Hi all, I want to convert this RV/carport to a greenhouse. I feel like it would be cheaper than buying a new one. Do you think it would be possible?
Something to note is that the property can get pretty windy, so I would need a way to make sure it was wind resistant.
Happy to hear your thoughts! Thank you!
by driftedmind24
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great idea if you can pull it off. Half of the structure is already there just need to add some polycarbonate on one side of the building
Is the largest part of the future glass South facing? If not, don’t do it …
Plus the roof needs to be clear panel…
Depending on snow load… It will have to be fortified.
I plan on doing one with a shipping container..
The shipping container will be placed long side facing south…
I will pole barn build a greenhouse on the south side using clear corrugated panels…
Then the north side I will build dog kennels for when I have to have someone watch my dogs .. or if I watch someone’s.
Should be very doable. What direction do the exposed sides face?
If that is bolted together you can disassemble it and position it away from the trees and oriented for maximum solar exposure. You can take the wall panels and use them to cover the bottom few feet where clear panels don’t matter, and have the bonus that the metal panels on the bottom discourage small critters.
Which direction does the opening face?
I will also recommend making sure the structure is reinforced a bit. The posts aren’t necessarily designed to manage wind with four enclosed sides, and that may lead to twisting, bending, etc. It’s possible they’re over-engineered, but waking up to a parallelogram greenhouse would be a bad way to find out.
is the open part facing south? distance between the pillars?
If you don’t rotate it, replacing the south half of the roof and west wall with clear would illuminate a lot of space imo. Leaving the northern half alone would provide a winter buffer, and maybe a high noon one in the summer for some crops. Having the north opening in clear panel wouldn’t hurt at least from waist up.
If you do rotate it, replacing the southern roof half with clear panels and leaving the rest alone (putting clear panels everywhere else at least from waist up) seems feasible.