Looks great,I used pipe insulation on both my work pvc greenhouses,great idea.Using dirt or much around the bottom good ideas,I like to reclaim alot to.good job.
I have looked at several videos of these made similar to your's. I am seriously thinking of making one, too. However, I think I'll put cardboard to the ground floor area inside and do it like a raised garden. Just leave a path in the middle of the hot house to walk inside and essentially do the raised garden there. It would eliminate having to put mulch along the bottom as you plan to do when you skin your hot house in plastic. The level of mulch and such inside would actually cover this. I believe 6 ml plastic is pretty much the standard and 4 ml may not wear or hold up as well. One thing more I may do is to line the metal hoops beneath the plastic skin with large bubble wrap to insulate even better. If you have snow or even high winds, then you may want to add bracing down the top middle of your metal panels to support things better. Electrical conduit would be better than pvc, but either would add support there. Me, I'd put a small rocket stove right in the hot house, but it would take some forethought as to how to vent properly and not melt the plastic liner. I got a chuckle when you said it was not all that heavy. You must have much more strength than I, as 2X12's of any length are a pretty hefty load for me to lift. :-) Thanks for posting the video as it gives me some ideas to ponder if I ever get off my duff and build one for myself as I want to. I love creative diy projects which are not all that costly or difficult to make.
New Subscriber Here! Watching from South Carolina. I enjoyed watching your video, it’s very informative. Great idea, I’m actually in the process of building my wife one now out of the cattle panels as yours is, I first got the idea from The Stivers Homestead & Homestead Hearts channels. Im recording little short videos as I go along then gonna put them all together as one and then I’m gonna do as you did and show the finished product on our channel soon as I’m done. Thanks again for sharing!! 🙏🏻😇👍🏻🙌🏻
nice work - I use automatic foundation vents for ventilation, two down at the bottom beside the front door and two at the top of the back wall. I moved my greenhouse by using the forks on my tractor to lift one end and inserted 4" pvc pipe 10' long under then used the tractor to roll the greenhouse on the pipes to the new location.
Thank you for the comment. I am planning on trying the automatic vents in the next year or so. How did the pipe work with the move? Thanks again for the comment.
@@2slwilliams the pipes work well the greenhouse moves right over them. you could probably use 4 x 4 timbers or long boards, the idea is to get the greenhouse off the ground to reduce the friction when sliding it along - side note I keep a 6" long steel pipe 1" in diameter in my truck for help when loading heavy timbers like cross ties or big lumber or logs. lay the pipe on the truck bed then lift one end of the material and set it on the pipe, then lift the other end and push, it will roll right into to truck bed or trailer
This all started with TexasPrepper .I saw the original on the TexasPrepper UA-cam a while back I know you are related to them but I am not really sure how.
I really do like what you did. I want a green house so bad but don't feel like pvc or electrical conduit is safe. We have tornadoes here sometimes. This is my first year sq ft gardening. So for, except for an opossum I can't seem to catch, my gardening has turned out great. I'll be keeping up with you. Good Luck to you.
I started with 4'x4' raised bed sq.ft. garden. In the winter I drove 20" rebar in the corners of the raised bed and took 8' plastic electrical conduit to form the "bones" to stretch the plastic over. It did well but was small of course. Thanks for the comment!!!
Nice! You could have put the Window in the second door or put them on both sides of the second door. I have been looking at this type of structure for a quick camp. Later, FW!
Going to build one like it...looking at other cattle panel designs also. How ?.. will you be able to move it by dragging it without causing damage to the structure ?
Hi, after having this for quite some time now, does the panel run holes into the plastic? I’ve been warned it would but all videos show positive building stage and no evaluation. Thx, E
I'm more concerned with animal varmint pests rather than cold. Rodents, possums, skunks, squirrels and raccoons are a problem where I'm at....should I attach fine wire mesh with little squares? Can't have the gaps so they can get in like you mentioned on the bottom.
looks good! if oriented east and west, you could add a solid insulated wall on the north wall and add poly barrels with water to collect daytime sun for release at night. this would allow for a little more width as the panels would terminate just below the barrel tops. I understand your portability concern. that might be another project or story. good luck!
