Do-it-yourself dome greenhouse. Drawings, photos, step-by-step instructions

 

Round greenhouse dome

The main idea of ​​the project is to make the design cheap and easy. Geodesic Domes gaining momentum among summer residents and gardeners. But why? It would seem easier to just build a rectangular structure with beautiful vertical walls and angles of 90 degrees. In fact domed constructions are very energy efficient. In some cases, they will only use fourth of what will use a standard rectangular structure of the same size. Due to the absence of angles, the domes contribute to a uniform temperature of the entire structure and more efficient air circulation. Here is an example how to build a greenhouse dome do it yourself round shape. You can also embed multiple leds white light so that at night the dome glows, beautifully and conveniently. Below, see step-by-step photos on how to assemble this design.

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Greenhouse with a geodesic dome

If you want to grow vegetables all year round, greenhouse construction - one of the best ways to achieve a goal. In particular, greenhouses with domes have many advantages that are not in rectangular designs. In addition, they make a unique and attractive addition to your garden. Presented here dome greenhouse, of course, not original, but the author’s idea was simple: not to spend money on this and use recycled materials.
Need to prepare: wooden slats and strips with a length of at least 120 cm, you will need 35 pieces 120 cm long and 30 pieces 108 cm long, another 7 pcs. for doors of 1.5 meters and 30 pcs. 45 cm for bets.
How to make a greenhouse with your own hands, the author described in detail in the instructions, you can use the link and read. See the master class below in the gallery for step-by-step photos..

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Dome greenhouse drawing

The number one advantage of a dome greenhouse structure is dome strength. They are much stronger than rectangular buildings and, as you know, can survive hurricanes and earthquakes. Internal supports are not needed because the triangles distribute the weight evenly throughout the structure. Triangles are the strongest formas it is. This can be seen by nailing four boards together to form a rectangle, and then nailing three boards together to form a triangle. You will find that you can easily bend and rotate the rectangle, but you cannot force the triangle to budge.

Imagine these forms during an earthquake. Rectangular houses will bend and twist as the earth moves, while the triangles that make up the dome will remain stable. Geodesic Domes also immune to high winds.

Since there are no large surface areas against which the wind can press, air simply flows around and above the dome. It can be expected that such a strong building will be heavy and bulky, but the domes are surprisingly light and they can even be carried. You can move them in the garden if you do not install them on a permanent foundation.

If you live in an area where there is a lot of snow in winter, dome greenhouse make your life easier. Snow accumulates on the roof of rectangular greenhouses, but simply slides off the edges.

According to the methodology proposed here, it is realistic to design and make a domed greenhouse any sizes and shapes.

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Greenhouse dome

Today, many are building dome greenhouses. The reasons are different, for example, there is a small part of the semicircular shape. Or do you just love geodesic domes. And perhaps they simply appreciated the advantages of this type of design. In addition, the structure of the geodesic dome looks very complex, but in fact it is easier to build because it is evenly distributed. You only need to cut the spacers in length and remember schemeto collect it. No roulette is needed during construction.

First a little theory. It is not difficult to make a geodetic dome with your own hands, but before manufacturing it, you need to understand several things.
Let's start with the foundation. The dome must be properly attached to the ground. This part is easy to save, since it is not visible, but a solid foundation is what you need to think about in the first place, it depends on how long your greenhouse stands.
Frame - this is the visible part, therefore, in addition to durability, there must be aesthetics. But keep in mind that the material should be simple, in terms of processing and cheap. In this case, pine blocks of 28 mm by 44 mm were used for the construction.
Greenhouse cover. Here you can choose 3 directions: glass, polycarbonate and foil. In descending order, they persist for centuries, decades, and years. Glass is beautiful but expensive. Polycarbonate choose if you want make a greenhouse with good insulationbut the cheapest today is foil. It is easy to work with and is relatively cheap. Just choose foil for the greenhouse to withstand UV radiation.
Now about the practical side. How to assemble a domed greenhouse with your own handsshown below in step-by-step photos, and in great detail. The instruction is also very detailed, if interested, a link to the site under the gallery.

