Greeb House Pics - Page 2

Cole_Robbie · March 26, 2015

The fix was $30. The plastic was fine. It came out a little lumpy, but it just made it through this winter, holding about 6-8" of snow twice. That was really pushing it; there was a lot of sagging. The storm that collapsed it originally was about 8-10" of ice pellets. Ice is really heavy. My clearspan building made it through just fine, though.

I like the Gothic Arch, but it requires more plastic, and wind load becomes an issue. The high tunnel I am building now for my mom and stepdad is an a-frame. We are hoping it will shed snow. It's 16' at the peak, though. I am hoping it will stand up to wind. My high tunnel that collapsed is only 8' high at the peak. It is horrible about snow, but it will shed wind easily. I think it would take a tornado to blow it away.

The end walls of the high tunnel are five 4x4 posts set in concrete. One layer of 6-mil plastic pulled those posts inward several feet on each end, and yet the plastic was fine. The force required to pull those posts over was tremendous. It snapped several metal bolts. And yet the plastic never tore. I would have never guessed that would have happened.

bower · March 28, 2015

I'm glad you could fix it! Snow loads are wicked here too, although wind loads are.. even scarier for a hoop house.

My greenhouse is attached to my house.. it was rebuilt once already, about 12 years ago, due to the crushing effect of a really heavy snow load, sliding off the roof and smashing the greenhouse below. That was a simpler design - the rebuild has a mini-roof to take snow load better, but cuts down on the amount of light.

Here's what it looks like from the window above, at present (except that more snow is falling, at the moment).

spereira · March 28, 2015

DSCN0119 (400x300).jpg

Here is my attempt ..just finishing up the frame, the endwalls are the hardest.

whoose · March 31, 2015

100 gallons added last week.

whoose · March 31, 2015

100 Gallons added last week.

spereira · March 31, 2015

I like the heat collection.

What is in the containers below the milk jugs?

Worth1 · March 31, 2015

I bet the milk jugs are full of moon shine.
Worth

whoose · April 1, 2015

Soil for my plants

whoose · April 1, 2015

Actually white wine.

decherdt · April 1, 2015

My water jugs were not UV stable, & went wall o waterfall

whoose · April 17, 2015

Here are some pics of my greenhouse one day apart.

ddsack · April 18, 2015

I hope everything inside stayed snug and warm!

And don't send any more of that white stuff my way this spring!

whoose · April 18, 2015

37f was the low so all is good.

Worth1 · April 18, 2015

Where did you get all of those magenta colored pots?

whoose · April 19, 2015

Walmart the were $3 on sale instead of $14 so I went pink

March 28, 2015	#18
spereira Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: northern MN Posts: 26	new hoop house DSCN0119 (400x300).jpg Here is my attempt ..just finishing up the frame, the endwalls are the hardest.

March 31, 2015	#19
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Here is mine 100 gallons added last week.

March 31, 2015	#21
spereira Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: northern MN Posts: 26	100 gallons I like the heat collection. What is in the containers below the milk jugs?

April 1, 2015	#25
decherdt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 329	My water jugs were not UV stable, & went wall o waterfall __________________ 500 sq ft of raised rows zone 8a

April 18, 2015	#27
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	I hope everything inside stayed snug and warm! And don't send any more of that white stuff my way this spring! __________________ Dee **************

March 26, 2015	#16
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The fix was $30. The plastic was fine. It came out a little lumpy, but it just made it through this winter, holding about 6-8" of snow twice. That was really pushing it; there was a lot of sagging. The storm that collapsed it originally was about 8-10" of ice pellets. Ice is really heavy. My clearspan building made it through just fine, though. I like the Gothic Arch, but it requires more plastic, and wind load becomes an issue. The high tunnel I am building now for my mom and stepdad is an a-frame. We are hoping it will shed snow. It's 16' at the peak, though. I am hoping it will stand up to wind. My high tunnel that collapsed is only 8' high at the peak. It is horrible about snow, but it will shed wind easily. I think it would take a tornado to blow it away. The end walls of the high tunnel are five 4x4 posts set in concrete. One layer of 6-mil plastic pulled those posts inward several feet on each end, and yet the plastic was fine. The force required to pull those posts over was tremendous. It snapped several metal bolts. And yet the plastic never tore. I would have never guessed that would have happened.

March 31, 2015	#22
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I bet the milk jugs are full of moon shine. Worth

April 19, 2015	#30
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Walmart the were $3 on sale instead of $14 so I went pink

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