Kyle's Permie Bootcamp (BRK)

Mark Brunnr wrote:It's looking good Kyle! For the facade, is it like an upside down J that sits on top of the board which holds in the soil? I'm wondering if the plastic sheeting is totally covered by the facade and soil up at that point, to prevent any breakdown by UV exposure.

The facade is more like a T. The top cap sheds water away from the roof edge and both mill ends cover the plastic from UV damage. We may have some soil fall down the roof before things get rooted, we'll have to watch and see.

Nicole Alderman wrote:I have a question that I've been wondering about for a while. Wofatis all have those spiffy wings to the side...but they're not technically part of the "living" area, right? But, I can't imagine that all that sheltered space gets wasted. Will the greenhouse "wings" be used for storage (kind of like a shed), or something else?

Hey Nicole, the space under the wing walls will be used for storage but I think their first purpose is to prevent soil/mud from settling and making its way around and toward any of the main supports.

That is one problem we have seen here with previous builds.

I'm sure Josiah has more in depth reasoning on this particular design.

BRK Post 82

Another hot day here.

I got up early and did a water run with Judy before the morning meeting, got to jump in the ice cold creek before the heat of the day as a bonus. I like watering as early in the day as possible, once 10 o'clock comes around it's best if all the watering has been done.

But we needed more water anyway so I went with Matt, Nina, and Arianna for a second trip to be put out later.

After lunch Josiah and I chipped away at the facade work.

Every piece is irregular and it takes time to line everything up. We are trying to account for aesthetics and imagine how rain, snow, and soil will interact with the roof edge.

I'm using a lot of my experience from cutting large slabs of stone on this job. Where you only have the number of pieces you need and no extras. Better not mess up.

BRK Post 83

The day here started with a thunder storm and on and off rain.

By the time we got to working on the greenhouse it had cleared up and almost everyone came to help clean up the site and install the glass.

I kept making progress on the facade while everybody else chipped in to grade dirt, pick up wood scraps, or prep the glass. And Matt filmed everyone and had us explain what we were doing to the camera.

I got done just in time. Then ever so carefully, we cleaned and set the panes in their new home. And we celebrated with homemade lemonade and silly choreographed jumping. All of this was filmed for your future entertainment and ridicule. You are Welcome.

So the greenhouse is officially a greenhouse.

Now we have to put on all the stuff that goes on after the glass. Flashing, exterior trim, more aluminium rails, more flashing, and the facade cap above the glass.

Josiah and Matt also headed up a massive pizza party operation, I think they ended up making like nine baking sheet sized pizzas.

And I ate about three pieces more than was good for me, a total of eleven I think. I regret nothing.

Pass me a slice! Looks good.