DIY UpCycled Greenhouse - Start to Finish
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I am currently nursing an injury, therefore no cabin video. I've been meaning to post this Greenhouse full build video so here you go!
For those of you wondering, I built this from scratch without much planning. Mistakes were made, but quite honestly it turned out great. I used free recycled windows, pallet wood, old metal roofing which was also free, and a screen door I took from my own house. The whole thing ended up costing over $1000 since pressure-treated wood and the roof got fairly expensive. Feel free to ask questions. The greenhouse is already in its second year and it's doing great. I want to add a gutter this year to collect rainwater, and I want to stain the wood to protect it.
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This is the definition of the term “slap it together” thanks for the entertainment, stealing the storm door from the house to put on your build made my day
What ever works. Loved thee build. Nice job.
I thought maybe the storm door was from the neighbor's house. Lol
Only recommendation is to put up a vapor shield between the house and the greenhouse. That shared wall is going to see much more condensation and moisture now that it’s part of a greenhouse.
Great point 🏆
Yep, my ex tenant ruined the siding on the back of my house doing one out of plastic. Wise words.
that was my 1st thought too.
Oh! Now you tell him! Lol good point.
Can he add the barrier now?
I think it's the most honest to god DIY video out there. In reality, it's how 80% of us in the real non-workshop world puts stuff together. The best entertainment was the trimming of the window frames. Never change what you do buddy
I appreciate that!!! Mistakes were obviously made but hey, better on the next one right???
Wood be rude not to buddy
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Awesome! Would be especially cool to add a rainwater collection system with a gravity fed hose into the greenhouse
I am late to the game on this and was thinking the same thing!
I'm doing that with mine.
Yes I would do that too.
Thousands of pounds worth of good timber, all gone to waste!
@@philtucker1224 A step to being self-sufficient is never a waste.
I laughed at how you've got all your tools attached to you, even your headphones on your leg, safety glasses behind your head. Ready for anything. Epic greenhouse. Thanks for including the growing plants. Love the video
Please consider putting up proper metal flashing that ties in from the siding to the roof of the green house. Speaking from experience of renovating other people's homes, you're creating an area for water penetration into your home. It becomes really expensive and less than a couple hundred bucks in sealant and proper flashing will save you from all of that. Please consider it.
Loved the greenhouse, looks great!
Thanks!
Copy that!
I agree🎉
Not to mention that block wall is already compromised, notice the cracks and possible settling
@@WoodnessGoodness You wouldn't happen to be a veteran would you? Former army captain here.
I was thinking the same thing. Stressing me out watching it. 😂
I’m almost 80, and a widow. I could try this, but I don’t know how successful I’d be. I’d need jazzier music for sure. The music they play at Raves might make the difference. But you have seriously given me food for thought. I have a wall this would work on, and I like the comment below suggesting a vapor barrier between house and greenhouse.
Yea I think I’m going to add that vapor barrier for sure.
I respect the fact that you gave all the safety police a conniption fit when you busted out that chainsaw😂
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omg I panicked lol
OMG how about the nail gun over his head? I'm like all of this is a safety No-No. Glad you are ok.
And I also winced as he used his foot as a mini sawhorse while using the crosscut saw.
You can see your a very experienced sawyer, and familiar with how to handle your saw!! I was impressed, but I know I couldn’t handle that. I know some that would be able to do that!😊
That's bang for the buck right there. Well done. Just keep an eye on the snow load or pop in a mid-span winter brace beneath. Now you need a gross of mason jars!
My roommate has been collecting windows for a while now. Using reclaimed pallet wood will save some money too. His might not be as lovely but it will certainly be as useful. Thanks for the inspiration. 😊
The fact that this looks so easy and simple when you do it proves just how much hard work you've put in and how handy you are! A great example of make it simple but execute it well. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks so much 😊
Great Job WG. The dance at 18:35 was so funny btw.... PEACE!
