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Skills:
Woodworking
Plumbing
Electrical
Cement
Collaborators:
Harley Montgomery
David Kurzrock
Greenhouse; Summer Project 2012
I wanted to build a greenhouse and my father wanted a place to breed orchids, and that was the beginning of a never ending project.
Sadly most of this construction process was not documented or documented very poorly.
Development Journey
Foundation
The Greenhouse was built on a hill so we first needed to level the ground before laying the concrete foundation.
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Framing the Studs
Squared the corners then started framing the structure.
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Roofing and Walls
The roof was designed so that rain water would run down hill.
All the walls were covered with twin wall poly-carbonate sheets.
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Ventilation and Doors
Windows are equipped with wax pistons that open automatically when the
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Floors and Counters
Counters were first equipped with wires but later lined with electric heating cables covered in cement.
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Artificial Lighting
A symphony of lights keep the day hours long to simulate a tropical environment.
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Fruits of the Labor
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