| I was cleaning out my bookmark file and came across a link i had for plans to make a backyard hoophouse for about 100 dollars .. thought someone might be interested.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Backyard Greenhouse
| I have run across these directions in several different versions and the one thing I think they always sort of skim over is directions for building the end walls. I think that part of the project confuses (or intimidates) a lot of people. The one thing I can not find on the net is the plans for building a similar house but with the gothic arch roofline. And once long time ago in here a guy explained all the math for calculating the hoop house height depending upon the length of rafters and how wide you make it. Wish I had saved that info. I want one taller than 6 or 7 feet in the center. I even keep wondering what would happen if two rafers were connected together at the peak with a 45-degree elbow. hmmmm.... (don't mind me...just thinking out loud). I really like the wooden bentwood gothic arch greenhouses I have seen but the plans you get from the county co-op sites don't give any directions for building them. I just know each rib is built with strips of 1/2" x 2" wide wood (plywood?) and two pieces are spaced apart with 2" wide blocks of wood. I did find the link below for a 10'x10'x32' arch type greenhouse yesterday which I may try a variation of although I would like 12' or 14' width (which I guess I could get without losing height if I built up a short kneewall). What bugged me about these plans was that it says 10' tall, but then the drawing shows the roof peak right at the top of the door opening and there are absolutely no measurements in the directions. Oh, well.... Anyways I think a lot of people will be happy you posted the link to the hoophouse plans. I need to just stop thinking and just build me a simple hoop like this to start with. :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: 10' x 10' x 32' Greenhouse Plans
