Victorian greenhouse build from start to finish. 

Thx for the comment, much appreciated, the cost without the labour was £7900.00 total with all the hardware, wood, bricks, cement, sand, glass and fixings. If labour was added you would be looking at another £7000.00 on top of that.

Thank you, it was made using hole saws after making a template then a bobbin sander to sand the marks out that the hole saw left then for the spikes I used the chop saw at an angle

Thank you, it was a labour of love and it is seeing its first autumn and looking great with no movement that I can tell or see so a testament of a good design and build, still loving it and enjoying a cuppa in there 😀

A bed of cement then level the base frame on the wet cement let dry for 3 days then screw through base plate into bricks, I used 100mm screws.

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@daytodaylivin4418 thx for the comment, The wooden frame just beds down on a layer of cement. This ensures levels are correct. You could use wall brackets, but I never did. The wood is simply pine and treated pine, the roof is jointed and bird mouthed to prevent movement or spreading when weight is applied like glass. It is pretty much in it's forth year and still looking good.

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Thank you so much,you can order 1 today for next years growing season.

@@kenkenny4238 all in the comments below.

Thank you, the crest was a 2 day build and quit complicated, I basically used a temple I made to do repeat shapes, too much to put here think

Thank you for your comment , I made the whole thing including windows and doors. I planned the whole job as well, no plans needed just good old fashioned carpentry / joinery skills and plans I drew out as I went.

@@ironian24 Thanks! Does that include the glass? Would you be willing to sell the plans?

I measured the glass and put it in myself, I could make some plans, but this is definetly not a DIY project, you would need a machine shop for starters.

it depends on garden, where you are, how far in from borders you are, different areas have dfferent rules, you will need to check with your local Council planning.

Thank you

Cedar is good if you can find the sizes. I built mine in a mix of treated pine and par pine.

I was warned by a timber merchant (not a greenhouse expert) that one would twist and likely crack the glass. Have you found this isn't the case ? Would be a hell of a saving from buying red cedar. Also are you in the UK ?

I used red wood, or pine, as long as its well painted it will be fine, I used treated pine for all the cills and ridge, I've had no issues with glass cracking at all. Even In strong winds, the construction method I used has proven to be perfect, it has not moved all joints are good, I hope that answers your questions, I am in the UK, Norfolk to be precise.

Thank you ​@@ironian24

Your very welcome, please let me know how you get on, I am always interested in seeing other people's projects.

Thx for the comment the glass sizes were 550mm wide by 2.2m long 4mm thick.

Thx buddy, I wish yourube would let your followers share photos on your channel it would be brilliant.

@@ironian24 It would although I imagine the place would be overrun with spam and memes in no time!

@@GeorgesJungleGarden yes true

@@ironian24 Unfortunately! Keep up the great work with your channel!

Thank you very much.

Thank Tom, I had little time to make a video so setting up everything everything I wanted to video was a real pain so the phone was the easiest option and quickest.

Thank you buddy, and thank you for all your help on this project, it was very much appreciated. The next one will be easier 😜😂

I have now funnily enough in the galvanised long troughs

@@ironian24 cool, I've not made it through the other vids yet 😛

All the glass is 4mm toughened glass. Hope that helps. Expensive but better than polly.

Thx for the comment, much appreciated , wood used was hemlock and iroko. Painted to death so hopefully I will not need to get on the roof to repair t for a long time lol. Glass is siliconed in and then bead pinned in.

No issues yet, the ground is good solid material, foundations are all dependent on the ground you have, example sandy soil is a different depth to soil, as is clay.

Thank you very much, I did my own plans for this.

No, sorry. They were more like sketches rather than plans as such, my life long trade gave me the skills needed without detailed plans.

To be fair I had enough to think about building it latalone thinking of making a video. I am sure carpenters and joiners would get the jist of what I was doing, I would not suggest anyone could make this, you need a lot of tools and machinery and a workshop as well as experience. To be honest the video was more a second thought over the build. And I am surprised the video is doing so well. I appreciate the feedback back and appreciate the views and comments this has had, I really enjoyed making this one.

Yes it has been mentioned ed a few times 😊, it is pine some treated pine.

@@ironian24 I’ve watched all your build videos what feels like 10 times over 😂 starting our own 3/4 span build in the next month or so

Thank you, i jope it goes well for you.​@LewMcc924

Thank you Jane much appreciated. We are making another greenhouse at the moment and made a more indepth video on how I designed amd made it, coming soon.

I've got other videos on my channel showing what I grow in the greenhouse.

Thank you 😊

Thx buddy, you won't get that at erik bates 😂, I have my first order for a bigger one, looking forward to that one next year, well the rain has tested the integrity of the building and it passes with flying colours 👍

Thank you very much, happy Xmas.

Not at the Moment no, but if you want some drawn up I can, let me know.

Interested!

@@ironian24 yes I am very interested! What’s the best way to get ahold of you?

@@chelslm go on face book and look for Ian Robinson Cabinetry & Joinery, you can message me their and also my number is on there too.

Well if worked who ever made it 😅

Thank you very much, it has been a wonderful project and works so well, as it should. Veg this year are doing extremely well.

Thank you, 😊, the glass was from a local company in Norwich called UA Glass. The window openers from amazon.

manufactured all components, jigs were used on repetitive parts, the glass is 4mm toughened glass, the clips are called verge clips and you can buy them anywhere, mine are made of aluminium so bend nicely.

