How To Build A Small Greenhouse

By: Bill Rowe
Friday, 2:40 pm

Have you priced the cost of small greenhouse kits lately? Most of us are on a tight budget with the poor economy so rather than spending more than you need to on a greenhouse kit, why not build design and build your own small greenhouse?  You may find that when you design and build your own greenhouse you can to afford to build a little larger greenhouse than you originally anticipated.

If you aren’t currently confident in your building abilities check out the courses as the local community college or the seminars offered at retailers such as The Home Depot and Lowe’s. Many times “do-it-yourself” instructional courses are free so everyone can learn how to be their own handyman.

Building a small greenhouse is not a daunting task unless you decide to install an automatic water system, power supply and automatic ventilation system; the more complex the greenhouse the more skills and money required to build it. If you are not skilled enough to do install these types of systems one idea for building a greenhouse with all these features is to save money on materials by purchasing everything you can from a salvage yard. Then you could perhaps afford to have a professional complete the water, power and ventilation systems.

Building your Small Greenhouse

1. Design and sketch the plan for your greenhouse including all appropriate dimensions and features.
2. Level the intended site for your greenhouse; the more time you spend making the site absolutely level the less time you will spend trying to make things fit together later.
3. Lay a foundation. A small greenhouse does not require an elaborate foundation; a railroad ties or other large timbers are ideal.
4. Place a geo-textile layer on the ground you have cleared and leveled as a weed barrier.
5. Build a wood-frame base atop the foundation using 4 x 6’s adhering to your greenhouse design. Use a level to assure that the frame is perfectly horizontal.
6. To create a water permeable floor for the greenhouse, fill the frame’s inside with gravel.

Sourcing Cheap Materials for your Small Greenhouse

You now have a level foundation and base; now you are ready to build a small greenhouse. The cheapest materials are those bought at very minimal prices from a salvage yard. At salvage yards you can find windows, doors, louvers, vents, posts, lumber and most likely materials to build a watering system such as PVC.

Accumulate all the materials you need according to your plan and then get out the tools, nails, bolts, screws and any other hardware necessary to complete the structure. Materials that you cannot find at a salvage yard will be readily available at a local hardware store. The greenest materials available at the local stores are those made from recycled sources. Environmentally you cannot beat salvaged and recycled materials for your greenhouse.

Once you have everything you need, use all your skills to follow your design and put your small greenhouse together.

Here is what to do now…

…if you are even thinking that you want to build a small greenhouse, then you need to click the link below and review Bill Keenes’ Building a Greenhouse Plans program. This program will teach you everything you need to know about greenhouses and on top of that, provide you with clear instructions and blueprints so that you can build your own greenhouse.

There is enough information there for you to make an honest evaluation of the product and your goals.

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