SlipperFan
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After two frustrating years of trying to make plans for an attached solarium, we decided late this summer it just wasn't feasible -- too many unresolved problems, and started making plans for a free standing greenhouse. It will be 16' x 26', and will be a Florian glass structure.
So about a month ago, we decided on a site and began removing a tree and sod:
The first thing was to drill under the house and attach pipes from our basement and bring them to the building site. The pipes will have hot and cold softened water, water from the pond for watering the orchids, electricity and natural gas:
Then the digging began last week. The stump had to be removed, and the pipes had to be protected from the excavator:
Once the hole was finished, boards for the footings were put in place and cement was poured:
Then cement blocks were brought in and put in place:
This is what it looks like now. It will be like this for a week to cure. Next week, the knee wall will be built after the hole is filled in. Then the floor will be finished.
I am so excited!!!
So about a month ago, we decided on a site and began removing a tree and sod:
The first thing was to drill under the house and attach pipes from our basement and bring them to the building site. The pipes will have hot and cold softened water, water from the pond for watering the orchids, electricity and natural gas:
Then the digging began last week. The stump had to be removed, and the pipes had to be protected from the excavator:
Once the hole was finished, boards for the footings were put in place and cement was poured:
Then cement blocks were brought in and put in place:
This is what it looks like now. It will be like this for a week to cure. Next week, the knee wall will be built after the hole is filled in. Then the floor will be finished.
I am so excited!!!