You are right. I would do that if I planned on moving it at any point. Fortunately, I have it facing south and nothing is currently blocking the sun. Thanks for watching!
I noticed what appears to be a clamp of some sort that you used to attach the cattle panel to the 2x4 at the top corner of the door frame. We like that idea as we are in the process of building one very similar to yours. Can you tell me what these are?
I used 1" fencing staples to attach the cattle panels to the ends of the 2x4's. You could use smaller staples, but that was all Lowe's had at the time I needed them. Thanks for watching.
I used a video just like this about 8 years ago my father was able to frame a door and then a window and then the window was big enough to fit the air conditioner and then the door literally was on hinges and everything and had a latch I got caught with that Greenhouse at had a plants in it they got me 38 plants total over 6 felonies
Am planning to build one this Fall. Live in Northern Ohio and we get SNOW! Just wondering how well it holds up to a snow load? It may require some additional bracing. Am planning to insulate with bubble wrap underneath the top plastic Coating. Will see how it goes.
We had an unusual amount of snow, for this area, this winter and it did fine. For northern Ohio, you may need an additional 2x4 support in the middle, but the cattle panels really are sturdy. Good luck!!!
+Janus Black good job if you would use hog rings to hook your panels togather.you would it works better .if you rub agents the panels you will be cut.with wires on the enside
Don't use the plastic from the store your talking about , the uv will tear it up, I went on line and got quality plastic that last between 4 to 8 years. I have heard the plastic from the home and improvement stores will not last a year. FYI.....I Think your greenhouse looks great. I only went two cattle guards and wish I had used three. I am 6'3" and I also like the boards you used at the bottom for more height.
Mike McCarroll I bought the plastic at Lowe's, but for longevity I would buy it from a greenhouse supplier.......didn't matter to me that I might have to replace it in a couple of years.
Stephen Orr is dead on with his comments. Order the plastic made for greenhouse use. Not only does it last, it does a better job letting light in. It's made for this application. It's the thing to get. Why futz around with half-ass alternatives, when you can just get the right thing. It's a lot of work making a nice frame like that. Might as well get the right sheeting, folks.
I wrapped my greenhouse with 4 mil plastic and it lasted less than a year, the hot southern sun cooked it pretty quick. I am going to use 8 yr plastic when I enlarge my greenhouse over this winter. I have a 8 x 12 using cattle panels and I will double the size to 8 x 24 using 3 more cattle panels.
What you do is take out all that grass and then go down about three feet and then just try to rebuild a humus layer to start out with little Stone and sand and some type of filter and then go some type of charcoal biochar do a big fire and then scooped up the top layers and add that and then get some good manure get some good Coco choir good perlite you'll be all set and then you basically do cloth pots and just bury for parts in there and you will get about 5 lb you could do one plant and get 5 lbs 8 pounds out of that you're doing cannabis
love it. Excellent job.
Looks great,I used pipe insulation on both my work pvc greenhouses,great idea.Using dirt or much around the bottom good ideas,I like to reclaim alot to.good job.
well made and explained project - thank you for posting this - much nicer and easier to see without the plastic
Great idea.
Great job love it thanks for sharing
I have been borrowing ideas from here and there for this project. I'm a visual learner. Thank you for the instructions. I have subbed looking around.
