Greenhouse Building Plan and Guide Bundle – DIY Wooden Tomato House PDF with Cut List, Greenhouse E-Book in German

Build your own greenhouse – start small with the tomato house, then go bigger with the know-how behind it: this bundle contains the building plan for a tomato greenhouse in larch or Douglas fir with a polycarbonate mono-pitch roof and knee braces (English and German) and the 90-page premium guide on building a greenhouse (in German). The plan shows every part with dimensions and cut list; the guide explains building law, site, wood protection, polycarbonate sheets, snow and wind loads, anchoring, footings, ventilation, frost protection and costs – using two walk-in example models.

Written and drawn by a carpenter with hands-on experience.

PLEASE NOTE: THE BUILDING PLAN IS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN, THE GUIDE IS IN GERMAN ONLY. Legal information refers to Germany.

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Plan and guide together cost less in the bundle than bought separately.

HOW PLAN AND GUIDE FIT TOGETHER
The plan shows a tomato house as a rain roof – sides with film or left open, no door and no polycarbonate walls – in 3 sizes with a footprint of 1.50 x 0.80 m, 2.00 x 1.00 m and 1.20 x 0.70 m (outside of posts; 1.00, 1.20 and 0.90 m deep including the roof overhang). It follows the rules in the guide: larch or Douglas fir instead of spruce, post feet 10 cm above ground and no soil contact, mono-pitch roof with fall and flutes running downslope, solid sealing tape at the top and breather tape at the bottom, every wall bay braced with a triangle (knee braces in the plan, with side film additional steel bracing strap), load-bearing connectors with declaration of performance and concrete footings against uplift, larger with side film. The roof is 10 mm twin-wall polycarbonate: the rafters are at most 600 mm apart, closer than in the larger greenhouses in the guide. The two worked examples in the guide (gable-roof greenhouse 3.00 x 4.08 m, lean-to greenhouse 2.00 x 3.08 m) are separate walk-in models with building instructions in 23 steps.

WHAT YOU GET

1) Building plan tomato greenhouse with rain roof – PDF English (14 pages, imperial conversion from page 12) and PDF German (11 pages), landscape
✔ pp. 1–2: title sheet with dimensions, build time and cost, overview with numbered parts
✔ p. 3: materials and shopping list with cost and weight
✔ p. 4: cut list and timber cutting plan
✔ pp. 5–6: dimensioned views and exploded view
✔ pp. 7–9: 3 building steps, each with its own drawing (Footings and frame, Knee braces, Roof)
✔ p. 10: 3 size variants with their own cut list (1500 x 1000 x 2178 / 2000 x 1200 x 2175 / 1200 x 900 x 1981 mm)
✔ p. 11: notes on fixing, finishing and safety
Variant A: 1500 x 1000 x 2178 mm · build time approx. 1 day · difficulty intermediate

2) Premium guide "Building a Greenhouse" – PDF in German, 90 A4 pages, 24 figures (including 22 technical drawings), 23 building steps, clickable table of contents
✔ pp. 6–16: structure types, glass, polycarbonate or film, building law with examples from 5 German states, site, light and size
✔ pp. 17–21: two worked examples: gable-roof greenhouse 3.00 x 4.08 m and lean-to greenhouse 2.00 x 3.08 m
✔ pp. 22–25: timber species and use classes (DIN 68800), wood protection by design, laying polycarbonate sheets, fasteners
✔ pp. 26–42: snow load, rafter and ridge beam tables, wind, anchoring against uplift, bracing, footings
✔ pp. 43–57: timber frame and cladding in detail, ventilation with roof vents, watering, frost protection, lean-to variant
✔ pp. 58–60: costs at 3 levels
✔ pp. 61–75: building instructions in 23 steps for both models
✔ pp. 76–82: safety, schedule, 4 checklists, typical mistakes, care
✔ pp. 83–90: appendix: materials, sheet and cutting lists, dimensions, glossary, sources, notes

FILES
3 PDFs, instant download: building plan in English and German, guide in German. Read on screen or print on A4.

IMPORTANT
Building plan: build at your own risk, check dimensions before cutting.
Guide: A guide for orientation, as of October 2026. The e-book contains building instructions for two example models (gable-roof greenhouse 3.00 by 4.08 m, lean-to greenhouse 2.00 by 3.08 m); you derive other dimensions yourself using the calculations. It does not replace legal advice, professional planning or structural engineering. Whether your greenhouse is permit-free and which distances apply differs between German states and municipalities – please check with the building authority before you start. The tables are guide values for simple greenhouses; at high altitude, on the coast and on islands, in wind zones 3 and 4, for larger spans, under sliding roof snow or with heavy snow drift against the house wall a structural engineer is needed. Electrical work by a qualified electrician only. Costs are guide values. Follow manufacturer instructions and generally accepted codes of practice.

PLEASE NOTE
• Digital product – nothing will be shipped.
• You will find the download after purchase under "Purchases and Reviews".
• Because this is a digital download, returns are not possible.
• Right of use: for your private use and your own building projects – read and print as often as you like. Sharing and resale are not permitted.
• Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen and printer.

NOTE
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