Syble, Looks like you two have good start. I have two windows that I got off of freecycle a few monthes back. Maybe someday I'll have a greenhouse as well. Hope hubbies shoulder gets to mending quickly! NO doubt it's probably because he's working them muscles with the project! :-) Love, Jules

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So I just hit enter from that screen and this screen came up.....at the bottom of the screen is my cursor, after hitting enter a couple times it restarts in windows 10 as usual. I'm trying to uninstall it because my laptop is so very slow now it's ridiculous. Sooooo, any suggestions on how to get rid of it, or at least speed up my laptop? As always, thank you!

I have no idea what may be tempered or not- hadn't even thought about it as a thing. as to how far off the ground. Good to know. I wanted the cement foot for the greenhouse just because I like a solid base for a greenhouse. But now that you mention "regular float glass"? I assume that means the stuff that breaks like shards and would suck to have overhead... hadn't thought of that, ouch. Some of the windows in the pole barn do have stickers and such in their corners so maybe some of them are good to go. All of them are the nicer newer windows from 10-5 years ago. None are newer than 5 years, that's how long they have been in the pole barn. I know all of them are good quality expensive windows- the guy does houses for the oober-rich tourist mansions around here. It's why he wanted to store them in my pole barn in the first place, they were the really nice ones he didn't want to risk getting damaged in his barn. I'm not sure how many there are yet, most of them are pretty large. Takes up about 20' of wall, stacked 3 deep or so of various windows. Biggest problem with them are their sizes- there might be 2-3 pairs, but otherwise they are all different sizes. The ones I spotted were kind of a mix of older vinyl frame stuff and wooden frame stuff. Those were leaning here and there all over the place. I'm pretty sure those ones will be older float glass and not nice tempered or UV stuff. Though there was a glass patio door out there- if so I'll keep those in mind for actual door use since it would go down to the ground. There's enough pole barn glass that I was already figuring on using some of the older ones for more light duty cold frame lids. If I do find that I have windows of roof-managable size that have the temper marking, can I use those for the roof? Or maybe a better question is- just how big can the windows be before it becomes moot to use them as roof, tempered or not? There's some with the sections in them to make smaller squares, some that are almost door sized. Yes, I will get out to the pole barn soon to measure and really look at the windows. And I do plan on talking with the building inspector again once I have my plans drawn up- just to be sure. Our local ordinances are generous- but I know part of the reason why it's initially a go is because I plan on not running electric or plumbing for the greenhouse. And want to do a cement foot/brick buildup instead of an extensive poured slab and framework thing. And the cripple wall thing- intriguing idea. My north facing wall of the greenhouse will be very close to, but not adjoining the stable- that I'm cleaning up and converting to a garden/harvest shed. The south facing stable door will be facing the north wall of the greenhouse. I did need a solution for the matching north wall of the greenhouse. Instead of crippling the wall by making it shorter, I'll use a set of french doors there to accommodate the stable door size. But that does remind me I could cripple a lot of the north wall too because it will be so close to the stable. The other 3 sides of the spot are free and clear of any obstructions. Thank you so much everyone for the suggestions so far!!