Any greenhouse structure is built on the basis of a frame. The most popular is the frame of the greenhouse from the profile - it is quite easy to mount it with your own hands, while the structures attract with safety and durability. Due to their tightness and ease of care, they are in high demand despite the higher cost.
Features of the greenhouse from the profile
Profile is one of the most popular materials for creating greenhouses. They can subsequently be covered with polycarbonate or drywall, while any of these structures will be used for a long time even in the climatic conditions of Russia. The frame of a greenhouse from a profile with your own hands is erected very easily and simply, while the design differs in a number of features:
1. Strength while maintaining a small weight of the structure. This indicator makes such a frame more popular than metal or wood.
2. Sophisticated design, which affects the high resistance to any natural influences, including heavy snow or wind.
3. A greenhouse that is created based on a profile is easy toinstallation, while you can put it on any site even without a foundation - you just need to prepare the ground.
4. Ease of assembly and disassembly. If desired, you can leave the structure intact for the winter, especially if polycarbonate is chosen as the coating.
Gypsum board frame
The desire to save money and at the same time build a facility for growing your favorite vegetables with the highest quality leads to the fact that we are looking for profitable solutions to this problem. And very often a combination of drywall, which is one of the available materials, and a profile is used. How to make a greenhouse frame from a drywall profile? Note that the construction will be based on galvanized profiles. The roof of the greenhouse can be arched and pitched, and it can be covered with cellular polycarbonate or ordinary film.
The main thing is the tools and the scheme
To make a greenhouse, we need to stock up on a galvanized rack profile and guides, self-tapping screws (they will be needed to connect the profile, fasteners with flat hats are best suited). We also need tools such as a screwdriver, plumb line, tape measure, metal shears. When we build a greenhouse frame from a profile with our own hands, the drawings play an important role, since they will reflect all the dimensions of the future structure, which will greatly facilitate assembly. Most often, a greenhouse is built 6 m long and 3 m wide with a height of 2.5 m.
Performingmounting
So, all the materials are prepared, now we begin to mount the frame. This process consists of several steps:
1. First, a platform is set up under the greenhouse - it is cleared of debris and leveled.
2. The place where we will build the frame of the greenhouse from the profile with our own hands is marked. If necessary, the foundation is being built.
3. The assembly of the frame is carried out near the place where the greenhouse will stand.
4. We prepare the frame racks: for this we divide them into pieces of the desired length, and the dimensions depend on the length of the greenhouse and its width.
5. First, the base is assembled, to which the elements of the future greenhouse are attached with self-tapping screws.
6. It is best to assemble the end pieces together with the doorway on a flat surface, and then attach them to the frame.
When building a greenhouse frame from a profile with your own hands, it is important to take into account the presence of a foundation. It can be simple and plank, or it can be made of bricks. In any case, you need to prepare the ground, and only then put the frame of the future greenhouse on it.
Greenhouses for drywall have a number of advantages: firstly, they are easy to assemble on their own using the simplest materials. Secondly, the frame can be easily moved to a specific location on the site or, for example, if necessary, building a foundation under it. Thirdly, the profile itself is reliable and durable, so your greenhouse will last a long time and serve reliably.
Stages of frame assembly
How to make a framedo-it-yourself greenhouses from a profile so that it lasts a long time? It is important to follow the existing rules so that the construction is carried out as competently as possible. So let's start from the back. We first assemble a rectangular figure based on profiles: for this we fasten the elements with self-tapping screws, and insert the transverse elements with an edge, after which we also fix them with self-tapping screws.
After the back of the greenhouse is assembled, we proceed to the equipment of the roof. We measure the middle of the roof, place the profile on it and fasten the roofing elements - also on self-tapping screws. Now we assemble the front wall in the same way as the back, since they are the same in shape and size. Now it's time for the side surfaces. Section elements are securely connected with self-tapping screws.
Polycarbonate greenhouse
This material is very popular in the construction of greenhouses, so it is not surprising that many are interested in the question of how to make a polycarbonate greenhouse frame with their own hands. By the way, this is a more profitable solution than buying a finished structure made of cellular polycarbonate. To create a frame, we need a U-shaped profile, on the basis of which plasterboard partitions and suspended ceilings are mounted. It is sold in lengths of 3 or 4 m. For a greenhouse, you should choose a durable profile with a section of 50x40 mm. To make the joints more convenient and secure, you can combine the rack and guide profiles.
