As we live on a ravine, we back onto Gibsons Creek, we have many 100 foot or higher trees behind the house, so in the fall and winter, they drop branches.
So, glass for the roof is out of the question, and my research has led me to the conclusion that the best possible product is 6mm or 8mm twin wall polycarbonate sheet. I asked for a quote from a local supplier and he came back with $312.48 for 8mm including delivery. Probably $250 for 6mm.
Today, at Gibsons Recycling Depot, I was on my morning grubbing session and finding plastic guttering for the rain barrel part of the greenhouse. I noticed one of the guys bring in a bunch of 4' x 6' panels of translucent coroplast 6mm twin wall. I asked how much and they said $2.00 a sheet. So, I bought eight of them, which is more than enough for the roof panels phase.
Oddly enough, my research shows that translucent is just as good as clear for a greenhouse roof and it diffuses the sunlight, so all is good. The plastic guttering cost another $4.00 so the spreadsheet is now up to $94.33 for the current materials.
Time to calculate some truss dimensions....
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Half way point?
I think we're approaching the half way point in the project, but I suspect that the second half will take perhaps a month to complete.
I was selecting some recycled plastic guttering this morning at the GRD and taking far too long, but that was obviously for a reason. Which I will explain in the next post.
Second phase is the roofing and truss arrangement, phase three will be the glass, phase four the split door and then the final phase will be the shelving and potting bench arrangement.
I was selecting some recycled plastic guttering this morning at the GRD and taking far too long, but that was obviously for a reason. Which I will explain in the next post.
Second phase is the roofing and truss arrangement, phase three will be the glass, phase four the split door and then the final phase will be the shelving and potting bench arrangement.
Is it really only five days?
Yes, we started this last Saturday (we took the picnic table apart on Friday).
Some details for Graeme Wright as I know he loves this stuff.
What you see in the photo :
Old picnic table wood, Grey culled window ledge wood, $22.40 from Gibsons Building supplies (GBS), five 2x4's from Gibsons Recycling Depot (GRD) $5.00, two 4x4's from a metals pallet from GBS - free, two and a half pounds of 2.5" screws from GBS - $11.20, two 2x4 frames from GRD - free.
A total of $38.60 so far. I now only have one and a half pieces of the window ledge wood left.
Some details for Graeme Wright as I know he loves this stuff.
What you see in the photo :
Old picnic table wood, Grey culled window ledge wood, $22.40 from Gibsons Building supplies (GBS), five 2x4's from Gibsons Recycling Depot (GRD) $5.00, two 4x4's from a metals pallet from GBS - free, two and a half pounds of 2.5" screws from GBS - $11.20, two 2x4 frames from GRD - free.
A total of $38.60 so far. I now only have one and a half pieces of the window ledge wood left.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
There's a spreadsheet for everything...
It was overcast today, some light showers, but we still managed to get out in the garden. Karen was going all medieval on the dandelions and I was progressing the fort, sorry, the greenhouse.
I've started a spreadsheet and we're up to $74.33 so far for what you see below, actually, that's not true as half of that has been spent on salvaged glass and not all our wood is shown. So a quick review of the spreadsheet indicates that what you see in the following photo has cost somewhat less than $40 so far.
I've started a spreadsheet and we're up to $74.33 so far for what you see below, actually, that's not true as half of that has been spent on salvaged glass and not all our wood is shown. So a quick review of the spreadsheet indicates that what you see in the following photo has cost somewhat less than $40 so far.
Gibsons from the air
This photograph appeared on the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce website, a great photo of our little town from the air. Probably taken from a drone (there are a few local photographers who are undertaking a lot of drone photography) and this was featured on the "jarout" facebook page.
This shows the large Keats and Bowen islands and also the group of smaller islands called the Pophams. Karen and myself have paddled in an outrigger canoe to the group of little islands seen on the right of the photo.
Karen's mum paddled with us through the gap between Keats and Gibsons bluffs and to the left to Preston island. A small island, privately owned, with a single house. The photo's of her paddle are on the blog back in June 2011.
How time flies!
This shows the large Keats and Bowen islands and also the group of smaller islands called the Pophams. Karen and myself have paddled in an outrigger canoe to the group of little islands seen on the right of the photo.
Karen's mum paddled with us through the gap between Keats and Gibsons bluffs and to the left to Preston island. A small island, privately owned, with a single house. The photo's of her paddle are on the blog back in June 2011.
How time flies!
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