Refreshing to see someone working alone and without a load of workshop equipment, well done
I did notice the Huegelkulture method of raised bed filler at the inside bottom. Keeps the costs lower as less actual raised bed soil or compost is needed. Well done.
My favorite part of that video was how psyched you were when the triangle piece fit... I know that feeling well.
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I laughed to hard when I saw that….. and thought, “Kids!!”❤️🐝🤗
I am only one minute into this video and I am already loving the fact that you aligned the sawing sounds with the beat of the music :)
Lol
Very clean build with exception of the missing vapor shield as others have mentioned! Good ventilation and thanks for linking your fan/thermostat. That corrugated metal is a great find and the bed design using it will last a long time. Also nice to source the free nutrients with the hidden hugelkultur and found soil.
Thank you!!
My question is how do the pollinators get in and out? I've been thinking of doing something similar, but much smaller.
@@Mustangmom2k Peppers and tomatoes don't need pollinators and insects will always find a way in, plus the ventilation openings and the open door.
@@WoodnessGoodnessОтличная теплица! И грядки теплые крутые! У нас в России на таких грядках в Сибири выращивают томаты, перцы, огурцы, клубнику.
Вопрос: почему вы не проложили рубероид между деревом и камнем?
Без гидроизоляции нижний брус будет гнить.
🎉вы меня вдохновили❤
Loved watching this. No talking. Each stage shown nicely, for those of us just learning. And inspired sone great discusssion in threads. Well done and thankyou.
Great Job! Well Done. Had an idea about using the rain water from that down drain, off the rain gutter. In a barrel. Just a thought.......
You could also put gutters on and have it ran to a barrel with hosing to be able to be fed in for watering!!
That power nailer is so useful when doing solo projects. I need to get one. Not to mention how many times I've whacked my thumb.
Нужно очень внимательно
следить за перемещениями
молотка. Если видишь что
молоток направляется в
сторону пальца - нужно
моментально ,быстренько
переместить палец в
другое и более безопасное
место !
@@vladimirvladimirovich8081 oh yes. Most people need severe injury only once to remember to be careful.
Oh how I want this ❤
All my old windows I have collected for many years are rotting because I don’t know how to build it and no one to help.
Nice job, I love it !!!!
All u have to do is watch him and then try it. Your not gonna learn by not doing anything.
@@mhale-mi9iy not everybody can do such things.
Maybe this guy would come and build for you.
At least the glass itself won't rot. It would just need to be reframed
Thanks for putting the small piece of trim above the vent fan, nicely done for an unconventional build, looks good. I have one to build but for the price of wood. Thanks for the inspiration.
Yes I will try a smaller version. I have one huge window from a hotel for one side and 3- 78x36" a.d a storm door. And recycled boards. And my sin will surely help put it together. Bless you for sharing.
The best kind of greenhouse ever. Why am only seeing this now? I'll come back to it as my ultimate model for our greenhouse. Thanks for sharing.
Great! It works well. We remove the plastic window panel in summer for airflow
I'm just admiring that which I wish I could do. My measuring and excitement to finish a project seem to conflict and it always looks like the house that Ziggy built
Who's Ruth?
@@MissBetsyLu Hahahahaha Me
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It is hilarious watching you. I went through some mistakes when I built my backyard office. The hammer almost dropped on my head because I forgot to take it down with me when I moved the ladder. It is tough to do thing by yourself but it is so rewarding and you learn a lot.
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I agree with ColAlbSmi. I think the build is pretty awesome but you need some sort of moisture barrier and some flashing between the house and the roof of the greenohouse in order to keep the water from between the two structures.
That was an amazing watch. It's literally perfect. All the reused stuff like the windows and metal sheet on the side wall (sure new wood). Buying a new greenhouse with the same footprint would be at least 5 digits.
