For multiple reasons (including solar heat and having a space for indoor plants), I am interested in someday adding a sunspace to the house. In order to prepare for that project, I've done a couple smaller greenhouses. I've seen room for improvements, some of which I've taken care of, and others that I haven't gotten to yet.
The first (and also most recent) project was a little greenhouse overtop of the outdoor basement stairs. The main idea was to make a shelter for firewood stacked on the steps, and a platic cover on a frame was cheaper than particle board, roofing, etc. Originally, it was just as wide as the steps, but I added some more space on the north side for more wood storage.
The grey bucket is for chipping bark into for mulch before the wood goes in the stove. The black barrel I'm thinking of putting water in for heat storage. I do have a few pots of oak seedlings off to the side to try to keep going over winter. Plan is to put them in the woods to help draw deer in. Also want to add a door to the side for ease of loading wood in. I may try to make the north side higher too. This plastic was leftover from a commercial greenhouse, as the original plastic I bought was too thin and got ate up by the sun within a couple months.
I built this little greenhouse to try to start flowers and garden plants for the wife. It's about 8x12. The plastic I had for this was the same as the original plastic on the woodshed, and it the sun destroyed it too.
We talked about possibly using this greenhouse as a storage shed for the lawn mowers. It's been open to the weather for all but a couple months, but using treated wood on it has helped it hold up good.
The first (and also most recent) project was a little greenhouse overtop of the outdoor basement stairs. The main idea was to make a shelter for firewood stacked on the steps, and a platic cover on a frame was cheaper than particle board, roofing, etc. Originally, it was just as wide as the steps, but I added some more space on the north side for more wood storage.
The grey bucket is for chipping bark into for mulch before the wood goes in the stove. The black barrel I'm thinking of putting water in for heat storage. I do have a few pots of oak seedlings off to the side to try to keep going over winter. Plan is to put them in the woods to help draw deer in. Also want to add a door to the side for ease of loading wood in. I may try to make the north side higher too. This plastic was leftover from a commercial greenhouse, as the original plastic I bought was too thin and got ate up by the sun within a couple months.
I built this little greenhouse to try to start flowers and garden plants for the wife. It's about 8x12. The plastic I had for this was the same as the original plastic on the woodshed, and it the sun destroyed it too.
We talked about possibly using this greenhouse as a storage shed for the lawn mowers. It's been open to the weather for all but a couple months, but using treated wood on it has helped it hold up good.
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