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Shadehouse #2

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Shadehouse #2

Postby CoronaCactus » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:55 am

Got started on our new GH build this weekend. It went up incredibly fast compared the the first one! :lol:

Saturday me and my father mapped out the string lines and pounded all the ground posts in, even got a few arches up just to see how it looked.

Sunday Tony came by to help and we bolted in all the sidewall posts and got all the arches up and screwed together. Set 4x4 post brackets in concrete for the doorway and loosely hung the purlins.

There is still a lot to do, but to have the skeleton up in 2 days is awesome. The kit is made by Clear-Span and is well put together. A helpful addition would be pre-drilling the arches to align them easier.

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Postby Harriet » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:35 am

Will this be a green house or a shade house?
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Postby CoronaCactus » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:50 am

Depends on what time of year ;)
It will be a shadehouse. I guess i should edit the title :roll: :P
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Postby John C » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:27 am

Awsome! It is looking really good! And all in a weekend! Wow! :shock:
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Postby Harriet » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:29 am

GH or Shade house, either is wonderful. I was just wondering if it would have "solid" walls! I need the same thing, shade in the summer and some way to keep the plants warm in the winter...
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Postby CoronaCactus » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:01 pm

Basically, it will be a mirror image of the first one. Cloth in summer, plastic in winter.
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Postby Tony » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:08 pm

I have a really nice chain saw, let me know when you will start cutting down the rest of the trees.
You know, to make room for #3. :P
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Postby CoronaCactus » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:14 pm

Why wait for #3, chain saws are fun any time 8)
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Postby Dmyerswny » Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:13 pm

CoronaCactus wrote:Why wait for #3, chain saws are fun any time 8)


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Postby out2searob » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:32 am

I have a chainsaw can I play too!!! :lol: The new room is looking great
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Postby daiv » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:08 am

It's amazing the difference of "pre-fabricated" vs. custom built in terms of efficiency!

You are going to have some serious plants going on between the two houses!
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Postby *Barracuda_52* » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:03 pm

Thats awsome Darryl.. :thumbup: Cant wait to see it filled up...
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Postby peterb » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:30 pm

They probably avoid predrilling the arches in order to actually reduce frustration. I've found a lot of predrilled parts to not really line up very well. Too many variables in the assembly.

This looks awesome!

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Postby CoronaCactus » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:43 pm

Thanks everybody!
As much work as it is to build these, I really enjoy it.

Will have more progress pics after this weekend 8)
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Postby TimN » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:07 pm

Awesome! I'm so jealous! Though, I'm not sure I could keep that many plants alive at the same time...
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