My OCD has kicked in and although I love what you've done, I wish on the long wall you had put the three tallest windows, then inserted the two shortest ones to break it up, then the other three that are somewhat shorter than the first three on the left. It would have been more balanced. I do love this though. However, if it was mine, I would look at it every day and want to tear out those windows to balance them more, but I realize it's my own OCD causing the issue. Awesome greenhouse and you make it look sooooo easy to build! So having greenhouse and raised bed envy!!!
My OCD moments were - no house wall to roof flashing, the double studs in front of the bedroom window.
And I’d have wanted to hinge a few windows for summer ventilation, or made it so the spaces between the rafters could be opened/ ventilation…
And yeah. A more balanced window arrangement. 😆
Absolutely agree - balance those windows Pleazzzes!!
Talented people always make it look easy. You are gonna have a Honey Do List for the rest of your life.
love this... one thing I would suggest based on passive design and my ex father-in-law (we were both Architects) is to use the space below the windows and at the apex of the roof to managw the temperature of the hot-house
Thanks for the update, awesome greenhouse! Very impressive on how you got those walls up on your own! Very nice build. Cool way you made the raised beds with the sides made out of metal. Looked great. Nice cross ventilation with electric fans. 👌 Lot of hard work and very nice completion. 👍 Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. 😃
Congratulations! Amazing job!
I gotta say I do not impress easily, but this is absolutely gorgeous 😍 I'm so jealous. I'm going to build one similar.
Splendid job! My jaw dropped. Congrats, now that's what I call talent.
Doing that by yourself is pretty amazing.
Studs in front of a window would drive me absolutely nuts if I had to look at it from inside the room. It is easily remedied I suppose. The greenhouse It's a nice addition to your home. I hope you get lots of good use from it.
Awesome build young man :) I have a small 8+8 built on the back door of my cabin so I can start all my bedding plant early and it has worked great because I just heat it with the extra heat from the woodstove as it warms in spring,
You are the content creator I am looking for. Thanks for sharing information and improving lives and be more friendly to our environment.
the sound of rain on that is nice. built my first greenhizzy out of the same plastic. 5yrs ago. its still in great shape. enjoy 🙏
Great build! As a former commercial greenhouse employee and horticultural biology major, I may have done things a little differently, but hey what you did works so far just fine, and that's what counts. Ventilation and humidity control are vital to successful greenhouse management and it looks like you've got that covered pretty well for the size of greenhouse you built. I've never been a big fan of raised bed farming, too many variables for my OCD brain, and soil used over and over again becomes depleted of nutrients, but I was glad to see you placed some wood logs in the bottoms of your raised beds, you've obviously studied up on raised bed gardening techniques. Only thing lacking, IMO, is a drip irrigation system, and maybe an automated temp/humidity control, but I know both can be a bit pricey. Again, nice build!
Thank you so much for your kinda words and feedback! A drip system sounds awesome. I am also planning on adding a gutter collection system!
For raised beds while manually tilling at the end of the growing season you can add nutrients and worm composting. Even with regular planting the nutrients will be depleted, that is why you rotate crops.
@@WoodnessGoodness Just remember for gutter collection, you wanna treat it in case bird fecal matter or other animal waste gets in there on accident. For ornamental flowers it's not that big a deal, but for crops for your own kitchen, a bit of chlorine bleach and a few litmus strips can go a long way, with a good bed of sand as a particulate filter at the bottom of your catchment.
Love the used glass windows. I built a greenhouse many years ago and used pvc and plastic attached over the top.. by spring, the plastic shredded. Did not know the powder on the pvc would deteriorate the plastic. Great job.
Looks great, well done mate! Love that you kept the little celebrations dances on successes in the video.
I have only discovered your channel a few days ago but I’ve been watching a whole Lotta your stuff so far and just to see the few bills you’ve done and then coming up to this greenhouse in the greenhouse you just whipping it together like it’s no big deal it’s incredible to see how much you’ve grown as a builder how fast you’re doing everything
wow i love this. to see u do it all yourself mostly and with reclaimed windows...looks stunning. i want to make a mini version to grow my seedlings. can't wait to see how your cucumbers do
That simple trellis idea with the cattle panel tho 👌🏻 very nice. The entire greenhouse came out super man 👍🏻
Love your enthusiasm when the cuts are right! This is going to be so cool for your plants.
wow you’re so talented and made the entire build looks simple.