I have looked at several videos of these made similar to your's. I am seriously thinking of making one, too. However, I think I'll put cardboard to the ground floor area inside and do it like a raised garden. Just leave a path in the middle of the hot house to walk inside and essentially do the raised garden there. It would eliminate having to put mulch along the bottom as you plan to do when you skin your hot house in plastic. The level of mulch and such inside would actually cover this. I believe 6 ml plastic is pretty much the standard and 4 ml may not wear or hold up as well. One thing more I may do is to line the metal hoops beneath the plastic skin with large bubble wrap to insulate even better. If you have snow or even high winds, then you may want to add bracing down the top middle of your metal panels to support things better. Electrical conduit would be better than pvc, but either would add support there. Me, I'd put a small rocket stove right in the hot house, but it would take some forethought as to how to vent properly and not melt the plastic liner.
I got a chuckle when you said it was not all that heavy. You must have much more strength than I, as 2X12's of any length are a pretty hefty load for me to lift. :-)
Thanks for posting the video as it gives me some ideas to ponder if I ever get off my duff and build one for myself as I want to. I love creative diy projects which are not all that costly or difficult to make.
New Subscriber Here! Watching from South Carolina. I enjoyed watching your video, it’s very informative. Great idea, I’m actually in the process of building my wife one now out of the cattle panels as yours is, I first got the idea from The Stivers Homestead & Homestead Hearts channels. Im recording little short videos as I go along then gonna put them all together as one and then I’m gonna do as you did and show the finished product on our channel soon as I’m done. Thanks again for sharing!! 🙏🏻😇👍🏻🙌🏻
well done
Very good
I like it
nice work - I use automatic foundation vents for ventilation, two down at the bottom beside the front door and two at the top of the back wall. I moved my greenhouse by using the forks on my tractor to lift one end and inserted 4" pvc pipe 10' long under then used the tractor to roll the greenhouse on the pipes to the new location.
Thank you for the comment. I am planning on trying the automatic vents in the next year or so. How did the pipe work with the move? Thanks again for the comment.
@@2slwilliams the pipes work well the greenhouse moves right over them. you could probably use 4 x 4 timbers or long boards, the idea is to get the greenhouse off the ground to reduce the friction when sliding it along - side note I keep a 6" long steel pipe 1" in diameter in my truck for help when loading heavy timbers like cross ties or big lumber or logs. lay the pipe on the truck bed then lift one end of the material and set it on the pipe, then lift the other end and push, it will roll right into to truck bed or trailer
Nice
This all started with TexasPrepper .I saw the original on the TexasPrepper UA-cam a while back I know you are related to them but I am not really sure how.
I really do like what you did. I want a green house so bad but don't feel like pvc or electrical conduit is safe. We have tornadoes here sometimes. This is my first year sq ft gardening. So for, except for an opossum I can't seem to catch, my gardening has turned out great. I'll be keeping up with you. Good Luck to you.
I started with 4'x4' raised bed sq.ft. garden. In the winter I drove 20" rebar in the corners of the raised bed and took 8' plastic electrical conduit to form the "bones" to stretch the plastic over. It did well but was small of course. Thanks for the comment!!!
Nice!
You could have put the Window in the second door or put them on both sides of the second door.
I have been looking at this type of structure for a quick camp.
Later, FW!
Use a good tarp
Going to build one like it...looking at other cattle panel designs also. How ?.. will you be able to move it by dragging it without causing damage to the structure ?
Hey. Looks good. Did the same. Skinned it in July. The plastic (6 mil.) has cracked on one end. Have you had any problems with that?
Great job. I've got some good ideas for water reclamation for your misting system. If you're interested, let me know.
Hi, after having this for quite some time now, does the panel run holes into the plastic? I’ve been warned it would but all videos show positive building stage and no evaluation.
Thx, E
I'm more concerned with animal varmint pests rather than cold. Rodents, possums, skunks, squirrels and raccoons are a problem where I'm at....should I attach fine wire mesh with little squares? Can't have the gaps so they can get in like you mentioned on the bottom.
It would be nice if you would include a materials and hardware list
looks good! if oriented east and west, you could add a solid insulated wall on the north wall and add poly barrels with water to collect daytime sun for release at night. this would allow for a little more width as the panels would terminate just below the barrel tops. I understand your portability concern. that might be another project or story. good luck!
