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.
The Greenhouse Project: Still Digging…
This weekend found me still digging the greenhouse foundation out. Digging out a 10’x16′ area by yourself takes some time, especially when it rains more often than not. But in gardening, as in life, you take what comes and do the best you can with…
The Greenhouse Project: Inspiration
Very little progress has been made on my greenhouse shed project yet. The persistent rain combined with a much needed family vacation postponed construction, excavation and pretty much everything except for planning. But the planning is probably the most important part in any big project. This…
Progress Inside the Greenhouse Garden Shed
While earlier in the week brought progress to the outside of the greenhouse garden shed this weekend brought some progress to the inside. I had already insulated parts of the shed where there is no glass but I needed to cover the insulation. Fortunately there…
Making Plant Benches from Scrap Lumber
You can’t have a greenhouse garden shed without having a place to put the plants can you? I’ve finally gotten far enough along that I can assemble a long plant bench. Since I’ve collected scrap lumber from a variety of projects and people I decided…
Greenhouse Garden Shed with a Secret Back Door
One of the tasks I accomplished last week on the greenhouse garden shed was to complete most of the siding on the backside. It was a complicated task due to many little cuts and some creative problem solving that was involved. One of the issues…
Winter Around The Greenhouse Shed
The recent snowstorm here in Tennessee has given us some very nice images. I showed some of the images from some ornamental grasses and other plants a couple days ago but here are a few from around my still incomplete greenhouse shed project. The trees…
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