I collected the windows over the course of a year and a half and the build took ab.
How to build a greenhouse with old windows and doors. This video illustrates how our greenhouse was built customizing each frame to fit the many. If you have a standard height top plate in the wall in which you are framing the door you can build it 6 foot 8 inches or 7 foot tall 2 07 meters or 2 13 meters the same height as standard doors. Place the windows on the opening at the top of the box. Just take old windows or glass doors that you have and create a greenhouse of the desired size and shape.
This way you won t need to glaze your greenhouse because the windows and doors will already have the glass that you need to give sunlight to your plants. This is a brief guide on how i took some old windows from houses they where tearing down in my neighborhood and turned them into a small greenhouse in my back yard. Sketch the framework to accommodate two to four sets of doors on each side of the greenhouse and at least one set across the back end and front side. The doors tracking at the top and bottom will need to be secured with screws into a solid wooden framework.
Form the wood into a box by first creating a frame followed by the base and walls. For custom sizes you will have to work out the size you require for yourself by taking accurate measurements. Instant cold frame greenhouse. Use hinges to attach the windows to one side of the box so you can open and close when needed.
Here s another diy greenhouse from old windows we wrote about a few years ago. He began by laying the windows out on the ground to plan out two equal sides for the walls then used that layout to build the frame.