This isn't going to be a fast build, but the target date to have it finished is May 1. That is 6 weeks out so if the weather is good, we should make it.
Today, I got the first post set. All my other posts will square up to this one. It may be the only post set his week as we are supposed to get storms and rain the next 2 to 3 days, but its a start. I have 9 more to go.
So, in a nutshell, I am building this pretty much by myself at this point. I have some days off this week and my husband doesn't. But, since the post hole digger is on the back of the tractor and the front loader is on the front, I can get it started.
The posts I am using are 6x6 posts and very heavy. These are the posts that were used to build our barn that the tornado hit. When the builder rebuilt it, he knew I was wanting to build the greenhouse and set the ones that could be salvaged aside. He also set some tin aside as well, to use for the bottom 36 inches all the way around. I am doing the bottom in tin, so that if the mower throws a rock, it won't break out the clear panels, and also, to help offset the cost. That will save me from having to buy 6 of the clear panels.
Most are of the posts are way too long for this project and they are all different lengths. After I get the poles set, and start on the roof, we will trim them off with the chain saw. That way, when I am off work I can still work on this. If I wait for my husband to cut them down first, I will have to wait for his next day off when it is not raining. and since the forecast is scheduling rain on his next day off, it would be another 10 days before I could start. So, that part I am doing somewhat backwards. Since they are different lengths, we will wait until the final post is set to determine the height. The front will be taller than the back, and I want at least a 30 degree rise in the roof. The back side will have guttering which will divert the rain into a rain barrel that I bought several years ago.
This is the basic plan I am using. The tall side will face the front. I am not putting the roof vents on. Instead, each short side will have a small window to open for cross ventilation. The front (taller side) will have 2 doors centered (double doors). They have a glass front and came out of an old store front in downtown Lawson. They are antique doors.
I opted to use the clear panels from Lowe's rather than recycling glass windows. We get a lot of wind here, and the glass just would not last. Also, I have been using mypoints and swagbucks for earning Lowe's gift cards, so I won't have to pay in full for the panels.
I also want a deck on the front side and a clear panel roof (awning) over the deck. That may have to be stage 2 as I would like to build the deck out of pallets and I will first need to get those.
Stage 3 will be to get electric and a hydrant put in the greenhouse. That will probably be a project for next year.
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