Like i said build it sturdy.
Partial roof greenhouse addition.
North wall of addition would join the house and the long dimension will go south.
Look for the u value of the glass or polycarbonate.
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.
It is a good place to hang potted plants something for plants to climb on or possibly even put up a hammock.
This is a measure of how much heat the material conducts.
For decades the height of gardening and food self.
Open the roof vent to allow hot air to escape since heat naturally rises.
Sunrooms four season rooms and greenhouses are walled with glass and roofed with glass or polycarbonate a tough transparent thermoplastic.
Unlike pic i ll have a complete or partial clear roof and large windows on the south and west walls for max sunlight.
The underside of the roof deck is where i wired some pull chain lights and gfci outlets.
It s a snap to design and build your own add on greenhouse from low cost new and salvaged materials.
The sides face east west.
A glass roof is quite a bit more expensive but provides the most clarity.
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.
You can build your own add on greenhouse.
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.
The ability to stay in the neighborhood you ve lived in.
But be sure to close it up again before the sun goes down to trap a little warmth for the night time.
The roof deck keeps heat from escaping at the highest part of the greenhouse.