Construction of greenhouses made ​​of polycarbonate with their hands

Greenhouse polycarbonate construction with their own hands quite often due to its durability and ease of installation.

Building greenhouses makes it possible to increase productivity and vegetation planted trees so that the winter it was time not terrible.

designs reliably protect plants from the rain and the temperature difference and give a good harvest to gather.

This is possible if there is ventilation, made space heating and microclimate created.

most common installation is a greenhouse with polycarbonate.In the video below you can see such projects.

polycarbonate have very wide application.With it produced equipment and the assembly of the roof, stained glass, light awnings and canopies.

In agriculture it is used in the construction of greenhouses, conservatories and, most importantly, of greenhouses.

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property profile, coated polycarbonate, is a more durable and resistant than glass or film coating (winter time to destroy them quickly), although the size of the sheet thickness is only 4 to 8 mm.

structure polycarbonate sheet is a cell that are filled with air.Honeycomb is very ductile and flexible, easy to cut with a knife at the required size and assemble them very simple.

Pluses polycarbonate

Application polycarbonate provides:

• Lightweight and easy to install;
• excellent thermal insulation;
• Natural light transparency of 90% and above;
• special coating that protects the plants from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation;
• High strength (strength of the material is 200 times greater than that of ordinary glass);
• Resistance to sudden changes in temperature (winter temperatures can easily drop to -40 degrees Celsius in the summer to rise even up to + 60 ° C);
• Convenient perform skin span structure, as the sheets are compact;
• Seasoning high wind and snow loads shows that the winter weather is not a hindrance, and the harvest will take place without any problems;
• High fire safety (polycarbonate honeycomb are off);
• High protection against chemical attack (eg, by ingestion of acid rain);
• Minimum weight that allows you to reduce the size of the budget spent on the fixtures.

But in addition to the advantages in polycarbonate and has a few drawbacks.

Cons polycarbonate

polycarbonate Installation requires to observe certain rules:

• sheets of material should always be closed at the end face to prevent aeration and moisture getting inside and insects.This further causes molds, fungi, and damage to the structure;
• should be scrubbed very gently with greenhouses precipitated dirt and dust and use only neutral detergents;
• forbidden to use detergents, which contain salt, alkali, chlorine and ether;
• Do not use abrasive paste and sharp objects for cleaning greenhouses.This causes damage to the outer layer of the structure;
• Regular winter clearing snow from the greenhouse to avoid the appearance of icing, deformations and collapses design profile.

In the video below you can see the result of improper care of the greenhouse.

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As you can see, the coating of polycarbonate makes it possible to build a warm and durable greenhouse.

To properly place it on the site, it is necessary to sketch a drawing.

better to have it in an open area, not covered by other buildings or trees, then the sun heating the greenhouse will be a whole day, and ventilation is not impeded.

finished drawing area, do the drawing itself a greenhouse.The video below shows the process of a possible drawing.

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Form greenhouse

Drawing begins with the selection form.The shape of the design, the greenhouse can be very diverse.

Sometimes, for example, is pristennaja greenhouse.MULTIDECK greenhouse to reduce material consumption and save heat.

roof greenhouses can be single-pitch or gable, but the shape of the roof arch is the most common.

easy to make not only a drawing of the roof, but also to carry out the installation on it.

arched roof the best option for those who are planning to make a greenhouse made of polycarbonate with their own hands.

The photo below shows a similar roof.

only negative - in order to translate the drawing to life and make the arches of metal parts or pipes, you must use special benders.

If such a tool is not present, as an option - you can buy ready-arched structure.

When you have decided on the location, size and prepare the necessary drawings, you can start preparing the foundation.

foundation Choice

greenhouse foundation is very important.It is important that it be high-quality and reliable.

There are several types of foundation:

1. lumber;
2. Brick;
3. Stone;
4. belt.

Let's take a closer look at each of them.

lumber

foundation using wood inexpensive and easy to install, but very short-lived:

• foundation of wood will last a maximum of 5 years, even if you treat it with an antiseptic.After that, inside the tree will begin the process of decomposition, and it will lose its function.If you need a cheap greenhouse for a short time, then the foundation of the wooden profile is the best option;
• Installation is extremely simple.Trying to drive the steel corners of the perimeter.Take vertical wooden supports and immerse them in the ground, sticking to the corners.Using beams of wood (size - 10 to 10 cm) and install it on the perimeter of the greenhouse.

