How to Build a Cold Frame | This Old House
Senior Technical Editor, Mark Powers uses rot-resistant planks and a salvaged window to build a protective box that extends the growing season. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Not all gardeners have the luck to live in temperate climes. Instead of battling frost, install a cold frame to protect your plants like a mini greenhouse. Its natural warmth lets you foster seedlings in early spring and keep veggies going through fall and even into winter. This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to build the box from rot-resistant wood and a salvaged window. Once it s finished, choose a south-facing spot in your yard where water won t pool, and enjoy all that extra gardening time. Shopping List for How to Build a Cold Frame: - 5/4x6 decking by Cambia: http://www.cambiawood.com/. Get at least three 8-foot boards. - Salvaged window sash - Pavers. Get enough to set beneath each side of the frame. - Construction adhesive - 1 5/8-inch deck screws - 2 1/2-inch deck screws - Brass sash pull - 4-inch galvanized strap hinges. Get two to attach the window to the frame - 4-inch removable-pin hinges. Get one for the inside of each corner to make the frame collapsible. - 1/2-inch dowel. Get at least 6 feet to make venting poles of various lengths. Tools for How to Build a Cold Frame: - Miter saw - Jigsaw - Drill/driver - Straightedge - Clamps - Caulk gun - Garden rake - Garden spade Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House Insider to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Cold Frame | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/
