Using the wrong material for the job
had no idea standard 2x4's were insufficient for draping 6mm plastic over.*
Ignoring the fact you're using the wrong material for the job it's not even treated
it was built to last for one season. any nimrod knows a 2x4 isn't going to turn into moldy mush over the course of the driest, hottest 6 months of the year.
Bottom plate not even on the fucking ground on the short runs
it was one day later. amazing what a person can do with a roto-tiller and $20 worth of sand.
Your bottom plate is unleveled, unsecured, and not joined at the corners correctly
still came out pretty level, good enough for rural work at least. a hundred or so pounds worth of 2x4s isn't going to just blow away in the wind.
bottom plate on top of bottom plate
i didn't even think of it as a bottom plate, i just wanted to keep the two long runs evenly spaced.
You don't have fucking corner posts
yet somehow, it lasted not only one season, but two (at the very least)!
your corner braces are a joke without a cap plate or corners posts
did you even read the homework assignment? the goal is to build a greenhouse frame that will easily stand for one season while minimizing costs. cap plates and corner posts are great if you need to build a home to code in downtown los angeles, they're just extra money when you're talking about draping plastic over a frame.
top plate nailed under top plate and it's supporting the rafter!
top plate on the short run is screwed, not nailed. no nails used in construction of the frame. did you notice the 2x4's holding up the short run top plate? i could even remove those screws at the corners, all of them, and be fine.
YOU DONT HAVE A CAP PLATE!
like i said, unnecessary for the assignment at hand.
You don't have a header or cripple studs on the door that is supporting a fucking hack built rafter, which is sagging like hell if you care for your safety it would be wise to add a header but considering your bottom plate isn't secure or even touching the fucking ground you may be pissing in the wind.
you'd have a point if not for the fact that 2x2s were added every 7'' across the entire perimeter. it won't be sagging anymore.
the rafter was built on the fly because i had to work alone, no second pair of hands. i built a rafter that could hold the 2x4 until i got around to securing it.
complete roof design is fucked
no arguments there. should have gone with PVC for the roof. live and learn.
rafters not installed right
again, no arguments. but they are still standing strong after one year and will be just fine for another.
no ceiling joist on hack job rafters for cross brace strength
i gussetted the rafters a few days later, no need for joists. again, it's meant to drape plastic over for a year, not withstand an earthquake.
the 22' vertical run on the rafters (is this suppose to be a wind brace?) is doing nothing
standard sheets of 6mm plastic being 10'x25', these were placed in order to accommodate the materials i would be using. they are for securing the plastic.
but otherwise, you are right. they do nothing.
Nothing up to standard on any code or basic framing.
good thing i didn't have to follow code and wasn't flipping a fixer upper.
How the fuck this stands in any kind of wind is remarkable maybe even a phenomenon. All trolling aside this should be taken down for safety it has zero load distribution and one of the worst and I don't use the word lightly frame job I have ever seen.
yet somehow, there it stands. i can go ahead and monkey around on this thing all day. made it through the 40+ mph winds at the end of the season, and i might just go ahead and get to use it again for another season.
you're forgetting the assignment: make a frame that will stand with plastic draped over it for the least money possible. we're not building a home here.
