Greenhouse roofing

jambaloney here!!

hey helga here is a nice pic for you!! this is grand river early in march

this was gonna be two posts but much work has been done since so i slammed it all into one... first off, you need glass for your roof - these are some choice bits...

and here is some more - these sliding glass windows have thick panes - great for roof glass. the big window is a large double paned windows that leaks - gonna split that sucker in two! (kymber washed ALL the glass for the roof - bless her heart and poor sore wrists! )

slider clips  off the panes...

many many slider clips - they will be handy for something!!

okay back to the double - paned window - it is big so we have to be careful..

actually, i'm not taking it apart right now, but i need to remove some frame to measure the exact size of the glass....... ( for a how-to i already posted about how to get a tempered double-paned window apart)

so i chipped out some frame - to measure - measure what?? - the size of the new frame of course!! that's what the raw 2x2 is for!!

and here is a finished frame!!

it's not really a frame, i opted to skip framing the stuff for the roof. i was going to cut a groove in wood and sit the glass in the groove, but that would require some real fine cutting  (i don't have a chop saw) and a lot of time... as the glass will be resting on the roof, i opted to build things for the glass to 'sit' on, relying on gravity and silicone to keep the glass in place - so the form is more like a bed... sounds crazy?? probably but what the heck - all in or bust!!!

so i made two..

and kymber painted them while i played with power tools!! these go on either end of the roof!!

now how to get them up?? i bought 10 foot 2x6 pt lumber - saves on paint times ;-)

we are STILL running out of time - let's cheat!!! these are simpson h1 hurricane ties..

which i used to put up the rafters without making birdsmouth cuts - sorry w! i will stuff some wedges in the gaps later - right now we need a roof!!

here are two rafters...

here is a window pane on a frame (or bed?)... sealed with silicone...

and here it is screwed in place!!!

now for the rest of the roof - we have these 1x2 rails - kymber painted them all!! i put all the screws in ahead of time...

for the front, i measured 7 inches in..

and then squared off the rail - screw in...

now the back...

and the middle..

to give a rafter/beam that has a rail one each side...

the weather was good so i put a whole pile up, but here is how it was done... last one!

glass that kymber cleaned - thank you baby !!!

bottom brace with two screws to hold the first pane of glass...

secured into place between railed rafters..

automagic caulking gun - i HATE caulking!!!!! silicone and roofing nails....

it is hard to see in this pic... i ran outta white silicone - this stuff is clear... there is a bead of silicone on both rails and the rafters!!!

first window in place, sitting on the rail, the screws keep it from sliding down..

next pane - if you look carefully, you can see the roofing nails providing a gap between panes of glass - this is to give some play for freezing/thawing , wind, etc. the silicone seals and seats the glass - gravity will do the rest (i HOPE!)

the rest of the glass goes in like that.. then i make 1x2 cross braces, that get dabbed with silicone...

and pressed into place - a bead of silicone goes all the way around on top...

finally these cross braces get further brace by pt 2x2s... cut and sealed...

and screwed in from the bottom - special added bonus!!! lateral bracing for the whole roof!!

all done - nearly killed me up, down, seal repeat - works well, a bit unorthodox, but hey!!!

pioneer preppy..
sandy...

you will have to fight over who gets what... virtually of course, we ate these last thursday ;-)))

cheers all thanks for dropping in more greenhouse to come!!

holy moly - FINALLY some good weather! the first river dip of the year and some catching up....

finally we have gotten some good weather and have been able to work on the greenhouse! more on the greenhouse later - first up - some breakfast - a great way to start the day!

some kimchi, olives, pickled onions, pickled artichokes, homemade salsa, homemade guacamole, brie cheese, feta cheese and some sliced tomatoes. some fresh bread and olive oil and balsamic vinegar - that's a great breakfast right there!

