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How to build a mini greenhouse out of old windows. Make sure you are on a fairly flat surface with full sun exposure. If you re just joining in the story i m making this mini greenhouse from old wooden windows found on the curb. Greenhouse with french doors. Lay out your windows so that they make 4 complete walls or plan a wood frame with inset windows.
Attach two windows with a piece of angle iron in a peak for a gabled roof. The first consideration for a greenhouse from old windows is location. First cut four 1 x 5 1 2 in. Then rip one of these boards to 4 1 4 in.
Nail the row of windows to the 2 by 6 inch boards on three sides of the greenhouse. Excavate the area rake it free of debris and lay weed barrier fabric. The following steps will show you how to build a mini greenhouse based on a window this size. No two windows are the same dimensions and neither are any of them actually square so it s a building challenge to say the least.
Use nails screws hinges or angle irons to attach sides together. He began by laying the windows out on the ground to plan out two equal sides for the walls then used that layout to build the frame. This is a brief guide on how i took some old windows from houses they where tearing down in my neighborhood and turned them into a small greenhouse in my back yard. Greenhouse from old windows.
Here s another diy greenhouse from old windows we wrote about a few years ago. Opt out of a door and leave one side open. Place exterior caulk from a caulking gun in the seams between windows and in the seam between the row of windows. Boards to 25 1 4 in.
Lift one wall taller than the one opposite with a 2 4 so that you can lay another window across them to make an angled roof.