So that you don't forget anything

Are greenhouses different from foil tentsthat are set up in the open in just a few minutes over the course of a season. Planning a greenhouse is more complex, especially since it is often the first time in life and you don't know the joys and sorrows of a greenhouse owner from your own experience. So that it stays with the joy we would like to give our visitors a few tips that have to do with correct project planning. There would be a space on the property, the family council has set the reasonable budget and then the question arises:

Which location is suitable?

Nothing goes off without a plan, because the new greenhouse (or will it even be a winter garden?) Should be Finally, let it fit harmoniously into the living structure without visually affecting the ambience of the entire property diminish. Important questions about this:

• Is there enough sunlight?
• Is there no disturbing and dense vegetation nearby?
• How long are the supply routes for electricity, water and sewage from the residential building?
• Is the place easily accessible (for construction work or any maintenance work on the new greenhouse)?
• What about the distance to the neighbors?
• Can the entrance be built against the weather side?

Planning and building a greenhouse yourself or a prefabricated house?

While the self-construction will take several days, if not weeks, you can get involved Prefabricated house set easily alone and in one day Set up completely. Assuming a little manual dexterity, do-it-yourselfers have far more chances of a very special one-of-a-kind, that exactly meets your requirements than would be the case with an industrially and mass-produced greenhouse will. And finally: building it yourself is rarely more expensive than buying it!

Mini or maxi house and what material?

First, prioritize the type of crops you will grow. Then consider the winter billeting of frost-sensitive perennials from the field at the same time and propose a rate of xx percent on top of the greenhouse plan, whatever the size is concerned. This means that your green oasis has a promising future, at least for the first few years and in terms of space. Wood or aluminum as load-bearing walls, glass or plastic for the windows? We present you the most important facts about the material issue in this article.

Watering and heating under glass

If you are satisfied with a cold house that is only built on from March to October, you will achieve your goals without major investments. For growing vegetables in winter or for rearing exotic plants, the On the other hand, heating is absolutely necessary. It is worth considering whether a cost-effective extension of the existing heating system of the house is an option or a separate heat supply, for example with the help of oil, hot water, gas or electric heating devices target.