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How to make a domed greenhouse

One of the main advantage of domed greenhouses is their energy efficiency. Heat loss in a building is directly proportional to the surface area of ​​the building. The shape of the dome has 30-40% less surface area for the fenced area than the rectangular shape. Therefore, in the domed greenhouse air circulates more efficientlythan in a rectangular design.

Plants in this type of greenhouse will receive more direct sunlight during the day, which means a more constant supply of heat. A rectangular greenhouse has less sun in the morning and evening and more at noon. The dome gets constant sun and warm during the daybecause the sun follows the shape of the dome. Your plants will appreciate it, and extra light and warmth will be useful in the dark winter months.

Of course, the dome cannot be called a standard design, but it’s out of habit. If you are interested in this dome greenhouseYou can read the detailed assembly instructions on the website.

See below in the gallery master class on step by step photos and you will understand that all this can be done with your own hands.

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Dome Greenhouse Project

Some gardeners in greenhouses prefer form rather than function, and choose beautiful options, even if this creates more work for them in the long run. Fortunately when it comes to domed greenhouseswhich function surprisingly well and are in some ways works of art. Competently built, the domed greenhouse becomes part of a surprisingly harmonious landscape design in a modern style. If you are looking modern design large volume and low price, a domed greenhouse may be right for you. Here is an example in step by step photos, how to assemble a beautiful polycarbonate domed greenhouse with your own hands.

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Polycarbonate Dome Greenhouse

Most people don’t think about domed greenhouse designwhen they begin to explore various options, but these structures are more than just a greenhouse. They are made of various materials, this example, how to make a polycarbonate dome greenhouse. When properly assembled, the geodesic domes are neat designs that are very well suited for growing plants. A big disadvantage of traditional greenhouses is how important their placement is to maximize heat and light transmission. This is not a problem for domed greenhouses, as they have a lot of corners all oversurfaces - there are always panels at the perfect angle to the sunto keep heat and light in the correct position. How to assemble a greenhouse, see below for step by step photos.

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Here is another example how to assemble a do-it-yourself polycarbonate dome greenhouse with a wooden frame.

See below the master class on step by step photos..

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Geodetic greenhouse

Building a domed greenhouse does not have to be expensive, because you can build it using the remaining materials, such as waste wood, screed and plastic sheet, which will work well if make an inexpensive mini greenhouse to preserve the crop throughout the year. In this guide, you will learn how to build a six-meter dome for about $ 250, with most of this cost being polyethylene film. The design itself costs less than $ 100!

The process of manufacturing a domed greenhouse see below for step by step photos and you will realize that it’s really very easy to do it yourself.

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Geodesic Greenhouse

Example, how to make a greenhouse dome small using wood from old pallets. This design is 274 cm wide, which will stand on a subframe 90 cm high. One of the problems that may arise is that for large domes it is easy to drill the ends of the spacers and insert a bolt. But for small designs, this may not work. Therefore, the author has developed quick assembly method using a plastic water pipe and rubber bands. A small hole was drilled through each rack, and the nail allowed the gum to be fixed. Ribbons were cut from an old bicycle pipe.

Necessary sizes for 3 racks different in length.
A = 3.13 feet (945 cm)
B = 3.63 ft (111 cm)
C = 3.7 feet (113 cm)

The racks are cut from the boards from the pallets using a band saw measuring approximately 19 mm. This is tiring, if you do not want to do it manually, just buy boards of the right size. The dome is covered sticky film, you will need several rolls, because you need to make a coating of at least three layers. This is a good coating, one season will last excellently, but it must be changed every year, although this is not a significant drawback, since it takes only about half an hour.

Details on the assembly method do-it-yourself dome greenhouse read on the site, link under the gallery.

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Greenhouse dome made of wood

Through greenhouses with a geodesic dome You can extend the growing season of your plants and protect them from the harsh weather outside. Dome no internal supports, which allows you to create a very large open space in which the assembly is used on 25% less materials. Geodesic domes are the strongest, lightest and one of the most effective means of fencing space. From an agricultural point of view, domes have many distinct advantages. Here is an example of how to do simple wooden domed greenhouse do it yourself. This dome is designed and built by American students as part of the youth program, as you can see, domed greenhouses are popular all over the world.

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How to make a domed greenhouse with your own hands

Greenhouses with a dome relatively inexpensive to build depending on the construction used. 30-40% less surface area means 30-40% less materials used in construction.

