1/23/2021 – For the last two weekends and the week between we spent any hours when it was not too cold and windy or raining assembling a ClimaPod Virtue greenhouse. Today we buckled in the last 6 mm thermoplastic panel and all that is left is some cross-bracing, the louver in the back/north wall, and more ties to the foundation.
Relevant dates:
- Arrived on FedEx Truck – 1/11/2021
- 12th-15th extended existing concrete slab with 4″x4″ posts/frame and pea gravel.
- 18th to the 23rd – assembled the frame with polycarbonate panels.
- 24th to 27th – Completed crossbracing, door supports, and installed louver.
From Climapod’s web page:
- CLIMAPOD Virtue Greenhouse, 9’x14′.
- European style greenhouse that is made of the safest & strongest transparent 6 MM polycarbonate.
- Approximate inside dimensions: 8’-9” wide x 14’-2” long x 7’-10” high: Total 128 sq. ft.
- thick aluminum profiles with SS hardware.
- 6 mm polycarbonate panels. R/K Value = 1.55.
- Warranty: 10 years.
- Exact dimensions:
- Outside: 8’-11 3/16” (2722 mm) x 14′-4 7/16″ (4380 mm) x 7’-11” (2412 mm)
- Inside: 8’-8 7/8” (2664 mm) x 14′-2 3/16″ (4322 mm) x 7’-10” (2387 mm)
- Total 128 sq. ft.
- The roof can hold over 15″ of snow–not likely in Mobile Alabama.
