Sunroom, Greenhouse & Skylight Plans
Specs
- 8-page easily printable guide
- Includes detailed construction drawings
- Tools and methods explained
- Hardware lists explained
- Cross-section details
- Can be adapted to any home or property
Plans start at $150
PDF plans are complete ready-to-print drawings for permits and building. Paper plans are printed sets shipped to you.
New to codes and permits? Our plain-English guide explains how it works.
Purchase the Sunroom, Greenhouse & Skylight Plans
Order PlansPDF arrives by email, usually within hours. Paper plans are 5 printed sets by USPS.
Overview
This plan set shows you how to build glass walled sunrooms with a glass roof, large site-built skylights in a standard roof, and large fixed glass windows anywhere in the house. The plans make use of inexpensive double glazed tempered glass panels (commonly available for sliding glass doors).
A key to this simple glazing system is a special aluminum-coated butyl rubber sealing tape designed for severe waterproofing conditions. This tape was developed for sealing modular buildings on the North Slope oil fields of Alaska. It allows you to build large leak-proof skylights and window walls using standard wood working tools. The system is easy to build and is forgiving of errors. It is also less costly than commercial glazing systems. This same system is being used by several west coast sunroom companies to build high-end custom wood sunrooms and greenhouses. You can do the same!
Need a sample of the butyl tape? Email [email protected] with your mailing address after you order and we'll send one.
The plans include everything needed to build skylights in an existing roof or install fixed glass windows in an existing wall. The plans include information a builder or owner would need to lay out a sunroom including framing for the glass, installing the glass, foundation details and attachments and insulating and venting the roof. However, such things as attachment to the house, rafter and beam sizes, door and opening window placements will vary and must be determined to meet your specific situation.
A two-story sunroom built using these plans and standard tempered patio door glazing units. The sunroom serves as the main hall and entry and has seven sets of french doors opening onto it. This sunroom and skylight building system has been in use since the early 2000s.
