Greenhouse: Need ideas for DIY benches, 1 by pastime

pastime wrote:
That's a nice looking GH.

I got my bench tops at the Mega Greenhouse Store. I see they have gone up in price at little. Each one 2' x 4' and interlock with each other. We just used the old standard, cement blocks for legs, but there's no reason why you couldn't build a wood frame and pipe/PVC legs instead. The cement blocks are a pain, but that's what we had laying around.

I ran out of room this year, so in a pinch, my DH took apart some plastic, stackable shelving that you get at Menards or Lowe's. As you can see in the attached picture, when using one layer of stackable shelving the bench is lower than my regular shelving, but I think more permanent, longer legs could be made. The beauty of the shelving is the shelf itself. It has large openings, just like the professional bench tops, and is made from durable plastic so it won't rot. I don't see why you couldn't use pipe or PVC for legs instead.

The important thing is using a top that has openings for airflow, drainage and easy cleaning. I've seen bench tops made with heavy duty metal fencing. I think it's call hog fencing, not sure.

My GH has rigid polycarbonate glass. If you are going to use poly film, I would get the best you can afford. Get something that has UV protection and is made for GH's and doesn't sweat. Poly can tear, and suffer wind damage (usually on the nastiest day of the year). It also has to be replaced after a few years.

Keep us posted and send pictures of your progress.

Here's a link to the bench tops I bought:
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/Dura-Bench-Plastic-Bencht...