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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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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.

Several of our neighbors have rooftop solar panels. The snow tends to slide off easily due to the slippery glass surface.

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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post #4

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?

I would assume it must simply remain warm enough, while being sloped enough and continuously bleeding enough heat to achieve the next step, to melt a lubricating layer of water from the contact ice and allow it to easily slide off.

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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post #5

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.

Several of our neighbors have rooftop solar panels. The snow tends to slide off easily due to the slippery glass surface.

It can’t be worse than maintaining any other large greenhouse during the winter. You also have the latent heat from the house itself to keep the space warm throughout the night
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