Greenhouse Ideas!?

[Rafter H BBQ]

Hey all, my wife would like a greenhouse!

I would like to do a DIY if anyone could be of help…

We live above 5,000 ft… our winters and wind can be brutal at times….

She doesn’t ask much…. Well, a chicken coop too…

Finishing that tomorrow and moving on to the greenhouse plans…..

 

[culpepersmoke]

Looking forward to seeing it

 

[Brokenhandle]

So what color green does she want? Lime green? Dill pickle green? Are you gonna paint with a brush or spray paint it?

Just kidding bud! Hope you get some good ideas!

Ryan

 

[pc farmer]

No help here sorry. Maybe @pineywoods could help with ideas.

 

[chp]

We combined the two! The end of our greenhouse houses the coop and the run for the chickens comes off that end. Here are a couple pictures

It was done with mostly repurposed stuff-windows, siding, roof, and most of the interior wood. We are able to keep the ladies warm in the winter and open up the windows to help cool it in the summer.
I am considering changing the roof to swap in a few greenhouse panels for more light.

 

[JLeonard]

Regardless of how you go about it I'm sure it will be excellent!

Jim

 

[02ebz06]

Nice! Looks like a Tardis, bigger inside than out.

 

[KBFlyer]

I made this one twenty years ago. Just replaced the plastic this year. Super easy to build. I had no plans, just went with what I know how to do. I live in Northern Ontario were it gets 40 below and lots of snow. So it is a tough green house.

Redoing the plastic after 20 years

Took advantage of no wind and a nice sunny day to redo the green house that I built some 20 years ago. Plastic finally gave in so I found green house plastic from Amazon. 20x16 for 69 bucks. Way more then what I needed but having extra made the replacement that much easier. Very happy with the...

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[Brokenhandle]

That's what Justin needs! I've seen pics of his snow he gets lol! I'd need it for the wind!

Ryan

 

[civilsmoker]

A lean-to pole structure with corrugated clear panels….. put slider windows/openings (you can make them out of the corrugated panels) on the high side. Keep it under 200 sq ft and remember the 1/3 rule of post in the ground for post above…add a collar on the base of the post in the ground for the uplift……. Keep it under 9ft on the high side w/ a 4/12 roof as well…….us 3/8s equivalent bolts for connections be sure each connection has a min of 2 3/8 equivalents……

 

[JLeonard]

@civilsmoker be throwing some Greek at this simple country nurse. But, it sounds like he knows what he’s talking about.

Jim