Greenhouse: Cattle Panel Hoophouse, 0 by Melissa_Ohio

Melissa_Ohio wrote:
Whole thing.

Now since we've done this, I know what I'd do if I wanted a more permanent one, or one that I'd try to keep thing in over the winter.

I'd put plywood and 2/4's around the bottom, 2 1/2 feet or so on all the sides basically a frame out of 2x4's with the plywood on the outside... that would serve to make it taller..... after the base, I'd put the cattle panels down on the inside and wrap in plastic, then I'd put another set of cattle panels on the outside over the previously installed and wrapped ones... that would give the dead air space to help insulate, and I think make it a lot tighter.

If I wanted to make it wider, I'd take 2 of the cattle panels and join them end to end and then hoop over. I think the cattle panels would hold up fine.

We already had the cattle panels, and part of the lumber, and the plastic I bought several years ago. But, hubby figured if we had bought everything new, the cost would have been less than 150.00 for an 8X12, I don't think that is bad, and I really do think this has to be sturdier than PVC... this thing is SOLID.

The only thing I can't figure out, is during the day, it's about 30 degrees warmer than the outside temp... tonight, it's reading about 20 degrees COLDER than the outside temp. I think there has to be something going on with my thermometer, but I'm not sure what it is. We've got a remote out there that reads out on my clock in the house.