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Low-Cost Greenhouse
Wess Cornelius, Winlock, Wash., built a low-cost, 16 by 24-ft. greenhouse out of 8 by 8-ft. plywood panels, which were used to build the building's floor, walls, peak ends and roof panels.
  The building stands in his back yard.
  "It didn't cost much to build and is really handy," says Wess. "I use the south end of the building as a greenhouse and the north end for storing yard equipment. I went to my shop and built all the building's components out of 8 by 8-ft. plywood panels, and then stored and painted the pieces in my garage.
  "When the weather permitted and I was ready to put up the building, I piled everything onto a flatbed trailer and hauled it into my back yard. Then I used a manlift to lift the various pieces into place. The floor panels went down on top of a foundation that I made from pressure treated 4 by 4's. Then I stood the walls up and fastened them together. It took only about 12 hours to stand the entire building up."
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wess Cornelius, 1312 Ferrier Rd., Winlock, Wash. 98596 (ph 360 785-4178).


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2011 - Volume #35, Issue #3