Depending upon your growing intentions, ventilation is a major player in a successful greenhouse experience.

Too much ventilation does not necessarily guarantee high quality results, whereas, too little can often be disastrous. A greenhouse and its contents need the ability to breathe, not only for the influx of oxygen for plants to grow and develop, but also to draw in cool air to assist in temperature control.

Automation of both roof and louvre vents are an excellent and hugely popular choice with customers. Offering peace of mind when you are out at work or on holiday, ventilation is provided automatically via a solar powered wax cylinder which opens or closes the vent when the temperature inside the greenhouse reaches a certain level.

Ventilation Constraints

When considering louvre vents before the greenhouse is ordered please state position of vent, either side or rear, otherwise Elite will assume position.

If you are fitting additional ventilation, whether it be roof or side, to an existing Elite building, it is no problem if you already have overlapping glass as both the roof and side vents replace the 4sq ft glass pane.

If you have full sheet toughened glass/polycarbonate, it can not be cut for that panel, so an order for the vent and additional replacement panes of glass needs to be ordered.

MANUAL ROOF VENT

With the exception of the Window Garden and 2' long R-type, we include at least one 4ft sq manual roof vent as standard on our buildings. Depending upon what the greenhouse is going to be used for, additional ventilation can be purchased.

AUTOMATIC ROOF VENT

A popular choice with growers as it completely opens the vent to 18", allowing maximum ventilation, and requires no drilling with its universal fitting making it compatible with all industry models.

(Replacement Cylinders also available)

BAYLISS XL AUTOMATIC ROOF VENT

Its 12" opening fits closely and neatly to the glass, ideal for models where headroom is limited.

BAYLISS MK7 AUTOMATIC ROOF VENT

Designed primarily for heavy duty roof vents and is mandatory on the GX range as it is designed for raising heavier frames and offers a maximum 12" opening range.

5 BLADE LOUVRE VENT

Humid and stagnant air can cause condensation and develop disease and mould in plants.
By adding a 5 blade louvre on the side or rear of your building, fresh air is drawn in and encouraged to circulate from different levels.

Blade options: (1) Toughened glass, (2) Polycarbonate blades, (3) Aluminium blades (powder coating option)

AUTOMATIC LOUVRE VENT

Automatic mechanisms are available for the 5 blade louvre ventilation system.
Humid and stagnant air can cause condensation and develop disease and mould in plants.
By adding a 5 blade louvre on the side or rear of your building, fresh air is drawn in and encouraged to circulate from different levels.

Blade options: (1) Toughened glass, (2) Polycarbonate blades, (3) Aluminium blades