We want a greenhouse. I’d build a cheap and easy plastic covered, quonset hut design. Wife wants something nice. Windows cost big $s! Any ideas on a cheap source?
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Go to someone that doesn't alot of patio door replacements.
Roof it with the tubed (square) plastic stuff (sorry, no name for it)
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That "Stuff" is Lexan and man o man..it's high dollar. Great for a GH IF you are making some payback.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Look at SplinterGroupie's thread on HoopHouses.
Forrest
Find out who does service work for the big window manufacturers in your area. We typically can fill a 20 yard dumpster with pefectly good glass in a couple of months.
Have about 30 patio doors (internal 'fog' insulated glass) that I got for free from craigslist. Have the glass for a roof and got a few hundred bucks for the aluminum also. About this time last year all the craigslist ads for free windows were stuffwitht he Al removed already.
Recently the aluminum has been left on them also, there were a few month there with high Al prices that everybody took the Al off themselves.
Like sledge.. says also, you haul.
Salvage yard
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
creative salvage is the answer..
Check out Harbor freight and how cheap is cheap?
I'm going to build a greenhouse in March, using some salvaged windows for the walls and double-walled polycarbonate for the roof. I've got most of the materials staged....just waiting for a break with work and weather.
With motivation from Splintergroupie, I did a hoophouse last summer and learned a few things: For one, visqueen plastic is pretty much a one season material and equally important, you want to make sure you build good ventilation into your greenhouse.
I also learned that even a simple hothouse is a real season extender.
In my case, I'm going to use a couple single-hung windows in addition to several fixed units and I'll mount a couple thermally activated vents in the roof. The vent mechanisms are fairly inexpensive; about $50 for a mechanism that will operate a vent that you build.
There is a lot of info on the net about do-it-yourself greenhouse construction and use and I suggest you school yourself....they can be great, but have some serious problems if not sited and constructed and utilized carefully. Most states have an Extension service that can be of great help.
But, with some creative salvage, you can build a nice greenhouse for a fraction of what a kit will cost.
Mine will be 14' X 16' and will cost me less than a grand. A kit of that size, not counting a concrete foundation would cost over $6,000.