Friday, June 18, 2021

We're Building A Greenhouse

 

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We're building a greenhouse!

I was going to wait until our greenhouse was complete to share it here but I just couldn't wait any longer!

We've been working on this little greenhouse for a while now & I'm loving how it's turning out.

With the price of lumber skyrocketing, I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to build a greenhouse this year but we made it happen.  We ended up purchasing rough cut lumber from a local sawmill which saved us quite a bit of money.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.  Let's go back to the beginning of this project! 







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We started off by leveling the area with stone.  The plan is to cover the entire area by the greenhouse with stone.  I hate mowing that area & want to turn it into a flower garden.  We still need to get more stone but the area right around the greenhouse is covered & level.

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Next, we built the platform that the greenhouse will be on. 

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com

Then it was time for the walls.  The walls are super tall because I wanted to use old doors in the greenhouse which are a lot taller.

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
Once the walls were built, we framed in the walls & roof.  Then we added the siding.  We just used more rough cut lumber for the siding.

I was originally planning on using all old windows for the sides of the greenhouse but decided to use plastic pieces instead.  It will be a lot easier to install the plastic pieces.

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
Here's a view of the front.  We were originally going to have the front without the windows but I thought it looked too plain that way.  Since we already had windows that we weren't using, we cut out windows for the front.  I think they're the cutest thing!  We even added hinges to the windows so that we can open & close them!

I love the door too.  It was a find from a local craftsman & I think it's so pretty.

building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
We still have a lot to do but we're getting there!  I can't wait to update you on our progress.  If you have any questions about the greenhouse, just leave me a comment & I'll answer them on a future post!
building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com
building a greenhouse | On The Creek Blog // www.onthecreekblog.com










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