The Greenhouse Goes

This greenhouse has been in place as long as the house has. It looked ok on the outside..kind of. But, inside, it was a mess!!! It leaked and was not the nice heated spot it once was. I'm not entirely sure when the power to the greenhouse was terminated. I'm pretty sure it was when dad was alive. Anyway, a friend named Jim came over to take it away. Every time he was at the house, he kept wanting to remove it. So, it was only fair to let him do the deed when it was time. Janet came over that afternoon, too. 

First Jim took out everything nailed down and not so nailed down. There was a lot inside that just needed hauled off. Then, he removed the door I had fixed my first or second summer in AK.  Probably in 14 or 15. 

He asked us to stand clear while he was cutting. There was a lot of dust from the old fiberglass. He cut every single support he found along the roof. His plan was to pull off the roof and the whole thing would fall down. 

He got into his truck and pulled. It fell over just as he anticipated. And then immediately popped back up!! This is where the video Janet took is so much more amusing than the stills. Unfortunately, I don't know how to find it, except on FB! It is probably on my page somewhere...

Completely annoyed, Jim got back in his truck and pulled and kept pulling. This time, it crumpled up and stayed down!! Or, more accurately, fell over! 

He proceeded to tear it apart with hammer, crowbar, and sawzall. It took a lot longer than he thought it would, but he got it all done! 

He had to make two trips to the dump. I took him out to dinner after the first one, since the dump had been busy and the transfer station was now full. He then ended up hauling away the second load in the morning, after the dump opened. 

These last two photos were supposed to be before the truck, but I had forgotten them. The greenhouse was built on logs and those had rotted away. You can see in the previous photos the worn state of the fiberglass roofing and it really did need taken down and hauled away. Without it, the yard looked so much better!!! 

I was incredibly fortunate to have Jim come and help me. This was one of those things that truly needed more hands than mine to do.