I figure I’ll give some context… my brother and I (and father-in-law and some friends) built this from a kit. I hired a guy on Craigslist to excavate, and I bought ready-mix-concrete delivery, but literally everything else we did ourselves. Building concrete forms, managing the pour, insulating foundation, stucco on foundation, assembling the structure, the glazing, running electric+water+gas service, wiring everything, installing heater, fans, thermostats, lighting, evaporative cooling (fogger), etc.

It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done but incredibly rewarding. Now I just mess around with plants and stuff.

Again these pictures are from ~2018, I’ll post a recent picture soon, now that I have large in-ground trees