Brick

foundation with the bricks is much better and more lasting:

• If the installation was performed correctly, such a foundation will last a very long time.What matters is that the size of the greenhouse does not exceed the size of the foundation.The larger it is, the more bricks should go on the bottom.Do not skimp on the bricks, otherwise such a foundation will not stand much weight mounted on his design;
• Installation involves setting bricks on a cushion with waterproofing, so they do not touch the ground and destroyed.Building a brick foundation with a normal solution.The solution can be mounted on the sides of the bricks and to the foundation was more stable and reliable.

Stone

foundation stone is ideal for polycarbonate greenhouses:

• his base without any problems stand on itself a heavy design and calm will last than one generation of avid gardeners.The foundation is very reliable, but also very expensive.Making it too is not the most simple;
• Due to the natural origin of stone must be laid in a certain way and call for the specialist as well put the foundation of rough stone is very difficult.In addition, the design requires laying Laying nets and spilling its lateral sides.

Belt

foundation most frequently used it for the construction of greenhouses:

• Mounting such a foundation will not require much time and effort, but the end result is a very high quality.Despite the low cost of such a foundation it is very durable and reliable.We need only solution, formwork and pillow to prevent sagging;
• Pillow created using gravel or sand.After being installed formwork design that gives form and then fill it with a solution of 30-40 cm in width and 0.5 m in depth.The foundation will be a very strong, and it is possible to establish not only the greenhouse, but even makeshift arbor or summer.

Tip: Any foundation is better to install so that it rose above the ground a minimum of 25-30 cm This will protect the substrate from premature degradation, and prolong service life..

In the video below you can see the foundation of the installation process.

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Installing greenhouse

Once poured the foundation, proceed to the installation of greenhouses:

1. to start building a framework.For framework produces different types of profile - plastic, aluminum or galvanized.But best taken wooden profile, as opposed to other designs wooden profile can easily break under the influence of gravity.For example, the mold at a pressure profile of a large amount of snow, located in the arched roof.If you have a gable roof, then this problem can be avoided;
2. makes installing arched elements.Weld them together by means of longitudinal tie out of the same profile as the arch;
3. We provide installation of front designs.On the one hand doing the door, on the other hand it has to be a ventilator (ventilator improves ventilation of premises, sometimes even a special ventilation is not required);
4. After already can be covered with sheets of polycarbonate frame.The sheets can be laid overlapping, using a connecting profile.For bindings use rubberized Profile thermowashers that will prevent the ingress of moisture and dirt.

construction rather laborious, but at the same time an interesting process.In the video below you can see the detailed installation of greenhouses.

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After polycarbonate greenhouse built with his own hands, it is necessary to insulate and make space heating.

Warming and heating greenhouses

Some gardeners to warm a greenhouse, it is covered with burlap.

This is an old and inconvenient method since burlap does not transmit light, hence it can be used only at night.

addition, burlap size should be the same size as the rest of Galicia, which is very inconvenient to use.

much more convenient to warm the greenhouse inside and outside with a transparent plastic or bubbly.It does not absorb light and aesthetically pleasing look.

In addition, assembly of the insulation is easy and simple.The photo below is a view of a greenhouse with plastic blistered.

Types of heating greenhouses

Heating greenhouses is a very important point, since the heating space allows you to build a rich harvest.

Heating, and thus the heating, can be different:

1. stove heating provides space heating via the stove, boiler or barbecue.In this case, additional ventilation should be established that there is good ventilation of the room.Heating with unevenly distributed and does not provide adequate heating throughout the greenhouses;
2. Heating greenhouses and convectors tenami provides heating by electricity.Ventilation is not required;
3. Water heating also allows heating greenhouses.Day it requires installation of pipes, which via a pump to circulate the hot water from the boiler.the boiler is heated by electricity, gas or solid fuel (in the 2nd and 3rd case requires ventilation);
4. Heating can be gas.Gas heating produced by a catalytic burner.The use of gas involves regular airing.Ventilation along the perimeter is a better option.

Heating greenhouses rather expensive thing.But heating allows you to grow plants and harvest all year round.