Hi funnylady,

Your name should be lucklady...... My Fiance would strangle me if I asked for another one. We lost a window a couple days ago. We had 50 mph wind gusts and were under a wind advisory. Fiance thinks it is fixable. After all the modifications we did to it. What are you going to do with all that room and in florida a nice zone to live and grow plants in. You are lucky..... Barb

Hi funnylady, good for you! Glad to know you have the second one up and attached to your first. Looking forward to pics (feel free to drop me an email if you need any help with the steps.)

Barb, oh no! was it a wall panel or a roof window that you lost? If a wall panel, was it attached with a screw anywhere? I hope it didn't do too much damage.
Sheri

HI Sherry,

We modified according to your blog. The greenhouse withstood 50 mph gusts thanks to you and others. We did not have the windows bungied down and have no doors yet. I think the wind came in and picked the window up and twisted it. TOOK OUT A BOLT. Can you believe that. I should go and take a picture. I think I will and post it. The greenhouse is protected. Funnylady I hope you dont have this happen to you. Goodluck with your biggggg GH. barb

funnylady,
I'm wondering about what you went through putting up your SECOND GH...I'm struggling to get ONE up...I guess I'm being wimpy...but I'd love to hear how long it took, if you had help etc.

You are indeed a lucky lady. With a GH that size you should be in good shape for a few years... before you need to expand again. :) My Rion looked so big at 8X16' until I started carrying in the plants.....

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After the base was done and squared the second time. (DH doesn't like it when I check his work. But how can I work if it's not right.) It only took me one day. But I have a lot of experience on putting GH together. This is the 5th one. The first one was ACF, it was the large "Little GH". It taught me a lot and lasted through all the hurricans a few years ago. After that I got a Julian 7X9. Still have that. Two years ago I got the 6X8 HFGH, still have that.
Last year I got the first 10X12 HFGH. Liked how high it was so deside to try to put two together when the weather cooled down. Can't add anymore, no more room.

greenhouser, your greenhouse is very nice, but in my opinion You have your bubble wrap on backwards. The bubbles go against the glass(or poly). You need to create a dead air space. This is what causes it to gain and retain the heat and to keep the cold sweat off the glass.
If you will look at hoop houses with the double plastic layer with air blowing inbetween and at the poly insulated panels you will understand. You need the dead air space just like insulated house windows.

cactusfreak

It may appear the bubbles are on the outside but they are on the INSIDE, facing the polycarb, creating a dead air space. You're seeing the sun shining through them.