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: They used blue painter's tape to mark every joint—"A1 to A1," "B2 to B2."

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. free-greenhouse-craigslist

: Leo took fifty photos of the brackets and the roof ridge before turning a single screw. : They used blue painter's tape to mark

Three weekends of "bribing" friends with pizza to help stand the walls back up. The Harvest : Leo took fifty photos of the brackets

They quickly learned the three golden rules of Craigslist scores:

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.

By 4:00 PM, Leo’s truck was sagging under the weight of glass and cedar. Martha waved them off with a bag of heirloom tomato seeds.