The baseboards are the same materials as the hip boards, 2" x 6" fur. We lined the boards up to the back of the greenhouse and cut the excess off the front. It took three boards to complete this process. Since the baseboards was a task I could do mostly on my own while Clint was at work, clamps where my friend. We used 4" long 1/4" bolts on the posts except the ends. Those required longer 8' bolts that will eventually attach the end walls to the greenhouse frame. It took some time drilling through the metal posts. We found out the best way to accomplish this was to start with a smaller drill bit and work your way up. It took some time switching out drill bits and then removing clamps to drill through the wood (our bits were too short to go all the way through metal and the wood). Due to the grounds slight slope, the back boards are higher and I had to dig out some dirt in the fronts to ensure everything was level. We minimized our waste by using the fall off pieces from the third baseboard as our connections. We placed wiggle wire track along all the hip boards to help secure the plastic.
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Now we could start on the last greenhouse, the aquaponic and germination greenhouse. Now the greenhouse that is the most important for getting my plants started is taking shape. We continued the process of using our spacer board up top of the bows to ensure the proper spacing before attaching the purlin. Now they all look the same...
The day finally arrived when we needed the Harbor Freight greenhouse, our aquaponics greenhouse, out of the way. Before we started our huge endeavor on constructing four high tunnels, we had two 10' x 12' Harbor Freight greenhouses in which we ran our aquaponics system through. Due to wind damage, age, and going through a move, the original greenhouse was disassembled and recycled. The one below, for the most part, is in good condition so we through we'd move it somewhere else on the property. To accomplish the task we built a sled out of materials from around the farm and employed the John Deer tractor to move it out of the way. Moving the greenhouse forward went smoothly after we lifted the back end up and over the sump tank. We had to re-position the tractor a few times because this was a tight turn for the greenhouse. |
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