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Thanks guys,
I did find most of those searching the net. I will see how many windows I get tommorrow. They will be 4 by 4 square with wood frames. I have seen some where you frame the bottom in and use the windows on top sides, which makes sense as you would be less likely to break the windows, you could even attach window boxes on the outside, use it as a potting shed in summer. I have lots of ideas, but will need my carpenter husband to put it together once I find the materials for a penny. LOL
Well this thread is going in the greenhouse thread with lots of replies. We are hoping to build a 9 by 9 greenhouse with one side solid on the north to protect from cold winds. I am going to place it behind my wisteria wall which goes disiduous in winter and I will see it from the patio and I will have a mountain view and a view of my waterfall. I intend to be creative with it. Something like this one. So far I have 17 3 by a little over 3 feet double paned and in great shape. Six panes each. I got some shutters off freecycle too and a friend who is giving me a door with a window in it, wood, and maybe some french doors. Now to figure out the lumber we need to put it together the cheapest way we can.
What great ideas.
I have over 20, and was just going to diddle around with them, mosaic or whatever, now this!
I have no skills either, or anyone that would be willing to help, but as my grandmother used to say, "where theres a will, theres a way."
Well, all,
let me tell you when you start adding up the lumber list to put this thing together it is not cheap by any means. We may have to do it in stages unless my ship comes in. The roof alone is $100, then the Framing another $100 or more, and Blocks for the foundation, (which we had some and gave away on freecycle last year), it really goes on and on. Not sure purchasing a small one isn't better. But this would be 9 by 9. We would be building the north wall and 3 sides windows. Then you need vents, or hinge the windows, that is easy. So much to learn, I am reading books from the library and starting to feel it is a fantasy. But hubby doesn't do anything shabby.
I may have to put them together like the person who had them did for temporary shelter this winter.
She just hinged them tall enough to lean over and sat her plants inside on blocks and then took it apart in summer. She only used a few for that.
Curvesarein,
you need to get back on craigs list or freecycle and find 2x4 etc for your framing.
old tin for your roof. Its all out there if you keep looking. We have gone and torn down old buildings for the wood & tin roof...
Good luck Cheryl
Another place to get free lumber is on job sites. I don't mean by stealing it. But rather talk to the folks working on the house and ask for leftovers. They've always got more than enough for the job. I've got an big advantage because both hubby and his brother are trim carpenters and work on new home construction. They came across about 300 2 by 2's. They were just sitting there and the contractor said get rid of these. The foreman on the job was getting ready to start burning them, rather than load and haul them off. What a waste!!! Everyone won when my BIL hauled them all off for them. They are untreated, but primed, they will work just as well as treated.
I brought home about 50 and we've built the framing for 2 deer blinds and still have some leftover. BIL still has a waybigo pile of them in his back yard. We've also taken them to the deer lease to use on the trailer we are refurbishing.
I don't see why something like that couldn't be used for your framing. With a chop saw, these things are the quickest thing to use for framing since sliced bread.
