This thing absolutely cooks in the summer. I want to install a shade that looks really nice. Willing to do high budget and/or hard DIY. Any suggestions?
by Affectionate_Star636
This thing absolutely cooks in the summer. I want to install a shade that looks really nice. Willing to do high budget and/or hard DIY. Any suggestions?
by Affectionate_Star636
9 Comments
A fan and shade cloth can drop temps by 10-20 degrees. Looks like there is already an exhaust there.
shade wont help much, consider making a removable top and putting insect mesh screen so air can leave
Go on line & shop shade cloths. Find the level of shade you need & size big enough to cover your roof. There are a million ways you can make it cute especially if you are crafty & not afraid to cut it up to meet your needs. Like trimming the edges with fancy duck tape, installing grommets & having a panel for each roof panel. Do you leave the door open & run a fan? Have fun with it!
This is helping me. I’ve upgraded mine from a tote to a wheeled trash cart.
https://youtu.be/qAhzaBC2Reg?si=O6op4BeMZeEfjwtV
My 8×12. I added the wood, 2x 18 inch exhaust fans on the back wall up high, and a 27 inch reversible fan at the front down low. I’ve also added a 30% shade over the top on poles to not touch the greenhouse. Haven’t had it go above 88 degrees in Texas, but we’re not yet into the death heat of summer. I’ve got grow lights and automated watering system. Seems to work for now and we’ve already made it to 97 degrees outside. I’m not growing much inside anymore, just a few straggler seedlings that take longer to germinate. Kept it warm all winter with a greenhouse heater that kept it at 45 degrees.
https://preview.redd.it/5rfzyus031vg1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46f6c2fa8e38f624a5925cc5b4666ff9256f40b5
Shade cloth, aluminet is optimal.
Can you share a little about the build? It’s beautiful and would work well in my zone. Really nicely done.
Besides shade cloth I would add additional exhaust vents in the gables on both ends
I remember seeing some show that showed in Victorian greenhouses they would use a clay wash (light colored clay and water?) . During the sunnier season and just wash it off when the season changes . It was applied to the inside.