I just finished assembling one very similar to this one. Mine is 6 1/2 feet wide and 15 feet long with the same frame size and design. Mine has a screen layer and plastic layer at each end and the layers have separate zippers to allow a closed screen at the ends. I put treated 2 X 6 around the outside against the frame and on top of the plastic flaps that extend down each side then attached the frame using conduit straps on the inside with screws into the 2 X 6. I also drove 5/8" X 18" steel rods (w/holes) against the 2 X 6 in several places and secured them to the 2 X 6 with screws. I also placed 4" concrete cap blocks along the flap to help hold the plastic tight against the ground. I've saw these greenhouses take flight in heavy winds so I wanted to make sure that don't happen. I built a row of shelves down each side and so far I have been very happy with how it turned out. I have a lot of seedlings inside which will go to the greenhouse in a couple of weeks before going to the garden. I am looking forward to trying a few plants over the next winter inside the greenhouse. Your greenhouse is large so you can put a lot of plants in it. I'm sure you will enjoy using it. Good video and thanks for sharing. Take care.

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, It sounds like you secured your greenhouse well. we secured ours with 6x6 Timbers all the way around and it seems to be solid now along with the door framed out. Our greenhouse is already full of seedlings as we prepare for that last frost and planting season. Thank you for joining us and sharing your input. We hope you enjoy our weekly content.

I think I have the same one. It has been amazing so far!

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

They are definitely great for the money. Ours is wonderful so far.

For that size, I think that’s a great place.

@StandardLivingHomestead

5 ай бұрын

It really is!..

You have the "2nd generation" version of these. These have 1 middle purlin and zippers on each end. The originals had 2 purlins on top which created a lake on top when it rained and so down they would come. I read the horrible reviews on these after some dear friends gave us one when they heard I was going to teach special needs guys how to grow veggies and decided to do what I could to make it last. I installed a purlin middle top, 3/4 PVC hoops that split the existing hoops and a 2x6 base plate that I pegged into the ground. 3 years later I'm changing out the cover. However, you can't buy a replacement cover as of last fall. A friend of mine was wanting to put up one so I bought the whole kit to get the cover and gave him the frame. He's using regular greenhouse film and putting doors on each end for ventilation. If you've ever put up a standard greenhouse you see pretty quick how flimsy the metal is. I ran into a little bit of a discovery this spring when I put a cold frame inside to start some lettuce, spinach, etc. Evidently the green cover acted as a shade cloth and hampered the development of the greens. The test plot I planted outside the cold frame but inside the tunnel is doing better than what was in the cold frame. Yes, these tunnels are cheap but you can make them work. We picked sweet peppers in ours till the end of January.

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining, Yes I have seen the horror stories about these things taking flight and falling apart, especially the first generation with the lake on the roof not having the center pearling. I figure if this thing ever falls apart I’ll just get some of the clear greenhouse plastic and go over it, we do plan to buy more of these this year for winter plants. They actually make a clear version of these also, I chose the green due to the hot temps here in the south during fall and spring and especially summer. I wanted it to work both ways, heat for the winter and shade for the summer, I guess we’re about to find out here in a few months if it shades. Thanks for joining us and hope you’re subscribed and join us on our weekly adventures.

The way it is on this video won’t stand a chance in a windy storm. Probably has blown away from this early January’s winter storm days. Put a wooden frame on the base then screw down the plastic and it has a chance to last. Good luck.

@StandardLivingHomestead

6 ай бұрын

No we totally reinforced that thing right after this video. We secured the whole frame with 6x6 lumber all the way around.

The wind ruined mind

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that

The first good wind you get will send the greenhouse sailing if you don't anchor it down really well I know from experience. The zippers won't last through the first year either. We like ours and are beginning the 2nd season, but those are the short-comings. You WILL find it necessary to build doors on both ends and do something about the screens in the windows. The velcro in the window corners won't last the summer.

