Sweden Green House

In the Nordic countries, we have a long tradition of building with wood, including greenhouses, which means that wooden greenhouses fit in with the building's historical context. Wood is also a material that gives a soft impression, good acoustics in the room and – unlike, for example, aluminum – can be beautifully restored over the years.

It works perfectly! Utilizing a tricky spot – like a slope – for a greenhouse is often a good idea. The greenhouse becomes exciting on the inside with the possibility of terraced crops and on the outside, beautiful masonry takes up the height difference.

The foundation and base you choose for your greenhouse will have an impact on both its appearance and function. The foundation can be made in different ways: either as a cast base or as a solid concrete slab. The two variants have different advantages.

GROUND WITH SOLE

With a sole, the greenhouse floor and beds have contact with the ground below, water drains naturally and the roots of the plants can take advantage of the soil layer below. It will be easy for you if you want to “open up” the floor and, for example, plant a tree at some point. Flexible – simply.

FOUNDATION WITH SLAB

A poured concrete slab gives you the opportunity to insulate the floor, add tiles and maybe even underfloor heating. An insulated floor makes it easier to keep the room frost-free over the winter, if you so wish. With a poured slab, it is important to think about drainage, it is needed so that water can drain out, both from the floor and from the plant beds.

When you buy a greenhouse, you will receive a dimensional floor plan prepared for your greenhouse. The drawing also shows the dimensions and placement of growing beds. You are responsible for building the foundation yourself, but we are happy to provide advice.

Our standard heights are 40, 50 and 60 cm respectively. However, this can vary.

No, greenhouses do not have to have a base, but Sweden Green House greenhouses always have a base. The reason is that it is both practical and beautiful. It is easier to plan for raised growing beds in the greenhouse, it prevents snow from settling directly against the glass in winter and gravel and soil from hitting the glass when it rains. It also gives a calmer impression, seen from the outside, as you cannot see everything that is standing and lying on the floor inside the greenhouse. In addition, it anchors the greenhouse to the ground, purely aesthetically.

A gable roof has a roof slope in two directions, while a gable roof has a roof slope on one side.

Historically, the greenhouse has been a space for cultivation, while the orangery has been a room for winter storage of frost-sensitive plants, mainly citrus. Today, we often refer to greenhouses that can be kept frost-free in winter as orangeries.

A conservatory is a room with a lot of glass that lets in daylight, but which is heated in the winter and has extra lighting so that tropical and other cold-sensitive plants can also thrive there. A conservatory is arranged so that it is pleasant to stay there at any time of the year, the vegetation is the same all year round. Unlike the orangery which was traditionally built mainly for winter storage.

Absolutely. It requires special solutions in the design, but is entirely possible.

Yes, provided that it is not larger than 30 square meters or higher than 4 meters in the ridge and that you do not already have buildings that are considered to be attefallshus on the plot. We are used to designing greenhouses that fall within the scope of attefallshus, for our customers. We can adapt models so that it is as optimal as possible for the customer and are also happy to help with building registration if desired.

Absolutely. We call it a built-in greenhouse. Read about it here or browse our gallery to see examples and get inspiration.

Tradition says that for best growing results, greenhouses should be placed with their gables facing north-south. But there are many more things to consider when considering location.

It is sometimes difficult to know how big a greenhouse you want. The size is determined by both the appearance of the plot and surrounding houses and how the greenhouse is intended to be used.

​All Sweden Greenhouse greenhouses have a generous ridge height, which makes even a small greenhouse feel airy, but it is easy to underestimate how plants and furniture affect the feeling of space. Think about how you want to use your greenhouse and size it accordingly. If you want to create different rooms in the greenhouse, it is better to increase the length than the width. ​