A Guide to Planning Your Greenhouse
Here’s a greenhouse checklist to help you plan your dream greenhouse. If you have any questions please call us at 1-800-322-4707 or contact us. Our knowledgeable greenhouse consultants are always happy to help you.
Which Is Best For You?
Framework
- Painted Aluminum — Best appearance and longevity, looks new for many years.
- Western Red Cedar — Preferred wood for its beauty, strength, long life and resistance to insects.
Glazing
- Clear Tempered Safety Glass (Single and Double glass options)
- Twinwall Polycarbonate
- 3-Wall Polycarbonate
- 5-Wall Polycarbonate
- Combination of glass walls and polycarbonate roof
Foundation
- Pressure treated timbers (up to 200 sq. ft greenhouse)
- Concrete/block base wall
- Concrete slab/tile
Note: Outside dimensions of greenhouse foundation are given under “Actual Sizes” on the price charts.
Floor
If you have not poured a concrete slab, you will need a walkway down the middle of your greenhouse. First, lay down landscape fabric over the entire floor. For an aisle of bricks: frame the walkway with treated 2 x 4 lumber, lay down 2″ of crushed rock, then 1″ of sand, and set the bricks with 1/4″ spacing. A final touch might be to plant lemon thyme between the bricks! Finish the remainder of the floor with 2″ of pea gravel.
- Aisle pavers/bricks, Pea gravel under benches
- All pavers – provides good drainage
- Concrete slab/tile – not too smooth or it gets slippery. Provide for drainage.
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