We’re in the home stretch!
I’ve been working a lot of hours on the weekend and after work and we’re finally almost ready to fill everything up with water and get the conditioning process started.
Read more Grow Bed Design Breakdown
From the beginning of this project, I have been tying to figure out the best way to build grow beds that use the maximum amount of available space. The primary blocker has always been coming up with the best way to waterproof the beds which will be made out of wood. The original design included a simple grow bed design to lay out the space, but it wasn’t detailed enough to estimate materials and cost. We’ll discuss design updates, materials, and reasons for the choices we made below.
Read More…The Complete Greenhouse Design
Alrighty, enough of the boring required stuff. We’re going to talk about my favorite part, the complete greenhouse design.
Read moreGreenhouse Foundation Design
Most greenhouses are small structures you assemble on a level patch of ground similar to a shed. So why are we talking about a foundation for this greenhouse? Part of the fun of our northern climate is that your foundation needs to extend at least 4 feet below grade to prevent frost creep and freeze/thaw damage.
Read moreGreenhouse Site Analysis
Site location is super important for a successful greenhouse and it’s something I didn’t think too much about initially.
Read moreDesigning a Dome Structure
When we first started planning this project we researched a few techniques for constructing the dome hubs. We had several factors to consider when deciding on a building technique such as snow load, which would be best for a permanent structure, ease of construction, and cost.
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