When there is a greenhouse on a summer cottage , it is definitely nice, and especially if you have built a wooden greenhouse with your own hands. And the point here is not at all the opportunity to save money. Just such buildings are being built for themselves. Therefore, all work is performed as efficiently as possible, with love.
But when the question arises of building a greenhouse, immediately a host of others attend. For example, where to install a greenhouse, which material to choose, which of the structures is the best?
Greenhouse constructions
A greenhouse or a greenhouse comes in a wide variety of designs. Let's look at each of them separately, determine the advantages and disadvantages.
Homemade arched greenhouses
Here the roof is made in the form of an arc. So plants can receive a large amount of light. This is due to the fact that the sun's rays are scattered across the surface. In this case, the plants receive the necessary heat and light. In winter, such an arched greenhouse does not suffer from snowfalls, therefore, such a design does not bear the risk of collapse or deformation.
Single slope type
Such greenhouses usually attach one of the parties to the capital structure. For example, to the wall of a house. Some of the amateur gardeners attach these structures to the southern walls. Such a greenhouse is inexpensive, and also allows you to significantly save space on the site.
If the room to which the single-slope wooden greenhouse, made by yourself, adjoins, is equipped with heating, this is a huge plus for the gardener. So you can significantly save on resources for heating the greenhouse. However, the disadvantage is that in the winter season snow will not roll off the roof of such a structure. Therefore, you need to regularly clean the roof of this building.
Gable construction
This is probably the most common and popular type of such buildings. Here the roof is framed in the usual form. One of the maximum advantages such greenhouses possess is space and freedom for plants and directly for the gardener.
Many lovers of country rest equip the heifers for a summer residence with certain recreation areas. So you can combine useful and pleasant while relaxing on a suburban area.
Winter summer
If greenhouses are actively used in the winter period, then be sure to think about a way to heat this useful structure. You can arrange a place for a greenhouse close to pipes and batteries. However, some prefer to equip the structures with separate stove heating. But in most cases this is unnecessary worries and troubles. The stove must be constantly monitored, because plants do not like temperature extremes.
If winter greenhouses are needed for giving, then a reliable base for them is needed. The greenhouse should be installed on a solid foundation, and it is also good to strengthen the roof of such a building. Indeed, in winter, under the snow, the structure can easily wrinkle. And more often and just the roof is easily destroyed.
Also, some erect so-called thermoses. A similar building is buried in the ground by about two meters. Naturally, for such a greenhouse, it is necessary to dig a pit and make a reliable foundation. Many make special walls from the fuser, insulate such buildings, then arrange heating. This process is quite time-consuming and also costly. Therefore, a wooden greenhouse, made according to this principle, is a rather rare structure. More common than greenhouses for the summer.
Summer option
If the winter option is time-consuming and expensive, then the summer is a cheaper, yet reliable and practical solution. This is one of the simplest and cheapest greenhouses. The frame can be made without special skills from wood or timber. If you use this design carefully, then the building can stand for several seasons.
An ordinary plastic film for greenhouses serves as a covering. It can be purchased at most hardware stores or in markets in your city. In winter, it is removed, and in the spring it is again easily and naturally pulled onto a wooden frame. You can fix the film using ordinary nails.
If for some reason you do not have the opportunity to make a frame for such a construction of wood, then you can use plastic water pipes.
The construction of this design does not require any serious skills.
Wood as the main building material
It has a lot of advantages. The wooden frame for the greenhouse is easy to assemble from a beam with your own hands. Such material has high strength indicators. It is also the most environmentally friendly among all others. The bar can be purchased in any workshop or on the market. Wood is less durable than metal, but if properly processed, it can serve a very serious period.
In order to build a greenhouse, you do not need an expensive timber. One of the main requirements is quality, drying, the absence of any defects and knots.
The only drawback is that the material must be treated with special compounds to protect it from mold, fungi, rot.
How to build a wooden greenhouse on your own? The process of building a summerhouse does not take you much time. With a certain share of desire, as well as with minimal skills in working with wood, you can build a high-quality greenhouse in an extremely short time. So, our design will be built in several stages.
Prepare the place
First of all, determine the place where the building will be located in the future. It should be as flat as possible a piece of land. It is desirable that it is located in an open space. You also need to choose a place in the sun.
After you have decided on the place, you need to do leveling the land. After some time, even the soil should be checked with a level.
If a greenhouse with heating is planned, then you need to start laying communications for heating now.
Dimensions and shape of the future building
The area that our greenhouse will occupy depends on the size of the land, the plants that will be grown, as well as on financial capabilities.
You need to know that, for example, an arched greenhouse of a large area does not provide great benefits. The fact is that it is not recommended to plant plants that have the most diverse characteristics in one greenhouse. Simply put, it will not work to grow tomatoes with cucumbers in one greenhouse.
A building is considered to be a comfortable area of about 3 * 6 m. So it will not take up too much space on the site. And the harvest that can be harvested is more than enough for the whole family.
