Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A Cool House for my Brugs, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Oh..Sandy... since you were wondering of the cost.. thisis about how it breaks down..Well the foam cost is a small part of the total. however. it's $11.67 each.. $128.37 + tax for the foam.. maybe$30 of construction adheasive.. to anchor the double metal tracks together with$10forscrews.. maybe 60 metal track sections@ about $4.78 $286.80...$50 for the floor joists and plywood...I'd say it was some where about $515.00 total material cost.. w/ hinges.. locks..insulating andweather stripping of the double doors.. and personal medication... above that... but it is an insulated building. not a thin wall plastic item .or a weak 3 season greenhouse.. .
the building has about 48 sq ft floor area..384 cu ft of storage... I'll have things
on one another inside..smaller things on bigger ones..
So.. that's how it shakes out.. maybe a bit more than I was imagening at the onset.. but it's about twice as nice and 3 times as durable as I was thinking it would be.. guess it was mostly a research projecct for light minimal framing technique.. now for the raod tests..
OH and it can be easily disassembled... shipped and reerected...difficult criteria to include in design/construction..plus.. it's VERY LIGHT.. something I pay a premimum for on the roof..
It's 60* F in a light rain...seems quite unnecessary... and totally excessive...
said the grasshopper to the Ant.. ( remember your fables ; )