Arcs for a hotbed with their own hands: step by step instruction

Many summer residents sooner or later think about how to make a greenhouse of arches. Of course, erecting such a structure is good. It protects vegetables or other plants from adverse weather conditions. A greenhouse is like a small greenhouse that is completely or partially immersed in the ground. With it, you can grow seedlings for vegetables, such as cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes and others. After that they are transplanted into the open ground. Greenhouses are land and recessed, round, oval or rectangular, stationary or mobile.

Today, the dacha market is very extensive, so it will not be difficult to acquire a greenhouse on the market or in an online store. The only advantage of a purchased ready-made greenhouse is that it is easy to install. But the high cost of such mini-greenhouses scares off buyers. After all, it is sometimes much cheaper to buy a stock of two or three years of harvest. But if you still decided to grow your vegetables without any harmful chemical additives and do not spend a lot of money on it, there is a way out.

The main details are the arcs for the greenhouse. With their own hands to make them is not so difficult, besides it is much cheaper. You can build them from almost anything: old window frames, PVC pipes, plastic fittings and even an old hose.

How to make arcs for a greenhouse with your own hands from these materials? Below we will consider in more detail how quickly and easily they are made.

Option from an old hose

If you managed to find an old and unfit for your direct duty hose, you can assume that you already have the arc. To do this, it is sufficient to cut the hose into parts of the desired size. Then it is necessary to insert wicker rods into each of the resulting pieces . It is important that one of the ends is pointed. And insert it into the hose is required by the blunt end inside. It remains only to fix the hose to the ends of the rods and bend into the right arc - and you can stick into the ground. The greenhouse is almost ready, you just need to pull the film.

Arcs made of plastic

One of the simplest ways of making structures is to mount them from plastic pipes. So, we make a greenhouse of PVC arcs with our own hands.

Option one

At a place where in the future there will be a greenhouse, it is necessary to drive the pins all around the perimeter, but not deeply. They should protrude about 15 cm from the ground. On these pins are put on strong curved pipes. To correctly calculate how much pipe is needed? You just need to know what height the greenhouse will be. Also the distance between PVC structures should be at least half a meter.

To strengthen the structure from above, it is necessary to lay an additional pipe and fix the arc to it.

Option Two

Trouble with the installation of the design in this version will be greater, but it is much more reliable and will last longer. In order to build arcs for a hotbed with your own hands in this way, you will need the same PVC pipes and building fittings or other bars that freely fit into them.

The bars must be cut: approximately 60 cm each. After that they are driven to the ground by a third. For the remainder we put on the pipe and connect it. The main thing is to cut off the pipe of the correct size in advance.

Expert Advice

Since PVC-parts are strong enough and at the same time bend well, from them you can make a greenhouse of any shape. The only thing that should be done correctly is to fortify the structure so that it is resistant to wind and other unfavorable weather conditions.

But you should not invent new ways of connecting the building. It is recommended not to depart from the standard templates, because in the end the greenhouse may simply not perform its functions. It will be better if you try to come up with a new type of inexpensive and convenient greenhouse from the available materials.

Steel products

Arcs for the greenhouse, made by hand from steel, of course, will be the most durable. But buying steel today is quite expensive, so the option is more suitable for those who have stockpiles of material from Soviet times. Also the master must be able to handle the welding machine.

Operating procedure

1. First, it is required to measure the length of the half-arc. It is advisable that an experienced person should do this.
2. Then we take a pipe, the length of which is exactly twice as long as the half-arc, and cut it in half.
3. To the pipe that will go from above, it is necessary to weld the tees every 50-60 cm, and also to install the tees around the edges.
4. Through the cross we attach the cut off parts to the pipe, which will be placed at the top.
5. To the arc, which is located on the edge and which will later have a door, we weld two more tees. Third holes must necessarily look down and be at the same distance from each other.

Another way to make an arc for a greenhouse with your own hands is to unite plastic pipes and fittings. Most people may think that this is a rather expensive and difficult method of installation. In fact, this is the most durable option. The armature is inserted into the plastic pipe and bent into an arc. These materials perfectly complement each other. The reinforcement will give strength, and plastic pipes protect steel from premature wear. In addition, the film will not rub against the reinforcement and will not break.

The above methods are the most popular ways to make arcs for a greenhouse yourself. An overview of all these options should help those who enjoy gardening, but for reasonable money.

Greenhouse from the window frames

If you have extra window frames, as well as simple carpentry tools, it will not be difficult to build such a greenhouse.

This will require:

• Two old wooden frames.
• For facades and sides - boards, preferably pine. Their thickness should be about 20 mm.
• Glue.
• The beam, section of which is 100x50 m.
• Screws.

The main advantage of such a hotbed is that it passes the sun's rays, which increases the greenhouse effect.

Making the greenhouse in comparison with the arcs is very labor-consuming, it takes more time. On the facades of boards, which are fixed with a special rail, the frame is fixed. Very well, if the window has hinges, then their installation will be much easier.

When the design is installed, the top is put on the drain for water drainage. In this case, the windows should not interfere with opening freely.

What to do when the frame is ready and already driven into the ground? How to make a hotbed of arcs? The answer becomes obvious. It's good enough to pull the film on the frame - and you're done. A miniature greenhouse is built and will serve you faithfully.

Where to install?

The greenhouse should be installed in a dry place. It is desirable that the space where it will stand is protected from the wind by a building or a fence. If possible, it is desirable that this place be a ramp to the south side.

Preferred sizes

If the structure has the shape of a tunnel, its shape should be as follows:

• The height is 60-80 cm.
• The width is about 120 cm.
• Length - up to 6 m.

Dimensions of single-row greenhouse:

• Height - no more than 90 cm.
• The width is one and a half meters.

The width of the double row is 200 cm, the three-row width is 440 cm.

The greenhouse with its own hands from the arcs, the manufacture of which went according to all the above rules, must make you happy. By the way, this design will not last you one year.

Purchase of finished arc

If you still did not dare to build a greenhouse skeleton on your own, and it's easier for you to spend money, go for a purchase. There are many shops where you can buy arcs for a greenhouse. "Leroy Merlin" is one of those.

"Leroy Merlin" - a French company that has trade networks in different countries, including in Russia. Engaged in the sale of goods for repair and construction. To date, this company bypasses all the closest competitors in terms of the number of products produced in Europe.

It is worth noting that the quality of products is always on top. And this is important even when buying an arc for a greenhouse, because no one will want to pay money for defective or poor-quality goods.

In Russia, the first Leroy Merlin store was opened in 2004 in Mytishchi. Today, residents and guests of almost all the largest cities of Russia can buy a greenhouse or any other goods. These are St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Samara, Ufa and others.

So, we found out how to make arcs for greenhouses and from what materials they can be made. As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this. It is enough to find a minimum set of tools and give the work a few hours of free time.