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Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by cgh »

otachack wrote: post #4
jorblumesea wrote: post #3

How much snow do they get? Seems like it would be serious work to make sure ice and snow didn't pile up or bring down the greenhouse.

Does the warmth of a traditional greenhouse melt snow from the roof?

Greenhouses depend on at least some sunshine to stay warm, as mentioned in the article. If it's snowing, it isn't sunny, and if the snow piles up, then you have trouble. Around here, it's not unusual to get half a metre of snow overnight. The greenhouse these people built is made from glass and it's difficult to see it surviving a proper winter.

Another problem with this is humidity. I wonder how they deal with possible mould and dampness?

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by telotortium »

jhloa2 wrote: post #6

I wonder if this has a negative effect on the amount of fresh air that they get

No reason a ventilation fan can't be installed - that's standard on modern air-conditioned and insulated houses (a "whole-house fan") precisely in order to rotate the air.

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by pbnjay »

cgh wrote: post #11
otachack wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does the warmth of a traditional greenhouse melt snow from the roof?

Greenhouses depend on at least some sunshine to stay warm, as mentioned in the article. If it's snowing, it isn't sunny, and if the snow piles up, then you have trouble. Around here, it's not unusual to get half a metre of snow overnight. The greenhouse these people built is made from glass and it's difficult to see it surviving a proper winter. Another problem with this is humidity. I wonder how they deal with possi…

The have a furnace and no roof, so I would assume worst case they blast the heat and melt some of the snow so it slides off.

Humidity - the greenhouse opens up so they can easily let out excess moisture.

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by chrisco255 »

cgh wrote: post #11
otachack wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does the warmth of a traditional greenhouse melt snow from the roof?

Greenhouses depend on at least some sunshine to stay warm, as mentioned in the article. If it's snowing, it isn't sunny, and if the snow piles up, then you have trouble. Around here, it's not unusual to get half a metre of snow overnight. The greenhouse these people built is made from glass and it's difficult to see it surviving a proper winter. Another problem with this is humidity. I wonder how they deal with possi…

It's a 10 year old house so it has survived a few winters already...in Sweden.
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