using double glazing windows to make a green house

[nemo]

we are going to replace our double glazed windows in our house with tripple glazed windows has anyone built a greenhouse from double glazed windows .they are perfect but we are replacing them while we are extending our house what size wall should i build below the windows any thought
regards nemo

[taff]

I haven't done it, just cobbled a kind of cloche thing together for the peppers last year from the panels [thank you next door neighbour....]
I reckon if I had enough I'd do a base wall about 4 or 6 bricks high, then make a wooden frame for the panels. It'd be a hard job though unless you had the same size panels enough to make each of the sides. You'd have to do a good job on the planning. And decide where one or two should open, and space for a door of some kind. Good luck though, and show us some pics when you finish

[Aberdeenplotter]

Depends whether you are going to grow on the floor of the greenhouse or on staging. If on the floor, I'm with Taff. If on staging, base walls to bench height. If your windows aren't long enough for a whole side of your intended greenhouse, double them up and if needs be have bricks between to give a wee bit more length. What you planning for the roof?

[jonohanson]

At my allotment I made a greenhouse (4m*4m, back wall brick) out of old upvc windows and wooden glass doors (the ones with loads of little glass panels).

I basicaly built the back wall and base wall, then attatched a wooden frame to the walls, made a forward draining roof, then framed the windows and attatched them to the wooden frame/base walls, still going strong, even the roof which is only clear poly sheeting.

[nemo]

thanks everyone

[Aisles]

I had a 'homemade greenhouse' on my old allotment. Simply it was old glass doors some where double glazed outter door's while others where the inside toughten by single glazed doors. I had the back side up on one layer of brick some I could have a slooping roof. I had to buy two floorboarding planks from the DIY place to fabricate the sloop down the sides from the back to the front. Which I ronsealed every couple of years.

[dsmith10]

DIY Greenhouse

I made a DIY greenhouse out of one of my fellow gardening friend’s double glazed windows when he had his replaced for Triple Glazing like yourself. I have built mine 5 bricks high, I have to say i am extremely pleased with it. Growing your own food gives you satisfaction within itself but knowing I built my greenhouse from scratch makes it all the better

[chris]

Old thread to revive.. but welcome to the forum all the same. I've just sent you a PM too.

[lottie dolly]

some one on here has recently done one,is it holly chap,