In order for us to get a wooden greenhouse, the drawing must be well studied and thought out all the nuances. There are many different designs, but the most popular is the usual greenhouse with a gable roof. This design is easy to sheathe. You can use both film and other materials. To save on materials, we wall the walls at the level of planting with wood panels.
We create the foundation
The main requirements that can be presented to the foundation for a greenhouse are strength, as well as stability and, of course, reliability. There are many options for its arrangement. The cheapest and most practical is the strip foundation.
To create it, it is necessary to dig a moat around the perimeter of the future structure. It should be 15 cm deep. If the ground is soft enough, you should use a formwork made of the same wood. Then you need to check the site for horizontalness. Next, fill the moat with concrete.
After that, 12 mm anchor bolts must be mounted on all sides and at the ends. Make sure that they match the frame as closely as possible.
Now you can relax for several days, and at the same time wait until the foundation dries. When the base is sufficiently frozen, you need to lay bricks in several rows on top of the site. Make sure the joints between the bricks match the bolts. Then you need to cover the layer of bricks with some kind of waterproofing agent.
Build the frame
At this stage, our greenhouse will receive the frame. In order for this to happen as quickly as possible, it is necessary to cut a pre-prepared timber and fasten it with a bracket for corners. So we got the foundation. Now we make installation on a finished basis. Soon the greenhouse from a wooden bar will be ready.
Before mounting the frame on the base, it is advisable to attach a wide load-bearing beam to our foundation or base. It is on it that the board will be attached. Elements must be fixed with the help of corners or any bolts. Here you can also apply reinforcement. Before mounting the load-bearing beam, it is advisable to process it with protective equipment.
After these works, you can proceed to fixing our framework for the frame around the perimeter. So, you need to check that the base is as solid as possible. The places where the elements will be connected should fit snugly together.
The base has already been mounted. Now it's time to do the rest of the frame. Here it is necessary to connect the cut boards according to the drawing.
Next, you need to organize window panes, window frames, and also deal with the installation of lags and roofs. Installation of these elements can be done in any way possible.
Sheathed construction
When the frame is completely ready, you can relax a little more. And after resting, you can begin to skin. For cladding, you can use different materials. Wooden greenhouses under the film are no different from greenhouses under glass or polycarbonate. Let's consider each material separately.
Polyethylene is the most economical version of the material for covering the greenhouse. It has one drawback - it is a fairly short service life. Polyethylene will last a maximum of one season. The material is good in the summer. In snowy winters it must be removed, otherwise it will tear under the weight of snow. Also, under it, the material dims and transmits light worse, and this adversely affects the growth of vegetable crops. Polyethylene will have to be changed every year. Thus, the film for greenhouses as a skin will not allow early planting of vegetables. In addition to all this, the material does not allow to create and maintain the correct temperature regime inside the greenhouse. In hot weather crops will be very hot, and on cool nights vegetables will freeze.
However, if only polyethylene is available for you, then we sew the structure in series. You need to start work on one side of the structure, then go to the other through the slopes of the roof. Fixation on the frame is also better in a certain sequence. Wood slats are perfect for these purposes. So that the film does not tear, it is better to make special visors on the roof corners.
Glass is a more durable and reliable option. It perfectly transmits light, is able to maintain the correct temperature regime. The earth in glass greenhouses is warming up very well. This design will be chic for early planting of vegetable crops. But at the same time lining the greenhouse with glass is an expensive solution. Special skills are needed here. Also, it should not be used in areas that are not protected by anyone. In most cases, 4 mm glass for windows is used for greenhouses. There are also special options intended only for use in greenhouses.
If glass and film are not relevant for you, then there is a modern way out of this situation. This is polycarbonate. A wooden greenhouse under polycarbonate does not have any significant differences from the film version. This is a fairly lightweight material that does not require a reinforced frame. It will cost much less than glass. The service life of polycarbonate is more than 15 years. Therefore, it is optimal. The material perfectly transmits sunlight, and also well maintains the correct temperature regime inside. Also, such a casing can reliably protect plants from ultraviolet radiation. The material has a very light weight, but also has a fairly high strength. At the same time, it can be perfectly cut with an ordinary knife.
Polycarbonate does not lose its advantages even in severe Russian frosts. Polycarbonate is easy to install, it is even easier to care for. Polycarbonate greenhouses (wooden frame) are sheathed using special screws. If the base of the greenhouse is level, then there will be no problems. In the shortest possible time you can use it.
We equip a greenhouse
Now that the construction work is completed, we can proceed to the arrangement of our greenhouse. To do this, you need to make sure that there are no gaps, and if they are, they need to be removed. Next, you need to install heating systems and carry out lighting. It is also necessary to organize a water supply system for watering plants. Supply ventilation is also very important.
Well, now that the wooden greenhouse is completely made with your own hands, you can determine what kind of vegetable crops to grow in it. Perhaps, thanks to this article, someone will build a greenhouse and enjoy juicy greenhouse cucumbers in the spring.
So, we figured out how to make greenhouses for the garden with our own hands. As you can see, the work is not so complicated - it is enough to have the necessary set of tools and a detailed sketch of the future structure.