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2 Years in the greenhouse
Hard to believe it has been 2 years already. See the progress inside and out on YouTube. Continue reading 2 Years in the greenhouse
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Filling the Pool
Not gonna lie – the pool has been a challenge. We did not properly tape the seams where the pool liner meets the liner for the ponds at each end of the 40′ lap pool and it leaked on first fill. So I drained the pool to below the level where it leaked and waited for the patching materials to arrive. During this time I … Continue reading Filling the Pool
Evolution of the House Design
Designing a home that is functional and supportive of its occupant’s lifestyle is a leap of faith – you may consider hundreds, or even thousands, of details toward a coherent design, but can not know the result until months or years later. Amping up the stress to get the design right is the fact that a house is most people’s greatest single financial outlay and, … Continue reading Evolution of the House Design
Walking Through Spaces
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
Dealing With The Heat
Designing the greenhouse temperature control is probably the hardest part of this project. Even though winters are mild here in the Pacific Northwest I don’t intend to grow plants that need supplemental heat. Summer temperatures are also generally mild and below the U.S. national average. However, the summer of 2021 we had, for the first time in my lifetime, multiple record-breaking high-temperature days so when … Continue reading Dealing With The Heat