Awesome DIY Greenhouse ! Take a tour with me & see the ventilation in action!

[@seecesar]

This was affordable before lumber quadrupled in 2022. Good video.

[@Stayhumblefootieguy]

so true

[@srg6532]

Very nice design and comments by your viewers. It sure does beat all those plastic greenhouses.

[@purplethumb7887]

COOLEST DIY greenhouse video I've seen so far. LOVE it!

[@paulf1177]

Congratulations! Just saw this, it will be a big help for me. Thanks again

[@skkfor]

Very nice! I've been collecting unwanted windows and other freebie materials for a while, and anticipate building a low-cost greenhouse for next spring. Thanks for sharing your build. Your experience is a great addition to my list of "need-to-do's"!

[@stevewhitson5621]

Very neat and well thought plan for a greenhouse!

[@phuocminhbui]

Very nice greenhouse.

[@Bscott-390]

I would love to see a video of the solar installation and how it works. Great job.

[@stephengordon8968]

Wow thats a pretty slick setup , I like it !

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Glad you like it!

[@TheConstitutionalGuardian]

I have seen many greenhouse builds; you have done an outstanding job! I really like the sync and delay of the intake and outtake system! Aloha!

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

+The DIY Offgrid Homestead Thanks so much. I will provide updates as the season progresses

[@joshuamaxwell1929]

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[@crewalexis6719]

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[@joshuamaxwell1929]

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[@joshuamaxwell1929]

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[@jenniferhagen4760]

I am almost done building my greenhouse, and I would love to see a video on how you heat your greenhouse in the winter.

[@donreinier7281]

Please show your solar set up, thanks!

[@elmarty4803]

I think this is pretty awesome! Nice work.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@parsonroy]

Well done both the greenhouse and the video. I have a similar GH with a similar cooling setup that has worked well for several years. I put my intake vents on the upper part of my GH and later had to move them down fo9r them to work properly. The high school greenhouse I used until I retired had barrels that were filled with stones about the size of baseballs. We had a small fan that forced air through these stones 24/7 during the cooler days of the year which warmed the stones during the day and warmed the GH during the night. The key was to have the intake to this system as near the top of the Gh as possible to obtain the warmest air during the day. The barrels were on their sides and under the plant benches on each side of the GH. There was a thermostat on that system also. I think if I were setting that system up today, I would use wooden boxes instead of the barrels. There also was a small auxiliary heater that helped when needed. The school was located in Northen Piedmont of NC.

[@RayFromTheHayclan]

That's a really cool idea about those barrels with the stones in them

[@mtismee]

Craftsmanship indeed - Very nice

[@RustyGlovebox]

Very nice and well thought out greenhouse.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Now to get things to grow!

[@carolyn3526]

This greenhouse is AWESOME!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Thanks!

[@juliegogola4647]

Your GH is very nice. I have been looking online to see about how some greenhouses are vented at the roofline. I have a GH that is Amish built. It is very nice, very sturdy. But, it has NO roof vent. I have bought a fan/vent, and installed it too. But, it can only do so much. And, I will be doing my best to try to put up a shadecloth that is 40% shade ability too. THEN, I have a fan that I have facing that electric ventilation fan. That fan/vent that I had bought and installed is a fan/ vent that is at the top of the roofline at the back of the GH. I really do LOVE my greenhouse, BUT, It just gets SO HOT sometimes. I have some shadecloth that I want to put up on the roof. But, I had actually had shadecloth up there before, and it hadn't cooled it off. The Shadecloth I have now is WHITE, and that shadecloth I had up before was BLACK. SO, I will admit that I may have screwed up even thinking that ANY shadecloth could have or would have cooled my GH off, BUT, MAYBE the WHITE SHADECLOTH will reflect some of the suns rays? REALLY, I think that my best bet is to pay some guys to install a vent in my greenhouse either on the roof or near it.

[@raineydaze79]

Love your design can you put more info on the damper and vent? Like where you can by these items Thanks

[@pinkgoddess3155]

That’s a dream house greenhouse!

