New Idea for Greenhouse (maybe not that new)

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ehanes7612

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I Airbnb'd a yurt this week ..just to get away for the city for a few days. It's one of those Ranier Yurts that are standard kits. Has a kitchen , bedroom, loft space, and bathroom...but it got me thinking. The construction of these is fairly simple ...the frame is very basic ..so I was thinking , why not build a yurt greenhouse? ...smaller scale of course..this one is 30 feet in diameter ..anyone have a yurt greenhouse? I miss hanging out in a warm humid space...and I miss the pleurothallids
 
Yeah, I am prepared for your mockery... TBH , I mostly want a space to hang out in ..I may or may not put orchids in it


but I might just have it for the slippers during the warm months; may to october
 
I like the idea of a yurt, but how about insulation? What's the material?

Wooden frame...6 mil clear plastic ...I already have a concrete foundation in my backyard. It would be the same material as my previous greenhouse...just in the shape of a yurt this time
 
Whatever glazing you use it can't be less thermally efficient than a traditional rectangular greenhouse of the same square footage. The round structure gives you less surface area, so less heat loss.

Of course it is a round structure and most everything we put in a greenhouse has right angles. Benches, etc. I would have fun making my own round benches, but I suspect not everybody would be quite so excited about it.
 

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