Finally the major air gap that lurked just beneath the roof line has been enclosed and trimmed up. It’s not air tight yet and needs sealing but the major 3.5 inch x 16 foot gaps are no longer open on the sides of the greenhouse. I’m not ready to open the champagne yet but I feel like a major weight has been lifted!
Front Greenhouse View:
I figured out how to remove the old rusted deadbolt from the front door. I drilled the heads off. It took some time but once the heads were removed the lock and screws came out easily. Now I can get the front door ready for use. The doors swing outward and soon I can replace the old lock with a different lock that can be keyed to match the other locks.
The East Side Greenhouse View:
This side is where three large windows were converted from patio doors. I even rigged up a nice little shelf for small plants outside the window in the back. The two patio doors toward the front of the greenhouse still need sealed up around the cracks. We left some gaps intentionally so that they could be fit in easily and figured we would come back to caulk/weather strip later.
The Back Greenhouse View
One neat feature I’m working on is a secret door. Obviously it can’t be that secret if I’m talking about it on the internet but it will be hidden from view most of the time. The door on the back opens easily without the wall-door opening on the right. I’m arranging the trim to go around the left door but freely open with the right wall-door. I’ll do a post on it later once it’s all put together.
The West Side Greenhouse View
Here’s the west side view. There won’t be much siding to put on this side! The almost 6’x7′ windows will provide quite a bit of light for plant starting in the spring. I may need supplemental light since starting seeds in February can be a challenge when the sun doesn’t shine. The windows in the roof are catching a good amount of afternoon sun which will help heat the greenhouse but won’t necessarily provide extra light for the plants. All my early spring cuttings will do great in this setting!
I can’t wait to be done with the ladders you see inside the windows! I’ll still need them to do the siding and various parts of the inside but I’m getting there, one warm winter day at a time.
There’s a Greenhouse in my Garage!
Yesterday I did a fair amount of organizing in our garage. The primary goal was to fit my wife’s car in it but I also had an ulterior motive: organizing the garage would make it more usable for all the future projects I have planned….
Harbor Freight Greenhouse Evaluation
Back in the fall I took advantage of a sale at the discount retailer Harbor Freight and bought myself a greenhouse. It was a small greenhouse at only 6’x8′ in size which would be about 48 square feet of space. I’ve always heard gardeners say…
Greenhouse Security
Despite recent events at the White House the security of my greenhouse shed just won’t ever be as good as that of the Secret service. Since it is also a shed and will be housing my lawnmowers, weedeater, various garden tools, hoses, and all the…
How I’ll Use My Greenhouse
I’ve been thinking about how I’m going to use my greenhouse lately. There’s just enough complete on the greenhouse construction to tantalize my imagination and since people use greenhouse in so many ways that the options are virtually limitless.I don’t grow orchids or many tropical…
Greenhouse and Shed Project: Location
Recently I highlighted a few new acquisitions to my garden under the guise of some sort of window collection. Clearly all you bright gardeners saw right through my windows and into my future plans to put together a greenhouse! Today I’ll officially tell you about…
Chilly Days and Things to Do
There’s not much happening on the greenhouse right now – it’s too cold! I walked out this afternoon to see if I could add some weather stripping to the front windows but it was too cold to add them as it needed to be higher…
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