[@AdvanceGreenhouses]

Great video. You have your ventilation system set up perfectly. The only tip I would suggest is building a wood cover over top of your thermostat. We do a sort of lean to type configuration with a roof and 2 sides. We then paint it white. That helps keep the thermostat from getting false signals from direct sunlight. Tammy

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will follow your advice!

[@miket8324]

I did the same thing. Wood will not work. You need to deflect the heat. Use aluminum. Not foil but trim coil or even the cheap aluminum baking pans. Im doing a test with mine but haven’t had any heat and sun yet. I’ll let you know..

[@AdvanceGreenhouses]

Wood is a poor heat conductor. Therefore it is the perfect thing to use for this. Plus to add to this we paint it white. Aluminum is a great heat conductor. You don't want this. The point is to keep heat from the sun away from your thermostat, so that you do not get false elevated readings.

[@cosasmuynever]

Why someone wouldn't like this video? I think he did a great job

[@marylotus571]

Wow, that is wonderful. I live off-grid with solar. This has given me a few ideas.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

I am working on the solar and will have some vids soon!

[@jamesstufano1504]

Hi - was wondering if you would consider doing a video of the solar setup you did on the greenhouse listing the parts and how it went together. Was there a kit for this or is it something you pieced together? Thanks

[@linabatalla4602]

thats great idea.. can keep safe the plants from any calamities...thanks for sharing

[@simondelaney5694]

That's awesome, you've also nailed the airflow, cold air in low and vent hot air up high, ✔️shelving that allows drainage✔️ Adjustable fan speed with thermostat connected to intake vents is very cool, looking forward to your updates

[@themiddleclasstaxslave651]

Awesome videos on this, appreciate the info. I’ll be copying the assembly and your solar power setup. Self watering beds is also in the works.

[@homeblondie]

So amazing!!!

[@lainemelrose2230]

How did this work.thru colder months any videos

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Worked well!

[@shubee1117]

maybe you could use gutters as rain water collection for green house

[@cliffspab]

I’m very jealous!

[@BIGPIPES74]

Very cool build, good job! 👍🏽🇺🇸

[@tomgourley305]

For additional passive, how about concrete pavers down the middle for a walk way and solar collector. Two 18" X 18" wide, the whole length of the house, installed on top of a bed of gravel. A dark color could help as well, either painted or dark mix concrete.

[@mytree123]

Wow that's amazing your greenhouses on my wishlist looks amazing

[@mtremblay4270]

USA the rain water to fill your barrel and if you collect it from three roof and elevate the barre you can use it to water plants

[@jffo88]

might want to use metal berels and put in a couple of 12 volt glow plugs to warm the water during the day as well as the sunlight that way you can make sure the heat in it is at least 132 degrees in them at night

[@sophiematern8357]

Perfect! I need someone to build me your excellent greenhouse 🇨🇦

[@stevebanks7906]

When the lower vents are open critters can come into your greenhouse. Perhaps a screen on the inside of the vents might be helpful.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

The greenhouse is in a fenced in area within the garden

[@MegaBadhorsie]

@@homesteadhandyman4481 What about for smaller bug sized critters?

[@kriswhite1344]

NICE!!👍👍👍👍

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

they can dig underneath anyway

[@Mangler316]

Thanks for the tip. I was just about to go purchase the clear panels.

[@SpearWieldingOctopus]

Very nice, and clean construction! You should probably try to find(or make) a wire cage that will fit over those bottom vents, so mice don't get in there.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

You are right about that. Thanks for the suggestion . I will do it and thanks for watching!

[@WeAreFucked]

@@homesteadhandyman4481 put them on the outside!

[@stephenjones7829]

Good job buddy, I love your ventilation system 👍👍

[@mikem4013]

not sure why you need powered vents. In my experience balanced louver vents were all that is needed and they opened as much as needed when the fan activated and allowed air flow was started and vacuum was created. But very nice build!

[@rcarver4049]

Looks good. Solar can run a heater as well.

[@ABD4VIDS]

Excellent setup!!

[@beldengi]

A rooftop solar powered ventilator is available. The solar panel is built into the ventilator and it is thermostatically controlled. On cold days the ventilator shuts down. On hot days it starts up. Another idea for you.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Good idea.

