DAY 1: Building The Greenhouse (Unpacking a Puzzle)

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4 HOURS

The Greenhouse was delivered in two long skinny boxes. One box held the pieces for the structure and the other box (that snapped open sometime during delivery) held the window slats. Jim's first statement: "Good thing I'm still in the Christmas Spirit."

Well, Shut the Back Door! Good thing we watched videos on the "assembly" because people were NOT kidding about all the parts! Oh! And you will not be disappointed - the instructions are just as bad as everyone says; if you use the "parts page" to help you identify the pieces you need - it's not so bad (for now). Just go in with a positive attitude, don't tighten down anything and never force the aluminum - you'll be fine. We had to laugh, the first instruction said to unpack everything and count all the pieces ... you have to be kidding.

Tonight we built the bottom, supports, 'front door' and back wall of the frame. It took a couple of hours. We are building most of it in the garage for now; then, depending on total height, we'll complete the roof either in the garage or on site.

What was hard: Inserting the black clips will hurt your thumb and fingers. So, once you get the clip started, reach underneath and pinch-pull them into place.

What didn't look right but was: The supports, just make sure the hole is at the top and the slider is at the bottom - enough said - if you are building this - then you know.









Location: Stafford, VA 22554, USA

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