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| Proportion | Framed | Base | Glazing roof |
The first pic shows a better idea of the proportion and size of the greenhouse than those after framing is complete. In the second a closer look shows the T-braciong which stabilizes the endwall.
Fortunately for once I overcame my blondeness and actually thought to move the 150- and 250- gallon rainwater tanks into the GH before finishing framing, a wise move since they are too wide to fit through the doorway.
In the first two pics it's obvious the baseplate extends over the foundation block by an inch, which allows it to cover the blue styro. The blue styro sides are covered by vinyl siding and capped to seal and tie together the whole base assembly by drip edge, a trim normally used at the edge of the wood underlayment of a roof beneath the shingles, a thin but tough piece of metal to protect and shed water, the whole effect giving a nice finished look to the outside of the foundation.
I had to seal the roof after glazing it suspended on a makeshift scaffold in order to prevent breaking the very seal I was trying to establish with the silicon. I am afraid of heights and this was a very trying task.