New Greenhouse SO SLOW

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Rick

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The new GH is going up soooooo slowly. But today I skinned the front wall.


The roof pannels have been ready for months, but getting close so I swept the leaves off of them.


The back wall will go up last. I'm working on the wet pad, and the innovative shroud and duct work is complete. With a flip of a flap I can recirculate interior air for maximum winter humidity.


Besides being gone all the time the other reason its going so slow is that I'm building it over the top of my old (falling apart GH). This new GH is a recycle job too, and it's taken a lot of time to clean up an refurbish the old aluminum frames.


Tomorrow I'm planning on pulling the poly panels off the roof of the old GH to use to skin the walls of the new one. Then move all the plants up so I can get the last of the foundation and back wall installed. Once the old roof is off I'm committed to get a move on on this project.
 
Wow, that is one serious project!!!! Good luck with the transfer, and appropriate weather!!! What are the sizes of your old/new gh? Jean
 
I'm sure its gonna be well worth it in the end and give your plants that bit extra, not like they need it from your postings. Make sure you post some more pictures as it develops.

Gary
 
:clap: Yes tell us the size, I'm envious but glad I'm not having to work in the heat & humidity this summer!
 
:clap: Yes tell us the size, I'm envious but glad I'm not having to work in the heat & humidity this summer!

The old GH was 8.5X14 with the peak about 8". It was more of a walk in cold frame than a GH with no heating/cooling/humidification systems.

The new GH is 12X12, and on the cinder block foundation the peak is about 10 ft.

I figured I'm getting maybe a 20% increase in square footage, but a 40% increase in volume.

I don't have much extra time for a big increase in collection size, but the old GH was very leaky and high maintenance. So I'm also counting on better efficiency from the new one.

Also over the years, all the internal systems were Jerry Rigged as I developed them, so now I can clean up all the loose ends of my experiments and have a much cleaner/integrated system.

I've been back on it since 7AM (much cooler)
 
wow... looks very good so far... :)

I will soon post pics of my GH and you will see what the real meaning of slow is :D
 
Interesting approach Rick: new over old. What are you skinning the frame with? polycarb? plastic sheating? flat fiberglass?
 
Interesting approach Rick: new over old. What are you skinning the frame with? polycarb? plastic sheating? flat fiberglass?

I just don't have any where to start someplace new in my yard. Double wall polycarb.

I got the walls and roof on today.


I'm done for the day and beat. I put plastic sheet over the wet pad end of the old GH to button things up for the week.


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If these things take too long, you can forget that the reason you're doing it is because you LOVE to grow orchids! Don't give up.....don't procrastinate.....you'll be so-ooo happy when it's done and you've got your plants in there. Good luck!
 
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