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the input, if you see our later videos we got it anchored down pretty good now. We bolted it to 6x6 timbers all the way around which lifted it 6” also. We built frames around the door and we are working on hard doors for it now as we get the planting season going. I know those spring thunderstorm will be here before we know it and those zipper doors don’t look very strong. Thank you for watching.

@user-nv3dl5pf3q

3 ай бұрын

I have a 28' same basic build. dug a 8" ditch around it buried the bottom excess covering. Made it super sturdy with shelves to help support the sides.

@StandardLivingHomestead

3 ай бұрын

@@user-nv3dl5pf3q how’s your zippers holding up? Ours is holding strong so far but the little clips that hold up the doors have come off

I live in GA too and have farm and have had this in my Amazon cart forever and been skeptical about buying it but going to go ahead and buy it and see. It shows it comes with screen door too so can leave open to air but dont see it on yours. Did it have 2 layers for doors?

@StandardLivingHomestead

8 ай бұрын

Welcome neighbor!.. It really is worth the price. Ours doesn’t have a screen for the main doors on the ends, but it does have screens on the windows. We open those on hot days so it can breath some. We have modified a few small things over the past few weeks, coming in the next greenhouse update video

Raise chickens in one.

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Not a bad idea for the winter. We have several chicken houses around the property right now, but in an emergency that would be a fast chicken coop

Can you buy a replacement cover or what would you do if it rips ?

@StandardLivingHomestead

3 ай бұрын

Probably just buy a new greenhouse. They are only $200, or wrap new plastic cut to size

Yes. They are worth it. The ones with the little white woven square polyethylene covering withstood a year and a half (two summers and one winter at 9,000 ft. Yes, it was reinforced with extra pieces of broken ski poles, duct tape and more duct tape. You can learn a lot from purchasing one of these things, over time, and it is worth it. It will make you think, did the wind just carry it into the neighbors yard, or did a moose run through it? It will physically allow you to design a more permanent structure around it, creating a double-walled barrier that might give you an extra 1 to 2 months in the spring / and or fall. You will get to know the structural failings of them, that is part of the fun. Get two, same design, but different overall lengths, like a 10 x 12 and and a 10 x 16, so you can have all sorts of extra parts down the road. Yes. Explain it to the landlord later.

@StandardLivingHomestead

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! This one has the woven square material also, it seems to be pretty tough material as long as it holds up to the sun... Thanks for the input and thanks for watching. We have done quite a bit of work to it lately and we will be posting an update next week.

@mahatmadoo2566

8 ай бұрын

@@StandardLivingHomestead I was expecting the material to crack and turn into little pieces, but it didn't, even with the extreme temperatures last year, it is still in great shape and would probably last at least three years, with tape reinforcement in corners.

@StandardLivingHomestead

8 ай бұрын

@@mahatmadoo2566 are you referring to the bottom corners?

@mahatmadoo2566

8 ай бұрын

@@StandardLivingHomestead mostly top corners where the screws holding the frame rub the material.

@StandardLivingHomestead

8 ай бұрын

@@mahatmadoo2566 I’ll keep that in mind. Maybe a good pool noodle fix

Bro, I'm in Georgia and I have grown in these before and I would suggest you look at some way to move air through the tunnel. Looks like you are surrounded by trees in that spot so air movenemt may become an issue.

@StandardLivingHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Once I get the end wall built I’ll be installing a shutter fan to move some air. We have trees to the north mainly, small amount of breeze coming through all the time but protected from storms

Video does not show installation means how os the frame

@StandardLivingHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Frame is strong.

Who’s the kid driving the truck?!?

@StandardLivingHomestead

8 ай бұрын

That is man child Chris lol.

@hutchdw77

8 ай бұрын

Nice work guys!

That's a lot of sq.ft. for the price. I'm curious how well the cover holds up this winter. Keep us informed.

@StandardLivingHomestead

8 ай бұрын

It sure is, I’ll be posting updates throughout the seasons on the progress and performance. We’ve already done so much to it with videos coming soon.