My wife and I have been building a backyard greenhouse over the last month or so, and are a couple weekends away from having it all done. It’s replacing an old aluminum awning that used to be attached to our garage, and which served as the perfect place for yard waste to pile up. It’s been a great trade for something much more fun and useful!
So far, we’ve got a few trays started with onions, parsley, snapdragons, lavender, thyme, chives, rosemary, bell peppers, broccoli, pac choi, and microgreens. Plus, last night’s inch of rain was more than enough to fill our rain barrel, while the greenhouse stayed dry inside.
Still to do: Ventilation, routing water away from the foundation, trim on the siding and the plastic panels, built-in potting / work benches, a latch on the door, and some tweaks to the gutters, and some landscaping around the outside.
Lost-Examination2154
That looks awesome!!
Plodding_Mediocrity
Great use of space. How much warmer is it inside? Did you have to get a permit since it’s attached to your house?
heridfel37
Are you closing in the back wall, or is it just sealed by being up against the house? Looks great!
Need2Regular-Walk
Very nice!!
EaglePerch
Nice! I’m thinking about adding something like this to my shed. What are your dimensions and headroom?
Impossible_Wash_2727
Fabulous!!
DakkarNemo
Thank you very much for posting this. I am considering building something similar and this helps a lot.
First thing I see is that you did not do a real lean-to, it’s got its own supporting wall in the back, so it’s an independent structure and does not interfere with the house in any way. Depends on specific permitting and insurance situation, but in my case that’s key to avoid greatly complexifying (engineer involved, etc). It’s pretty much a shed from that point of view. I like the way you did it and will inspire myself from it.
I like the water harvesting. I’ll do that too.
I am a bit surprised at how flat the roof is. Of course, given the height in the back, it helps to have a low slope. I fear it may be a challenge with snow loads, though? How do you manage that?
Cheers
grammanoodle
Your greenhouse is well built and warm!
Tell your dog I said hi 🙂
Wooden_Philosophy500
Nice!!♥️♥️
bigcountry138
Awesome work, love the rain barrel mods too
AccurateBrush6556
Waaaay better!!! Nice job ! Extra points for an actual foundation!
Admirable_Article_18
Very nice improvement
AgePsychological3777
Very nice!
specialkayme
Neat build. Thanks for sharing!
Are you using pressure treated wood for the framing?
What’s the cost estimate of the build compared to say one of the kits you can get from like Costco?
OpeningParamedic8592
This is a great example of making something from just about scratch!! Really nice!
Upset-Influence-9127
I’m curious- what is the piece you have going from your house roofline to the corrugated sheeting roof?
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My wife and I have been building a backyard greenhouse over the last month or so, and are a couple weekends away from having it all done. It’s replacing an old aluminum awning that used to be attached to our garage, and which served as the perfect place for yard waste to pile up. It’s been a great trade for something much more fun and useful!
So far, we’ve got a few trays started with onions, parsley, snapdragons, lavender, thyme, chives, rosemary, bell peppers, broccoli, pac choi, and microgreens. Plus, last night’s inch of rain was more than enough to fill our rain barrel, while the greenhouse stayed dry inside.
Still to do: Ventilation, routing water away from the foundation, trim on the siding and the plastic panels, built-in potting / work benches, a latch on the door, and some tweaks to the gutters, and some landscaping around the outside.
That looks awesome!!
Great use of space. How much warmer is it inside? Did you have to get a permit since it’s attached to your house?
Are you closing in the back wall, or is it just sealed by being up against the house? Looks great!
Very nice!!
Nice! I’m thinking about adding something like this to my shed. What are your dimensions and headroom?
Fabulous!!
Thank you very much for posting this. I am considering building something similar and this helps a lot.
First thing I see is that you did not do a real lean-to, it’s got its own supporting wall in the back, so it’s an independent structure and does not interfere with the house in any way. Depends on specific permitting and insurance situation, but in my case that’s key to avoid greatly complexifying (engineer involved, etc). It’s pretty much a shed from that point of view. I like the way you did it and will inspire myself from it.
I like the water harvesting. I’ll do that too.
I am a bit surprised at how flat the roof is. Of course, given the height in the back, it helps to have a low slope. I fear it may be a challenge with snow loads, though? How do you manage that?
Cheers
Your greenhouse is well built and warm!
Tell your dog I said hi 🙂
Nice!!♥️♥️
Awesome work, love the rain barrel mods too
Waaaay better!!! Nice job ! Extra points for an actual foundation!
Very nice improvement
Very nice!
Neat build. Thanks for sharing!
Are you using pressure treated wood for the framing?
What’s the cost estimate of the build compared to say one of the kits you can get from like Costco?
This is a great example of making something from just about scratch!! Really nice!
I’m curious- what is the piece you have going from your house roofline to the corrugated sheeting roof?
Sweeeeeeet
Dang that’s rad!
Looks great! I like your rainwater setup