Hi, Just a couple of observations. If you had a different type of wood burner that would seal and pull the air direct from the outside to the stove through some type of inlet pipe it would help keep from pulling cold air into the room to provide oxygen to burn. Also, buy metal 55 gallon drums fill with water and place on the South wall. Paint the front flat black and the back white. Rotate them for the season. Blk for winter, White for summer. It will help hold heat during the night.
If would have been helpful if it was partially underground instead of fully. If the south wall was 1/2 above ground to allow windows. Clear plexiglass or windows would work a lot better than sheet plastic. The clearer the better. Paint the back wall a dark color to absorb the sunlight better. 1ft wall mirrors can be used to "bounce" the sunlight to the inside of the south wall where the lack of windows keeps it from hitting.
Good luck-the walls need insulation and the stove means the humidity levels will fluctuate (just observations) have dream of my own- it appears serious rescources will be needel to seal and insulate because it gets very cold where you are ( greenhouse needs to "maintain" a constant temp) as before, good luck and thanks for the post
A rocket stove would be a good idea. Some other thouhgts would be to compost inside for the heat or possibly have chickens housed in there for heat as well.
Heat-powered fan generates its own electricity from your wood stove's heat, improving the efficiency of the stove by circulating the warm air it produces. Sends the air directly into the living area rather than having most of the heat rise immediately to the ceiling. Sits on top of stove; starts automatically when stove surface temperature reaches 150°F. Speed increases as the stove heats up and decreases as it cools down. Turns off automatically. Aluminum fan will never rust. Northerntools. com
Cool videos! I want to do the exact same thing actually.
I was thinking of using several layers of transparent roofing too, to create a sort of temperature buffer in between them. We get really cold winters here so it's going to have to be super-efficient as far as greenhouses go. And plastic is a bargain compared to glass. Good luck with your GH, and keep the videos comin!
you can get corrogated polycarbonite roofing material that is clear instead of opaque...a couple of hundred dollars roof it with a more efficient and durable roof...
thanks, you know i thought about that, but didnt want to invest too much in it right off the bat. if it does ok this season im sure i will upgrade asap
Look i know paint, don't paint it black! Paint it flat white 70%-90% reflective.
kemiah 6 days ago
Paint the walls and floor black. Use black buckets or tanks full of water to heat the place overnight
FnjordKnot 1 week ago
Hi, Just a couple of observations. If you had a different type of wood burner that would seal and pull the air direct from the outside to the stove through some type of inlet pipe it would help keep from pulling cold air into the room to provide oxygen to burn. Also, buy metal 55 gallon drums fill with water and place on the South wall. Paint the front flat black and the back white. Rotate them for the season. Blk for winter, White for summer. It will help hold heat during the night.
PreacherPrepper 1 month ago
If would have been helpful if it was partially underground instead of fully. If the south wall was 1/2 above ground to allow windows. Clear plexiglass or windows would work a lot better than sheet plastic. The clearer the better. Paint the back wall a dark color to absorb the sunlight better. 1ft wall mirrors can be used to "bounce" the sunlight to the inside of the south wall where the lack of windows keeps it from hitting.
DontFriendInviteMe 3 months ago
Good luck-the walls need insulation and the stove means the humidity levels will fluctuate (just observations) have dream of my own- it appears serious rescources will be needel to seal and insulate because it gets very cold where you are ( greenhouse needs to "maintain" a constant temp) as before, good luck and thanks for the post
QuickdrawandKabong 3 months ago
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QuickdrawandKabong 3 months ago
...how about insulating the walls from the outside. a little digging around the perimeter and attaching insulation sheets on walls.
paulpellicci 4 months ago
A rocket stove would be a good idea. Some other thouhgts would be to compost inside for the heat or possibly have chickens housed in there for heat as well.
NavyBlueSTL 6 months ago
Heat-powered fan generates its own electricity from your wood stove's heat, improving the efficiency of the stove by circulating the warm air it produces. Sends the air directly into the living area rather than having most of the heat rise immediately to the ceiling. Sits on top of stove; starts automatically when stove surface temperature reaches 150°F. Speed increases as the stove heats up and decreases as it cools down. Turns off automatically. Aluminum fan will never rust. Northerntools. com
MrMaleBee 1 year ago
Cool videos! I want to do the exact same thing actually.
I was thinking of using several layers of transparent roofing too, to create a sort of temperature buffer in between them. We get really cold winters here so it's going to have to be super-efficient as far as greenhouses go. And plastic is a bargain compared to glass. Good luck with your GH, and keep the videos comin!
Soldier957 1 year ago
you can get corrogated polycarbonite roofing material that is clear instead of opaque...a couple of hundred dollars roof it with a more efficient and durable roof...
centervilletn 2 years ago
thanks, you know i thought about that, but didnt want to invest too much in it right off the bat. if it does ok this season im sure i will upgrade asap
thanks for the input
ozarkgrower 2 years ago