New greenhouse build

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After building my arbor, then milling enough lumber for my buddies' trappers cabin, time to get back to my stuff. Another Timberframe mini build. This time, a greenhouse à la monitor barn style. Found a photo on the net and I just love it. Will not be as majestic as this one, but hopefully as beautiful. This one is 12x16 with 16 foot peak, I have a concrete slab in back yard from an old greenhouse. It will end up being about 8x12 with a 14 foot peak.



I have some reclaimed 6x6s from a neighbors greenhouse and I'll mill the rest myself. I got a line on some old farm windows. If that falls through, I'll build frames and cover in 15mil poly sheets. I'm shooting to finish structure before winter, and toss in windows in spring.

[PRC]

Looks awesome.  I'll definitely be following.  I love the roofline on that picture.   Can't wait to see your pics.

[Haggis]

I will be following this build as well. Like that look allot.

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Preliminary sketch.

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Started layout last night and got to notch a few timbers. Pics tonight! Also received an email from Ian at Searcy Timber Structures. He is the one that built the greenhouse in the above photo.

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Short little jaunt yesterday and I return with 35 old school windows, from an old sawmill just outside of town. Circa 1950.



Few busted panes but I grabbed some extras. Just have to do some math to get them all infilled in timbers.

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After getting another 20 things off honey do list for my weeks holidays, got back to timbering. Finished second beam and had help from my brother to put ends up today. Tied her all together and levelled it off. Getting there.

[fishpharmer]

Neat project, looks very very solid!

[Czech_Made]

Following 

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Pouring rain out today. Gotta line on some more windows, road trip!

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Scored another 20 windows, more than enough now. One is a massive 40" x 60" 16 paner! Hope I can fit her in somewhere.

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Got second level and lower roof on yesterday and today. Had to introduce scaffolding, ladder was a little sketchy up there.

[PRC]

Wow. I looked away from this thread for a couple days and BAM!  There's a greenhouse...Very cool. Can't wait for the next post.

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Built all trusses today and installed just as the rain started again. Pic tomorrow. You all see some "store bought" lumber up there. I caved because I wanted the roof as flat and straight as could be.

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Well, got some more done last night. Conned momma into doing some painting for me. Going with a grey wash to make the whole thing look aged, new wood as well as old. Then we will paint all windows white after a good pressure washing.

View from about 100 feet away.



South side.



You can notice a little outbuilding to the left. This was my mystery building forever. I thought it was a smoker because of pit and stove pipe running through the back. However, after cleaning out the concrete base for the greenhouse, I noticed a cast iron rad embedded in floor. Seems like the mystery building was an outdoor boiler that would heat water that circulated in greenhouse to keep it warm in the evenings. The old guy that lived here before was sort of an engineer apparently. Might revive some sort of heating system later.

And west side view of 'crows nest' lol.

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Painting is coming and I fitted some windows in. Everything fits so far! Fingers crossed. Gonna buy some shares in Windex cause this sucker is going to need a lot! Haven't broke that part to wifey yet, lol.

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Sun shining so little hard to see, but most of grey done. Started installing glass. When all done, will pressure wash windows and paint windows and frames white.

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Three more windows to go, then door, then strap roof and install tin and we'll call her a greenhouse!

[fishpharmer]

Impressive! 

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Total tally so far, under 300$. Mostly 1x4s 2x6s and screws. My biggest expense was to be tin roof, but someone dropped off about 80 feet of odds n ends for me today! Thank you tin fairy!

[Ljohnsaw]

Just curious, you didn't want to do a glass roof as well?  That's what I think of when you say green house.  Will you have vents to exhaust excess heat in the peak of summer?

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If you see my location, you can look up Timmins, Ontario, Canada and see what kinds of snow loads we get here in winter. 6-8 feet of snow in winter is not uncommon. I would have to bump her up to 1/2" tempered glass roof for sure, lol. The larger side faces due south so it will get 14 hours of full sun on that side alone. I think it will be fine. All the windows that will be in second story are/will be hinged for venting. Got the upper tin roof done today just in time for more rain. Tomorrow, upper windows then lower roof tin. Getting there. Have to hurry before winter, lol. Just finished, too dark for pic. Get one tomorrow.

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Photo this morning with upper tin on. The plan has always been to have our tomato plants hanging from upper section in upside down baskets to free up some room on lower section. My neighbors greenhouse is overtaken with tomatoes so didn't want to run into same situation.

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Lots o sunshine this weekend. Went out in the cool mornings to see if I could find any signs of mr partridge, nada. Afternoons spent painting and installing more tin and windows. Pic in the morning. Even had a chance to wire up a control box that will run a thermostatically controlled winch to open and close windows.

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Pic through window so its a little grainy.