Help with lean-to greenhouse purchase

[Bayard]

Take a look at my photobucket folder ‘Building and Rebuilding a Greenhouse’:

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[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by Bayard

Take a look at my photobucket folder ‘Building and Rebuilding a Greenhouse’:

Thank you! It's very nice!

[WaterWitchin]

Thanks Bayard. Good pics, and food for thought. I really like the BC Greenhouses, but pretty sure they're outside my price range. It's a lovely greenhouse.

And Akhenaten, nice sketch. I can't ever remember how to do that draw on a picture thing. Helps me to invision what I want.

After thinking about all Ray said, and getting over whining about being old, I've changed tacks a bit. I talked to the construction guy via my buddy (his brother) and I'm going to sketch out a greenhouse concept of what I really want, instead of what I can get in a kit. He mentioned it might be cheaper in the long run to stick build it. I do know how to design, even if I can't perform the work anymore.

Rest assured once I get started, I'll be back with more questions. This will be a big investment for me. And a part of my home, so I certainly don't want it to look like old dog poop.

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

And a part of my home, so I certainly don't want it to look like old dog poop.

Exactly

[WaterWitchin]

And Hey Bayard... any idea how significant your heating bills increased with the greenhouse? I know it's apples to oranges. And what kind of heat are you using?

Anyone else want to chime in with heating costs, who lives in like zone 7 through 5? At least similar?

[Keysguy]

WW------ I'm still unpacking from my 31 hour drive back to NH for the summer but give me a day or two to see if I can find pics of the GH I had at our old house up here. If I find, I'll post for you, Very similar set-up. It was a kit purchased from Charley's.

[Ray]

WW. I had a 14' x 18' Turner Greenhouse in PA (similar latitude to Bayard) which I recovered with 8 mm twinwall polycarbonate. The floor was dug down about 2' below grade, then filled with gravel after running water, propane and electricity from the house, ~100 ft. The wooden foundation consisted of 4x4 posts with 1x10 planking over tyvek; the interior was filled with foam to the full 3.5" thickness. Height of that foundation varied from 6' above grade (front, right) to 4' (rear, left) courtesy of a sloped yard. The peak was about 10' in the air.

I sealed it very tight and put styrofoam covers over the vents for winter. I was on a 12-month budget payment for propane, about $350-$400/month depending upon the winter and cost of propane.

[WaterWitchin]

Is that propane cost solely for the greenhouse?

[Leafmite]

Good luck with building your greenhouse!

[Fairorchids]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Is that propane cost solely for the greenhouse?

Do you have natural gas available? Should be less than half the heating cost using Propane.