Re: Greenhouses

From: Joe Cumbee (jcumbee@alltel.net)
Date: Tue Oct 31 2000 - 18:28:48 PST


Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:28:48 -0500
From: Joe Cumbee <jcumbee@alltel.net>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3182$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Greenhouses

R B wrote:

> Some more greenhouse questions, if you don't mind. To
> Michael Catalani, Susan Farrington and Joe Cumbee:
>
> What kind of foundation did you use?
> Mine is a dirt foundation covered with black ground cloth it has
> lasted for 6 years and still going strong.
> Is your greenhouse portable? Ie., if you moved, could you take the
> greenhouse with you?

> You can dismantle it. It is just like assemblying a giant erector
> set.

> Is it considered a permanent or temporary
> structure? Did you have to get a building permit for it?

> I did not have to get a permit for it but I live in a rural area,
>
> Can you easily expand the size of the greenhouse if you wanted to?

> Yes just add sections on.
> Does the manufacturer provide extension kits?

> yes and they are glad to work with you to expand .
>
> How involved was it installing electrical power to your greenhouse? I
> installed it my self , I am not an electrician, but I have had classes
> in wiring, and I had oneLicence electriction to look at it before I
> threw the juice to it. One thing you need to consider is to make sure
> you install Ground fault interrrupter breakers in your panel box. It
> saves a ton of money instead of installing individual gfi receptables.
>
> How many electrical outlets do you have,

> Outlets are like greenhouses you can never get to many outlets just
> like you can never get to large of a greenhouse

> and in what voltage?
> I use 110 Volts

> Did you find after you've used the greenhouse you needed additional
> power?

no I Installed a 10 panel box and have used only for beakers so far.
one for the heat, one for ventilation and one for the haff fans, and one
for the outlets.

>
>
> Ron
>
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