I love how happy you are getting your fan in haha 😆❤🤙
You had me 2 min. in when the wall fell. Yep...I like this guy. I get this guy.
Thanks for showing the struggles, too. Definitely a two person job, if a novice. Great Video and Greenhouse, saves thousands if DIY🏆
Nice build! Looking forward to see whats growing in the greenhouse next!
Thank you for making this video!!!! I’ve been looking to build something exactly like this attached to my house and part of my back patio. Love love love this! Thank you! Good job doing all of this by yourself!!!!
Wow, had this in your hip pocket eh, totally awesome build!
Big "Well Done!!" doing it all on your own. Even had you had a helper, would recommend tacking a 2 x 4 at either end of your walls holding it upright as you join your corners of end walls. And the beginning of digging the grass out along your string guides, would be helpful to take a can of orange spray paint and mark your guidelines and then remove the string that was in the way of you shoveling.
Wonderful to watch you work. Our days of hobbies are gone. It is great to see . Your daughter is beautiful. I bet she has lots of fun following you around as I did my daddy.
Pretty dog.
I am glad someone helped you.
Becareful for a long and happy life. Someday, you will be watching new generations work with their hands, which begins in their minds.
When it comes time to clean the roof of your lean-to greenhouse I wonder if a blower tool would be safer.
Thank you for your kind words!
@@WoodnessGoodness 🌹
that is a really nice greenhouse im impress. 👍
I could immediately relate as soon as I saw you pull the door off your house, love it.
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Guess I need to make a trip up north to come help you build the Wild Mountain Man Cabin. and bring my Mule and trailer to haul the Woodness Goodness up the hill for ya :-D Hope you get to feeling better soon my friend.
You did a great job overall. Hot air removal, water intrusion, lack of plumb, level, and square are things you should keep in mind moving forward
Thanks for the tips!
6:36 Already better than anything I’ve ever built. * Takes drink off coffee then hits PLAY again *
14:27 Pops has a better bod than most 30-40 years olds nowadays * takes another drink off the bean juice *
16:40 something relaxing about hearing that rain (since I’m only watching and not working in it). * takes another swig *
26:46 Simply awesome. Now I’ll go get a refill on my coffee and think about jumping off a cliff.
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Oh man, you are so funny, love it!!!
I'm really impressed with the greenhouse, you could pick up windows and do that to any size you wanted.
I just knew you were going to leave that board overhanging below the fan, but you didn't! You trimmed that lil bugger and I was like YES! Good job, on the whole thing, dude.
It looks so fabulous, & what's amazing is that you did it all in 28 minutes & 33 seconds! Right? Yes? But seriously, it looks wonderful, I love the way you used the windows, well done.
Seeing you remove the screen door for use on the greenhouse reminded me Chitty Chitty Bang Bang where he came in to take the fireplace fireplace flue for the car! xD
This deserves more views . It looks great!
I have to admit I was skeptical how this would turn out, and boy was I impressed! Great job!
we built an 8 x11 greenhouse a few years ago. we put in rv vents at the top bcs we used clear currogated panels like that on the entire thing, with repurposed windows all around. it will cook you out. it topped 130 degrees when we were under heat advisory this summer, we wanted to use opaque panels for roofing that cut some of the light down, hence the heat. we wanted to use a metal side door to repurpose but we didn't build it tall enough. we were able to put in a gutter and a couple rain barrels. for our size roof and a good 30 minute soaking rain, it fills half a barrel..... its a learn as you go experience. we spent about 1200 on ours.
Fabulous! The two things that concerned me were the condensation/water penetration potential problems, which, by the sounds of it are easily remedied and putting up the wall right in front of the window. Wouldn't it be better to be able to open the window into the greenhouse for ventilation and also as a fire escape? Just a thought.
