We Build a Strawbale Greenhouse/Guesthouse for $200

Part 1

Our old greenhouse had seen better days, and we decided to build
a smaller one with local and salvaged materials

 

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Trees dying from bug kill provide the poles		 casa503.bmp (921654 bytes)
We peel the ends,
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treat them
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and set them in the ground		 casa508.bmp (921654 bytes)
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Smaller logs provide the roof rafters.		 casa802.bmp (921654 bytes)
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We use salvaged planks to make roof panels.
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The roof panels are filled with salvaged pieces of foam insulation		 casa822.jpg (10117 bytes)
  and covered with salvaged plywood panels.		 02a.bmp (921654 bytes)
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