Thank you Daniel, your excellent roofing square certainly helped heap loads in this project.

@@ironian24 thanks for buying one, and watching the skill builder videos. All the best.

@@Ultimate-roofing-square. Haha love those videos they keep my mind sharp in my industry.

@@ironian24 many thanks. I’ve had great fun filming with Roger. It’s a bit out of my usual comfort zone but it’s getting easier. Will have a good video coming out soon. I’ll check out your Instagram account. 🙌

Thank you

No plans as such more sketches than plans sorry. I don't need detailed plans as I knew what I was doing from 35 years experience.

Thank you Robin, bloomin hard work but very enjoyable, more so now it is being used.

In the uk they are called hip tile clips

Thank you. There are too many materials to list here, you need to find what is right for you really.

🤣🤣🤣 yep I know what you meant.

5m x 3m

Yes my own

Thank you very much 😊

Thank you, well 6 months In and Xmas eve, we are still enjoying lettuce from the greenhouse, so it is working well.

Thank you Stan, I use allcoat by Kent blaxil, I found it to be a very good durable external water based paint that can be sprayed when watered down a little. 5 coats in total for everything.

Thank you very much.

Thank you buddy

Thank you very much, it has been a god send having our greenhouse. This is the second year coming up, we love it, and all the produce that it helps produce, this is the start of April and we started most of our veg in January 11th and we have lots of lovely plants in great health.

Mixture of hole saws bobbin sander and chop saw for the spikes

Thank you so much. I have done lots of updates on how it is working if your interested, the videos are in the garden section.

Not sure what you mean, roof glass is toughened and has been tested by all the winds that are named under the alphabetic order, I would only assume I did the right thing.

Thank you

Sorry can not remember now. Thx for the comment.

Mostly 4x2" but the ridge was 2x6"and wall plates were 7x2"

I used hardwood for the cresting.

I'm glad you find joy in this video, it was menr to inspire, I hope I did that.

Yes I do have plans. Thank you, it was a real pleasure making this one and have already recieved an order for one for next year so that in it's self was a great plan 😀. I am very very pleased with the way it has come together, everything from the footing up have been plum and square all the way, things just seemed to slot into place with no gaps at all. Loved every bit of the build. There is a lot of paint on it so it should see a good 5 or more years before any painting needs doing. Enjoy your build it is a great project to do and the pleasure just keeps coming in the shape of lovely plants.

I am still considering how wide and deep the grooves in the joist have to be to be able to slide in the glass. I will be using 4mm thick glass. I am thinking about 5mm wide and 15mm deep grooves. What would you reckon? At around 15 minutes you tell that the notches in the joists for the horizontal bars are very important for the strength of the roof. I know that another greenhouse builder (which I think you used as inspirational source) is doing the same. But I doubt that this is the case. It would if these beams were under compression. But in my opinion these horizontal bars are under tension. They prevent the walls from being pushed outwards (called roof spread). Plus they prevent the roof from being lifted under heavy winds. I am wondering what your opinion is.

@@ruudbeckers243 exactly what I did and works perfectly

@@ruudbeckers243 what I did is correct and will stop wall spread. It is the best way to construct any roof lat alone a greenhouse roof that shows its beams

I have never been able to find any picture in normal roof construction where they mount the rafter ties in notches in the rafters (just found out how these beams are called in English). They always mount the rafter ties to the side of the rafters or mount them with metal plates to the rafters. And in case of oak frames via mortise and tenon. I think the notches only weaken the rafters. It looks more attractive though.

Hi there Andy from New Zealand, I would love to visit your part of the world one day, I hear it is stunning, as a landscape photographer I have bucket list places i must visit before the pearly gates day arrives. To answer your question yes I did build from plans, my own plans, very basic but did the job, I have been a carpenter all my working life so I understand the engineering behind a build or at least i like to think so. This build stems from lock down days when things started to become hard to buy, eggs, veg and fruit, so I decided enough was enough and became as self sufficient as I could be with the garden we have, so hence the greenhouse build had to happen, glad I did as this year has been ultra productive with veg and fruit thx to the greenhouse. Have a go and build it, if you need advise I am happy to help, I have become pretty busy because of this build, it has been great to be able to build for other people.

@@ironian24 HI thanks for your reply. yes it does have some good scenery. I lived int eh UK for 5 yrs and spent a lot of time in Wales (wife is a taffy) so would say the UK also has some of the most amazing countryside etc. then your only an hour away from Europe! I hear you on the cost of food etc, we ar having a tough time of it down here with supply as all the ships empty and then dont want to take empty containers back. so good time to get growing! Im no builder, but have a few mates that could help with that. thanks for the offer of help, may take you up on that. im going to try and use as much 2nd hand stuff as possible and keep the cost down while still making something that fits in with our 1860 cottage.

Thank you Naomi, you can always book me in for early next year.

Thank you very much.

if you mean the glass, as previously said 4mm

Thank you, the colour is cooking apple green a farrow and ball colour.

@@ironian24 Thankyou so much for the info. Have a fantastic weekend!

Yes I have been doing woodwork all my working life.

@@ironian24Oh of course that is difference compared to other wooden greenhouses i saw on youtube. Beautiful really, i am trying to get wood and make one, even i am just starting to learn working with wood. Loving it so far.