here's some spaghetti and homemade meatballs - yummeh! want to know the secret for making great meatballs? use meat! like ground hamburger. and don't put any filler like crackers or bread in there for heaven's sake. just meat! and spices! and make a killer sauce with lots of fresh garlic and herbs! 

see all of the little frog babies at the bottom of the picture? they are growing healthy and strong! come on frog babies - we need you to eat the mosquito larvae and mosquitoes!

here's a little bunch of pretty flowers that came out of nowhere...sooo pretty!

to my friend Mystic Mud.....STOP READING NOW! i do not want to rub my new swimming pool in your face! i know, i know - i have a river, an ocean and a hottub - what on earth do i need a new swimming pool for?!?!?!?

kids, it's because i can. oh yes, i can! Please...no drooling...have a gander!

that baby is going to get plugged and given a home somewhere in our junk-filled, redneck, white-trash yard and then i will be able to dip into it in order to cool down in between the painting jobs that the man gives me!

you don't think our yard is full of junk...have a look-see:

geesh....one of these days i just know that i will have a beautifully-landscaped yard...properly maintained by someone named Jesus (pronounced Hay-Zoos). actually, we don't have any mexicans on the island...

teehee. here is the first part of the roof going up on the greenhouse. is there anything more lovely?

i just noticed that all of the pics of the greenhouse are slanty....it's because of all of the slanty ground around here! that and the fact that i take slanty pictures!

here's some pretty moss....

and some fiddleheads...which will eventually turn into ferns. have you ever eaten fiddleheads?

some pretty purple flowers...

some tiny-tine blue flowers...

a gorgeous dawn for my mole sister Helga...

another shot...

out front....this is at about 5am in the morning...

out back again...

it eventually became like this...

what do you do with leftover spagetti and meatballs? you make a meatball sandwich for lunch of course!

woohoo - finally a bright sunny day after 4 straight months of non-stop rain! maybe we can get some work done on the greenhouse!

the man working on the roof below:

Strachan's Brook is slowly draining into the river:

a delicious qunioa, green olive, multi-coloured pepper and avocado salad with an avocado dressing:

mmmmmmmm. it was yummeh!

and here's another day's breakfast - zucchini fritters with garlic, turmeric and cayenne sour cream...and of course, a generous helping of kimchi - yummeh!



dinner that day was some delicious roasted chicken, smashed and gravy, steamed carrots, wild rice and cranberry stuffing and some pickled beets.



however, by noon last friday we were hitting waaay above average temps - it was like 24C (76F)! it was so out of season and such a treat....i didn't care if we still had a greenhouse to build. i wanted the river!!!! jambaloney did not want to down greenhouse tools...remember, it has been raining for 3 straight months and we need to get this thing built! but i was adamant! i wanted a dip in the river! try not to trip all over the windows and crap and let's go down to the river...

woohoo! look it's the beautiful ocean-filled river! i love my river!

oh it was so beautiful...and the air so warm!

jambaloney said "babe. it's gonna be waaay too cold. you'll never get in".

he does not understand a woman on a mission. wearing one of his pirate bandanas. and some panties being that this blog is rated PG13.

but geesh. will he never learn? probably not. he's a man and all. (just teasing with you babe. i loves you and all of that!)

heading out into that beautiful, salty, mineral-filled, delicious river. the river temp is about 12C (55F). i screamed a little walking in.

i screamed A LOT going in! it was freakin freezing!

 jambaloney didn't scream....

 


















he just dove right in....he was screaming under the water...i know it!

after our first dip of 2013....can you believe we were swimming on May 31?!?!?!!? woohoo! i can't wait for more dips! but after our dip - it was time to come home and keep working on the greenhouse!

although the yard is full of junk and our crap-*ssed cottage really is slanty - look at our beautiful greenhouse! it will be gorgeous when finished and i will enjoy painting and decorating it and starting all of our food out there!

more greenhouse updates coming soon. Helga - have you noticed all of the green? woohoo! the green is back and i am loving it!