My New Greenhouse... step by step...

[s.kallima]

Yep, that's typically French about the building permit... glad you did not end up in front of a stubborn city officer or stupid neighbor (there are lots) !
Thanks for the info on the Plexiglass !
I can't wait to see this GH finished and filled up with plants !

[kavanaru]

Some further pics:


greenhouse 23 by kavanaru, on Flickr

greenhouse 24 by kavanaru, on Flickr

greenhouse 25 by kavanaru, on Flickr

greenhouse 27 by kavanaru, on Flickr

greenhouse 28 by kavanaru, on Flickr

The metallic frame for the basis, just waiting its turn to be fixed on the foundation...

greenhouse 26 by kavanaru, on Flickr

Next steps: insulate with Styrodur, installing water and electricity supplies, evening the ground in and outside of the GH, building the GH... let's see, when the work can be re-started again....

[s.kallima]

Are you going to use rainwater from your house' roof ?

[kavanaru]

not really... I will collect it for very very very sensible plants, but for the other I will use tap water... the water in Mulhouse is extremely good (the best in whole France!) and same quality as bottled Evian or Volvic.. minimal content of disolved minerals... The goverment of Mulhouse has bought a very large forest reserve, where the water comes from, and this region is protected... Iwas really surprised to know that, as normally water in France is not exactly "la crème de la crème" (except when bottled.... e.g. Perrier & Co )
Funnily, if you go to any of the towns around here, the water is extremely hard with a very high content of calcium carbonate...

on the other hand, it does not rain that much in Alsace... therefore, only rain water from the roof would not be enough for all the plants..

[kavanaru]

ok, it keeps getting closer

finishing the foundation:

greenhouse 27 by kavanaru, on Flickr

greenhouse 28 by kavanaru, on Flickr

making some place for the insulation

greenhouse 29 by kavanaru, on Flickr

Starting to add the insulation (Styrodur)... pipelines for water and electricity also installed..


greenhouse 30 by kavanaru, on Flickr

We have bought too much Styrodur (little calculation mistake , we ended up with 3 times more than needed!)... so, we decided to add a double layer of Styrodur.... yes, actually more than really needed!

greenhouse 31 by kavanaru, on Flickr

Insulation finished

greenhouse 32 by kavanaru, on Flickr

greenhouse 33 by kavanaru, on Flickr

the metallic "skeleton" is almost ready... it start looking more like a greenhouse now

greenhouse 34 by kavanaru, on Flickr

and we even have a door!!!


greenhouse 35 by kavanaru, on Flickr

next weekend: installation of windows (if we manage to convince some friend to help) and ALLTOP Plexyglas....

[dounoharm]

oohhhh, good progress!! ya'll are really working hard! i love putting the plexi on, that makes it a real greenhouse and not a dream.....you will have plants in before you know it! be sure to plan for under the benches plants for humidity....and stay away from pretty ferns, lol.....they turn into weeds in short order.....

[s.kallima]

It looks great !!! Nice job

[quiltingwacko]

My DH hurt his back digging the foundation trench for ours. He is feeling much better. Hope you are soon recovered too, so you can fill the new GH with orchids! Carol

[kavanaru]

and finally, all the Plexyglass has been installed...


greenhouse 36 by kavanaru, on Flickr


greenhouse 37 by kavanaru, on Flickr


and the windows opener too... two manual and two automatic ones...



greenhouse 38 by kavanaru, on Flickr

next steps..
Electricity and water should be done by the end of this week...
Assembling the shelves - should be done by the end of thos week
Moving plants in... hopefully by next week...
Installing the mist blower.. will take a bit longer, as I could not buy it on time due to my illnes...
leveling the outside ground.. not a priority by now (due my illnes) and will be done at a later stage....

[charmbutterfly]

Be sure to put a bed, because i am moving in!! )