Partial Roof Greenhouse Addition

The underside of the roof deck is where i wired some pull chain lights and gfci outlets.

Partial roof greenhouse addition.

Sunrooms four season rooms and greenhouses are walled with glass and roofed with glass or polycarbonate a tough transparent thermoplastic. Open the roof vent to allow hot air to escape since heat naturally rises. Look for the u value of the glass or polycarbonate. But be sure to close it up again before the sun goes down to trap a little warmth for the night time.

All quality greenhouse kits should have at least one roof vent or several for larger greenhouses. North wall of addition would join the house and the long dimension will go south. Unlike pic i ll have a complete or partial clear roof and large windows on the south and west walls for max sunlight. A glass roof is quite a bit more expensive but provides the most clarity.

You can build your own add on greenhouse. Prop open the greenhouse door on hot days. The roof deck keeps heat from escaping at the highest part of the greenhouse. The sides face east west.

Ripping the roof off your house and adding a second story addition on top might sound like a drastic means of gaining space but there are various situations in which a total home makeover makes sense. This is a measure of how much heat the material conducts. 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. It is a good place to hang potted plants something for plants to climb on or possibly even put up a hammock.

Like i said build it sturdy. I plan to add the wall so i can pack it with insulation and make it sturdy for heavy snow years. For decades the height of gardening and food self.