Recently, the most different greenhouse structures have become very common among owners of private land.
There is quite wide range of materials that can be used to make a greenhouse frame.
But, aluminum it is applied much more often in comparison with other materials.
Aluminum for greenhouses
Modern greenhouses, which are mounted from the profile of aluminum, have a number of advantages compared with similar structures made of other materials. 
Such greenhouses are found on a huge number of personal plots in various regions.
Their prospects are determined by the fact that the frame of aluminum profiles or pipes can be collected at homewithout possessing any special skills.
It should be noted that aluminum profiles are characterized by the presence of many advantages associated with the technical properties of this material.
Greenhouses, characterized by high quality, should not only as functional as possible, but also have an attractive and fairly modern appearance.
Aluminum structures are a stylish element that may well become an ornament for a modernly decorated private site. One of the main advantages this type of greenhouse is the presence a huge variety of forms frame.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account the fact that greenhouses, whose frame is made of aluminum, have special installation requirements, as well as have excellent performance properties. The predominant part of the frames of such a metal are made using pipes. They can be quickly and easily assembled by hand..
Types of frame
To date, there are six types of framework for aluminum greenhouses. These include:
- Framewhich is equipped lean-to roof, and is easy to install. The main disadvantage is that within such greenhouses throughout the day there is not enough good illumination;
- Designhaving gable roof, characterized by increased versatility and practicality. For the construction of this you can take the lightest aluminum pipes;
- Arch greenhouses characterized by high resistance to fairly large snow loads. In addition, they are characterized by an excellent degree of illumination of the room;
- Greenhouses with a multifaceted frame are made only from pipes and are widespread among gardeners;
- Aluminum greenhouses, which belong to the class of luxury;
- Constructions equipped with dome-shaped roofs.
In addition to the above forms, there are others. However, they did not receive such wide popularity.
The most common options include gables and arched aluminum greenhouses, the height of the walls of which is calculated depending on the types of crops that will be grown in them.
When choosing the form of a greenhouse, it must be remembered that it affects the aesthetics of the design of the entire plot. This feature must be taken into account when installing a greenhouse with your own hands.
The advantages and disadvantages of aluminum greenhouses
The greenhouse frame, mounted from aluminum pipes, is characterized by many obvious advantages, the main of which are:
- Him easy to do yourself at homeand then securely installed in almost any pre-selected site of the infield;
- Each of installation steps are noticeably easier due to the small weight of the pipesmade from this material;
- This kind of profile can be attributed to a group of ergonomic structureswhich are fully capable of withstanding large external loads, as well as increased air temperature, rather high humidity and severe frosts for a long period of time;
- Thanks to the aluminum frame as a structure coating can be used both lightweight polycarbonate sheets and heavier sheets of ordinary glass;
- Aluminum greenhouse great for use as a winter garden, because aluminum pipes are highly resistant to rust, and glass sheets are able to retain heat well inside the building and provide excellent illumination of the room.
Due to the good quality and performance of this metal, the greenhouse under aluminum glass can be used for several decades contract. However, they do not lose their original shape and retain an aesthetic appearance.
A photo
Look at the photo: aluminum greenhouse
Preparatory work
One of the reasons for the popularity of aluminum greenhouses is that their can be used without problems throughout the year. After all, glass, like polycarbonate, does not allow the flow of warm air, accumulating heat inside the building.
These tables are divided into folding, stationary and portable. The latter are considered more convenient not only in operation, but also installation. This is because their the design allows not to engage in the preparation of the foundation.
In addition, if necessary, such greenhouses can be easily transferred from one place to another.
Prefabricated structures are no less functional - they can be put in a garage or other utility room for the period when they are not in use.
For stationary aluminum greenhouses you need to choose the right location of the frame. It is better to give preference to the site with a flat, well-lit surface.
Thus, it is possible to provide the most optimal conditions for growing crops.
You should also take care of the foundation. Its depth is determined by the size and weight of the structure of the greenhouse - the larger the dimensions, the deeper the foundation should be, and vice versa.
In the manufacture of aluminum greenhouses in the home it is necessary to use the following materials and working tools:
- aluminum pipes, in quantities that are required for installation;
- special material to cover the structure, which is suitable as translucent polycarbonate sheet, plain glass, as well as durable polyethylene;
- galvanized parts for fastening;
- Bulgarian, equipped with a cutting wheel;
- pre-treated with antiseptic means wooden beams or special cement mass;
- a wrench suitable for firmly fastening aluminum profiles with hexagonal bolts;
- concrete mixer and large capacity for the preparation of concrete mix for the base;
- a tool for cutting the respective covering material;
- a door with which holes will be made in aluminum pipes.
The main advantage of aluminum profiles or pipes - easy and fast enough processingthat you can do yourself at home. If necessary, they can be cut into pieces of a certain length, as well as bend or weld in the right places.
Luxury greenhouses are mounted from a curved profile. In addition, it is used in the construction of arch type greenhouses, which are characterized by multifunctionality.
In order to bend the aluminum profile for greenhouses from glass as much as possible and to obtain a high-quality element, it is necessary to use a profile pipe with a bending machine, a ruler with a grinder, as well as a conventional marker and welding tools.
One of the most common methods for bending aluminum profiles involves the use of a source of constant fire (torch on acetylene, propane torch or a blowtorch). You can also use a special pipe bender.
Greenhouses made of aluminum and glass do it yourself
Greenhouses that are made of aluminum profiles or pipes do not require special skills for installation and installation.
Whole building process can be divided into several successive stages. The quality of their implementation is reflected in the duration of the operational period of the structure.
- First of all, you need to carefully and carefully prepare the siteon which the aluminum frame will be installed. It must be completely open so that the shadows of large trees, as well as economic or residential structures do not fall on it.
- Then need make a foundation base for a greenhouse. To do this, you can take a concrete fill, which is characterized by excellent quality. In addition, the foundation can be made of bricks or wooden beams. If the base is made of concrete mix, then it can be either shallow or non-buried, which is determined depending on the size of the greenhouse.
- The next step is to perform installation work in order to create a profile frame of aluminum and glass.. First, pipes or profiles are cut and bent in the appropriate places, and then connected with the help of nuts. At this stage, the frame is assembled, according to a pre-selected form. Depending on this, the pipes or profile must be given the appropriate form: concave for the formation of arches, triangles - for creating the corners of the structure.
- In them holes are made into which screws for fastening of sheet glass will be inserted.
- The glass is securely fastened to the aluminum frame. It is necessary to ensure that between the parts of the structure there are not even unobtrusive voids. After all, the heat-saving function of a greenhouse will depend on the density of the compound of the greenhouse elements.
The greenhouse under the glass of aluminum profile is characterized by durability of operation, increased strength, excellent quality and high reliability regardless of weather conditions.
However, in order to provide the most suitable conditions for growing plants and vegetables, it is necessary to ventilate the structure regularly, as well as process it with the help of disinfectants and prepare it for operation.
It should be noted that such structures are very easy to wash, if you use for this alkaline solutions, which are prepared on the basis of ordinary soda.
