Tuesday, October 8, 2013

greenhouse post #13 painting and caulking

inside walls painted
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taped off the glass on the inside of the roof in preparation for painting rafters
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what it feels like in the greenhouse in the sun
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window caulk, clear for the vertical window edges
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we placed strips of foam between the glass and the posts on the vertical edges, then caulked over them.
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its difficult to get pictures of caulking, especially clear caulking
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the bottom of the windows needed shims
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white window caulk for the top and bottom of the glass
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caulked the three windows on the east, north, and west sides
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the upper windows on the south side all need shims
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pushing the glass flat against the post, you can see the gap
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