I'm going to build a greenhouse

Do-it-yourself projects such as greenhouse or shadehouse builds and related topics.
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Looking good Daiv. How many plants did you lose in total?
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Paul, that is yet to be seen... 8-[

I know I lost three of my prize Turbinicarpus from GeneS, and my Ortegocactus. :idea:
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I feel your loss :( The best therapy is to go and buy some more plants. :D
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Well I stole out after work and got the door put on. Now I just have to put some weather strips or the like to seal the places where the side panels and doors rest against the frame. And then it will be time to move the plants in. But that will likely be the weekend after this one as we're supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow by Saturday morning. ](*,) Ian, now we'll know first hand if the roof can handle the snow - fingers crossed! :confused2:
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Oh, and I forgot my camera AGAIN - but will get pics soon!
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Here it is with the door. Now I know it doesn't look straight, but I can't really get it straight until I move it to a level patch of ground and then I'll adjust everything with a level to compensate. Right now, it is on a slope and bumpy ground.

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I hope it is still standing with all the snow we got!
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Yup, looks like a greenhouse :D

Nice work Daiv. Hope you get to put it to use sooner than later...
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Ok, I've got some great snow bound shots and a definitive answer to Ian's question regarding snow...

Stay tuned!
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Hope it's good news. :?
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It is good news...it held up very well.

Here are four shots of it in a very heavy wet snow. We got at least 14 inches of it. If it stood up to this snow storm, then it can take about anything...

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Looks good. now where are the cacti?
Wait a second, daiv... is the snow supposed to be inside the greenhouse in the last pic? :lol:
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Lewis,
Good eye! There are gaps above the door and around the side panels. That is the last thing I need to do before the plants. I have a good strong spring on the door and of course a latch on the other side. So I am going to apply some thick/soft weather stripping to the frame and that should do the trick.

If the snow fell straight down, there wouldn't have been much in there. Notice the pile of snow at the bottom of the door in the second picture. That is because a strong westward wind was plastering the east side of everything. See the Oak to the left in the background. The pile is snow that had stuck to the side and fell off and that is why some of it made its way into the greenhouse.

Plants will go in next week perhaps. It isn't going to stay where it is, but I've got to move it to a nice level spot and was going to position it with the door facing north.
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Cool! (or would that be cold!)
The roof construction looks great, no wonder it stood up just fine.

Did you notice any kind of temperature difference inside?
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Looks like pretty tough plastic sheet!
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Good to see it held up Daiv.
The news said the heavy snow would be north of us and they were right for a change.
Boy am I glad they were right :lol:
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