Greenhouse in DC... well, Maryland technically...

So.... I was in DC visiting a friend, and decided to post something online asking if anyone in the area wanted help with any projects.  I posted a few examples of things I had done.  Wouldn't ya know it... someone responded with (and I'm paraphrasing).  "Dude, help me build a greenhouse with the windows I took out of my house!  We replaced them, but the old windows are too good to just throw away."
I'm glad he didn't because it turned out to be a great project, and as part of my payment I got a new laptop.... which I'm typing on right now to create this very text.  yippee.  It was a mothers day present and seems to have gone over very well.  :-)

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Bobcat breaking ground. 
 
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Scraping up the grass.

 

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All those brick....Ya, 
they were in my truck 
at the same time.  overloaded!		 Picture 004.jpg
retaining wall...
 
 
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Retaining wall...		 Picture 006.jpg
Levelling ground.		 Picture 007.jpg
filling with gravel...		 Picture 008.jpg
Layed down foam insulation,
and radiant heat tubing.
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Prepped for concrete.		 Picture 010.jpg
Concrete.		 Picture 011.jpg
Smooth.... kinda.		 Picture 012.jpg
Yay!  Working hard.
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blah blah...		 Picture 014.jpg
Ok.... now the real...		 Picture 015.jpg
...building....		 Picture 016.jpg
....starts.
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windows		 Picture 018.jpg
and		 Picture 019.jpg
walls		 Picture 020.jpg
and 
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more		 Picture 022.jpg
windows		 Picture 023.jpg
and		 Picture 024.jpg
walls
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Yep....  you uessed it...		 Picture 026.jpg
Windows		 Picture 027.jpg
and		 Picture 028.jpg
walls.
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Next....		 Picture 030.jpg
Is ME!		 Picture 031.jpg
....and		 Picture 032.jpg
the roof...
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and tar paper.		 Picture 034.jpg
Big roof windows.		 Picture 035.jpg
...and stuff...		 Picture 036.jpg
Plywood on the roof...
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steel mesh for walls...		 Picture 038.jpg
slate roof.		 Picture 039.jpg
Sky light made from scratch.		 Picture 040.jpg
getting ready
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for 		 Picture 042.jpg
Stone veneer.		 Picture 043.jpg
Jaimie sticking on stones.		 Picture 044.jpg
Keep workin'...
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Tiled inside.		 Picture 046.jpg
finishing slate roof.		 Picture 047.jpg
Long days.  ...but fun.		 Picture 048.jpg
More stones...
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Vent in back		 Picture 050.jpg
More...		 Picture 051.jpg
stone.		 Picture 052.jpg
How'd this get in there?
Taking in the garbage.
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Almost...		 Picture 054.jpg
done...		 Picture 055.jpg
OK!		 Picture 056.jpg
yay!

I didn't get a shot of the electrical stuff going in, but.... there's a light over the door, and some outlets inside, and a solar panel on the way!  Yay for solar panels.  Its too bad the solar panel was on back order.  I didn't get a chance to see the final pieces of the electrical system hooked up.