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Xeramtheum

Apr 22, 2015 5:38 AM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

It's an 8 x 16 foot Montecello Greenhouse with double doors.

I was going to do a time lapse video but forgot .. anyway the pictures is of what we built yesterday .. hopefully we'll get the roof on and finish it today. Whew! I'm tired!

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drdawg

Apr 22, 2015 5:53 AM CST

Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)

Looking good, Anne.

How did you construct your foundation? What are you doing for flooring? \

After having an electrician run electrical to my two greenhouses (two dedicated circuits with their own breakers), I found that he had terribly underestimated the amount of load there would be (heaters, lights, fans). I suggest that you have twice the breaker capacity that your electrician thinks you will need unless you are not using electric heaters.

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Xeramtheum

Apr 22, 2015 7:52 AM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

We constructed it on a wood frame ... once it's completely finished I'll put a concrete skirt around the wood.

Still trying to decide what to do about the floor. Luckily one of my good friends is a master electrician and she's going to run electric out there when everything is done.

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drdawg

Apr 22, 2015 9:04 AM CST

Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)

I have been very pleased with the results of my cedar subfloor and permeable-fabric floor. It is easy on my feet/legs and since it absorbs water, by slowly releasing water vapor, the humidity is raised. My tropical plants and vegetable seedlings like that.

It is an inexpensive alternative to brick/gravel/sand flooring.

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Xeramtheum

Apr 22, 2015 9:21 AM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

Sounds good .. could you be a bit more specific - cedar subfloor as in cedar mulch? I'm definitely going to be putting on the permeable fabric floor.

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jvdubb

Apr 22, 2015 9:42 AM CST

Name: Jennifer
48036 MI (Zone 6b)

Very happy for you Anne! It looks like it is going to be a beauty! Very exciting.

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drdawg

Apr 22, 2015 9:45 AM CST

Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)

Yes, I buy cypress mulch (not cedar as I stated.....sorry, I'm old

) by the yard at our local Co-Op. I think cypress lasts longer than pine or typical hardwood mulch. I simply placed around 6" of the cypress mulch down (I sit on clay and it just doesn't drain) and then the fabric flooring. That mulch will ultimately become nice, organic compost and when it does that, I just pull the fabric back and replenish the cypress. I just did that in both greenhouses, now that they are mostly emptied of plants. Cypress mulch can also be found at Lowes in 2 and 3 cf. bags, and it is pretty good quality.

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ShadyGreenThumb

Apr 22, 2015 12:24 PM CST

Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)

Awesome undertaking, Anne!

It looks amazing already! I used the same little wooden folding tables while building ours. It was so handy to just move it to where I needed it. It looks like you'll be finished in no time. Please keep us posted.

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Weedwhacker

Apr 22, 2015 4:15 PM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

Anne --

I can't wait to see the finished GH !

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Xeramtheum

Apr 22, 2015 4:47 PM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

Almost finished. It's been mostly a nightmare - lots of fittings and things don't fit very well .. poorly manufactured parts.

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Ecscuba

Apr 22, 2015 6:02 PM CST

Name: Carol Texas
Central Texas (Zone 8b)
"Not all who wander are lost."

Very nice.

Www.carolmedfordart.com
My passion is painting but gardening is running a close second.

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drdawg

Apr 22, 2015 7:26 PM CST

Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)

Who was the company that manufactured the GH?

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Xeramtheum

Apr 22, 2015 7:44 PM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

Riverstone Industries

http://www.riverstoneindustrie...

They really need to do a quality check on the parts that are manufactured. The spaces for the panels on all 4 corner posts were way too small and each corner took over an hour each to get put together.

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Weedwhacker

Apr 22, 2015 8:57 PM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

Anne, did you have to trim some of the panels, then? It's a pain to have to improvise and make modifications -- but that looks like it's going to be a really nice GH once it's done!

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ShadyGreenThumb

Apr 22, 2015 10:24 PM CST

Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)

I love the black frame! Looking good!

Keep up the good work. All your efforts will not be in vain.

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Xeramtheum

Apr 23, 2015 5:43 AM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

Thanks everyone. There was a choice between silver and black frame .. definitely the black frame for me! I think I'm going to use Ken's idea for the floor - definitely cheaper than anything else for sure and 'recyclable'.

It's 95% finished except for one vent which apparently was damaged in shipping and the door handles that didn't match the holes that were pre-drilled. They are sending a new vent and door handles. I don't like the way the vents are done as they are totally controlled by the automatic opener. I need to figure out an easy way to bypass them somehow so I can open and close them manually if I want. It took 2, 10 hour days to build this.

Sandy we were trimming, sanding, crimping and even melting some of the panel ends to get them in the grooves .. I'll say this though Customer Service for this company is good. You can pretty much call them 24/7 when you run into problems.

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Weedwhacker

Apr 23, 2015 8:05 AM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

It definitely seems that it shouldn't be that hard! I'm glad you've been able to get help from customer service, at least

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abhege

Apr 23, 2015 5:16 PM CST

Name: Arlene
Grantville, GA (Zone 8a)

How exciting Anne! It looks fantastic!

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Xeramtheum

Apr 24, 2015 4:08 AM CST

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Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

Thanks!

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