[@robertgraul9467]

Can you suggest a source for the ventilator?

[@ORO158]

Great idea . Any specific place to purchase those ?

[@cindybriggs2328]

Love to know the source of the solar ventilator as well 🥰👍👍

[@tee2etee2e]

beldengi I would love to have a source for that system too:)

[@Ungovernable74]

Looks great Don. We are thinking about coming your way next week for a day trip. Let me know if you're up for a visit.

[@thor1175]

Thank you for your greenhouse it is beautiful and I’m going to copy some of your plans once again thank you

[@Jacksteel23]

Awesome job man! That's perfect! Do you mind if I ask where you got all the parts for the ventilator system? Or maybe you could at least give a parts list? With part numbers or something like that?

[@Littlegreenhouse]

The fan system shown in the video is one of our wired complete fan systems at www.acfgreenhouses.com/variable-speed-Complete-exhaust-fan-systems.aspx . We also offer plug-in systems as well at www.acfgreenhouses.com/store/Search.aspx?SearchTerms=800567 for people who don't want to do any wiring.

[@420somewhere4]

Put your compost pile in the greenhouse for heat? A little woodburner? Some people put a can of charcoal on cold nights.

[@shaka1377]

Great job,I'll be building one in the fal

[@MrsSoapPeddlersHomestead]

It is amazing! All that technology!

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

It sure is. Saw you on doug & Stacys channel you Homestead Homie!

[@brandonjbb]

Awesome job.

[@freddimble7024]

Nice greenhouse handyman wouldn't mind one like that myself, need to find a handyman to follow the handyman's plans.

[@jenniferstavely-alexander9995]

WOW Bloody awesome!

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Thanks so much!

[@ron6126]

Good job.

[@Val-ee4hd]

Nice! You might want to put some type of screening on those air intakes or you may get some bugs and critters inside that you don't want in.

[@johnvanengelenhoven6646]

You did a fantastic job of covering and protecting all the electrical wires EXCEPT the most important one the incoming power source.It is not to late to fix it right.

[@dontajohnson8139]

When your ready to travel to Atlanta,Georgia I would be happy to hire you to build me a greenhouse like that.

[@patriotamazon189]

Or if you are ever in the Winnemucca, Nv. area

[@LoiNguyen-rk4wf]

How about to Nebraska

[@marionlewis555]

I'm in Arkansas, any closer?I'll put in as much time as you

[@JanetteGailFrancis]

I'm thinking of using small box fan heaters in the winter powered on solar.

[@allangilfoil1648]

Real nice

[@pinchiwey8473]

Nice. Makes me wanna copy your build

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Go for it ,thanks

[@nizzalhussain3443]

Amazing

[@straightarrow5518]

Cool, ever consider aquaponics? Throw some fish tanks in there and use the fish water to grow plants. You get meat and veggies at the same time...

[@liracopeland8764]

Thank you for the great video! I am in the process of building one now, 12×14 and was wondering if you had any other pointers now that you've used yours for 6 years. May your garden be bountiful, in Jesus' Name🎉🌞

[@joeswanson6605]

Great green house. Inpired me to build my first one.

[@FM-Patriot]

Just curious on why you put the intake vents low and not high? Thanks...... Nice green house by the way.

[@alexanderjohansen6085]

Do you have building plans for this greenhouse?? Looks great!

[@chucks4748]

I have a question. Since the green house is airtight would it not heat up pretty quickly in the summer causing the ventilation system to kick on and off quite often ? With no open vents it would seem like it would heat up very fast. Please explain as I'm new to this ventilation stuff.

[@blondizsmilz]

Awesome greenhouse! You did a great job! I would love to know how you came up with ventilation system as we are talking about building one at our new house! : )

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Thanks! I went to the ACF greenhouse website and they have a page abot ventilation

[@nancytorres3719]

How big is your greenhouse I’m building a 10x14 green house and would like to know how did you construct the motor for the dampers

[@redroseaus]

Wow...So cool !!

[@asmarhabeeb2714]

Thank you man you gave me alot of ideas.

