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Breezeway Greenhouse Help? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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I've got an appx 12' x 24' space between my single story house and tall metal barn garage. The roof of the house slopes toward the space.

I want to convert it into a greenhouse so I can grow veggies without having to chase off critters. Ideally I should be able to install gutters that drain to a rain barrel.

I'm hoping some of you fine folks have resources and recommendations for this kind of project.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I love the look of repurposed windows/doors for greenhouses, and I've even seen them advertised for that purpose at resale shops, but it's really important to be careful about lead paint if you want to do that. Lead was the primary white pigment for a long time, and since windows/doors are often trimmed white, if they are older than 1978 (in the US, EU was 2003, though many member states had their own laws previously), it could be lead. Lead testers are fairly cheap if you want to go this route.

[–] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

This is a really good point! Thanks for the dates that's quite useful