The gardeners dreaming of good harvest will hardly be able to do without greenhouses. In them grow up seedling, early vegetables, exotic thermophilic plants. Convenient and functional option for small sites and farms – Mitlayder's greenhouse which can quite be built independently.
The greenhouse on Mitlaydera: features and advantages
Alternative to usual and not too convenient hotbeds – the greenhouse - "American" offered the famous specialists in cultivation of plants by Jacob Mitlayder. The main differences of design – vertical walls and double-pitch roof with split-level slopes.
The ready greenhouse looks slightly unusually. The roof slope turned on the North becomes higher, the southern slope is underestimated. The central part becomes vertical, on it on all to length the transoms supplied with latches are established. Such design gives the chance to quickly air the greenhouse, without allowing hit of cold air directly on plants. Warm air rises outside in the natural way, being gradually substituted with the warmed street. Additional transoms are located on the wall turned on the South.
The sizes of the greenhouse allow to place the necessary quantity of plants. High walls do not interfere with normal movement and care for landings. Thermal insulation is provided by double covering, between covering layers – air layer in 50-70 mm.
Among the main advantages there are Mitlayder's greenhouses:
- optimum insolation;
- convenience of airing;
- there is no need to establish cylinders with carbon dioxide for normal development of plants;
- structural strength, resistant to wind gusts, rain and other weather cataclysms;
- snow does not linger on double-pitch roof;
- the greenhouse looks accurately, at the same time it is rather capacious;
- is suitable for year-round use.
The design is developed so that the framework easily gathers by means of self-tapping screws and bolts. At the end of season the greenhouse can be sorted and transferred to storage, and to establish on the new place in the spring.
The gardeners who have already tested the greenhouse claim that it practically has no shortcomings. The only minus – for construction is required more materials that will increase the final cost of construction. Independent construction will help to save, the correct construction of the greenhouse does not require special skill. The main thing is to follow the instruction precisely.
How to build the greenhouse the hands
Before getting to work, it is necessary to pick up correctly the place for the greenhouse. It is established on the flat platform, should not be near the trees and constructions blocking sunlight. The design is located so that one party with high slope of roof has been turned on the North, and the second – on the South. It is the best of all if during the day the sun lit the greenhouse since dawn to sunset. If it was not succeeded to find such site, it is possible to choose the place where bright light is guaranteed from midday to the evening.
It is better for Toeplitz to build on the dot base. After alignment of the site and marking of contours of future construction on corners stakes are hammered. On perimeter the trench is dug out, the bottom is filled up with sand and covered by roofing material. In advance sawn bar with a section 100 at 100 mm keeps within. It needs to be processed anti-septic tank. The box is fastened with nails or self-tapping screws. Atop one more layer of bar keeps within.
The space between boards is filled up with gravel and filled in with mix from cement, crushed stone, sand and water. Through 20 zhny it is possible to start assembly of the greenhouse. It is necessary to carry out necessary calculations in advance and to make the drawing.
The framework is done of normal construction bar of various section. It is necessary to prepare elements for basis, long and end walls, roof, door, windows transoms. Parts connect self-tapping screws, metal plates and corners. Before assembly the wooden elements are processed by anti-septic tank or drying oil and carefully dried. For convenience the design can be collected directly on the base, since the basis.
After assembly of walls, doors and transoms fasten. Previously they are sheathed polycarbonate, mount loops, handles and latches. The works are completed by mounting of roof. The correctness of biases is carefully verified by means of tape measure. Rafters fix pro-file or basic bar.
When walls and roof are collected, sheathe them polycarbonate or dense polyethylene film. The covering is fixed thin wooden by rails and self-tapping screws. At first facing is carried out from external, and then from the inside. As a result between layers there is gap in 50-70 mm. If for facing cellular polycarbonate, rather single-layer external fastening is chosen. Sheets stack so that the condensate which is formed between layers flew down down.
Correctly collected greenhouse will serve not one season. If necessary it is possible to replace in whole or in part covering, but the design will not demand repair.