I can't believe it's really happening!
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Looking great!
chrismende
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Wow! Such a spiffy and beautifully designed greenhouse! You are going to have soooo much fun!
SlipperFan
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Work continues -- slowly!
Heaters being installed:
And electricity:
Next week, supposedly, the heaters and vents will be hooked up to the thermostats, the sink will be installed, and the floor will be put in. I hope!
Heaters being installed:
And electricity:
Next week, supposedly, the heaters and vents will be hooked up to the thermostats, the sink will be installed, and the floor will be put in. I hope!
W. Beetus
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That is going to be one heck of a greenhouse... :drool:
bigleaf
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Looks great. I love step benches. I used to have them. Now I have rolling benches. While I can squeeze in more orchids - but I do miss the convenience I had before.
Rick
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Awesome!!!!!
How come they still need their jackets on??
How come they still need their jackets on??
SlipperFan
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That day, the wind chill was 5ºF outside. While they were hooking up the heater to the natural gas line, it was 40º inside. Several days later, when the sun was out, our electrician had to turn down the thermostat and open the vent because up at the top, he said it was hot!
This is to be expected. I hope you get the day/night temp diff worked out quickly.
SlipperFan
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Thanks, Eric. Me, too.
If you're not home all day, get a decent Min/max thermometer. I never realized that my house goes into the low 80's daytime in the winter because I was never home!
Rick
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I'm going to get some of those down loadable data loggers for humidity/temp.
It's hard to beat that -5, even on a sunny day. I was asking as an illustration that down here in TN, with winter day lows rarely below +10, on a sunny day I can get 70's in the GH without supplemental heat.
SlipperFan
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I have one, and will put it out there as soon as the heaters are hooked up to the thermostats.
SlipperFan
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Talk about slow greenhouses!
Today, the floor crew started.
This is the compacting-the-sand machine:
They began setting the pavers in the corner by the door. Good thing I was there, as they were going to set the pavers level with the ledge instead of using the ledge to set the pavers on!
At the end of the afternoon, they were nearly half finished. They said they'd finish tomorrow. I can hardly wait!!!
Today, the floor crew started.
This is the compacting-the-sand machine:
They began setting the pavers in the corner by the door. Good thing I was there, as they were going to set the pavers level with the ledge instead of using the ledge to set the pavers on!
At the end of the afternoon, they were nearly half finished. They said they'd finish tomorrow. I can hardly wait!!!
Candace
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It looks beautiful!
Great progress Dot. It all looks very professional. I see that you finally bought Empire heaters. With two big ones, that should do the trick for your climate. Next will come the benches and then the plants. Will you put high intensity lamps at the ceiling to light those darks days of fall and winter? Thanks for showing us everything. It's very instructive. :drool:
SlipperFan
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We are putting enough electrical outlets in so that if I decide in the future to add light, I'll be easily able to. For now, I'm just going to have fluorescent lights over my work area and one or two in the growing area in case I need to see there at night.
SlipperKing
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Super!!!
Yoyo_Jo
Catt's Meow
Looking good Dot! I keep showing my husband this thread; he is starting to get nervous...:rollhappy:
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Ernie
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Giddy for you!!!...
We can attest that starting a new growing experience is super exciting!
We can attest that starting a new growing experience is super exciting!
