Stroke of Luck?

[Old Bear]

I have been planning to build a bow roof cover to house my old Richardson during her renovation but I got the idea to look for an old greenhouse business that might have a surplus set of green house frames to use. Stopped at several where I saw the "skeletons" with no luck then one guy called me back - he is selling one of his properties and has a 22'X40'X 10' high steel framed quanset type greenhouse with 1 year old plastic still attached and plywood over 2X4 frame ends. Arches are through bolted to 2X6 sills, which I would have to put on a knee wall to get the height I need. He's thinking about $500. I'm thinking maybe he needs to get rid of it - maybe $350.
Did I get lucky here? Any advantage to using the bow roof instead?

[Donn]

Sounds like a great find to me. If I had a place to put it, I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat.

[Leon m]

Originally posted by Old Bear:
Any advantage to using the bow roof instead?Sheds snow really good, no snow loads to worry about.

About ten years ago my father-in-law baught an old
green house frame (bow roof ,3" pipe). we built
a 4' knee wall out of cinder block, and covered the frame in corrugated steel, and closed the ends using
recycled barn boards and an old barn door.

Its made a really good (dry)tractor shed for his old Farmall tractors.

[Paul Pless]

Donn,

Having heard much about your gardens, what use would you put the greenhouse to? Boat shed? Or, winter vegetable garden?

Paul

[Donn]

Paul, I'd use it for starting seeds, growing seedlings and such. I could step up at least 2 zones in the plants I could grow, by being able to winter them in a greenhouse.

[Steve Miller]

I have a small greenhouse. Not big enough for boats or tractors but I start my tomatos etc in February here in Portland. Put them in the ground mid May. Used to plant seeds in the ground mid May. Now I have tomatoes by early August. I love that little greenhouse.