kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I've been batting a greenhouse build around for a couple of years but just couldn't work out all the issues because of landscape/trees/etc. I finally have a solution, I think. I'm going to build it off the front of one of the garage doors. There is no driveway beyond a 3 ft concrete apron piece, so the majority of it will be over regular ground.
I have all the windows I could need. I have a three door, insulated, french door set. I have access to pallets and can do a build with treated pallet wood. (I love demolition blades.)
So the question that popped into my head today... instead of trying to find very expensive, ground contact lumber nowadays, can I use railroad ties? Not worried about chemicals. This is a spring starter, winter protection greenhouse. Anything put in it will be in pots, not directly into the soil. I have shelves that will work just fine.
I was thinking two tiers of railroad ties to be the base, and then the windows on top of that. The roof will be poly because of tree debris and the need for me to be able to lift it to vent heat. Replacing a poly panel is a heck of a lot easier than replacing a section of glass overhead.
I'm hoping to get started on this in March so I can use it to protect potted citrus by next fall.
So railroad ties? Or alternatives?
I have all the windows I could need. I have a three door, insulated, french door set. I have access to pallets and can do a build with treated pallet wood. (I love demolition blades.)
So the question that popped into my head today... instead of trying to find very expensive, ground contact lumber nowadays, can I use railroad ties? Not worried about chemicals. This is a spring starter, winter protection greenhouse. Anything put in it will be in pots, not directly into the soil. I have shelves that will work just fine.
I was thinking two tiers of railroad ties to be the base, and then the windows on top of that. The roof will be poly because of tree debris and the need for me to be able to lift it to vent heat. Replacing a poly panel is a heck of a lot easier than replacing a section of glass overhead.
I'm hoping to get started on this in March so I can use it to protect potted citrus by next fall.
So railroad ties? Or alternatives?