Before you make a greenhouse with your own hands, you need to decide for what tasks you need it. Will you just grow seedlings in a small corner, do you want to move in it to full growth, or will you raise film roller shutters, thereby adjusting the heat in the greenhouse. Perhaps you are just wondering how to make an ordinary greenhouse.
Where to locate the greenhouse
Any greenhouse is vital flat, leveled and well drained surface. Try to locate the greenhouse in the place where it will be protected from the wind by a house, fence or trees, because any even a slight breeze will affect its internal temperature.
Arrange the greenhouse so that the main wind falls on the side wall - this will allow it to be much more efficiently ventilated.
Did you know? It is better not to put a greenhouse on the stones, as this will make the installation of the fixing pegs difficult.
How to choose the shape and size of the greenhouse
The size and shape of the greenhouse directly depend on:
- land size;
- the types of plants that will be grown in the greenhouse;
- material capabilities - the more building materials needed for the greenhouse, the more investment it will require.
Important! Remember, too spacious greenhouse - not practical!
In the same greenhouse will not grow plants with different agrotechnical indicators. For example, you can’t grow tomatoes and cucumbers around, because tomatoes need well-moistened soil and moist air, and cucumbers, on the contrary, prefer a drier climate. Also it is necessary to take into account the different light and temperature regimes of plants.
There are many different greenhouse designs. You can build a greenhouse in the form of a pyramid, tent, geocupol, arch, and so on. Naturally, the simplest greenhouse with his own hands is a gable roof and ordinary straight walls. A greenhouse of this type is easily sheathed with glass and films. To give strength to the structure, the walls are covered with wooden panels.
The choice of material and tools for creating greenhouses
For many years, greenhouses have become indispensable in country affairs, because, thanks to them, vegetables and fruits can be grown almost all year round. According to experienced gardeners, the most optimal and affordable material for the greenhouse - polycarbonate.
Winter greenhouse with your own hands from polycarbonate will provide a sufficient amount of penetrating light, and this is one of the key points of growing plants. Due to the air gap, additional thermal insulation is provided. Polycarbonate greenhouse surpasses glass and film greenhouses in terms of heat retention.
How to build a foundation
Before you make a wooden greenhouse with polycarbonate, you need to prepare a foundation for it. It will serve as a support for the frame and will be able to protect grown plants from the influence of negative environmental factors and its microclimate. The foundation can be:
- Timber. The foundation of the bar - this is the easiest and cheapest version of the greenhouse base. You will need a bar, roofing felt and the necessary fasteners.
Did you know? Such a foundation can be easily disassembled and assembled according to a new one. But its service life is not more than six years.
- Concrete. Sand is poured into a dug trench, poured over with a solution of concrete, leaving holes for the frame. The depth of the trench should not exceed 40 cm.
- Brick, which is an analogue of concrete. It can also be used as a superstructure above a concrete foundation. He erected, like concrete, the main thing is to accurately mark the site.
- Concrete blocks. This foundation is perfect for places with high humidity due to its waterproofing properties.
Important! In severe climatic conditions or in the construction of a winter greenhouse, it is necessary to additionally warm its base with a foam or foam slab.For the construction of the block foundation you need:
- Mark the plot.
- Dig trenches.
- Cover the bottom of the pit with gravel about 10 cm.
- Pour the liquid concrete.
- Install the blocks in uncured concrete. Align location with construction level.
- Treat the joints with concrete.
Create a frame for the greenhouse
For the frame is better to use a galvanized profile. Assemble the T-shaped element and attach it to the foundation with screws.
Constructing the frame for the greenhouse, you need to accurately calculate the pitch of the transverse lath and longitudinal supports. If there are strong winds or heavy precipitation, the stiffeners will provide additional stability.
Sheathing greenhouses do it yourself
To sheath the six-meter greenhouse, you will need about four sheets of polycarbonate. It is better to cut polycarbonate with an electric jigsaw. Take into account the radius of the bends in the elements of the arch and the width of the bands at the ribs.
After preparing the polycarbonate sheets, insert them into the grooves of the profile and secure with screws. Use a thermal washer - they will protect the material from deformation in the field of fasteners. 
Inside use perforated tape - it will seal the joints. Outside for this purpose, suitable self-adhesive aluminum tape. Do not forget to drill holes in the profile - this will prevent the accumulation of water condensate on the inside of the panels.
How to equip a greenhouse
Having built the foundation and made the lining, you still do not get a finished greenhouse, because its interior arrangement is an important process.
Based on the size of the greenhouse, you need to decide how many beds you will have. Between the beds it is better to make paths of bricks or boards: such materials do not slip if water gets on them during watering. To create high beds, use curbs.
It is better to buy the soil for beds, as it is cleared of various infections and saturated with useful substances. In addition, you can purchase a special soil that will be suitable for a particular type of plant.
A greenhouse made with your own hands will bring you only joy. But best of all, if you decide in advance on what you will grow and what kind of it will suit you.
