my only disappointment is the automatic window openers leave a gap when closed and we have tried everything to alter them. My dad ended up filing off one of the bits that stops them shutting completely. I will only bubblbe wrap the windows and louvres this winter as it caused quite bad condensation this year. Also i would recomend a half on concret and half on earth if possible as tomatoes need staking and this makes growbags leak on the floor!
Hope you've decided what to plum for I'm sure whatever you decide will be great fun am jealous that I can't afford on of the cedar ones they look fab
I bought a Halls Silverline lean-to around Easter. Can't remember which website I bought it from but it ended up about £650 including louvred window and automatic roof vent. My builder and I put it up; IT TOOK FOUR DAYS! Why? Because the instructions were AWFUL. The photos and diagrams were worse than useless and the text was frequently misleading. I had to phone and email Halls repeatedly. They were pretty unhelpful; there after sales service is frankly a joke. My builder and I are very practical people but we were both nearly in tears over this wretched greenhouse. This was supposed to be my retirement treat; it became a nightmare.
robinson greenhouse 8 x 12 about £1700 the greenhouse people on offer. If you dont want to have a lot of watering work have a soil base with a path in the middle. We find this easier in our old age. Follow the instructons to the letter for erecting it and give yourself plenty of wind free weather time. It wasnt possible to for my husband to complete it on his own, you need two pairs of hands at the last lap.
That's Halls off my list then! I think it's going to be Alton or Robinsons, although my local garden centre suggested a Rhino...bit more research for me. Thanks so much for the tips on what to lay inside. Great practical advice.
The greenhouse i bought cost around £750. Excellent value. Our friends and neighbours helped to put it up and we ended up having a party in the evening.Greenhouse people quite often have offers. Buy the biggest you can fit and afford. No regrets buying it, all seeds got off tom a flying start and a bumper crop of tomatoes, cucmbers and chillies.
Artjak I know exactly how you feel as regards instructions I spent 3 days building 1 that was supposed to be done in a couple of hours.
After a small amount of blood and cryptic instructions that somehow had got the diagrams mislabeled and misplaced. in the end although it was fairly functional once it was assembled, it just got used for a little potting up and plant rescue.
It was to be a display model,( I used to live in a gardencentre) but with the horrid build instructions we never stocked it.
The window also got bent in the wind, it was mostly extruded aluminium and fairly light weight plastic glazing. We used to get a lot of enquiries about it, but we said it wasn't worth buying.
What ever greenhouse you do go for, try and find customer reviews. Greenhouses can be right ..@~#..
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my only disappointment is the automatic window openers leave a gap when closed and we have tried everything to alter them. My dad ended up filing off one of the bits that stops them shutting completely. I will only bubblbe wrap the windows and louvres this winter as it caused quite bad condensation this year. Also i would recomend a half on concret and half on earth if possible as tomatoes need staking and this makes growbags leak on the floor!
Hope you've decided what to plum for
I'm sure whatever you decide will be great fun
am jealous that I can't afford on of the cedar ones they look fab
I bought a Halls Silverline lean-to around Easter. Can't remember which website I bought it from but it ended up about £650 including louvred window and automatic roof vent. My builder and I put it up; IT TOOK FOUR DAYS! Why? Because the instructions were AWFUL. The photos and diagrams were worse than useless and the text was frequently misleading. I had to phone and email Halls repeatedly. They were pretty unhelpful; there after sales service is frankly a joke. My builder and I are very practical people but we were both nearly in tears over this wretched greenhouse. This was supposed to be my retirement treat; it became a nightmare.
robinson greenhouse 8 x 12 about £1700 the greenhouse people on offer. If you dont want to have a lot of watering work have a soil base with a path in the middle. We find this easier in our old age. Follow the instructons to the letter for erecting it and give yourself plenty of wind free weather time. It wasnt possible to for my husband to complete it on his own, you need two pairs of hands at the last lap.
The greenhouse i bought cost around £750. Excellent value. Our friends and neighbours helped to put it up and we ended up having a party in the evening.Greenhouse people quite often have offers. Buy the biggest you can fit and afford. No regrets buying it, all seeds got off tom a flying start and a bumper crop of tomatoes, cucmbers and chillies.
Rhino are excellent value, well made and easy to erect.
Can anyone tell me when Robinsons introduced the snap cap over the screws on the glazing bar?
(The original bars had the screws showing) This is essential info for a private project!
Do a Google for Hartley, good quality.
Dad's had one for 50 years and still going strong.
Artjak I know exactly how you feel as regards instructions I spent 3 days building 1 that was supposed to be done in a couple of hours.
After a small amount of blood and cryptic instructions that somehow had got the diagrams mislabeled and misplaced. in the end although it was fairly functional once it was assembled, it just got used for a little potting up and plant rescue.
It was to be a display model,( I used to live in a gardencentre) but with the horrid build instructions we never stocked it.
The window also got bent in the wind, it was mostly extruded aluminium and fairly light weight plastic glazing. We used to get a lot of enquiries about it, but we said it wasn't worth buying.
What ever greenhouse you do go for, try and find customer reviews. Greenhouses can be right ..@~#..