Partial Roof Greenhouse Addition

The sides face east west.

Partial roof greenhouse addition.

I plan to add the wall so i can pack it with insulation and make it sturdy for heavy snow years. It s a snap to design and build your own add on greenhouse from low cost new and salvaged materials. Like i said build it sturdy. But be sure to close it up again before the sun goes down to trap a little warmth for the night time.

Unlike pic i ll have a complete or partial clear roof and large windows on the south and west walls for max sunlight. Sunrooms four season rooms and greenhouses are walled with glass and roofed with glass or polycarbonate a tough transparent thermoplastic. The sunroom roof is tempered safety glass with walls in double strength glass twin wall polycarbonate is available as an option for exterior roof glazing roof vents are automated with our bayliss mk7 solar vent openers included this is a lean to style greenhouse available in a variety of lengths and widths. For decades the height of gardening and food self.

The underside of the roof deck is where i wired some pull chain lights and gfci outlets. It is a good place to hang potted plants something for plants to climb on or possibly even put up a hammock. Look for the u value of the glass or polycarbonate. This is a measure of how much heat the material conducts.

The ability to stay in the neighborhood you ve lived in. In some cases second story addition plans could be a big money saver in others the real payback is something you can t put a price on. All quality greenhouse kits should have at least one roof vent or several for larger greenhouses. The roof deck keeps heat from escaping at the highest part of the greenhouse.

You can build your own add on greenhouse. A glass roof is quite a bit more expensive but provides the most clarity. Prop open the greenhouse door on hot days.