Greenhouse/shed-Thinking Outside Smart Greenhouse
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Comments (1)Very nice getaway. I posted your pics....See MoreGreenhouse versus Potting shed
Comments (2)I had the same dilemma and ended up with this shed, no experince with it through a season yet but I think it will do for early/late season plus some storage. Here is a link that might be useful: shed pics...See MoreGreenhouse - garden shed
Comments (17)Idaho, The shed near you live reminds me of a book in my personal library on NE connected farm buildings - "Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn". I actually have a current design client who desires a very large custom house that gives a visitor the sense that it has been expanded through necessity, but with everything connected. Your vision sounds very charming. I can build an outbuilding by right (w/o going through PZ) up to 25% of my lots' total area - minus the main house + garage - which equates to about a 5,000 sf shed/greenhouse. But, it would have to be 20 ft from the rear property line, instead of 3 ft with my current footprint. I do not need a structure that big, since we already have a 2.5 car garage and 10 x 22 shed, and my gardens would be compromised with that setback. Although, as you most likely know, we never have enough space for our toys :). I like your idea of a high window between the shed and greenhouse - or a half-glass door connecting the two spaces - would be great for light, and/or a transom over the door. I also like the relationship of a potting/garden tool shed - perhaps open to the greenhouse with French doors via a set of steps. Thanks for the ideas....See MoreHow Useful Will This Greenhouse Addition on a Shed Really Be?
Comments (9)Thank you all, I have been making drawings and even have used SketchUp to work on designing this. I have a patio littered with junk that has no home, a garage that has never seen a car, and every year I say I am going to start plants in the spring, then nothing happens. I am getting weaker and less able each year, and overwhelmed with things getting in my way. Having organization and order over my supplies, knowing that my garden wagon is no longer rusting on the patio in all weather, and being able to safely move around all this stuff when it IS put away would really help me out. The idea that I could grow greens into early winter, then start my garden seeds in spring again makes me happy and hopeful. I have so much seed-starting stuff that I am not using, tomato tents that fill with water so that I could set them out early in my above-ground beds, and even a hoop-house type top for my big garden trug bed. I could really have fun with the greenhouse side of a shed. Or, I could quickly become more disabled and not be able to use it. So this gives me incentive to do my exercises and get stronger. That is not a bad thing! Here is the SketchUp shed I made. The Greenhouse part is 5 ft wide and 14 ft long. The shed part is 8 ft wide and 14 ft long and the peak of the roof is 9 ft 7 inches high. The exit door is 4 ft wide, the door to the greenhouse is 3 ft wide. The slanted part on the left will be all windows. I am having trouble setting up SketchUp 2017 and can't figure out how to get colors and textures into the paint function, so I can't make glass look like glass yet and can't change colors, either. This one shows the inside of the greenhouse because I made the greenhouse wall section invisible. I have not yet worked out the spacing for the glass panels. You can see the 2 ft wide plant bench here. The shed side may get more windows for light. High ones that can't be used to look inside. I want it to be secure. The little window next to the door is only 2x2 and will be inoperable. I may extend the roof out a couple of feet in the front, for a porch look. It will face the patio. Now I get to call the shed building guy and see what it will cost!...See Morewillow22552
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