Greenhouse made from soda pop bottles - Page 2

desertlzbn · April 12, 2010

No doubt, around here, I would give those bottles about 1 summer before they started cracking. Of course I live in a Desert, that may have something to do with it.
But on the other hand here is a link to what people are doing with PET bottles around the world. http://www.temasactuales.com/temasbl...h-pet-bottles/

desertlzbn · April 12, 2010

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=es&langpair=es%7Cen&u=http://www.eco-tecnologia.com/portal/&client=tmpg

Here are some more projects with soda bottles.

habitat_gardener · April 12, 2010

Michael Reynolds has been building houses out of recyclables -- tires, bottles, cans -- with adobe for decades. He's the subject of a recent documentary, Garbage Warrior.

Suzeabelle · March 5, 2014

I'm trying to get the .pdf in this thread. I'm a member and approved...what am I doing wrong???

September 19, 2014

I've seen greenhouses made from restaurant-sized glass pickle jars in the Czech Republic. The lids are kept on, so the walls are well insulated.

amideutch · September 19, 2014

Quote:

I'm trying to get the .pdf in this thread. I'm a member and approved...what am I doing wrong???

When you click on the link in Mischka's post a box should appear in the lower left hand corner of your monitor screen that reads (greenhouse v1 (1).pdf). Just click on it and the link will appear.

Ami

dustdevil · September 23, 2014

Interesting, but cement doesn't really bond well to plastic pop jugs. In many of our US areas, this type of budget construction wouldn't last long. I would choose using recycled glass doors and windows for a greenhouse, since they are available for free or cheap.

April 12, 2010	#16
desertlzbn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 659	No doubt, around here, I would give those bottles about 1 summer before they started cracking. Of course I live in a Desert, that may have something to do with it. But on the other hand here is a link to what people are doing with PET bottles around the world. http://www.temasactuales.com/temasbl...h-pet-bottles/

April 12, 2010	#18
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	Michael Reynolds has been building houses out of recyclables -- tires, bottles, cans -- with adobe for decades. He's the subject of a recent documentary, Garbage Warrior.

March 5, 2014	#19
Suzeabelle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1	I'm trying to get the .pdf in this thread. I'm a member and approved...what am I doing wrong???

September 19, 2014	#20
LDiane Guest Posts: n/a	I've seen greenhouses made from restaurant-sized glass pickle jars in the Czech Republic. The lids are kept on, so the walls are well insulated.

September 23, 2014	#22
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	Interesting, but cement doesn't really bond well to plastic pop jugs. In many of our US areas, this type of budget construction wouldn't last long. I would choose using recycled glass doors and windows for a greenhouse, since they are available for free or cheap.