Greenhouse carports can provide an endless summer
Greenhouses are like lightning in a bottle. By harnessing the solar power of a seemingly endless summer, those with a green thumb can circumvent the changing of the seasons with year-round luscious vegetables inside a miniature man-made ecosystem. With minimal carpentry experience, horticulturalists can build simple enclosed sheds that funnel direct sunlight to their budding flower beds and seedlings. Greenhouses are also economical. Not only can you save money by growing an at-home nature’s bounty, there are also surprisingly affordable. Many avid growers will spend a small fortune erecting a labyrinth of steel frame tubing and thick window-pane glass to mimic the effects of a prolong grow season. Save your money by investing in a greenhouse carport that can rival any professional grower.
But wait, aren’t carports strictly for cars and tools? Not exactly. The versatility of a steel-frame carport allows creative ingenuity to transform any carport kit into the perfect summertime workstation. Following installation, which is also surprisingly easy, you can add safety glass or a clear poly cover that will direct sunlight inward while protecting your fruits and veggies from frost and sporadic temperature inversions. With just a few simple hand tools, a simple DIY steel building kit becomes the perfect greenhouse carport that is easy to maintain. Vertical carports are the ideal structure to house any greenhouse. As a grower, you already have an innate advantage in that you’re using a heavy duty and sturdy steel frame that will serve as the backbone of your structure. Crafty growers can also use the steel framing to run electrical wires and irrigation lines for nighttime growing and timed watering sessions.
Greenhouse carports can withstand high winds and heavy snow loads
The doldrums of winter are long and tedious. Before the advent of refrigeration and artificial grow houses, farmers used dirt cellars or barns to store vegetables until the triumphant return of spring. While canning and cellar storage supplemented the daily grind of the early American lifestyle, greenhouses allow for the year-round fresh harvest of your favorite fruits and vegetables. Carports and steel garages have also supplanted barns and seasonal growing. Strong vertical paneling and hat channel bracketing can withstand snow loads of 30 psf and wind speeds of at least 130 mph. For extra storage space for tools, fertilizers and tarping, consider adding a utility shed, such as the one featured above, to add another dimension to your innovative greenhouse carport. You can also add mechanical ventilation and climate control to complete your tropical microclimate. It’s important to note that carport.com is not responsible for the actual construction of the greenhouse. We will provide the kit and carport installation, but it’s up to you, the customer, to hire a contractor to complete the carport greenhouse. And what happens if you get burned out growing fruits and veggies? Not a problem! You can easily remove the vinyl tarping or plexiglass from your carport and convert it into traditional storage.
