Help with lean-to greenhouse purchase

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

That was what we asked for. We were told we didn't have enough pitch.

Our house in PA was built with a large deck off the kitchen. Someone converted it into a crappy screened-in porch with a fiberglass panel roof that was blisteringly hot in the summer. I made it into a real room, putting a shingled roof with three 48" x 18" skylights, with ceiling fans in between. That roof sloped about 1.5" per foot, which is "too little for skylights", but there are skylights made specifically for shallow-grade roofs.

As long as the curb is tall enough, and it is flashed properly, skylights are not an issue.

[Dollythehun]

Originally Posted by Ray

Our house in PA was built with a large deck off the kitchen. Someone converted it into a crappy screened-in porch with a fiberglass panel roof that was blisteringly hot in the summer. I made it into a real room, putting a shingled roof with three 48" x 18" skylights, with ceiling fans in between. That roof sloped about 1.5" per foot, which is "too little for skylights", but there are skylights made specifically for shallow-grade roofs.

As long as the curb is tall enough, and it is flashed properly, skylights are not an issue.

The contractor was young, and not our first choice. But we needed to have the work done. He was either afraid or not skilled enough. And if you've ever had roofers installing a rubber roof you know that you just want them to go away, so I didn't argue. It doesn't leak.