Red is the new Green
Progress continues on the green house. We now have glass and storm doors on the East and West ends. Today we will start working on the puzzle of the South side. How to structure the wall so that it can handle the snow load and still allow the maximum amount of light in. I still have to brainiac a method of covering the windows when it gets really cold and dark. I will put plastic over all the windows on the inside - but when it gets 20 below they will need some additional protection. The non glass walls and ceiling will be insulated with a foot of pink fibreglass. Thermal mass will come from a dozen, flat black painted, 45 gallon drums of water - and tires filled with soil. Fortunately I still have at least a couple of months before that part of the project needs to be completed. At five this morning the snow was really coming down. Or so Jo-Ann tells me. When I got up at a more civilized hour all the grass was covered with snow. Now it has changed to a cold rainy drizzle. Perfect we...