DAY 2: Building the Greenhouse; WOW Wear Gloves

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 5 HOURS

Today we added the sides and set up for the roof. The hardest part today was adding the triangle section at the back of the greenhouse. The directions are sketch and we practiced a lot of patience.

We also looked up the measurements of the greenhouse online (they aren't in the directions). It showed that it should be 90.2" tall and the measurement of the garage door is 96" - so building in the garage should work! We'll just need a lot of friends to move it when the time comes.

My legs are beat though! I have on a boot from surgery over the holidays and really had to watch what I did - geez! Jim just kept on going though - my energizer bunny.

What was hard: The directions are wonky and you have to figure out some of the pictures. 

What we learned: Power of the 'tap' - when in doubt, tap the structure until it all falls into place.








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