Shower Door Greenhouse

The pdf mentioned here is a shower door greenhouse and they look like this.

Shower door greenhouse.

My friend gave me 8 old shower doors with aluminum frame. A greenhouse can be built from recycled materials including sliding glass doors removed from other buildings. First i framed the door then i framed the inside of the door with 1 3. We surrounded a shower door with boards and made it into a door.

Ecrane3 dublin ca zone 9a may 02 2010. Assemble the glass section last. Then i put the shower glass in the door then sandwiched the glass with more 1 3. I used old shower doors for the glass and the window came from a friend for free.

Route a groove into the wood for the glass to fit into add caulk in the grooves for protection. These are the shower doors for privacy so they are not totally clear glass looking. Sliding glass doors cover such large areas that it can be very handy to construct the greenhouse using these materials. In your area you won t want to leave plants in the greenhouse during the warmer months but for winter it would be fine.

Can someone tell me how to attach the glass aluminum doors to. Using some scrap material old sliding glass doors and windows and as few purchased supplies as possible cinder blocks wire cloth 2x4s and roof tin we built such a greenhouse last fall for. Just wondering if this type of material lets the right amount of light through. Whether you want inspiration for planning a greenhouse renovation or are building a designer greenhouse from scratch houzz has 225 images from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including ferguson bath kitchen lighting gallery and builder tony hirst llc.

Each door is 26 wide and 56 tall. I used caulking to seal the glass after that. Building a greenhouse from recycled shower doors i got the idea for this greenhouse from another blog i found. Keep adding boards to the bottom or top for correct size.

It s easy to cover clear glass with tinting or frosting if the greenhouse will hold too much sun. I built the doors and the walls of the greenhouse using 2x4s and used shower doors. I have enough shower doors to make a greenhouse but was thinking it may get too hot in this area. Greenhouse doors add style security and efficiency with a clearspan greenhouse door.

We have pre hung sliding double and door kits for greenhouses cold frames and high tunnels. I would like to make a small greenhouse with them.