Home made greenhouse?

[rbh]

Well here we go again, falls apoun us, we are getting into frost season and I still have 40+ tomatoes that still need to ripen.
​Every night now we throw a poly sheet over them and turn on the trouble light for heat
I have wanted to make a green house for years but have not seen any plans I like, the shape I want is barn, 2x4 construction, 6.6 or better in the center so I do not whack my noggin waking through.
Two 36 inch wide 10-12 feet long beds on each side with a 24 inch center aisle.
Acrylic sheeting for the roof, heavy poly for the sides, both ends closed of but have doors (cross ventilation)

Has anyone seen or made anything like this

 

[MTboatguy]

Here ya go, take a look through these images then find the one you want and visit their website to see what they available for plans.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Barn...w=1333&bih=599

Also, just search google for "Barn Style Greenhouse" there is a bunch of stuff out there on this style of greenhouse, you should be able to find something to fit your needs.

 

[midcarolina]

A friend of mine ordered two of these, and he seems to be very happy with them......

 

[rbh]

Some of those are right on the money very nice, thanks for the link MTbg.
Build the first truss on the shop floor and then a jig for the rest would be really easy, I wonder if they should be 16" or 24" on center?

 

[MTboatguy]

After building a couple of similar styled buildings for shed use, I would go 16" on center, give a much more stable platform for strength and snow load.

 

[Gyrene]

I always wanted to make one from sliding doors - you can get them pretty cheap from people remodeling (I even got one for free) - didn't do it yet, but I did "glass in" my firewood (a lean to against shed) so sun dries it and it stays dry....