Here is another example with step by step photos.

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Greenhouse Dome

This tutorial describes the construction process. greenhouse domesto inspire and encourage others to create their own. Despite the fact that the process of creating projects of this size is very dynamic and variable, try to plan as much as possible or think carefully through everything before starting a project. This will give you a more consistent end result. In principle, presented here dome greenhouse, this is a whole complex, with a chicken coop, a greenhouse, beds, a watering system and temperature control. For coating used transparent tarp with integrated rip-stop, this is such a fabric of high strength, which includes reinforced yarn. If you want to know more about the construction and equipment of this domed greenhouse, you can visit the site using the link under the gallery.

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How to build a geodesic dome for a greenhouse

Geodesic dome is one of the strongest and lightest structures you can build.

Thanks to their unique design, they are resistant to wind, hurricanes and other elements. Surveying domes can be used as additional storage, greenhouse and even as living space. It takes about 3 hours to assemble one such dome, as shown in the photo, and to disassemble, 15 minutes is enough. All parts can be bought at household appliances stores. These instructions will allow you to build a dome 5.5 meters wide and 3 meters high.

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How to build a domed greenhouse

When it comes to gardening in cold climates, greenhouse needed. This extends the growing season and gives plants much more heat. A greenhouse can also be a great place to relax on cool spring days and summer nights.

Dome Greenhousewhich the author proposes to build has:

• Unique, lightweight structure
• The design stably keeps in the wind and under the snow
• Optimum light absorption
• Since there is no foundation, this structure can be portable or temporary, no permissions are required for installation.

how do-it-yourself greenhouse, as well as a list of materials you can read in the instructions on the site, a link under the gallery.

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Here is the second version dome greenhouse. How it differs from the first and why they decided to redo it. First of all, the cone connection used in the first dome was not suitable for heavy snow load, and for some users the geodesic domes were destroyed under snow load. SecondlyThis version does not require complex cuts for joints. In addition, the author wanted to find more an easy way to build a dome greenhouse.

Improved version significantly stronger, which is a critical part of the whole structure.

You can read about the features of this greenhouse on the website, a link under the gallery.

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Growing plants in a domed greenhouse

Growing a greenhouse garden in cold climates is like moving part of your garden south. Good soil, location, temperature control, water and the right plants make this place interesting for growing. Like an open garden soil is the heart of the greenhouse garden. If you can, build your greenhouse on good ground. Good soil covered with a greenhouse will warm up quickly in the spring and become great place to grow plants. To preserve this good soil in your greenhouse for many years, you need to make some efforts. Since the greenhouse is a closed environment, the soil will not recover as quickly as in an open garden. There is no wind to blow off bugs, and there is no good rain to wash away the accumulated excess of minerals. You will have to do it yourself. Read more about growing, temperature and water supply in the dome greenhouse on the website.

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Garden Dome

You can build a geodesic domeusing old fences, eyelets, ropes, copious amounts of glue and large twine. It is a lot of fun, but difficult and time consuming.

Today you can buy everything shown here how to assemble a dome for a bed from a ready-made kit. Of course, there are different prices and configurations, but the main nuances of how to assemble the dome will still be similar. For example, 1.5 meter pens with a diameter of 27 mm were used here.

It was necessary to cut off:

• 30 x short sticks measuring 1005 mm
• 35 long sticks measuring 1148 mm

If you want to use other wood, look for wooden poles with a diameter of 20 to 32 mm or slats with a maximum width of 32 mm (you can make it wider, but this is a standard rule). And if you want make a greenhouse dome different size, just use the calculator to find the 2 required lengths.

More about dome assembly can be read on the site, if you still buy a ready-made kit, perhaps these tips come in handy.

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Greenhouse with a pipe dome

This guide will help you step by step. build a greenhouse with a geodesic dome from PVC pipes do it yourself.

You can buy ready-made kits and assemble them yourself, which are much more expensive, or you can do it yourself. there is online calculatorsto help you calculate the size you need to create the perfect sized dome for your plants. And to find out how to make a greenhouse with a dome made of PVC pipes, link to the site under the gallery.

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Drawings of Dome Greenhouses

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Greenhouses with a geodesic dome 200 photos

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