Old Greenhouse into Multi-Purpose Structure
- William Wilson
Originally constructed as an industrial sized greenhouse, this structure has been exposed and empty for the last 30 years. Located in the CSC apple orchard, it had been a popular roosting site for our orchard turkeys. Unfortunately for them we were determined to get some use out of the Buckminster Fuller inspired geodesic frame.
We measured the circumference of the semi cylindrical frame and ordered a Clearspan polyethylene cover.
It took 12 of us most of day to clear out the overgrowth, make some repairs and then finally raise the cover.
We now have storage, workshop space and a staging area removed from the elements for the CSC Design Project.
We expect it will take us the better part of 5-10 years to build everything in the CSC Project. We are not in any hurry and we would like as many people as possible to learn from these projects. If you’d like to visit or participate there are several options;
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2 thoughts on “Old Greenhouse into Multi-Purpose Structure”
I love your greenhouse and I wondered what materials you used to build it. I want to build one myself.
Hi Melvin… The tubing is a good grade galvanized steel that has been sitting there in the elements for 30-some years. Almost no rust…!! I’m afraid we do not know exactly what grade of steel or galvanization it is. The cover came from Farmtek and is called Clearspan polyethylene.
http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/cat1;ft_fabric_buildings;ft_hd_truss_buildings.html
Folks at Farmtek were great to work with.