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  • #1

    "Paneful"

    "Cue Countdown music and annoying Carol Vorderman false laugh"

    I have gained access to a lot of glass, and so I have the wonderful dream of making my own greenhouse.
    The glass I have found is 18" x 24" and the size of greenhouse I would like is a 7'6" x 12" and 8' high at the base of the eaves.

    The first two foot will be in brick, and the roof I already have enough glass for, from my current greenouse.

    Ignoring the door, how many panes of glass do I need?
    I have done the sums twice and come up with the same number. A friend has come up with a number reasonably close but a chippy friend has come up with a number far from my own.

    Answers not on a postcard, but directly to this thread please.

    Cheers
    Bob Leponge
    Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.
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  • #2
    I'll have a lookie in a minute, but are you sure your chippie friend isn't making it in wood and just calculating for a window?

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    • #3
      Nope. I called him all the way from sunny Dharfur to explain exactly what I wanted. He understood but just think he and I are poles apart for the amount of panes I need.
      I would be inclined to suggest he is right, its his job after all, but I cant work out how.
      Bob Leponge
      Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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      • #4
        What's the height of the actual walls, as it depends on the pitch of your roof?

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        • #5
          Ok the walls will be 8' high, of which the first 2' will be in brick. Thus 6' of glass on top of a 2' brick wall.
          The roof is already taken care of with the amount of glass I already have, so does not need to be factored into the equation.
          Bob Leponge
          Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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          • #6
            Can't you find a similar greenhouse to buy and count the panes?
            To see a world in a grain of sand
            And a heaven in a wild flower

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            • #7
              Most standard greenhouses I believe come in 2' square panes. Cos these are 18" x 24" it wouldnt work.
              Plus I cant actually ever find anything on the internet unless someone gives me a direct link, cos I am a technonugget.
              Bob Leponge
              Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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              • #8
                My panes are sitting 18 inches across and 24 inches tall though. 8 panes long and 6 panes high.

                48 panes for each of the 2 sides....

                for front and back - 5 panes across and 6 high that's 30 in each - making 60 so 156 so far.

                Depending on the pitch - if the point at the top is 3ft above the 8ft base of eaves - then another 15 or so would do the front and back [some would be halved to make the space].

                171? ish?
                Last edited by zazen999; 23-12-2008, 01:07 PM.

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                • #9
                  Some good designs here - like the one with forcing pits!

                  C H Whitehouse Brick Base Greenhouses

                  Highgrow Planthouse - Wow!
                  To see a world in a grain of sand
                  And a heaven in a wild flower

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                    My panes are sitting 18 inches across and 24 inches tall though. 8 panes long and 6 panes high.

                    48 panes for each of the 2 sides....

                    for front and back - 5 panes across and 6 high that's 30 in each - making 60 so 156 so far.

                    Depending on the pitch - if the point at the top is 3ft above the 8ft base of eaves - then another 15 or so would do the front and back [some would be halved to make the space].

                    171? ish?

                    Hmmm ok. Thats 3 totally different figures.

                    I reckon if I want 8ft high, 2ft is already built of brick, thats only 6ft of glass which equals 3 panes high?
                    If its 7'6" across thats 5 panes wide?
                    Thus to my simple brain 3 x 5 = 15 which is one side x 2 = 30?
                    Maybe I am seeing things too simply or havent explained it well enough or, and most likely, I am happy to accept that I am totally wrong but cant see how.
                    Bob Leponge
                    Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                    • #11
                      nope - just checking you were awake.

                      2ft you say - yes 3 panes high not 6. Doh!

                      so

                      8x3x2 = 48
                      5x3x2 = 30
                      5x1.5 = 7.5

                      85.5 ish

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                      • #12
                        Zazen, what is the extra 5 x 1.5 for? My answer was 78, which is what you have there, but cant see what the extra bits are for.
                        Bob Leponge
                        Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                        • #13
                          The pointy bits up from top of walls to top of roof on the front and back ends?
                          Happy Gardening,
                          Shirley

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                          • #14
                            the triangles at the top

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                            • #15
                              There's lots of pictures of brick built greenhouses here too - I think the amount of glass you need depends on the design you're building. Have you asked your chippy for a plan, there may be a reason for his calculation of the glass needed?

                              http://www.woodpecker-joinery.co.uk/bespoke.asp
                              Last edited by smallblueplanet; 23-12-2008, 01:37 PM.
                              To see a world in a grain of sand
                              And a heaven in a wild flower

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