Need some general info on building a green house
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ducks - general info needed
Comments (3)My ducks were purchased after Easter and I am getting 2-3 eggs daily 7 females the others males. Pekins aren't going anywhere,I won't clip wings I have one wild duck that CAN fly and all the others ,cresteds, Indian runner cant go far. My ducks are kept inside only at night in a Chain link enclosure about supper time(they are fed and watered then) then upon dark they are locked up in a secure duck house with some tiny wire windows for ventilation. During the day they have free reign over 2 and a half acres to swim and forage. They are terribly messy and straw needs constant changing even though they are only there at night or they will get sick. I did keep them in the garage when young and had to clean and change straw once or twice a day. My ponds are never messy though as the fish clean up anything!Even the banks are rinsed clean with rain water. Read every thing you can on ducks,they are very interesting and lively pets! They cannot wait to be released and get a bath every morning.Thankfully we live in Florida Who needs chickens????...See MoreThinking of building a green house
Comments (24)The materials cost break down is as follows: Plastic: $281.00 Wood: $434.00 PVC Elbows: $66.00 (SHOP AROUND!) Screws,Connectors, bolts, strapping: $50 1 1/4 pipe and part of the side wall pipes:$ 35.00 Plastic for endwalls: $31.00 ( I would make them solid next time) 20 foot 1 inch PVC from craigslist 45 sticks $100.00 Replacement PVC due to breakage: $ 54.00 To explain the breaks, When I got the pipe, I didn't notice some of it was thinwall and not Schedule 40. I thought I could get by with it. It works fine for the side pipes, but not the ribs. There is some of it still being used, It is just between some Schedule 40 pipe. The thin wall stuff broke in the 50-70 mph winds we had for several days. It was easy to replace. I copied this off the pile of receipt I have sitting here. My grand total was $997. After the storms it went up to $1,051. If you had to my the pipe new, for me it would have raised it to $1,297. Of course I am not counting my tools, electricity and the food and beverages I had to pay for to get my friends and family out to pull the plastic over, twice! I also built it much stronger than others may. If you live in a protected area, you could get by cheaper. However here, it isn't an option. Thanks for asking, if you would like any more info let me know. Jay Jay...See MoreSome home building questions (the start)
Comments (14)1. Do you live in a house now? Look around, measure the size of the rooms you have, figure out what spaces you want to include in the new house, and use your current rooms as a frame of reference to determine the size of rooms you want. Like, you might say, "This living room is the perfect size so I'll plan one about the same, but I want twice the length of kitchen counter space, so I'll increase the kitchen by X square feet, add one more average size bathroom," etc, etc. Then add it all up. I don't know if this helps, but it's basically what I did. I sat and looked at my current living room and kitchen for hours, measured the furniture, and figured out what size rooms I was comfortable with in the new house (and what rooms I wanted to add). Don't be surprised if the house "grows" considerably during the design process. With mine, I was imagining around 1,600 square feet. When I drew it all out, it turned into 1,800. Then, we bumped it up to 2,052 when we actually got to framing. Then, we decided to finish out the attic room ("might as well while we're at it, why waste that space," etc.) that added 260, so it ended up about 2,300. Of course, you have to consider your life now and what you expect in the future. I feel our new house is going to be ridiculously big for my husband and me, but we do hope to have at least one child. 2. I can offer no financial advice. : ) 3. You have many good suggestions here already. My only comment would be, why do people consider painting as a place to skimp? This is assuming you are physically able to paint: Paint is cheap!! And, painting is the one thing even the least skilled of us can usually handle (Professional painters, please don't flame me!) My family and I plan to do all of our painting and staining. I probably wouldn't try this in a house twice the size, but I think we can handle it. I will probably take a few days off work. Obviously this might not work for everyone, but even if you're hiring it done, why is it cheaper to get it all white instead of the colors you want? Here is a link that might be useful: Owl's progress blog (pictures)...See MoreHome building info
Comments (3)LOL, okay make me think about that, too, why don't cha. I guess I could rewind back pretty far myself.......See Morecarolyn53562
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