sarasquares

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i only put it up last spring

the base of the greenhouse is still attached to the ground so everything was done correctly. i phoned the greenhouse people up and they told me that they don't guarantee the greenhouses, only the polycarbonate windows are covered for clarity. its only 9 months old
i did point out that i can no longer see through the windows as they are all face down

i was surprised that it fell apart so quickly as it was sheltered on two sides by trees

i have now got a new one with twin polycarbonate windows which is waiting to go up.

has this happened to just me?

gallois

you'll have to use tent pegs and guy ropes when you put it back together

OllyK

Looks like somebody fell in to it to me. My 3 greehouses have stood up to gales with no more than the odd broken pane of glass.

sarasquares

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i didnt use glass as i thought it was more likely to get damaged by weather, i was wrong

not sure if i should put the new one in the same place. its bigger and stronger this time

Luminous

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I think that perhaps you may have hit the nail on the head with your first sentence

Get someone else to do it next time

OllyK

Well obviously glass is more prone to damage, your plastic seems intact to me, its just the rest of it that's shagged.

sarasquares

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some of the plastic windows had snapped in the wind, this allowed the wind to get inside and shake it up. i live quite high up so i gather it wasnt sheltered enough........it does look like someone had too much to drink and fell on it

loomy, i built the base too, thats why my back is broken

Luminous

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It sucks when things like that happen All the effort into building it only to watch it in pieces.

I helped my dad do his greenhouse. Its been up a few years and has been fine. We did spend a long time doing it though, maybe we just got lucky.

sarasquares

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it was like watching a car crash from my bedroom window
it was very hard to put it together. the instructions were all wrong but i had no odd bits left

is gutting when you work hard on something

speedking

We had a 6' x 6' greenhouse to go in a corner. We only glazed half and none of the roof, even then it was b. heavy. We put dowels underneath to roll it into position like the ancient Egyptians did with heavy stones. We left a narrow access space to the two sides. Then we glazed the roof and the other half.

A couple of years later noticed that the wind had blown the whole thing bodily to close the foot or so gap that we had left But no broken glass.

Yes, once the wind gets inside then it will cause havoc. Bad luck

sarasquares

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i did notice my neighbors greenhouses are in the middle of the gardens, totally exposed. i might go round and ask what tips they can give me.



i had put a solar light and fan in as well, maybe they were to heavy

WRX_Dazza

oh dear.... what a pain!! (pane)

glass is a lot more rigid and the extra weight of it helps....

not many plants in there ???

Luminous

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corners are not always the best place as they can trap the wind causing big pressure changes. Strangely out in the middle can sometimes be better. All depends on the direction of the wind.

(I don't believe I managed to talk about wind for so long without any fart jokes I must be getting tired )

sarasquares

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the seed trays are in my spare bedroom to get them started off

loomy, i think you may be right about the corner thing

J4CKO

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Your outside loo is rubbish.

dpb

Are you sure you had them the right way up

MJB2

What are you starting off? Its a bit early me thinks!
I would also say go for glass!

paulwrxboro

someone has nicked all your skunk plants

dpb

lol

alcazar

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That brickwork is ................interesting

TBH, the aluminium sections look very fragile.

Alcazar

sarasquares

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the brickwork was the only thing standing, bladdy cheek!!

i ran out of bricks

do i come across as a pot head? everyone always assumes i was growing something dodgy in my greenhouse

dpb

Keep a man handy Sara - always useful for getting something done right