The sunroom, that is.
Two nights ago we had a visit from a representative of a local installer. Previously I had thought I could tackle this one on my own. I am thankful now I will not be doing that. There are a lot of factors involved in the construction both from a technical side to the administrative (incl. permits codes etc.) It appears the materials used would be far superior from what I thought I could get away with. Steel upright posts that don't require the glass sections to function as structural elements. In other words, the frame wont require the skin to stand firm. Having seen pictures in the portfolio of hailstorms and fallen trees that have wrecked the house but left the sunroom intact I am confident in the quality. We are also getting a guarantee on the whole thing that I could never provide. The glazing is superior to what I could obtain and should provide excellent thermal insulation given the large areas of glass. I was pleased to hear the "surveyor" was well versed in many of the factors I am concerned with given its intended role. He agreed that the location for it on the house was perfect, providing maxim southern exposure, a position far enough forward to avoid shadowing from our neighbor to the east, and garage to the west. And exposed east and west ends to allow ample cross ventilation. In short, he was speaking my language and it was a relief to find that maybe what I am after isn't so way out in left field afterall. In fact the surveyor had a fistfull of lime trees in his own sunroom (and apparently a fan of martinis.)
There will be some elements that my brother in law and I will be doing ourselves to save some money, like pulling up the hedges, cutting and installing the doorway and electrical connections, but it will be nice to let someone else have to do the worrisome parts for a change. And this is a local company so its nice to know the money stays here.
So while my wife is thinking about furniture to go in the 8x11 space, I am back to thinking about trees.
Meyer Lemon, Kaffir Lime, and Blood oranges. The question is from where. None of the nurseries around here have any citrus. Suggestions?
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Wow, that is really cool that you are going to have an indoor growing space. We are attempting to grow some things indoors, but we live in an apartment, we cannot alter the physical structure of the building. I don't blame you for getting a contractor, it sounds like that could be a pretty big job - and kudos for it being a local company!
As for the trees. My dad bought me an avocado tree for my birthday, but he had to order it online from California. Now there may be some place closer than that, but you may have to go online, especially if you want dwarf trees.
I look forward to seeing it completed and filled with plants (oh and maybe a little bit of furniture too). :-)
Check out the citrus selection at groworganic.com within the next few weeks when they post their winter fruit tree catalog...
I was wondering how this project was going! You must be physic.
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