About the greenhouse
Erecting a commercial-sized greenhouse is not for the faint of heart. There are thousands of pieces, some come pre-cut but many are cut on site, and every one is handled a minimum of three times – unloading the truck, sorting into staging piles, and attaching to the structure. There is definitely efficiency gained by a crew who has erected at least one of these before. … Continue reading Erecting the Greenhouse
Before starting on this project I’d built or substantially remodeled a few homes so I was relatively familiar with the kinds of decisions I would need to make and also the order and general pace of the architect’s and builder’s activities. Once I started to consider building a greenhouse-enclosed home, I wanted to know what might be different in the design and construction process for … Continue reading Getting Ready For The Greenhouse
Getting space ready to receive the ‘erector set’ of a 35′ by 60′ greenhouse when we don’t know how long the pieces will be or how they’re bundled. And then the challenge to unload the pieces once they arrived. Continue reading The Greenhouse Arrives!
The concrete contractor was on site today to start forming the footings for the sections in the ‘first pour’ which will be the footings for the house, the pool, and the retaining wall between the garage and greenhouse. The house looks huge from this angle; it is not. The house is 475 sq ft. The lap pool runs the length of the north side of … Continue reading Footings for the first pour
Yesterday we had full Gale force winds and torrential rain with the forecast calling for more rain today. So I wasn’t sure what, if anything, would be able to get done today. Turns out a LOT got done today and I couldn’t be happier! Clearing the driveway Before digging can start, the diggers have to arrive, in this case earlier than I was prepared to … Continue reading A Hole Where the House Goes
I can walk around the house and around the greenhouse! In 2-dimensions that is. Excavation was supposed to start today but material delivery was delayed so start of digging is delayed. The plan is still tracking to have the foundations ready by the end of the month so that the greenhouse can be erected as soon as it arrives – around January 10th. Continue reading Walking Through Spaces
