My New Orchid House

[Bolero]

This has taken ages to build, well several weekends anyway. It feels like a long time. I need to build the door and then it's pretty much done. Trying to separate parts with different levels of shade is proving more difficult than I thought. A good reason to specialise in a particular genera!!!

It is 6 metres by 3 metres. The shade cloth is 70% sandstone and the roof is polycarbonate. If you have any questions then let me know.

Holes in the ground.......

Then we built the individual frames.....

Exciting I know, a pile of frames.......

The frames up:

With the roof on:

A different angle:

Putting up the shade cloth!

The shade ceiling finally up!

The shelves are built - hot dipped welded mesh.

Another angle of the shelves:

Shade cloth on the sides:

Plants in the house! Woohoo!!!!

We still need a door though.

 

[biothanasis]

As I told you in the other thread, it is simple and amazing!!!! Congrats :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[likespaphs]

super cool!

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap:So exciting! Good job! :clap::clap:

 

[Candace]

Looks like your plants are going to like their new home.

 

[NYEric]

Very nice, I guess you don't get hurricanes or tornadoes there.

 

[Elena]

Looks great! Will the plants be there year round?

 

[SlipperFan]

Very nice, I guess you don't get hurricanes or tornadoes there.

Looks great! Will the plants be there year round?

My thoughts also -- but what a beautiful space for orchids no matter how long they can be in there.

 

[eOrchids]

Awesome setup!

 

[rdlsreno]

Wish I can grow my orchids outside whole year round.:sob:

Nice setup!


Ramon

 

[Greenpaph]

Congratulations!

Looks great!

 

[Bolero]

No hurricanes, tornado's or cyclones here.

Yes they can grow outside all year round. Some warmer grower Paphs I bring inside the house during winter but the rest stay outside.

 

[Bolero]

This is the shade cloth, it is 70% which means that 70% of the light should be blocked. I chose this colour because even though it's rated at 70% UV, it in theory lets through more useable light (whatever that means) and the real rating is more light 50%. Also 70% of the wind is blocked (not sure how accurate that is either). I do know that the cloth breaks up the air movement so even if it's blowing a gale outside the house, inside it's a nice level of air movement.

 

[biothanasis]

Weird texture!!!

 

[Ross]

Nice efficient design. :clap:

 

[CodPaph]

congratulations

 

[nikv]

Looks great!

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting shadecloth. Do you know the maker?

 

[Bobc]

Good job. it looks great.

 

[Bolero]

Not sure on the maker but I can find out, it is very commonly used in Australia, in fact I would say exclusively used here on orchid houses.

It's hard to imagine one without it.