I thought about that as well. By slightly modifying the distance between the vertical wall studs, the window could be centered between two of them. And then a heat exchange would be easy. If, for instance, electric goes out during the winter, you could allow solar heating to enter through the window of that one room. Or if there was a sudden freeze and you wanted to salvage some large, expensive plants, such as citrus or an avocado tree, you could open the window and share house heat with them. Years ago, there was a sustainable farm in Colorado incorporating this principal on a larger scale, but the fellow running it was getting up in years.
I love gardenhouse.... that's my favorite and my dream....
Holy Woodness Dr. Greenthumbness baby!!!! Now dad can grow that wacky tobacky 😘😜. You see folks even a semi professional amateur can do anything if you put your mind to it. I am glad ur architect came by and gave her seal of approval. Thanks for keeping us entertained and get after it.
The wackiest!!!
How about a beginner? With no tools. Lol
This is a dream! I’d love to have this in my backyard!!! And you make it look so easy! Just beautiful! New subscriber.
Very nice..!!!
I am going to make a glass isolated window, garden green house as well... Thank you for sharing, the motivation and the good background music ;)
WOW! My dream, I have saved windows for this. GREAT!!! I admire your talent!
Nice job. Got a little scared when you got the chainsaw out….but then again, I’m a flight medic….for a reason. Nicely done. Inspiring (minus the chain saw) 😂
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I'm very impressed with how you made this work so well for you and can't wait to put it in to action myself! ❤😊❤😊
Thanks
I think I rode the chairlift with your doppelganger today in Vermont.
Hahaha let’s gooooooooo! I always wanted to be a snowboard bum….
Thanks for a great build. Please include a materials list if you can!
Please
I think you've got this one " Just Right." Not too much (structure), plenty of light, very creative. Yep, Just right. No doubt about it. I know the plants are happy. ✨✨🌸✨✨
Love the result!! Amazing , hard work pays off!!!
Awesome work. I really like the greenhouse.
"Free recycled windows"... it must be great to live over there, where people give things like that for free. Here in Spain, anyone would rather keep them rotting outside while trying to sell them for a price near to new -even with no glasses-, than give them away for free.
It's something to admire of you, guys.
BTW, beautiful conservatory!
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YOU ARE AN AMAZING CARPENTER!
This was mesmerizing!! I want one! 🤣You should be very proud of this beauty, love the rustic qualities combined with the new technology. Just spectacular. 👍
Love your joy! So fun to watch and dream!
wooohoo! a gardeners dream. I absolutely adore this greenhouse of yours! i was surprised you didn't paint the windows before installing though. I'm loving the build though. (ventilate ventilate ventilate)
AWESOME build, it turned out so good. Enjoy all the plantings and seed starting this year!
This is probably one of the best Greenhouse's I have seen.
That’s factory! 😎 awesome build brother 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Absolutely crushed it homie!!
Haha thanks! Love your username!!!!! Hahahaha
Best video yet!!❤ Not a lot of talking, explaining, etc just working. This video was also very relaxing, making me wanna go build something😂😂 more videos please.............. I also sub'd
Never seen someone so excited about there air flo! Lol great hob
Love the REAL LIFE use what you have build. Great job❤
Que bien te a quedado este invernadero!! Que bien!! Y que buenos resultados está dando. Te felicito!! Y seguir cultivando ricas verduras.💪😍😘😘❤️ Un abrazo fuerte desde Uruguay 🇺🇾
Totally enjoyed your build of this greenhouse,Thank you so much !
Absolutely beautiful thank you for sharing ❤❤😊
Look at him go, the natural handyman. Nice job dude!
Looks amazing! Well built! Dreaming of having space to collect old wood and build something like this with it. In the meantime - i'll be watching others like you do it!
Two thumbs up. Just a shame you can't like a video twice 👍👍
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Wow. Great job, man. My challenge will be the OK winters.