Steve seeing that those sliding gass doors are double paned glass should give you good insulation this winter. Lookin good.

John

steve tell me about your foundation. Are you pouring footers or somehow anchoring to the ground ? Nice work and a great job of recycling.

John,
The double pane glass should make a big difference. The one used in the robusta enclosure last winter felt cool to the touch, while the single pane windows were iced over on the inside. ( around 0F/-18C )
Hoping to get this new section as airtight as possible with hopes of not having to upgrade my heaters, also going to add a small pond for the Nypa, plant some Cycads, see if I can grow some things large enough to set seed 8)

Kent,
No footers or permanent foundation, the zoning laws are such that this is considered a temporary green house structure. (the same category as assembling a Harbor Freight kit) I did file a permit with the original GH, the inspection was just to make sure no underground lines, etc were impacted.

With the weight of these windows I doubt it could move much 😀
Used concrete block on compacted ground under the door opening, the rest is treated 4" X 4", to be on the safe side, I will drill though the 4" X 4"'s and stake it into the ground with rebar.

Steve

Looking good, Steve. It looks like you were do for an upgrade. More room means more plants. 😆

Dean

Great build Steve, but your going to need to build a silo above for that washy... 😆

A silo is not a bad idea 😀
(two more years and something like that will be stuck to the roof)

Finished up the roof today, used tinted Polycarbonate panels from Lowes.

Top side, the caulking will turn clear once it is fully cured.

Slowly piecing it all together .

Steve

nicely done. are you going to put braces on top to hold the panels down.? I'd be a little nervous about wind peeling the top back. We've had some unbelievable wind this year in my backyard. We have not had any wind problems for a couple of years and then this year we've had a couple of storms blow through with 50-75 MPH winds and I am telling you mother nature can be nasty.

Kent,
We had a couple of those storms come through about 3AM this morning, everything held fine, the only problem was some of the caulking washed out before it had fully cured.

The panels are somewhat flexible, as long as the edges are held down tight, ( a fastener every 1 - 2 inches), the wind should not be able to lift them.

I hear you about the weather, we have spent more time in the tornado shelter under the high school than I care to recall.

Steve

Steve,
Great design and construction! I envy you.

It must be so doggone satisfying to create something and have it work out.
Wonderful that you're using recycled windows.

Yup, you'll need a second floor above the Washy next year! 😆 😆

In my next life I want to be a carpenter!
Barb

Nice work kansas...

Looks like I'll need something like that for one of my trachy palms...

I like the polycarbonate roof...Is that a Suntuf product with uv protection?

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

Barb,
I'm only playing at being a carpenter out of necessity, had no idea what this would look like until I started piecing the windows together 😀

Palmettoman,
Thanks, the panels are a Tuftex product carried by Lowes.

http://www.tuftexpanel.com/polycarb.htm

The majority is done now, just need to finish the trim, caulking, and paint.

For ventilation, have a screen that will fit over the sliding door, also a small vent in the upper left corner.

Steve

Steve, it's looking great. You work will be rewarded this winter.

Dean

Thanks Dean,
Still need to dig out the pond, I'll post some photos when things are finished 😀

Steve

Is your GH now double the original size?

Look forward to more pics...
Barb