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Breezeway Greenhouse Help? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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I've got an appx 12' x 24' space between my single story house and tall metal barn garage. The roof of the house slopes toward the space.

I want to convert it into a greenhouse so I can grow veggies without having to chase off critters. Ideally I should be able to install gutters that drain to a rain barrel.

I'm hoping some of you fine folks have resources and recommendations for this kind of project.

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No snow.

Siding is stucco, so I'm not worried about wood rot

House is on the north, garage is on the south, the 24' is along the E-W line, so the sun should track right over the breezeway

[–] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

Sounds like a great location! I'm in a very different climate zone so most of my advice would have been around keeping the temperature warm enough through winter, while it sounds like you won't have to deal with a lot of that.

I've seen some cool designs that made glass houses out of secondhand windows or slider doors - if that appeals I can share some links but it's a certain kind of look, and Povoq's suggestion of clear corrugated sheets is probably easier and more uniform. Rain collection from the house roof and greenhouse roof would be very useful.

I'll see if I have any good links for you