How to make a polycarbonate greenhouse window with your own hands

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Many people today prefer to build polycarbonate greenhouses. Therefore, in our article, more emphasis will be placed on exactly how to assemble vents in a polycarbonate greenhouse.

A device such as a window allows you to provide the necessary environment in order to make the most favorable conditions for growing crops in a greenhouse in a greenhouse. Please note that properly organized ventilation with your own hands will provide your plants with the most comfortable microclimate, and will also prevent the development of pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms, as well as insect pests, on plantings.

Competently equipped windows in polycarbonate greenhouses (manual or automatic) will make growing plants more comfortable, efficient and of high quality. Experts say that for any greenhouse with your own hands, you should make at least two vents. Moreover, if the dimensions of the structure are larger, then the number of vents can be increased.

How to choose a place for the window

If you are making polycarbonate vents in a greenhouse, remember that they should be located vertically at the extreme points - one at the bottom, while the other is under the ceiling.

In a greenhouse made of polycarbonate, under the ceiling there is the most suitable place for a window - a rectangular section, which is limited by the intersection of two transverse and longitudinal load-bearing beams. At the same time, it is better to choose the location of the window on the side opposite to the blowing winds in order to avoid strong drying out of the air in the greenhouse. This placement will help make natural air circulation. This ventilation device will allow you to ventilate a small room.

But in the case when there are tall plants or the greenhouse device itself is oblong, this type of ventilation will be ineffective. This can be judged by the abundance of condensation on the walls of the structure. If such a situation exists, the greenhouse is being modernized - installing additional windows.

In this case, the device for ventilation can be made of two types:

1. Manual. This is a simpler solution;
2. The machine is a device. Automatic vents will make the ventilation process more efficient. Automatic windows at a certain air temperature inside the greenhouse structure open independently to create ventilation, and when the temperature drops, they gradually close. But making automatic windows is more difficult than manual ones.

It is believed that the most effective ventilation will be possible if you make windows with your own hands (automatic or manual) ¼ of the total area of ​​the greenhouse.

What is required

In order to make a device for airing in a greenhouse with your own hands, you will need the following tools:

• screwdriver;
• knife - cutter;
• file for processing the edges of the profile;
• hacksaw for metal;
• self-tapping screws. It is better to take with wide caps, as well as an O-ring;
• conventional profile mounts. They can be replaced with several pieces of perforated mounting tape;
• Scotch.It is allowed to replace it with a transparent sealant;
• U-profile;
• polycarbonate sheets.

After you have acquired all the necessary materials, you can get to work.

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Choosing the type of attachment

An important point in the arrangement of vents for a greenhouse is the choice of the type of attachment. For windows placed under the ceiling or elsewhere, the following types of fastening can be used:

1. On swivel mechanisms;
2. On the hinges located on the top of the device.

It should be remembered that the choice of the type of fastening will not affect the ventilation of the greenhouse in the future. But if you plan to make the windows an automatic machine, then this moment must be carefully thought out in order to avoid further difficulties with airing. After choosing the mounting method, it remains only to mount the vents into the existing greenhouse structure.

Installation process

The procedure for assembling a greenhouse window involves the following sequential actions:

• carefully cut a piece of polycarbonate from the wall at the location of the window. You need to cut exactly along the inner bearing contour. You should end up with a rectangle of the right size;
• then we take the profile (you can use the product somewhat thinner than was used to assemble the greenhouse itself) and saw off a piece of the required size. Please note that you need to leave a rectangle on a flat surface that has sides 0.5 cm less than the side of the hole cut in the greenhouse;
• for greater strength, you can add stiffeners to the structure. Instead, you can make a stitch made from mounting tape in the corners;
• the resulting frame is applied to the cutout in the greenhouse;
• if the homemade design matches the size of the cut hole, we process the edges of the profile with a file;
• then we cover the resulting form with an anti-corrosion light primer. You can simply paint it, this will save the open places of the metal from the negative influence of climatic conditions.

After you have received the finished frame, we screw a piece of polycarbonate to it. Its parts protruding beyond the frame should be carefully trimmed. All joints must be sealed with sealant or tape. In this situation, special attention should be paid to the lower edge of the device. If necessary, the edges of the made window can be pasted over with rubber. It remains only to attach the hinges to the structure, as well as a pinwheel lock and a stopper. We put the entire assembly in place and get a manual or automatic window.

Following the instructions above, you can easily design the vents in a polycarbonate greenhouse with your own hands.

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