Sunken Greenhouse Part 5: Ventilation - Remington Solar, Wind Diversion

Part 5 of the Sunken Greenhouse project includes me adding a Remington solar vent fan and a wind diverter to help in cooling the greenhouse. I cover both projects as well as a couple others... and as always, talk about the future projects that I still have left to do:) Thanks for watching!

Intro music by my brother in law Trey Harris.

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[mark]

I have a polycarbonate roof as well, and bought the same Remington fan. Your journey with this was good inspiration for me in terms of how to adapt the attic fan for greenhouse use. Mounting it near the ridge and using flashing was clever. My greenhouse is a sloped roof but not ridged, so a waterproof installation of the fan has been more difficult (this thing was clearly designed for shingled roofs).

Thanks for sharing.

[robontube]

Thanks for this informative video, nice work.
For metric people
4:46 124.3 F = 51, 1 Celsius
5:20 110.3 F = 43, 3 Celsius

[SettlerLife]

Greetings from Ukraine! Nice project! My parents had such a greenhouse for 18 years! It was a greenhouse for vegetable seedlings.

[stoneybakermd]

this fellow is humble. hes a journeyman carpenter no dout. got awesome calves, lol great vid. thanks

[jbhann]

This whole greenhouse series has been great and you've done an amazing job Joe.

[DeepSouthHomestead]

Been looking at solar fans myself thanks for the idea on a fan.

[akamjo]

Thank you for the excellent and innovative

[amberteeters]

love the fan and adjustable swinging door....side not...just noticed your shirt lol....can wait to see the watering system!!

[JohnnyPeacenic]

that is the correct way of building a greenhouse below ground. i will tune in again when you plant the plants.

[blackberryhideout]

I enjoyed the math and science of this video!

[pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga]

You sure put a lot of thought into your greenhouse project. Thanks for the series.

[GaryHardin]

At 4:05 genius also 6:31 the entire greenhouse is amazing, love this. I want one.

[jeffsullivan]

I saw your greenhouse on the Tuftex website. Impressive.

[cokeman]

Man Joe this green house is great. Thanks for Sharing it with us God bless buddy

[tomsikes]

A series is what is organically no pun...called foe. And very helpful to those of us who have never done such a thing. Thanks!

[curtisscott]

Add a multi-head water mister line inside near the air intake window several meters along the peak, & modulate the water flow with an E-valve controlled by the activation of the solar vent fan. When the roof vent comes on - the water should flow to the misters & the temperature drop inside the greenhouse should be rapid as that mist phase changes.

[joshuasabatino]

self sufficient living is so rewarding (i think) im 17 and wanting to become a civil engineer! i think im going to live dirt cheap and save up alot of money and then buy a property and invest in self sustaining living things like the water tanks and a workshop. I love chicken so much! do you think i can raise chickens and eat them? and grow my own feed?

[kennapop]

Old school green house tricks included paint water, based that wore off. I worked at agreenhouse in Illinois that had roses that required lower summer temps lots of fans and open doors ect . The late spring paint lasted through mid August and could be washed off if needed.

[rwhite]

Today is the first time I’ve seen any of your homesteadonomics videos on YouTube. I’m a fan.
I subscribed after the first one I saw on your rainwater capture system.

Perhaps THE BEST teaching & sharing vids of practical, thoughtful information on greenhouse design and build and rainwater capture I’ve seen yet. You show economy and creativity in materials you choose. Like your gutters. Even your explanation or description of how what and why uses an economy of words. Love how you break down these projects into a series of short videos - useful, digestible chunks. Smart.

Your honest, simple, cost-to-build (including labor, materials, PVC pipe and tanks) for your rainwater capture system is such valuable information to know. Thanks for sharing that! So good.

Love this project! You created, built this aesthetically-pleasing, thoughtfully-designed, practical sunken greenhouse. Looks sharp, clean! Your projects retain or enhance your property’s natural beauty and value.
Most of us would use unpainted scrap wood or a mix of new and scrap lexan panels maybe even of various colors or fiberglass. You didn’t. Looks like you built your greenhouse to last, be usable and it looks good too. Just guessing that since you said your wife helped you build it... that she likes its looks, too. And that’s always a smart move.
Your vids are a phenomenal resource to any DIY’er.
I find them truly inspiring, too. I’m a fan!

Thank you, thank you!

[backbackband]

this is great for growing pot. no I'm joking great work. love the greenhouse