Greenhouse from the profile: do it yourself
Before you make a greenhouse frame from a profile pipe, you should consider its location on the site. For mounting frames, it is best to choose pipes with a cross section of 40x20 mm, since they are more powerful and stable and able to withstand any natural impact. As a bunch of frames, you can use pipes with a cross section of 20x20 mm.
Before installation, you need to think over the scheme of the future design, indicate its optimal dimensions, consider the features of the frame and its dimensions in order to minimize material loss. This is the only way you can profitably build a greenhouse frame from a profile with your own hands. The estimate, by the way, also plays an important role in saving money spent on possible alterations in the future.
Thinking over the type of frame
When using profile pipes, it is best to build a gable greenhouse based on a semicircular frame, however, for this we need a pipe bender to give the pipes a certain shape. But in such a building, you can conveniently grow plants of any height. Any foundation is chosen for the construction - from the materials that are at hand. The frame is mounted on an already leveled and seized foundation. The end frame will become the supporting structure in the frame, since it will contain a door and a window.
After assembly, the frame is securely welded, and only after its strength has been tested, it is possible to mount the roof covering. Self-tapping screws are used to attach polycarbonate to the roof, the ends of the sheet are reliably protected with sealant orplastic profile. We lay the carbonate sheet so that it forms an overhang on the roof. The joint of the ridge with profile pipes, if desired, can be covered with metal or PVC.
Wooden greenhouse: old and traditional
Wooden buildings are always in trend, and this applies even to greenhouses. How to make a wooden greenhouse frame with your own hands? In the simplest version, it is a frame based on timber racks, covered with a gable roof, having doors in the end walls and a glazed upper part. To create such a frame, you will need timber and half-timber, plywood or any other sheet material, nails, wood preservative, roofing and little things in the form of hinges and door handles.
Before you yourself make the frame of the greenhouse from a bar, you need to build a foundation. Such a greenhouse can be placed on a strip foundation, which must be waterproofed. All bars are carefully treated with an antiseptic composition. Wall posts are placed on the base, it is important to ensure that they are horizontally and vertically aligned. Racks from above are tied with a half-beam.
Roof time
After assembling the frame, we mount the rafters, carefully monitoring their flatness. The entire wooden structure is carefully treated with an antiseptic. Parts of the greenhouse in the form of doors and vents are created from a half-beam, while all frames must be carefully aligned. Wall panels are mounted first from the end using finishing nails with smallhats. Doors are hung in the finished openings, glazing is performed - it can be partial or complete. All glasses are placed on glazing beads, after which the joints are smeared with sealant.
Mitlider-type greenhouse made of timber
This greenhouse attracts attention with the presence of four ventilation windows that provide optimal thermal conditions inside. The frame is mounted from wooden racks, after which it is covered with either film or glass. Special cuts in the corners provide additional rigidity. For construction, you need to stock up on a bar with a section of 50x70 mm and 100x100 mm, a board, a sheet of plywood, plastic wrap.
Stages of building a greenhouse according to Mitlider
In the simplest version, a trench is dug, which is covered with gravel and rammed. Then the waterproofing is done. A foundation frame is created from a 100x100 timber, connected and carefully treated with an antiseptic. The resulting frame is laid on the waterproofing. The walls are assembled on the basis of the so-called conductor: that is, the wall is drawn on a flat base, stops are mounted that will hold the walls in the desired position. Such a conductor allows you to keep the size of the greenhouse under control. Rafter beams are carefully installed, after which the installation of the roof is carried out. After the entire structure is assembled, the window frames are assembled and fixed. They are created on the basis of slats 30x50 mm, then covered with a film. After that, the entire frame is covered with a film that is attached topolyester tape with a special construction stapler.
Summarize
In order for the design to be of high quality and reliable, it is imperative to make a drawing, which will take into account the dimensions and material consumption. Thanks to a well-thought-out project, you can not only correctly install the structure, but also calculate all costs in advance. With the right approach, assembly can easily be done by one person.
