Topic: Cold frame

[quizzical1]

Having removed a secondary double glazed window to replace it with a permanent one, I find myself with a large aluminium frame with a hardwood surround, dimensions approx, 6'x4'. With this comes 3 panes of glass, each also with a metal frame, which fit in and slide back and forth.

Do you think this would make a workable top for a cold frame, or is it too big?

[manicscousers]

sounds good to me  ;D

[Two Choices]

Sounds like it was made for the job.... "Perfick" ;)

[quizzical1]

Good, just got to go and get some B&Q gravel boards* and some 2"x2" to make the body of it, or at least the panels, or I'll never get it in the car to take it up the plot.

*B&Q gravel boards are thicker than those from Wickes, and they are the nearest to me, apart from Jewson, and they're too expensive.

[vee]

It sounds ideal as you won't have to lift it up to get inside.
I think cold frames are really useful and yours will be big enough to get loads of seedlings inside.

[Tee Gee]

I made mine out of;

Left over breeze blocks from the house extension (20 years ago)

Old green house glazing bars from a greenhouse that accidently burned down and the glass is ex-secondary glazing from when we changed to double glazing.

Even the sand & cement was left over from the extension.

This is it as it is today;



This is it in Spring;



This it in summer

[Two Choices]

Wow! one can only dream of having one that big!! ;)