.
Buildings differ among themselves in the materials of which they are made.
Why greenhouses are needed and what you need to know about their construction
Greenhouses are built in order to grow many plants in a specially created microclimate favorable for them in the cold season.
They are built extremely easily. The frame can be made of any material: pipes, wood, metal, mesh. After its construction, sheathing is made of glass, polycarbonate, agrofibre or some types of film. Sometimes foundation pouring is required if the structure is heavy.
Heating is carried out using radiators, various heaters. Ventilation is carried out thanks to removable panels.
The place for erection should be chosen on the sunny side, preferably, the greenhouse should be protected from strong winds. You need to position it near the house, but not close to tall trees, as they will give a shadow to the greenhouse.
Galvanized profile with polycarbonate sheathing
For the construction of the frame take galvanized profiles used for plasterboard structures. Such profiles can easily be mounted on self-tapping screws, and can be cut with ordinary metal scissors. Polycarbonate sheathing is quite durable, able to last at least 10 years.
Did you know? The largest greenhouse in the world is located in the UK. These are two interconnected rooms in the form of domes. More than a thousand species of plants are grown in it: coffee trees, banana palms, bamboo, grapes, and Mediterranean olives.
Reinforcing frame and agrofibre cladding
One of the simplest versions of the greenhouse. The armature frame can be installed anywhere in the area, agrofibre is stretched over it, which protects from direct sunlight, but keeps heat well and the optimum level of humidity.
Masonry net and film sheathing
This building does not need a foundation; it is assembled extremely quickly, resistant to strong gusts of wind. The masonry mesh is good in that, building a greenhouse out of it, you can vary the size depending on the needs.
Metal frame and glass
This is the best design option, but time consuming and costly. Glass perfectly transmits sunlight. The laying of the strip foundation is required, since such a greenhouse weighs a lot. The frame is metal, which means that it will need to be welded.
Wooden frame and stretch wrapping film
A very pre-fabricated version of the greenhouse. For the frame, they take a wooden beam, for lining - a stretch film, which is sold in rolls. Sheathing should be laid in multilayer.
Geodetic greenhouse with wood frame and sheathing
This design is very durable, resistant to strong winds, it is good at transmitting sunlight. The disadvantage is the complexity of the construction, since laying a foundation is mandatory for such a greenhouse.
The very first greenhouses appeared in ancient Rome. The farmers then planted plants in small carts, rolled them out in the afternoon into the open air in the afternoon, and drove them into heated rooms at night.
From old window frames
The greatest advantage of such a structure will be its relatively low cost. Glass perfectly transmits sunlight. If you managed to find window frames with window leaves, then this is a great option for ventilation of the greenhouse.
From polypropylene pipes and film
Such a greenhouse will be reliable, inexpensive to build. When constructing a frame made of polypropylene, you can do without using a soldering iron if you connect them to each other using through bolts, however, soldering will still be the best way to fix it.
From a wooden beam with a sheathing from a film
The most common version of the greenhouse. The advantages of a wooden beam - light weight, reliability, ease of processing, heat preservation. Instead of the foundation, you can use a wooden frame of a larger cross-section or completely dispense with steel corners to build the base of the greenhouse.
Metal frame and polycarbonate sheathing
The popular wad of the greenhouse. This building is not easy to manufacture, quite expensive in terms of materials, but it will last at least 20 years. As for the frame made of steel profile, it is generally almost an eternal material.
If you spend a little time studying the options for building greenhouses, you can get a structure with which fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries will appear on your table year-round.