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Old 04-28-2010, 04:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Well I did it. I bought a greenhouse. Preparing for winter ahead of time.

Now I have to find out if the Home Owners Association approves it. Then I'll have to get a permit from the city. The greenhouse is fun, the other stuff a pain.

I went ahead and staked out the area and have begun leveling it. There is a Chinese Pistachio tree near it and I will cut some limbs off. It will only gets a little shade in the afternoons and it is a deciduous tree.


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Old 04-28-2010, 04:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I hate HOA's! Good luck with that! I agree! You have a great start there! ~J
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oh boy Dean..... the start of an addiction! ....get the biggest one you can....
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oh boy Dean..... the start of an addiction! ....get the biggest one you can....
No, I'll have to collect dwarfs.
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The Greenhouse I meant !!!... everybody's a comedian.... that's my role here!

You know I'm collecting dwarfs too....
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I really hope the home-owners assoc. approves it. That'd be pretty disappointing if they didn't after you spent the money. Do you have a pic of what it will look like when it's all built?
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I have DWARFS too!!!!! HA HA!!!! Yet I also have four Sabas. Go figure!
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You know I'm collecting dwarfs too....
Ya, I know, it's alot smaller than I wanted. I had to compromise a little. It's only a 8 1/2' x 12' 7".
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I really hope the home-owners assoc. approves it. That'd be pretty disappointing if they didn't after you spent the money. Do you have a pic of what it will look like when it's all built?
I know, I got ahead of myself and it's being shipped to. You can look them up on the net. Rion greenhouse.
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congartulation for your greenhouse, Dean
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Hope they approve it! I don't understand why you need a permit for it though. Usually you don't need one if it's movable or has no foundation. Good luck!
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Congrats Dean, Hopefully the HOA wont hassle you about it.
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Have you talked to the HOA at all before buying one ?
Do they know you want to install a greenhouse ?
I had to get approval/permit for mine (no HOA) because it was closer then 15' to the property line
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Well I did it. I bought a greenhouse. Preparing for winter ahead of time.

Now I have to find out if the Home Owners Association approves it. Then I'll have to get a permit from the city. The greenhouse is fun, the other stuff a pain.
I dont get it. U need permit for placeing greenhouse in own yard?
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Good for you it will be great
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Nope, I bought it then my plumber friend said, "you should get an approval." They know I want one now though. I submitted the paperwork and got my fingers crossed. I have neighbors a few houses down who have a gazebo and one who has a storage shed. So I don't anticipate any problems.

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I bought a greenhouse kit last fall and installed it myself. I did not need a permit from the city because it was less than 120sq feet and less than 15 feet tall.

Make sure you build a good foundation before you install your greenhouse. I built mine out of 4 x 6's. I put landscape (weed cloth) down and then put down a layer of pea gravel, then used 16in patio blocks and some bricks to build a floor. A few months later I bought some rubber floor mats and cut them to fit on top of the patio blocks.

Its a lot of work but it will be well worth it. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Thanks Jeremy! I plan on making the base out of 4x6s too. Did you anchor those to the ground?
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Thanks Jeremy! I plan on making the base out of 4x6s too. Did you anchor those to the ground?
Take the time to seal those 4x6's before you put them in place so they last longer. :^)
You running electric to the greenhouse?
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