Nice simple build. It's amazing how much timber you need and it ain't cheap theae days. One thing I was thinking while you were building, what happens to the water on the top when it rains?
Hi Tarquin. Many thanks for watching and messaging me, appreciated. You are right about how much wood is required. It’s not until I sketched it out that I realised just how many lengths I would need. Still works out better value than a flimsy shop bought type. With regards to the water on the roof, well that just spills over the lip of the frame and onto the floor. Given the size of roof it’s not a tremendous amount to worry about. Hope you have fun doing your own build.
Why no video of you actually doing the cutting and assembly ? That's the sort of thing most people want to see on videos rather than just talking. Looks like a decent cold frame and well made.
Hi Chris. Thanks for watching and your message. Glad you liked the look of the build, it certainly won’t fall apart like shop bought ones. I assume you didn’t see the description for the video as within that had included the inks to my previous greenhouse build and cutting polycarbonate video. They are the originals if you like so show all the basics. This video uses the same methods but to build a simpler structure. The assembly is really just a case of screwing together the component parts of wood around the polycarbonate sheets, and in turn fixing sections together to build a frame. Hope your build goes well. If you need any pointers just message. All the best 🪚🛠️
@@diyhomeandgardening Ah, silly me ! Right , I have watched the rafters video now and having owned a speed square for 20 odd years and only used it for measuring 90 degrees it was good to see a proper explanation of how to use another of its many functions. Now for the polycarb cutting. 👍
@@chrishamilton-wearing3232 🤣🤣 Yeah I normally just use the right angle function too. Either that or use a saw for same angle! For cutting the polycarbonate just be sure to use a fine toothed jigsaw bit or fine toothed handsaw.
@@diyhomeandgardening I built a porch at the rear of our house back in the UK about 15 yrs ago and used triple wall polycarbonate for the roof. I got the best results cutting with a decent metal cutting blade in the jigsaw, possibly a Makita blade , and brand new. And I ran a strip of gaffer tape along the cut line to help prevent splintering. It worked fine. I also cut the bird mouths using a sliding bevel guage whilst my speed square was sitting idly by on the workbench ! 😄
@@chrishamilton-wearing3232 yeah I used a metal blade, so much quicker then cutting by hand. We all have tools that don’t get used. Amazing how many jobs can be done with a flat head screwdriver and a hammer🤣🤣
Great job 👍
Many thanks. Just need to get started on seed sowing now!
Nice simple build. It's amazing how much timber you need and it ain't cheap theae days.
One thing I was thinking while you were building, what happens to the water on the top when it rains?
Hi Tarquin.
Many thanks for watching and messaging me, appreciated.
You are right about how much wood is required. It’s not until I sketched it out that I realised just how many lengths I would need. Still works out better value than a flimsy shop bought type.
With regards to the water on the roof, well that just spills over the lip of the frame and onto the floor. Given the size of roof it’s not a tremendous amount to worry about.
Hope you have fun doing your own build.
Why no video of you actually doing the cutting and assembly ? That's the sort of thing most people want to see on videos rather than just talking. Looks like a decent cold frame and well made.
Hi Chris.
Thanks for watching and your message. Glad you liked the look of the build, it certainly won’t fall apart like shop bought ones.
I assume you didn’t see the description for the video as within that had included the inks to my previous greenhouse build and cutting polycarbonate video.
They are the originals if you like so show all the basics.
This video uses the same methods but to build a simpler structure.
The assembly is really just a case of screwing together the component parts of wood around the polycarbonate sheets, and in turn fixing sections together to build a frame.
Hope your build goes well. If you need any pointers just message.
All the best 🪚🛠️
@@diyhomeandgardening Ah, silly me ! Right , I have watched the rafters video now and having owned a speed square for 20 odd years and only used it for measuring 90 degrees it was good to see a proper explanation of how to use another of its many functions. Now for the polycarb cutting. 👍
@@chrishamilton-wearing3232
🤣🤣 Yeah I normally just use the right angle function too. Either that or use a saw for same angle!
For cutting the polycarbonate just be sure to use a fine toothed jigsaw bit or fine toothed handsaw.
@@diyhomeandgardening I built a porch at the rear of our house back in the UK about 15 yrs ago and used triple wall polycarbonate for the roof. I got the best results cutting with a decent metal cutting blade in the jigsaw, possibly a Makita blade , and brand new. And I ran a strip of gaffer tape along the cut line to help prevent splintering. It worked fine. I also cut the bird mouths using a sliding bevel guage whilst my speed square was sitting idly by on the workbench ! 😄
@@chrishamilton-wearing3232 yeah I used a metal blade, so much quicker then cutting by hand.
We all have tools that don’t get used.
Amazing how many jobs can be done with a flat head screwdriver and a hammer🤣🤣