Any greenhouse construction is built on the basis of the frame. The most popular is the frame of the greenhouse from the profile - with your own hands it is quite simple to mount it, while the structures attract safety and durability. Due to the tightness and ease of care, they are in high demand, despite the higher cost.
Profile greenhouse features
Profile is one of the most popular materials for creating greenhouses. They can subsequently be coated with polycarbonate or drywall, and any of these structures will be used for a long time even in the climatic conditions of Russia. The frame of the greenhouse from the profile with your own hands is built very easily and simply, while the design has a number of features:
1. Strength while maintaining a small weight of the structure. This indicator makes such a frame more popular compared to metal or wood.
2. The well-thought-out design , which affects the high resistance to any natural influences, including strong snow or wind.
3. The greenhouse, which is based on the profile, is easy to install , and you can put it on any site even without a foundation - just prepare the soil.
4. Easy assembly and disassembly. If you wish, you can leave the structure intact for the winter, especially if polycarbonate is chosen as the coating.
Drywall frame
The desire to save money and at the same time erect a facility for growing your favorite vegetables as high as possible leads to the fact that we are looking for profitable solutions to this problem. And very often a combination of drywall is used, which is one of the available materials, and profile. How to make a greenhouse frame from a profile for drywall? Note that the design will be based on galvanized profiles. The roof of the greenhouse can be arched and pitched, and it can be covered with cellular polycarbonate or ordinary film.
The main thing is the tools and the scheme!
To make a greenhouse, we need to stock up on a rack-mount galvanized profile and guides, self-tapping screws (they will be needed to connect the profile, fasteners with flat caps are best suited). We also need tools such as a screwdriver, a plumb line, tape measure, metal scissors. When we build the frame of the greenhouse from the profile with our own hands, the drawings play an important role, since they will reflect all the dimensions of the future structure, which will greatly facilitate assembly. Most often, the greenhouse is erected 6 m long and 3 m wide at a height of 2.5 m.
We carry out installation
So, all the materials are prepared, now we begin to mount the frame. This process consists of several stages:
1. First, a platform is arranged under the greenhouse - it is cleaned of debris and leveled.
2. The place where we will erect the frame of the greenhouse from the profile with our own hands is marked. If necessary, a foundation is arranged.
3. The frame is assembled not far from the place where the greenhouse will stand.
4. Prepare the frame racks: for this we divide them into pieces of the desired length, and the dimensions depend on the length of the greenhouse and its width.
5. First, the base is assembled, to which the elements of the future greenhouse are attached with screws.
6. It is best to assemble the end parts together with the doorway on a flat surface, and then fasten them to the frame.
When a greenhouse frame is erected from a profile with your own hands, it is important to consider the presence of a foundation. It can be simple and plank, and can be made of bricks. In any case, you need to prepare the soil, and only then put the frame of the future greenhouse on it.
Greenhouses for drywall have several advantages: firstly, they are easy to assemble on their own using the simplest materials. Secondly, the frame can be easily moved to a specific location on the site, or, for example, if necessary, build a foundation under it. Thirdly, the profile itself is reliable and durable, so your greenhouse will stand for a long time and will serve reliably.
Frame Assembly Steps
How to make a greenhouse frame from a profile with your own hands so that it lasts a long time? It is important to follow the existing rules so that the construction is carried out as competently as possible. So, we start from the back. First, we assemble a rectangular shape based on profiles: for this, we fasten the elements with screws, and insert the transverse elements with the edge, after which we also fix with screws.
After the back of the greenhouse is assembled, proceed to the equipment of the roof. We measure the middle of the roof, place the profile on it and fix the roofing elements - also on the self-tapping screws. Now we assemble the front wall similarly to the back, because they are the same in shape and size. Now it's time for the side surfaces. Elements of sections reliably connected by self-tapping screws.
Polycarbonate greenhouse
This material is very popular in the construction of greenhouses, so it is not surprising that many are interested in the question of how to make a greenhouse frame for polycarbonate with your own hands. By the way, this is a more profitable solution than buying a finished construction made of cellular polycarbonate. To create the frame, we need a U-shaped profile, on the basis of which plasterboard partitions and suspended ceilings are mounted . It is sold with a length of 3 or 4 m. For a greenhouse, you should choose a solid profile with a cross section of 50x40 mm. To connect the joints more conveniently and reliably, you can combine rack and guide profiles.
