How to Build Your Own Greenhouse by Marshall, Roger -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Questions to Ask before You Begin

How Much Time Does a Greenhouse Require? • What Is Your Budget? • How Large Should Your Greenhouse Be? • What about Structure and Systems? • What Are the Pros and Cons of Kit Greenhouses? • Build It Yourself or Hire a Contractor? • What Aesthetics Are Important to You?

2. The First Glasshouses

The Start of Growing under Glass • The First Conservatories • Orangeries and Pineries • Nineteenth-Century Colossal Greenhouses • The Hobby Greenhouse

3. An Overview of Greenhouse Options

What Type and Structural Style Do You Want? • Five Basic Types • Basic Structural or Building Styles

4. Choosing the Greenhouse Site, Size, and Interior Layout

Site Selection • Determining the Size of Your Greenhouse • Making the Floor Plan • Designing the Entrance • Getting Permits

5. Controlling the Greenhouse Environment

Water in the Greenhouse • Lighting and Electricity in the Greenhouse • Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation Systems • Hydroponics • Insecticides in the Greenhouse

6. Greenhouse Building Materials

Wood as a Construction Material • Sheathing • House Wrap • Exterior Siding • Other Greenhouse • Framing Materials Insulation • Vapor Barriers • Doors • Alternative Building Materials • Painting the Greenhouse

7. Glazing

Understanding Light Transmission • Types of Glazing Materials • Combining Glazing Materials • Caulking and Weather Stripping Checklist for a New Greenhouse

8. The Foundation

Types of Foundations • Types of Floors • Constructing a Concrete Foundation and Slab • Finishing the Foundation

9. Building Techniques

Building a Kit Greenhouse • Building a Conventional or Do-It-Yourself Greenhouse

10. Wiring, Plumbing, and Heating: Systems Design and Installation

Installing Electricity • Installing Plumbing • Installing a Heating System

11. Greenhouse Accessories

Benches • Shelving • Growing Beds • Tools and Equipment • A Germination Chamber or Seed-Starting Box • A Growing Chamber • A Potting Bench • Storage • Greenhouse Clothing • Accessories to Control Insects

12. Greenhouse Maintenance

Regular Chores • Monthly or Quarterly Maintenance • Biannual or Annual Maintenance

13. Greenhouse Plans

1. Basic Conventional Greenhouse 2. Slant-Front, Insulated Greenhouse 3. Slope-Sided Greenhouse 4. Gothic Arch Greenhouse 5. Lean-to Greenhouse 6. Greenhouse Built on Piers or a Deck 7. Hoop House or High-Tunnel Greenhouse 8. Window Greenhouse 9. Garden Shed/Greenhouse 10. Multiuse Cold Frame 11. Potting Bench

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