Many summer residents today are thinking about buying a polycarbonate greenhouse already in a finished form. To provide yourself with a plentiful harvest, you can go in a completely different way: to assemble this design yourself. This option is ideal for those who want to save.
In fact, they often refuse ready -made greenhouses for other reasons. For example, such designs are often unstable. At the same time, you still have to build the foundation, that is, the volume of work will not be added to a lot.
Almost always ready -made greenhouses made of polycarbonate are a guarantee of through transparency of the structure. The light of the Sun under such conditions freely penetrates into the greenhouse through one of the walls, then it just leaves – through another, which is not always good.
And another reason to think about the independent construction of the greenhouse: ready -made greenhouse frames are often made poorly. In this situation, corrosion will not be long in coming – this is a fact. What will depend on the cost of a future home -made greenhouse structure? First of all, from the size. For example, a greenhouse made of polycarbonate, the height of which is 350 cm., length 450 cm. and width 350 cm. will cost about 55 thousand rubles. If a larger design is required, you have to prepare a different amount of money.
Greenhouses whose length is 600 cm., are already under 70 thousand rubles, and 800 cm on average, 85 thousand. In addition, the cost varies depending on the general strength, the level of quality of the selected materials.
All greenhouses from polycarbonate are conditionally divided into three categories in strength:
It can be standard;
guaranteed;
Titanic strength is also distinguished.
How to install a greenhouse from a polycarbonate with your own hands?
Foundation and construction of the frame
The greenhouse will last a long time only if it is reliably standing on the ground. Therefore, work traditionally begin with the implementation of a quality foundation. Someone chooses FBS blocks for this, but you can lay a regular strip foundation. In the latter case, the following indicators will be acceptable parameters: the width can be 200 mm., enough depth of 500 mm is enough. The strip foundation for the greenhouse is a guarantee of durability, reliability. After the bookmark, they begin to install the frame of the future structure. The most popular choice for the greenhouse is the arched frame (base).
The ideal material for creating a skeleton of the structure is a galvanized profile. From it, the master collects T-shaped elements, fixes them on the foundation using self-tapping screws. A very important point in the construction of the frame – it is necessary to perform an accurate calculation of the step of the transverse crate, the same applies to the longitudinal greenhouse supports.
To ensure additional stability, stiffness rods are used. This approach to business is good protection in strong winds or abundant snowfalls. When they build a frame, they immediately decide where the front door will be located, ventilation windows. A simple metal profile is also an acceptable material for construction. But in this case, you will have to do processing with a special primer – for effective protection against corrosion.
If everything that is said above seems incomprehensible and I just want to get an excellent greenhouse as quickly as possible – it is best to order a ready -made solution. At the same time, such companies are usually ready to carry out installation – for a fee.
Collection of a greenhouse structure
When all of the above stages are completed, a gap from polycarbonate can be assembled with your own hands. If the design has standard dimensions (length does not exceed 600 cm.), you need to purchase 4 sheets of cellular polycarbonate. Electricity – an ideal tool for cutting material, for fitting for the desired dimensions. At the same time, the width of the stripes of stiffness is taken into account in the work, the radius of bends – in arched elements, it has.
Когда все заготовки из сотового поликарбоната выполнены, их просто вставляют в пазы профиля. Further, they are fixed using self -tapping screws – special thermal shuks are also used here. These elements are reliable protection of the material from deformations in places where fasteners are performed. Between the fasteners, it is worth maintaining a certain step – no more than 40 cm.
To seal all the joints of the joints, a perforated tape is used – exclusively from the inside of the sheets. Another material is used outside: aluminum self -adhesive tape. Holes are drilled in the profile – this is necessary to protect against accumulations of condensate on the inside of polycarbonate panels.