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Permalink Reply by Alice MacArthur on November 2, 2009 at 6:58pm

Check out my pictures and you'll see the progression of my greenhouse that my husband is building me. He chose a spot where it would get full sun, and close to where we already had water and electricity hooked up (next to his workshop). We used all recycled items except for the framing and the roofing material. I really love it and it's not even done yet!

Permalink Reply by Brenda Stewwart on December 1, 2009 at 8:44am

Hubby has built 2. See my albums under "remodled greenhouse" to see the latest.
Brenda

Permalink Reply by Debra Hughes on December 27, 2009 at 5:57pm

here is our greenhouse that is attached to the house. It was built in a week but it took several months of engineering and thinking and designing.

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Permalink Reply by Leslie Elliott (Zone5, MA) on December 10, 2011 at 5:40pm

Debra- It was so nice to see the picture of your greenhouse.  It reminds me so much of an attached greenhouse my husband and I built in 1985.  We started our seedlings for the vegetable garden, in it, but it was so much more than that!  It really heated the lower portion of our house on sunny days - even mid-Winter! (which is no small feat for Western MA)  My son played in it as a baby on days when the weather was too cold to be outside, and our cats stretched out on the benches daily.  Good memories. 

Permalink Reply by Walt Gray AR on January 21, 2010 at 8:40pm

I built mine out of rough cut 2X4's to make rafters. My posts are all treated 4X4's. I used 1X4's at intervals to allow me to attach the plastic. I have one layer of plastic on the inside walls and one layer on the outside walls of the greenhouse creating area of air for insulation. For my roof, I used one solid sheet of plastic over the top and then doubled back over. Once the edges were well secured, I used a bathroom vent fan to blow air between the layers. It seems to be working well and my heating bills are about the same as when I put a layer in and a layer out on the roof, but now I get the space in my greenhouse to allow my taller plants more room to grow.

Permalink Reply by Sandy Buckley on January 22, 2010 at 5:53pm

My husband and dad built me one many years ago. It is 8x8, has a flag stone floor, has corrigated plastic roof/walls (bought from Charlies Greenhouse catalog) I have a propane gas heater in it. Windows in north and southern ends for airflow. I have successfully started approx 2000 plants/year in it. I have 3 rows of shelves in it, which is not ideal as I have to rotate my plants freq. But I LOVE it!! I am a seed nut,and love my flowers!! I know I have pics somewhere and will post when I can. Good luck!! enjoy!!

Permalink Reply by Elaine Johnon on August 25, 2010 at 10:08am

We are supposed to start building a greenhouse sometime this fall. I live in southern Alabama about 70 miles from the Gulf Coast-Zone 8b. We have lots of very intense, hot sun and very little intense cold (we did have a freeze last winter), so my problem is too much heat/sun. We're going to attach the greenhouse to the house on the ssw of it. We already have a door to access from the house (after building steps/stairs). I have some old metal framed windows for the sides. I have acces to gravel for the floor. My question is: What are your ideas on using colored, corrugated, fiberglass panels for the roof? I think they will be more durable and provide some protection from the intense sun while letting plenty of light in. The afternoon sun is the hottest and most intense. The ground is sloped (clay) and my thoughts are that that will be helpful in drainage.

Permalink Reply by Bonnie Solie on September 12, 2010 at 11:40am

My wonderful husband has gotten me a Greenhouse. It is a kit and my son is going to help us put it up. The Greenhouse is 10 X 15. It said we could just put it on the graveled ground, but no my son has to do everything to extremes. So we have dug the water, and electrical pipes in the ground about two feet. And got it all out to the Greenhouse. Then my son dug out, and set forms so he can pour a concrete footing for the greenhouse. He has to have everything level and straight. They will be pouring the concrete on the 17th. of Sept. I have been taking pictures of the progress. A little slow but I'm a gardener, and we have patients. :) At least that is what I always say. After it is all up I will post all the pictures of our progress.

Permalink Reply by Bonnie Solie on September 12, 2010 at 11:44am

I would like to see pictures of your greenhouse!

Sandy Buckley said:

My husband and dad built me one many years ago. It is 8x8, has a flag stone floor, has corrigated plastic roof/walls (bought from Charlies Greenhouse catalog) I have a propane gas heater in it. Windows in north and southern ends for airflow. I have successfully started approx 2000 plants/year in it. I have 3 rows of shelves in it, which is not ideal as I have to rotate my plants freq. But I LOVE it!! I am a seed nut,and love my flowers!! I know I have pics somewhere and will post when I can. Good luck!! enjoy!!

Permalink Reply by robin lake on November 26, 2010 at 3:21pm

i plan on building one in spring...have old windows....

do u hav any idea of how ur going to build urs....

do u know if the project might be difficult or easy...

Contributing GardenerPermalink Reply by Catherine Cronin (Ireland) on October 20, 2011 at 6:34pm

My son and hubby built a timber frame and then we bought the plastic and covered it ourselves. It housed many tomato and Pepper plants over the last 8/10 years!

This pic is from last year.

We have now upgraded to a polytunnel to extend the vegetable season!

Permalink Reply by Duke Snyder on January 12, 2012 at 12:30pm

We built ours from simple 2x4's with corrugated poly carb on the outside & plywood, it's covered with 1 year poly which adds another 10 degrees of heat at night. Heated by a used wood stove out back with back up elect. heaters.  Made on greentreat 4x4's on a smooth rock bed. Simple & cheap!  Shelves inside are 24" vinyl fencing stapled to 2x2's.   Want more information, please email me :-)