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 4×4 posts and frame and pea gravel fill.
- 18th to the 23rd – assembled the frame with polycarbonate panels.
- 24th to 27th – Completed crossbracing, door supports, and installed louver.
- 2021 – See below for installation of shade cloth.
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 ft.-4 7/16 in. (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.
Shade Cloth Installed From The Shade Cloth Store
5/12/2021 – The first shade cloth was installed on the south half. It was was Aluminet Cool Shade – 70% – 7′ x 15′. Order #60523 on April 5, 2021.
8/16/2021 – We hung the 2nd sunshade on the north end of the greenhouse to hopefully lower the temperature. As we could not get the Aluminet Cool Shade as is on the south end we got their 65% Ultra Tan Shade Cloth – 7′ x 12′. Order #65055 dated August 7, 2021.
