I reside in New York City and have about 400-500sq feet for this plan.
You can respond here or drop me an email in private at grdengrl at optonline
dot net.
Thank you in advance,
Mariana
I think you may be in for some sticker shock.
$2,000 is not going to build a quality greenhouse with heating, cooling,
misting equipment durable enough to withstand the winters in New York.
There are bargain kits out there but be careful what you invest in. If you
put 500 orchids in the greenhouse at @ $20 per orchid you have a $10,000
investment in the plants. If a mid January noreaster blows through New York
you could lose everything.
You may want to adjust your budget.
Good Growing,
Gene
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For your climate I would suggest you dig a foundation pit about
8-9' deep. Fill about 4-5 feet with drainage/heat sink/moisture
balance rock. Then build a lean-to against a wall. Built as
tall as you can. But put the first bench at ground level and you
will find a 12 foot height is not hard to come by. Then use
twin-wall not single pane glass. It will not be a pretty, you can
not see in and out as clearly. But your heat bill with thank
you. We just changed out the end panels and insulated the door
and you could see the difference in the gas bill.
Join your local society - visit all the growers with a gh. Ask
what they would do differently on the next one. Most have a
laundry list.
You can not get one too big or too tall. Good Luck.
I hate to disappoint you but $2000 won't buy a greenhouse large enough for
your collection without figuring in the heat and controls. Size wise I have
an 8 X 10 foot leanto that I can only get approximately 150 catt. vanda,
den. mix of plants into it and still keep them happy.
As for sticker shock here's some places you can look.
http://www.gothicarchgreenhouses.com/
http://www.envirocept.com/
http://www.sundancesupply.com./
http://www.gardengreenhouses.com/showroom/index.htm
http://www.sunglogreenhouses.com/
http://www.currygreenhouses.com/
http://www.atlasgreenhouse.com/
http://www.classicstructures.com/
http://www.classicstructures.com/
later
dusty
K Barrett
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Mariana
"Gene Schurg" <gene_...@nojunkearthlink.net> wrote in message
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I can't say for sure what you should budget since I don't know the
excavation effort involved.
I built my Greenhouse last year (16x21). When I started the planning four
years earlier I set a limit of $30,000. Soon I found out what general
contractors cost. I had to excavate to build a 26 feet long retaining wall.
I had to have a hole cut into the house foundation to allow a door so I
would be able to enter from the basement. I put a sink, countertop and
cabinets inside the basement for the potting area (I didn't want to waste
valuable growing area with a bench). I had to have plumbing and gas lines
added.
I over did it with power outlets all around the perimeter since I don't use
them. I wish I had put stereo speakers out there so I could pipe in music
when I'm in the Greenhouse working.
The Greenhouse is a Janco with double pane glass. I had to keep the outside
looking acceptible for the homeowners association and went upscale.
Every turn of the plans the price went up.....In the end I have $85,000
invested in my Greenhouse. The good news is that if the next owner isn't as
crazy as I am then the room could be used for a hot tub or some other use.
I was careful not to make it look "institutional" so it would not affect the
resale of the property.
Everyone I work with really think I'm crazy but dangnabbit....I got what I
wanted.
Good Growing,
Gene
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"Eric Muehlbauer" <e.mueh...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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Seems like a better solution to me.
You could probably get a decent one in the USA for $3000 to $4000 with all
the extra's. Mine was 8 x 12 second hand and it was a bargain.
Then again I don't need to heat it.
Good Luck shopping.
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They don't sell a polycarbonate cover, but you can order the frame with no
cover and put it on yourself.
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Mariana
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