I’m looking for ideas to change this into a greenhouse. I have it on my roof, I have Plenty of tools and I’m ready to put in the work. Any ideas would be much appreciated thanks!
My only concern would be the load bearing weight of the roof. Soil and water will end up weighing quite a bit.
RevelryByNight
Is the whole thing yours? It looks like it’s shared by 4 units based on the fence
Mammoth_Hunter85
Whole thing is ours. Only the vent space is shared
zherico
What kinda of tools do you have?
s8nmotorsports
Wind load? Snow load? Year round? Seasonal? Sun exposure? Hate to see you collapse the roof. Or even worse turn your pergola into a burning glass.
DirtySanchez947
Because the frame is very wide and pretty basic, I would highly recommend adding some cross beams and then you can do insulated or bubbled corrugated plastic on top of that. I think your biggest hurdle with this will be the doorway. If this gets an outrageous amount of sun, it might be worth investing in shade cloth as well.
Odd_Wedding_4794
What do you plan on growing in the greenhouse? It looks like you live in a warm climate based on the snake plants in the planters.
KE3559
Because of the amount of movement in that structure, you are limited to using 8mm polycarbonate or corrugated polycarbonate. Either are cheap and forgiving to structural movement. If I were you, I would frame a single slope roof, put a roof vent on the apex. Cheapest option is corrugated polycarbonate for all of it, but I would at least do the roof in corrugated because it’s simple and cheap. Keep the sheets from laying on the purlins and framing in the roof because it will drip condensation at those points if you don’t. Greenhouse megastore has most of the parts but most any north American greenhouse company will sell you the parts. Do not use untreated wood for framing. Good luck.
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My only concern would be the load bearing weight of the roof. Soil and water will end up weighing quite a bit.
Is the whole thing yours? It looks like it’s shared by 4 units based on the fence
Whole thing is ours. Only the vent space is shared
What kinda of tools do you have?
Wind load? Snow load? Year round? Seasonal? Sun exposure? Hate to see you collapse the roof. Or even worse turn your pergola into a burning glass.
Because the frame is very wide and pretty basic, I would highly recommend adding some cross beams and then you can do insulated or bubbled corrugated plastic on top of that. I think your biggest hurdle with this will be the doorway. If this gets an outrageous amount of sun, it might be worth investing in shade cloth as well.
What do you plan on growing in the greenhouse? It looks like you live in a warm climate based on the snake plants in the planters.
Because of the amount of movement in that structure, you are limited to using 8mm polycarbonate or corrugated polycarbonate. Either are cheap and forgiving to structural movement. If I were you, I would frame a single slope roof, put a roof vent on the apex. Cheapest option is corrugated polycarbonate for all of it, but I would at least do the roof in corrugated because it’s simple and cheap. Keep the sheets from laying on the purlins and framing in the roof because it will drip condensation at those points if you don’t. Greenhouse megastore has most of the parts but most any north American greenhouse company will sell you the parts. Do not use untreated wood for framing. Good luck.