Finishing touches on homemade gh

relichound · August 22, 2007

I'm just finishing up on my 10 x 16 greenhouse and thought I would share. Used top rail from chain link fencing for the frame and it tuned out fine. I can't wait to get it stocked.

Jerry

Sherry_AK · August 22, 2007

Very nice! Did you use any special tool to bend the top rail? I've seen them sold.

Sherry

Zana · August 22, 2007

Very interesting and looks good too. What is the height of the GH? And how did you anchor the wood door frame and other wood framing if its not part of the arched structural support?

relichound · August 22, 2007

I did purchase a tubing bender that is made just for bending this type of tubing. Very inexpensive. It's height is about 7.5'. The framing for the door is screwed to the metal framing.

Rena · August 22, 2007

Very nice! You are going to love it for your seedlings.

**Mischka** · August 22, 2007

Looking good!

Did you use plans or just wing the assembly? Either way I'm very impressed and looking forward to seeing what you grow in it.

dcarch · August 22, 2007

Can you tell us a little more about your exhaust fan and do you have a heater?

What kind of plastic are you using?

dcarch

relichound · August 23, 2007

The bender came with instructions on bending the tubing. You can get the tubing at lowes or HD in 10' 6'' lengths. . If you put 2 sections together you have a perfect 10' wide section. The exhaust fan is just a attic fan I already had. I have installed a fresh air vent in the bottom of the greenhouse to use with a non-vent gas heater. The plastic is green house grade UV treated.

Jerry

MsCowpea · August 29, 2007

Really looks fantastic.

Do you have a brace down the center --can't tell from the photos?

What did you use to attach the 2 lengths together? Did you bend them before putting them together or after?

How did you figure out how much to bend them to fit your 10' width?

Finally, how did you connect the metal rails to your wood frame that makes up the base?

Sorry about the 3rd degree but you really did a nice job.

BVGardener · October 8, 2007

Excellent job Jerry. I had hoped to get started on my greenhouse this past weekend but never got around to it.

Jay

August 22, 2007	#6
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	Looking good! Did you use plans or just wing the assembly? Either way I'm very impressed and looking forward to seeing what you grow in it. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

August 22, 2007	#7
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August 29, 2007	#9
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	Really looks fantastic. Do you have a brace down the center --can't tell from the photos? What did you use to attach the 2 lengths together? Did you bend them before putting them together or after? How did you figure out how much to bend them to fit your 10' width? Finally, how did you connect the metal rails to your wood frame that makes up the base? Sorry about the 3rd degree but you really did a nice job. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

August 22, 2007	#2
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Very nice! Did you use any special tool to bend the top rail? I've seen them sold. Sherry

August 22, 2007	#3
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Very interesting and looks good too. What is the height of the GH? And how did you anchor the wood door frame and other wood framing if its not part of the arched structural support?

August 22, 2007	#4
relichound Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gaston,NC Posts: 71	I did purchase a tubing bender that is made just for bending this type of tubing. Very inexpensive. It's height is about 7.5'. The framing for the door is screwed to the metal framing.

August 22, 2007	#5
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Very nice! You are going to love it for your seedlings.

August 23, 2007	#8
relichound Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gaston,NC Posts: 71	The bender came with instructions on bending the tubing. You can get the tubing at lowes or HD in 10' 6'' lengths. . If you put 2 sections together you have a perfect 10' wide section. The exhaust fan is just a attic fan I already had. I have installed a fresh air vent in the bottom of the greenhouse to use with a non-vent gas heater. The plastic is green house grade UV treated. Jerry

October 8, 2007	#10
BVGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 542	Excellent job Jerry. I had hoped to get started on my greenhouse this past weekend but never got around to it. Jay