[@bradley200711]

why not have spring loaded intake louvers that open (inward) due to the suction of the fan? no motors needed to open, simplifying the operation.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

I like messing around with mechanical things so it was fun for me. Plus I think the north winter winds would blow them open. Thanks for watching!

[@mindcage9526]

What is your solar set up look like? Panels batteries and such

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

I will get a video up about that soon!

[@hablemosunpoco8116]

wow I need one greenhouse like this in my back yard!

[@pjlifehacks2722]

Very Nice video and Greenhouse!!!!!! Could you send me some specs on your solar panels and fan system.. no need to be detailed just basic model #s it will give me a place to start.

[@chesterpuffington8368]

Frickin great job!

[@johnquinn5104]

you might want to put screening over the air intake to keep creatures out

[@tonyhiggins5745]

Blower fan on one end and louvers on other end controlled by output of one thermostat. No delay in the system, correct?

[@stevegriffen4775]

Very impressive. Can you provide a list of materials (the electrical, non construction elements)? Thanks!

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

I got the whole set up from ACF greenhouse

[@VBWilhite]

Great looking green house. Like you, I put shredded tree mulch in the floor of my green house at first. Man, the gnats and ants loved it and I had to remove it all. It may be because I live in Georgia. (heat and high humidity). Gravel is what I needed. I hope it works out for you. Great videos on your channel. Keep it up.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

We used the chips cause they were free. If we have to do gravel we will. Thanks!

[@Fauxjob]

Thanks for the tip VB Willy, I live in the south too and I didn't give this thought, I will need to screen my intakes or any openings for bugs.

[@dmmflys]

Very cool!

[@minhle-lh2ls]

I love it ❤❤❤💯💯💯💯💯

[@intuit5767]

Awesome build...but in my clime, I'd need to make it double-walled....for Winter growing anyway.

[@vanessawilliams4542]

I want one just like that one!

[@nev357]

I would like to see mesh on the air intakes to keep the bugs from being sucked inside.

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Good idea. Now I have another job to do! lol

[@YankeeLivn]

Did awesome job, thanks for the demo

[@homesteadhandyman4481]

Thanks, now we gotta get something growing!

[@johnturner815]

Definatly nice but needs least bug screen on intakes if not couple furnace filters to keep unwanted mold bacteria from wet leaves n such from being brought in causing issues

[@ByHisHandsHomestead]

Great greenhouse! Were do you get a ventilation system like that? God Bless!

[@robertodamianik5894]

he got the whole set up from ACF greenhouse - Look comments below from Steve Griffen.

[@jimj208]

What is the best source for fans/vents that you would recommend ? Thanks!!

[@Littlegreenhouse]

The fan system shown in the video is one of our wired complete fan systems at www.acfgreenhouses.com/variable-speed-Complete-exhaust-fan-systems.aspx . We also offer plug-in systems as well at www.acfgreenhouses.com/store/Search.aspx?SearchTerms=800567 for people who don't want to do any wiring.

[@willmegehee]

Very nice

[@butterfliezhomegarden3098]

You have some mad skills..awesome. I subbed to your channel.

[@brianogden9023]

How much does this all costs and how long to build? Do you have a materials list? Thanks

[@bustersmith5569]

This is March 2021,,, are the panels still holding up ??? 🤔

[@terrymoore565]

Very nice...!

[@dustinjenkins6778]

How did you seal the peak where the pieces meet?

[@patriotamazon189]

Round flat river stones painted black on one side white on the other to adjust heat. Also putting clear plastic juice jugs filled with water under the stones will create heat. You might want to devise a solar heated water or copper tubing filled with antifreeze to heat your house come winter. All passive. 👾

[@Thewizzardof9]

Nice.

[@ironworksvideo9993]

Greenhouse Project looks great! How much did the materials cost to build, what size is the greenhouse?

[@nnbako]

wow, this is amazing sir!! is there any chance you might share the plans for building one of these? :)

[@2ndamendment-noinfringement]

That looks fantastic. When you wired the shutters did you run a ground to the opener?

[@2ndamendment-noinfringement]

Reason I'm asking is I bought the same system based on your video and I'm wiring it up tomorrow. The instructions that came are a bit vague.