Hello
The wife wants to build a small greenhouse against the house wall to grow herbs and similar plants. I will build it out of old windows, it will be about 150cm wide and 50cm deep, and the greenhouse will be placed on our patio, with the back against the house wall. Mrs. absolutely wants a brick foundation at the bottom made of old bricks, about 3 rows high.
The question is how do I do this without the patio suffering too much moisture damage?
I'm thinking that bricks and mortar will absorb quite a bit of moisture, so bricks directly on the patio seems like a really bad idea.
- Should I have a "sacrificial board" at the bottom under the bricks that I can replace sometime? (thinking to minimize anchoring to the house wall in case we want to remove it in the future)
- Some moisture-resistant (but reasonably inconspicuous) plastic solution at the bottom, if so what?
- Small "feet" on the greenhouse to minimize contact?
- Other creative suggestions?
The wife wants to build a small greenhouse against the house wall to grow herbs and similar plants. I will build it out of old windows, it will be about 150cm wide and 50cm deep, and the greenhouse will be placed on our patio, with the back against the house wall. Mrs. absolutely wants a brick foundation at the bottom made of old bricks, about 3 rows high.
The question is how do I do this without the patio suffering too much moisture damage?
I'm thinking that bricks and mortar will absorb quite a bit of moisture, so bricks directly on the patio seems like a really bad idea.
- Should I have a "sacrificial board" at the bottom under the bricks that I can replace sometime? (thinking to minimize anchoring to the house wall in case we want to remove it in the future)
- Some moisture-resistant (but reasonably inconspicuous) plastic solution at the bottom, if so what?
- Small "feet" on the greenhouse to minimize contact?
- Other creative suggestions?