I have always wanted a nice sized green house that I could use to grow plants through 9 months of the year. It has been a dream of mine since I was 35 years old. Well, now I'm 81 and I figured it was now or never. I started with multiple sketches of styles in February, what I ended up designing was a 6' sidewall, and 5' dome to inclose 10' x 16'. I was able to buy 1x8x6' pine boards for $3.00 a board so I bought 120 of them and rip cut the boards to a width of 2 3/8". This was my framing for the side walls. I split the width in half to make 12" mitered sections to creat my beams. Using the same standard methods for regular 2x4 building construction I prefabricated my walls in 4' and 6' sections that could be connected together. Using my dremel Ultra Saw, I cut 12' sheets of polycarbonate to 6' sections that would be attached to the 6' high wall sections. Adding 3 window openings and one door opening, adding 1 beam with a vent opening and another beam with a fan opening, I engaged my two sons and grandson to erect the building on a treated wood 2x6 base leveled to the ground. After 5 hours of assembly I now have a functional green house. This definately will be my last big project and design.
