Shower Door Greenhouse

My friend gave me 8 old shower doors with aluminum frame.

Shower door greenhouse.

I have enough shower doors to make a greenhouse but was thinking it may get too hot in this area. I would like to make a small greenhouse with them. We have pre hung sliding double and door kits for greenhouses cold frames and high tunnels. Can someone tell me how to attach the glass aluminum doors to.

Building a greenhouse from recycled shower doors i got the idea for this greenhouse from another blog i found. Then i put the shower glass in the door then sandwiched the glass with more 1 3. Greenhouse doors add style security and efficiency with a clearspan greenhouse door. In your area you won t want to leave plants in the greenhouse during the warmer months but for winter it would be fine.

Ecrane3 dublin ca zone 9a may 02 2010. It s easy to cover clear glass with tinting or frosting if the greenhouse will hold too much sun. A greenhouse can be built from recycled materials including sliding glass doors removed from other buildings. Sliding glass doors cover such large areas that it can be very handy to construct the greenhouse using these materials.

Has anyone used shower doors to build a greenhouse i am having my doors replaced on 2 showers and my plumber says he can give me more doors as he gets them. Just wondering if this type of material lets the right amount of light through. I used old shower doors for the glass and the window came from a friend for free. Using some scrap material old sliding glass doors and windows and as few purchased supplies as possible cinder blocks wire cloth 2x4s and roof tin we built such a greenhouse last fall for.

I used caulking to seal the glass after that. Whether you want inspiration for planning a greenhouse renovation or are building a designer greenhouse from scratch houzz has 225 images from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including ferguson bath kitchen lighting gallery and builder tony hirst llc. The pdf mentioned here is a shower door greenhouse and they look like this. I built the doors and the walls of the greenhouse using 2x4s and used shower doors.

Assemble the glass section last. I used 4 4 cedar posts for the foundation of the greenhouse. Route a groove into the wood for the glass to fit into add caulk in the grooves for protection. We surrounded a shower door with boards and made it into a door.

First i framed the door then i framed the inside of the door with 1 3. Each door is 26 wide and 56 tall.