Window Greenhouses

The coldest months of the year are a great time for gardening and remodeling magazines in her lap and dream of all the things you could do to your house with. But have you ever seen one of this site and / or greenhouses and garden shows on the display window. If you intend to buy or build one has, there are a number of things you remember, before you continue, you must:

Type of construction?

You can those of wood or metal (in particularAluminum). However, remember that those wood need more maintenance because of higher humidity around the beams, and painting in general.

Cover Art?

Glass: It 's the worst kind, but often better to use (double strength glass or better).

Acrylic: light and virtually indestructible, but often yellow with age.

CSF: light transmission lower than the glass and not so easy to keep clean.

Plastic sheeting: fairly short lived andsoon be replaced.

Position in relation to the house?

(Editors note: - This article was written for the southern hemisphere.
And as such orientation of the house has to do with situations that change properties in the northern hemisphere. The positioning of the North can be exchanged for the South).

north side of the house call for some flowering plants, bulbs, cacti, annuals, vegetables, herbs and other plants, high light intensity. But I'm veryhot in summer, when they are not shaded.

south side of the house is ideal for ferns and other plants that grow tend to direct sunlight.

east side of the house: Good for some flowering plants, orchids and bromeliads and other plants, as part of sunlight.

west side of the house: Good for cacti and succulents and other plants warm. This is often very hot in summer.

Want your house style?

This is more of a personalChosen because it is often, if you and your family would be able to come live with him for years.

It 's the weather?

In extreme weather conditions can be a major source of heat gain or loss to the room in which they are connected.

A microclimate for plants and is the room to which is attached to create?

Would increase the humidity in the room is connected? (There is usually no problem, if not verysmall rooms).

In an area where you can not get in the way of outdoor and indoor activities? For example, could use the space it takes to be distracted from space to entertain outdoors, or access to an external port.

It would be a good target for backyard cricket / baseball games?

It would be as a young cyclist on the patio or terrace? You should think in the levels of danger immediately put them near a corner of the house thatThe children of all sizes can run / walk around inside and beat

As would be easy to access from the maintenance of your equipment?

What is to be able to ease or difficulty of obtaining clean inside and out?

How easy or not, you can open and close the window?

What insect control measures are available, both for health and welfare of plants and people?
What light conditions for plants are available, both inside and outside?

It would be a good startStarting point for "undesirable" members of the public at home?

Has to add or detract from your private screening of this area of your home?

These boxes display does not look any good when they have a number of plants in them, you are ready to make efforts to maintain the plant for a long period of time?

Where water is, if you accidentally water your plants?

If there is a kind of metal coil coating, the color will change your seat outline potentialColors later?

What are the rules local authorities' and regulations dealing with the issue of home additions?

Etc. If you're in a residential area, residential buildings, where you upon approval by the owner / operator / tenant association or obtain approval for what?

Remember that every situation is different, so the answers to the questions above will be different. But I sincerely hope that the above questions will help in any way in yourDecide if a window greenhouse would not come home a suitable addition to your.