Greenhouse Roof Height

Taller greenhouses allow you to produce more crop in the same footprint.

Greenhouse roof height.

The light gets reflected much better and lessens those shadows and potential issues on the plants. A greenhouse height of approximately 13 feet is. However a tall greenhouse allows warm air to rise away from plant foliage so that temperatures remain relatively balanced at the floor level. Ventilation in a wide span greenhouse with a standard 6 12 greenhouse roof pitch the taller your sidewall height the better ventilation you ll get.

Greenhouses built during the energy crisis of the 1970s usually had an 8 foot height to conserve on energy. In fact the optimal height for a greenhouse appears to be 13 feet which allows for better airflow and temperature regulation with most plants getting exposed to mild but consistent temperatures around the bottom of the greenhouse. To 16 ft tall greenhouse that roof structure is much further away from the plants. Today for various reasons 12 feet is the minimum and 16 feet is the standard with some houses being built with gutters more than 20 feet for some purposes.

Builders continue to raise their roofs with every build.