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Every time a neighbor asked where he got it, Leo would smile and say, "It was free! I just had to pay for it in sweat and blue painter's tape." free-greenhouse-craigslist

While the greenhouse was "free," the reality of the next month cost Leo: $200 for a new gravel base and leveling. $80 for replacement glass panes. Twelve packs of heavy-duty weather stripping. They quickly learned the three golden rules of

Leo arrived at dawn with his best friend, Sarah, and a literal mountain of cardboard boxes. The greenhouse was a vintage cedar-frame beauty, slightly overgrown with ivy but structurally sound. Twelve packs of heavy-duty weather stripping

: They realized that 30-year-old glazing clips are brittle. They broke three panes almost immediately before learning to spray them with WD-40 first. The "Free" Cost