How to make a greenhouse from plastic pipes

Those gardeners who have ever been interested in greenhouse prices know that a high-quality and reliable construction is a rather expensive pleasure. And for those who are engaged in the cultivation of vegetables and fruits for their own pleasure, it does not make sense to buy an expensive greenhouse.

It will be much cheaper to build it from plastic pipes, and then we will look at how to do it.

Project

It is quite easy to make a greenhouse from polypropylene pipes with your own hands, the main thing is to have a certain algorithm of actions in your head or on paper. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to prepare a draft of the future greenhouse, in which its design and dimensions should be displayed (read also the article The Pipe for a Potbelly Stove - how to make a chimney yourself).

In fact, there are two types of greenhouse construction:

• Arched;
• Gable

The simplest option in terms of manufacturing is the arched design. As for the size, they depend on what you are going to grow in the greenhouse and in what amounts.

Greenhouse manufacturing

There are two types of similar greenhouses:

Materials

First you need to decide on the type of material. For example, if you decide to make a PVC greenhouse with your own hands, it should be borne in mind that they become brittle at sub-zero temperatures.

As a result, the stress caused by bending can cause the pipes to crack in the cold.

You can also make a greenhouse with your own hands from plastic pipes (HDPE), which are well tolerated by the effects of frost and have even greater plasticity than polyvinyl chloride. However, they are highly susceptible to ultraviolet radiation.

For a medium-sized greenhouse, you will need pipes with a diameter of 13 mm and a length of 6 m in an amount of 19 pieces.

If you decide to carry out the greenhouse on the pegs, then in addition to the pipes, you will need more such materials:

• Boards with a thickness of 20-40 mm;
• Bars with a section of 25x25 mm or more;
• Steel rods of a suitable diameter of 80-100 cm in the amount of ten pieces.
• Special greenhouse film. The standard width is 24 meters.
• Consumables - aluminum clamps, door hinges and handles, etc.

Tip! If you know how to handle a welding machine, then it is better to make a greenhouse from a shaped pipe with your own hands, as it will turn out to be stronger and more durable.

Assembling the construction on the pegs

So, how to assemble a greenhouse looks like this:

• First of all, you need to make a foundation for the future structure, which is a kind of foundation. In fact, it is a wooden frame made of uneven bars to which the arches will be attached.
• Then the base is laid on the place where the greenhouse will be located.
• Next, you need to cut each rod of reinforcement in half and score the resulting segments on the sides of the frame to a depth of about 40 cm in increments of about 60 cm.
• The pipes should be put on the sticking out bars, as a result of which arches of the same size will be obtained.
• At the base of each arch it is necessary to make fasteners to the base. You can fix them using clamps or other convenient way.
• Along the arches for stiffness should fix the crossmember, as shown in the photo, using clamps.

After that, you need to make a doorframe of the boards, connecting them into a rectangle and the door of the bars. The door can be assembled right inside the door frame. Then, for rigidity, you should attach a slanting rail to it and install awnings.

It is necessary to fix the door frame from the greenhouse butt in any convenient way. For example, on the sides you can fix the bars and dig them into the ground.

• From the reverse end, in order to impart rigidity and structural strength, you also need to install several racks.
• At the end of the work it is necessary to unwind the roll with the film and gently pull it onto the frame. Fix the film to the base with wooden slats.

In this manufacture of the greenhouse is completed.

Tip! To make the base frame even, you need to measure its diagonals, which must be the same length.

Plastic construction

To make a more substantial greenhouse of HDPE pipes with your own hands or of PVC pipes, you will need a special device for their welding. The design itself is very similar to the previous greenhouse.

It is performed as follows:

• The first is the base frame. Connections are made using tees.
• From the end of the structure where the doorway will be located, you should also weld the tees to which the doorway racks will be attached.
• Next, you need to create an arch, on the same principle as in the previous construction.
• For greater rigidity, two cross-beams should be welded on the sides.
• At the end of the work it is necessary to complete the door and pull the film on the frame.

Of course, the price of such a greenhouse will be higher, and it will take longer to manufacture, however, the result is worth it, since the product will be more durable and long-lasting.

Conclusion

We considered how to make plastic pipes the simplest version of a greenhouse, which will be sufficient for most ordinary gardeners. However, you can make changes to the design to fit your needs (see also the article BNT Pipe - the subtleties of use).

The result of this work will be the early or vice versa late harvest.

From the video in this article, you can get more information on this topic.