How To Build A Greenhouse With Old Windows And Doors

The frame was sized to fit the window and a frame was built to accommodate the door.
How to build a greenhouse with old windows and doors. Place the windows on the opening at the top of the box. He began by laying the windows out on the ground to plan out two equal sides for the walls then used that layout to build the frame. For the project here 2x4 38 x 89 mm treated southern yellow pine boards and half inch plywood also treated were used as well. Use hinges to attach the windows to one side of the box so you can open and close when needed.
The heaviness of the wood will help to hold the greenhouse down in strong winds or during storms. This way you won t need to glaze your greenhouse because the windows and doors will already have the glass that you need to give sunlight to your plants. Instant cold frame greenhouse. Get inspired and get crafty these projects are really worth your attention.
Just take old windows or glass doors that you have and create a greenhouse of the desired size and shape. Greenhouse from old windows. Don t build the framework for the greenhouse out of small scale boards. Instead use 2 by 8 inch lumber boards or larger.
Secure the bottom perimeter with anchor bolts to a concrete foundation that is poured at least 6 inches deep. Cheft on instructables built it using windows salvaged from houses being torn down in his neighborhood. This greenhouse is probably the easiest one you can make. I collected the windows over the course of a year and a half and the build took ab.
You only need few old windows and few straw bales. Here s another diy greenhouse from old windows we wrote about a few years ago. This is a brief guide on how i took some old windows from houses they where tearing down in my neighborhood and turned them into a small greenhouse in my back yard. Photo by gary and gina blocker we garden can and preserve as much food as possible each year.