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Old 15-09-2009, 11:54 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Martin Brown Martin Brown is offline
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Default Building one's own greenhouse

Frederick Williams wrote:
Charlie Pridham wrote:
In article ,
says...
Can anyone recommend web sites that instruct one in the building of a
greenhouse? Googling doesn't turn up anything interesting.

Do you want to build it from wood, alluminium or upvc?


Wood with about one metre of brick wall at the base.

start with what
you want to glaze it with as this nearly allways comes in standard sizes


I didn't know that. I thought glass merchants cut it to any size.


They do - for a price. If you design one based on standard sizes it is
cheaper. And if you intent to heat the greenhouse in winter you should
also consider twinwall polycabonate (aka conservatory roofs) as the
glazing material. It comes in much bigger sheets than glass.

and it makes sense to make the structure take these.

You will be hard pressed to beat a standard kit bought on line and


Less fun?


Regards,
Martin Brown