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Rooftop Greenhouse
This rooftop greenhouse does an amazing job of trapping heat which is great for cold-season composting and growing. It is built out of scavenged materials including old windows, doors, lumber, raw wool (for insulation in the floor), and plexiglass. The triangular blue framed windows were custom made for the space out of found/on hand materials.
Dimensions: ft long, ft wide, ft tall
It covers approximately X sf and holds cuft
It is located in Chicago, IL
View of the greenhouse from the front. The red doors on either end open to allow access/airflow.
The blue windows are made from found clear and orange plexiglass, lumber, and paint.
This hoist was made to enable getting windows and other building/growing materials onto the roof.
It is made from dumpstered wood and carpet (to protect the roof membrane).
View of the hoist; view looking down to the ground.
Platform Shower
This platform shower is made from dumpstered items like the shower pan, wood base, and red masonite as well as things I had on hand like the plastic sheeting, sandpaper, garden hose, and pennies.
Because this shower was installed in a rented space, drilling into the concrete floor to add a drain and tearing apart the walls to put in new water pipes was out of the question. So I was faced with an interesting challenge...where to get water from and where to drain it.
I worked with the existing water input at the sink by adding an adapter to the tap so a standard garden hose can be attached. A sprayer attachment on the hose that can be clipped to the ceiling make the water come in shower style.
The toilet was my choice for draining the shower so I raised the shower floor on a wooden framework to allow a gently sloped path from the shower drain to the toilet bowl. As the water flows into the toilet, it flushes automatically drain into the nearby toilet, which flushes automatically as it fills.
Dimensions: ft long, ft wide, ft tall
It is located in Chicago, IL
This is a view from the hallway outside of the bathroom.
The shower base is red, and you can see the clear plastic curtain above.
The shower is too tall to step directly onto in wet conditions so I made a step that pulls out of the front.
I glued 320 grit sandpaper on top and built a space inside the step where I can store extra toilet paper.
The drainage trough is usually retracted, as in this photo.
In 'extended' position it slides out of the shower and overhangs the toilet bowl.
This is a composite picture of the underneath part of the shower. You can see the sliding drain trough in 'extended' position and the framing of the platform.
The shower drain cover is made out of a much-drilled piece of 5-gallon bucket and the bottom of the shower curtain is weighted down with pennies 'hemmed' into the edge with packing tape.
Tabletop Greenhouse
This very simple greenhouse was built on top of a worktable that is in front of a south-facing window. Despite it only being a single layer of plastic, it was able to raise temperatures enough for greens like lettuce, spinach, and kale to germinate in an unheated space in February. It is made of plastic sheeting and a few pieces of wood.
Dimensions: 44 in long x 26 in deep x 6-20 in tall
It is located in Chicago, IL
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View of the outside front; view of the happy (and yummy) greens from inside.
If you have a space project you'd like me to work on, please contact me - I'd be happy to discuss a project with you!