Nice duct tape. Go Buffs!!!
You can attach wheels if you want it to be movable !
You are right. I would do that if I planned on moving it at any point. Fortunately, I have it facing south and nothing is currently blocking the sun. Thanks for watching!
I really like this. Could you tell me how tall it was at the tallest point. I missed it in the video. Thanks for sharing!
Mine is 84" from the ground on the inside......plenty of room for me. I'm 5'11" Good luck!
I noticed what appears to be a clamp of some sort that you used to attach the cattle panel to the 2x4 at the top corner of the door frame. We like that idea as we are in the process of building one very similar to yours. Can you tell me what these are?
I used 1" fencing staples to attach the cattle panels to the ends of the 2x4's. You could use smaller staples, but that was all Lowe's had at the time I needed them. Thanks for watching.
I used a video just like this about 8 years ago my father was able to frame a door and then a window and then the window was big enough to fit the air conditioner and then the door literally was on hinges and everything and had a latch I got caught with that Greenhouse at had a plants in it they got me 38 plants total over 6 felonies
Am planning to build one this Fall. Live in Northern Ohio and we get SNOW! Just wondering how well it holds up to a snow load? It may require some additional bracing. Am planning to insulate with bubble wrap underneath the top plastic Coating. Will see how it goes.
We had an unusual amount of snow, for this area, this winter and it did fine. For northern Ohio, you may need an additional 2x4 support in the middle, but the cattle panels really are sturdy. Good luck!!!
Thank you for kindly answering my question.
+Sybil Galer how long will the 6ml. last
+Janus Black good job if you would use hog rings to hook your panels togather.you would it works better .if you rub agents the panels you will be cut.with wires on the enside
Sybil Galer You could use hog panels which are about the same wire diameter but the openings are smaller to give more support to the covering .
Don't use the plastic from the store your talking about , the uv will tear it up, I went on line and got quality plastic that last between 4 to 8 years. I have heard the plastic from the home and improvement stores will not last a year. FYI.....I Think your greenhouse looks great. I only went two cattle guards and wish I had used three. I am 6'3" and I also like the boards you used at the bottom for more height.
Where did you get your plastic?
Mike McCarroll I bought the plastic at Lowe's, but for longevity I would buy it from a greenhouse supplier.......didn't matter to me that I might have to replace it in a couple of years.
how long does that plastic last before replacing?
Stephen Orr is dead on with his comments. Order the plastic made for greenhouse use. Not only does it last, it does a better job letting light in. It's made for this application. It's the thing to get. Why futz around with half-ass alternatives, when you can just get the right thing. It's a lot of work making a nice frame like that. Might as well get the right sheeting, folks.
I wrapped my greenhouse with 4 mil plastic and it lasted less than a year, the hot southern sun cooked it pretty quick. I am going to use 8 yr plastic when I enlarge my greenhouse over this winter. I have a 8 x 12 using cattle panels and I will double the size to 8 x 24 using 3 more cattle panels.
What you do is take out all that grass and then go down about three feet and then just try to rebuild a humus layer to start out with little Stone and sand and some type of filter and then go some type of charcoal biochar do a big fire and then scooped up the top layers and add that and then get some good manure get some good Coco choir good perlite you'll be all set and then you basically do cloth pots and just bury for parts in there and you will get about 5 lb you could do one plant and get 5 lbs 8 pounds out of that you're doing cannabis
I am thinking of building something like this for a chicken run.
did you ever make one? I'm thinking about doing the same thing for same reason.
+Tyrd Ferguson No I can't find the same sort of cattle panels in Australia. Got nothing like it in major hardware stores but I haven't given up yet.
guyfanno1 Well I'll let you know how my endeavor goes. Weather permitting, I'll be starting mine this weekend.
guyfanno1 Hog panels also work just as well ! Maybe better if you have much wind !
I thought this is concrete reinforcing wire mesh..??