Greenhouse from the profile: do it yourself
Before you make the frame of the greenhouse from a profile pipe, you should consider its location on the site. For the installation of frames, it is best to choose pipes with a section of 40x20 mm, as they are more powerful and stable and are able to withstand any natural influences. As a bundle of frames, pipes with a section of 20x20 mm can be used.
Before performing the installation, you need to think over the scheme of the future design, indicate its optimal dimensions, consider the features of the frame and its dimensions in order to minimize material loss. This is the only way you can profitably build a greenhouse frame from a profile with your own hands. Estimates, by the way, play an important role for saving money spent on possible alterations in the future.
We think over the type of frame
When using profile pipes, it is best to erect a gable greenhouse based on a semicircular frame, however, for this we need a pipe bender to give the pipes a certain shape. But in such a building, you can conveniently grow plants of any height. For the foundation, any foundation is selected - from materials that are at hand. The installation of the frame is carried out on an already aligned and grasped foundation. The end frame will become the supporting structure in the frame, since the door and the window will be located in it.
After assembly, the frame is welded securely, and only after its strength is checked, you can mount the roof covering. Self-tapping screws are used to fasten polycarbonate to the roof, the ends of the sheet are reliably protected by a sealant or plastic profile. A carbonate sheet is laid so that it forms an overhang on the roof. The junction of the ridge with profile pipes, if desired, can be covered with metal tile or PVC.
Wooden greenhouse: old and traditional
Wooden buildings are always in trend, and this applies even to greenhouses. How to make a greenhouse frame made of wood with your own hands? In the simplest version, it is a frame based on timber racks, covered with a gable roof, having doors in the end walls and a glazed upper part. To create such a frame, you will need a beam and a half-beam, plywood or any other sheet material, nails, an antiseptic for wood processing, a roof covering and trifles in the form of hinges and handles for doors.
Before you make the frame of a greenhouse from a beam yourself, you need to build a foundation. Such a greenhouse can be put on a strip foundation, which is necessarily waterproofed. All bars are carefully treated with an antiseptic composition. Wall racks are placed on the base, and it is important to ensure that they are horizontally and vertically aligned. Racks on top are tied with a half-bar.
Roof time
After assembling the frame, we mount the rafters, carefully monitoring their flatness. The entire wooden structure is carefully treated with an antiseptic. Details of the greenhouse in the form of doors and window leaves are created from half-timber, while all frames must be carefully aligned. Wall panels are mounted first from the end using finish nails with small caps. Doors are hung in the finished openings, glazing is performed - it can be partial or complete. All glasses are put on glazing beads, after which the joints are smeared with sealant.
Mitlider type greenhouse from timber
This greenhouse attracts attention with the presence of four ventilation windows, which provide optimal thermal conditions inside. The frame is mounted from wooden racks, after which it is covered either with a film or glass. Special cuts in the corners provide additional rigidity. For construction, you need to stock up on a bar with a section of 50x70 mm and 100x100 mm, a board, a sheet of plywood, a plastic film.
Mitlider greenhouse construction steps
In the simplest version, a trench is excavated, which is covered with gravel and rammed. Then waterproofing is performed. A foundation frame is created from a bar 100x100, connected and carefully processed with an antiseptic. The resulting frame is laid on the waterproofing. The walls are assembled on the basis of the so-called conductor: that is, the wall is drawn on an even base, the stops are mounted, which will keep the walls in the desired position. Such a conductor allows you to keep the size of the greenhouse under control. The rafters are carefully installed, after which the roof is installed. After the whole assembly is assembled, window frames are assembled and fixed . They are created on the basis of 30x50 mm rails, then are covered with a film. After that, the entire frame is covered with a film, which is mounted on a polyester tape with a special construction stapler.
To summarize
In order for the design to be of high quality and reliable, it is imperative to make a drawing, where the dimensions and material consumption will be taken into account. Thanks to a thoughtful project, you can not only correctly install the structure, but also calculate all the costs in advance. With the right approach, one person can easily handle the assembly.