My wife can be impatient at times. I am nearly daily asked if IT is done yet when we both know it may be well into next year before it will be completely done. I know she really isn't referring to that but is actually referring to when she can start moving stuff into the greenhouse side of it. So with that in mind, I made use of a spectacular sunny Saturday, the last one in October and possibly the year, to build the benches inside the greenhouse.
The were a fairly simple build with the structure made out of 2x4's screwed to the walls and topped with plastic deck boards. That was my first experience with plastic deck boards and I must say, I'm not a big fan. They were all over the map in length, which I didn't discover until I had carried them all down the hill and into the greenhouse. That meant that they didn't line up with the support I had carefully measured and placed at eight feet from each wall. They were also not the easiest to fasten down with the blind fastening system they came with. It might be just the brand since these were basic ones from our local big box store because that is where they have them in stock. But in the end, I guess they look nice.
I was able to recycle the plywood that came as a protective sandwich for the polycarbonate roof panels and turn them into the dividing wall between the halves of the building. They are scarred up a bit and two different thicknesses but are adequate for the task at hand. Eventually we are going to paint them with some leftover house paint and perhaps enlist our kids to paint a mural of some sort on it with even more leftover paint. Then I plan to install a garden sink on that end plumbed up to a rainwater catching system from gutters I still need to install. All that won't happen until next year.
But when I got the benches installed, I ceremoniously gave my wife the keys to the door and she started moving things in immediately. I know the question of is it done yet will subside for awhile, at least until she needs water in the spring.
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