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So You Want to Buy a Book for Christmas?

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Norm published two books that we wanted to let you know about. It is the perfect size to fit in a stocking, or cozy up and read while dreaming of your new greenhouse or planning your storage building to keep snow off your valuables!
 “So You Want to Buy a Greenhouse: Your Guide to Planning a Greenhouse Purchase” &  “So You Want to Buy a Shelter: Your Guide to Planning a Soft Covered Structure Purchase”

​It’s available on Amazon for purchase, or you can go through our facebook page

​It’s available on Amazon for purchase, or you can go through our facebook page

 

 

We appreciate your support and always welcome testimonials, either directly on Amazon to improve our visibility to help more people, or by email to multisheltersales@gmail.com and we will share them on our social media! Thank you for your feedback

It has already proven to be a valuable resource for many. You can email or call the office and we will ship you out a copy if you don’t want to purchase online.

“I should have known that I would get into this business when I was younger because the highlight of my birthday was always getting new pieces to my Mechano set. Now, I often describe these structures as big Mechano sets. It feels very fitting.”

Are you considering purchasing a greenhouse to start your own operation?
Are you unsure of all your options and what you should know?
Do you want to know what you’re getting into?

Using Norm Eygenraam’s 45 years experience in the industry, we have created this book for you to help! Through illustrations, tips, stories, photos and more, we help you understand all you need to consider. We do use Multi Shelter Solutions examples throughout, as that is what we have easiest access to, but this is by no means a sales book.

This guide is meant to inform you of your choices and show you key considerations in your planning journey. We have tried to make this book as informative as possible, no matter which direction you choose to go.

Enjoy, and happy planning!

Available on Amazon for purchase, or you can go through our facebook page
We appreciate your support!

Update from MSS, Sending Care During Uncertain Times

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**Please see multiple updated posts on our website and social media, as in 25 days, the information in this post has changed significantly.**
Everyone here at Multi Shelter Solutions is very aware, and sensitive to the global health situation developing. We wanted to update all of our valued customers and potential customers and connections on some situations that have needed to change.
Both the Ottawa Valley Farm Show next week, and the Drayton Farm Show at the end of the month have been cancelled. We are disappointed to lose this opportunity to connect with so many of you that we do every year, but we understand keeping everyone safe and healthy for the present and the future is top priority right now.
At the time of writing there are no disruptions for any of our supplies or parts and if that changes we will keep you updated.
We are taking precautions to keep our employees safe and if they need to take time off due to illness, they will not be penalized or struggle financially due to time off.
We ask that if you have any questions, concerns, We are more than happy and available to answer all questions and concerns over phone, or even an interactive video zoom call if you’d prefer.
We want to remind everyone that what you give your attention and energy to will either improve a situation or make it worse, so it is all of our responsibility and values at this time to focus on being grateful for our health, staying calm and focusing on health and well being for ourselves and all those around us, locally and globally. We have the power to change this narrative and let go of panic and fear and come together to help each other during a challenging time of uncertainty.
Please make sure if you know someone who is immune compromised, that someone is checking on them and helping bring them supplies, as we all need to come together during this time and help each other out as much as possible. Please stay as calm as you can, and try to keep perspective about the situation. We wish everyone reading this all the best health, courage to get through this situation, and our hearts go out to anyone negatively affected by this situation.
We look forward to connecting with you in the future at some of the other exciting shows scheduled for later this year. Thank you for your interest in Multi Shelters, and thank you for allowing us into your inbox and project planning. We look forward to helping you with your 2020 projects!
~Sincerely, Norm & the Multi Shelters Team

Guelph Organic Conference Jan 30 & 31 We hope to see you!

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This weekend is the Guelph Organic Conference, January 30-31, 2016 at the
Guelph University Center, Guelph, ON and we hope you can make it out.

Norm is speaking on Greenhouses 202: How to get your structure to survive the elements. Last year he spoke on Greenhouses 101: Knowing the basics before you buy which you can view the archive of our previous posts and a video of his speech.

As a review of the Organic offerings and information we have posted, please see
Organic Greenhouses/Shelters-uses and benefits
Feature: Organic Greenhouses
Happy Organic Week

Greenhouses 202: How to get your structure to survive the elements

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Norm will be speaking on Saturday morning at the Guelph Organic Conference at Guelph University. We are eagerly anticipating getting to see many of you either at the workshop or the trade show. Below is an overview of what Norm will be speaking about. Please contact us if you have any further questions.

The purpose of this workshop is to share some of my 40+ years of experience to save you some grief and expense. This workshop is an expansion of part of last year’s workshop “Greenhouses 101” which is on our website.

We will be covering the three forces which are exerted on a building: Up, Down and Lateral. These forces will be looked at in the context of aerodynamics and weather. Examples of each problem will be given and preventive measures to be used.

Some basic principles of engineering – how going wider and/or higher becomes exaggerated
Security of your building starts with proper anchoring. How much anchoring is enough or too much?
How is stability affected when the anchor point is not at the ground?
How does structure shedding rain affect the holding power of anchors?
How does recent excavation have on holding power?

Down force is commonly referred to as snow load. The most commonly asked question is “how is the structure rated for snow load?”

A worst case scenario is a combination of freezing rain, snow, rain and wind.
The issues with an uneven snow load – all on one side or all on one end
Issues of snow sliding from a higher building to a lower building
Shape and slope are important to good snow shedding.

How does a structure get evaluated for strength?
Going from wind load to snow load, shape and size do matter.
Proper ways to remove snow and or ice from a building.

Uplift and Lateral forces are not the same but very interrelated
Comparing the profile of a structure to an aircraft wing
What effects are there when the cover area is expanded by going higher or wider?
How does aerodynamics change for multiple units side by side?

What is the minimum space requirement between structures?
How does orientation affect the structure?
Forces on a structure with no cover
What constitutes a good wind break?

We hope you can come out and ask any questions you have face to face with Norm. It should be a great day!

Greenhouses 101: Greenhouse Choices

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GREENHOUSES 101: How do you match the available options with your circumstances and requirements?

You might be wondering……What is a greenhouse? Why is it necessary? What are some of my choices and the consequences of my choices? Greenhouse choices are determined by purpose, size, shape, covering, orientation and location. How do you prioritize? 

Making a wish list of the things you are dealing with and the things you would like the greenhouse to do can be a good start. What can you change or not change? We can help you with how to make your wish list and then prioritizing the things that are most important or the things that really can’t be changed.

Check out the presentation video and the rest of the series Norm spoke on Greenhouses 101 here. Stay tuned for the end of  January 2016 when he presents Greenhouses 202! Download our STEPS TO YOUR SHELTER CUSTOMIZATION for your Project for reminders of items to consider before you purchase.