Glass greenhouse do it yourself

Do you want to have on your table natural fresh and fragrant vegetables, the amount of pesticides and herbicides that would not exceed the norm, and even all year round? Then you just need to build a greenhouse on the dacha. Do not have a large amount to buy it? Not scary. In this article we will look at how to make a greenhouse out of glass with your own hands, we will give drawings, photos and video instructions.

Benefits

Below are just some of the advantages of glass greenhouses:

1. Glass greenhouses are recommended for time as long-term buildings. For example, the French actively use such greenhouses since the end of the XVI century, and to this day. Rest assured: the greenhouse of glass will be your servant for several decades.
2. The glass does not trap ultraviolet rays, which are necessary for the rapid growth of plants and the ripening of fruits, which, therefore, allows you to get the most out of the energy of sunlight.
3. If you use laminated or tempered (thermal) glass, then this design can withstand the most adverse conditions (precipitation in the form of large hail, strong heat and even strong frosts will not be constructive).
4. For the greenhouse of glass is characterized by excellent thermal insulation. In addition, it is possible to install heating devices in them.

Of course, the greenhouse of glass, there are also negative aspects that must be considered in its construction. For example, the fact that glass is a rather heavy material (1 m? Glass with a thickness of 4 mm weighs 10 kg, and 6 mm - 15 kg) should affect the presence of a solid foundation, as well as the construction of a sturdy construction - the frame. But unlike greenhouses covered with other materials, experienced amateur gardeners close their eyes to the shortcomings of glass-covered greenhouses, because, in their opinion, not only in glass greenhouses do plants not only grow and fruit much better, but also get sick less.

We select the location of the building

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1. The degree of illumination of the proposed location. Since the greenhouse must be well lit, it is necessary to make sure that there is no overlap of the shadows of trees and other objects on the intended building plot. It is advisable to orient the greenhouse towards the south in order to ensure uniform distribution of sunlight and heat throughout the day.
2. Wind mode It is necessary to find a wind-blown place, in the absence of which the building must be installed so that the wall attacked by the wind can be reliably protected or planted with a barrage of a shrub or insulated with special materials.
3. The surface layer of the soil and the relief of the selected area. You should find only a dry, as flat as possible place on a small hillock, otherwise there will be a decrease in air temperature and, as a result, a violation of the microclimate inside the building. It should also be noted that if you want to use a greenhouse for a year, then you need to place it in the place where you can remove the top layer from the soil. So, you protect your plants from winter winds and drafts.
4. Remoteness from water and electricity sources.

Project selection

To facilitate the construction process, it is necessary to select a project, i.e. a plan for the construction of a glass greenhouse developed before us, and to correct the drawings.

What should be foreseen at this stage? Much will depend on the architectural shape of the greenhouse. Since you will cover it with glass, and this material does not bend, the choice is narrowed. It is better to stay on a rectangular or multifaceted greenhouse under a single or gable roof. However, if you wish, the roof can be given a pyramid shape with four or more edges.

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The wall form of the greenhouse will help you save space on the summer cottage. In addition, you put less effort on its heating.

It should be mentioned that combined greenhouses under glass are the most popular. In this design for the frame take a bar of 50? 50 mm, and often glazed with old window frames, which saves you money. Someone puts the windows in the PVC profile. At the same time, the upper tips are qualitatively strengthened and an arched roof with metal trusses is installed. Cover the roof with polycarbonate or plexiglass.

Having decided on the form of the future structure, you need to go to the drawings. Someone who will do the classic way - using pencil and paper, and someone who has a basic basic knowledge of the PC, can produce them in 3D, for example, using the program Google Sketch Up.

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For example, let's take the project of a gable glazed greenhouse made of wood and see what needs to be reflected when drawing up a drawing. If we take the standard format of glass 1600 × 2200 mm, 4 mm thick, and a bar of 100 × 100 mm, then we get the ideal distance between the vertical posts, which will be equal to 800 mm. It is noteworthy that it will be half the width of the sheet.

Since the building will be used in winter, the base should be raised above the ground (if? Glass height is 1100 mm, then the base should be raised by 900-1200 mm).

The maximum slope of the roof covered with glass will be 15^about. Roof rafter system is preferable to build a timber 50? 50 mm.

Foundation casting

So, you chose a suitable place for the construction of the greenhouse and with the help of the drawings calculated its dimensions. Now with the help of pegs and rope, you can make the layout of the site under construction.

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Experts recommend the use of strip foundations, providing a fortress design. In this case, the concrete is poured to the depth of soil freezing (from 55 to 80 cm).

How to make a foundation for glass greenhouses?

1. Dig a trench 30 cm wide and 40 cm deep.
2. Next, pour sand into it, which must be tamped.
3. In the trench lay out reinforcement for reinforcement and pour concrete.

Erect the base with a height of 10 cm above the foundation, while increasing the formwork. Using a level, level the top of the formwork and refill the concrete layer to the edges. To create a waterproofing, lay a narrow strip of roofing material or bitumen mastic on frozen concrete. Now to the height? brick at the base of the strapping make brickwork. You can slightly change the process of pouring the foundation, however, the principle remains the same - the use of mortgage reinforcement and waterproofing material.

The foundation should be additionally insulated from all sides with polystyrene foam plates.

Walling and roofing

Now it's time to make a frame. Recall that greenhouses made of glass especially need a strong and durable frame, which can be built from both metal and wood. The first is characterized by its durability, the second - environmental friendliness.

For the erection of a metal frame, pipes or angles from a steel profile are used, and for a wooden frame, bars of 100 mm are taken, which ideally are made of wood impregnated with an autoclave and guarantee the long service life of the structure.

If the wood does not have the proper impregnation, then first it should be prepared by treating with an antiseptic, then with a stain, and finally paint it. For the most part, old window frames are used for the glazing of greenhouses, and the framework for such a structure is made of 100 × 100 mm bars.

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1. The structure of the glass greenhouse with a wooden frame consists of upper and lower trim, corner posts and support bars.
2. Processed bars with a cross section of 100 mm, i.e. 10 × 10 cm in size, are installed on a brick tape of the foundation with an additional layer of waterproofing and fasten securely to the base.
3. Then nail the vertical bars to the horizontal bars at the four corners.
4. Top strapping is carried out by connecting vertical bars with upper horizontal bars.
5. After that, you need to nail the supporting bars to the top and bottom straps.

Now it is necessary to make the roof truss system. For central risers, screeds, as well as intermediate racks, a beam measuring 10 × 5 cm is used. The roof lathing and door frame can be made using 10 × 3 cm bars.

Farms gather on the land. Then they are raised to the frame and to avoid deformation of the roof, fixed on the sled. Finally connect the trusses with a ridge bar.

Now you can glaze the finished structure. The glasses are fastened with the help of carnations and silicone sealant, and outside they are upholstered with a bead made of rubber or wood. The roof is covered with glass from the bottom up, laying it on a layer of putty.

In such a simple way you can independently build a greenhouse of glass. If you wish to supplement the information in the article with valuable tips, write your comments.

Video

From this video, you will learn about the solar vegetation, a special glass greenhouse in which you can grow plants in early spring even in Siberia:

A photo

In the photos provided, you can see other options of greenhouses made of glass:

Blueprints

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