Gazebo to Greenhouse: Upper Walls

This is the third installment of the greenhouse creation from my gazebo frame.  At this point we have a doorway and insulated lower walls.  The upper walls will be made with greenhouse plastic (UV stabilized clear plastic).

The upper walls are constructed by screwing 1" x 0.5" strapping to the top horizontal metal bar of the gazebo.  The upper "walls" are actually curtains made from 4 year greenhouse film cut to be just longer than the upper half of the greenhouse.  The film is treated with a bead of silicone glue then stapled to the wood strapping with a strip of heavy cloth material. I used 1" tow straps bought at a surplus store for the "heavy material".  Put a UV resistant length of rope at the center of each curtain so you can tie the "wall" open during summer months.

In order to anchor the sides of the walls, I screwed lengths of "Snap Clamp" material along the side.  The clamps were screwed either into the wooded door frame or metal sides of the gazebo.  The clamps work by allowing you to sandwich the film between the clamps and short lengths of 3/4" PVC pipe.

I purchased to Greenhouse film (20ft wide x 25ft long) and (10) 48" lengths of snap clamps from www.greenhousemegastore.com.  I also  purchased 33 linear feet of Solexx XP for the roofing material as part of the same purchase.  Total including shipping was $403.37.



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Insulating and Doorway
Upper Walls
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