I built my greenhouse in january last year, I had a very tight budget and space was limited, so I could not afford a standard off the shelf job and even if I could it would not have made best use of the space available.
As a fairly competent handyman and keen shed builder I decided to make it myself. I surfed ebay for some cheap glazing panels and having trolled through loads of second hand UVPC window sales, found someone offering 8 shop windows from Macclesfield!! They were in hardwood frames and were 2.4m long by 1m wide. I put a bid in for £10 and won it! amazing! There was however a slight problem, I had to go and collect them.... me from Suffolk.... I had a fairly big car at the time and with careful measuring I realised that if I took all the seats out (bar the drivers) they would just fit. Anyway after a 10 hour round journey I had managed to get them safely home. The wood need some TLC a sand down and treatment with wood preservative did the trick. I used these panels around the sides and used clear corrugated perspex for the roof, Job Done!
The windows/vents were made from Polycarbonate sheets with auto vent openers. The auto vents worked brilliantly and well worth the money in saved time and worry.
I also installed a trickle irrigation system on a automatic timer, this too was vital as we wanted to go away for a summer break.
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