The Mister hates seeing some of our plants turn black and die when we have cold weather. He decided that we needed a greenhouse. Cobbling together a frame of scrap wood and covering it with plastic was not what he had in mind! After looking around online he found a kit that was on sale, and could be shipped directly to his Home Depot. (He visits often enough that my friend has suggested he simply take a job there!)
The Mister began putting the pieces together in the skeleton of what will be his workshop.
The greenhouse can sit on blocks on the ground,
or a frame can be made and a floor put in.
You can see what his choice was!
The planks he used were some of the ones purchased to reinforce the fences....
Yay! I don't have to paint them!
The Mister figured out that by placing the boards diagonally he would
have less wastage and could use fewer boards.
At this point I was called in as a reinforcement.
We carried the finished sides and ends out from the workshop,
and connected them, per the instructions.
Plastic panels slid into grooves in the wood...most of the time!
Some of the grooves needed a little redesign by way of a sharp tool.
It is almost finished. The Mister attached the vent panel.
Ta da!
It has a door that opens and closes.
The strangest thing??? Whenever I go near the greenhouse all I can think of is hamsters!
The frame is made of cedar, with a strong scent of cedar shavings.
All I can think of is hamster cages we had in the past!
And yes! I am basically proficient using most of the Mister's tools.
I had a very handy mom, who made certain we all knew which end of a hammer to use!
She and my dad built their home when I was in utero!
Maybe that's where my skills came from!
Oh, I love a greenhouse! I love mine, that Mom and I built together, but it has it's "quirks". I loved doing the project with Mom, and just piecing it together, but I still get jealous when I see a proper greenhouse that will hold heat and block rain and snow.
ReplyDeleteThis is our second attempt at having a greenhouse. When we lived in CO we bought a used one...we had to take it down and haul it away. We never put it together. That still sticks in my craw! You could certainly use one more than we probably can - it will get too hot too soon to use ours for much.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly are on a building spree! My father built our first house. I was about 3. It looks good.
ReplyDeleteI think we are almost finished with our building projects....now we can enjoy them! The last to be completed is the workshop. Well, if we get horses we will need to put stalls in the barn. The previous owner tore them out .
DeleteIt looks great! What are you going to grow? I guess you can raise the world's largest hamster....
ReplyDeleteMy maternal grandparents had an entire city block under glass. They had greenhouses and flower shop for over 50 years. Before I was born, my grandfather got up twice a night and went out to the greenhouses and shoveled coal in the Colorado winter to keep the plants from freezing.
Laughing about the hamster! We'll do some seed starting and ferry delicate potted tropical plants in and out. There was a huge greenhouse complex near us in Aurora, CO when we lived there. We loved going there and seeing all of the beautiful plants, and watching them repot plants at times. They has fantastic roses and great hanging baskets.
DeleteAmi, that must have been a sight to see! I can only dream.
DeleteI am so impressed with Mister and you, Dreaming! The greenhouse looks awesome! Kudos to your mom for teaching you such useful skills! Happy weekend!
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