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RE-doing the greenhouse

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
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DoomsDave Grand Master

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My greenhouse, actually a giant cold frame, was erected circa 2012, and now it's rotting.

The basic structure was made of pressure treated lumber; the parts that didn't get or stay too wet have held up well, while those that got and stayed wet have rotted, in some cases almost to nothing.

So, I'm going, if I can, to replace the horizontal shelves with stainless steel. Mesh is available from a local metals dealer for 6 dollars a pound, which will get expensive. Some have suggested shelves from old refrigerators, which I'll look into.

Anyone have any thoughts or experiences?

Thanks!

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The best I could I could find was plastic pallets you can cut them up with a chainsaw or a reciprocating saw there cheap I got these one free. They sell for $10 each at industrial wharehouses. Or when I built my deck I found some industrial platform decking not cheap but will last forever. They use it a walkways in national parks as well so tough very professional looking. Both are not going to rust or rot out.

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As long as you have some overhead UV protection, go with plastic. Wood and thin metal degrade very fast and you can usually find modular plastic shelving at a bigbox store for decent prices.

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