Norfolk Greenhouses - any comments??

[w33blegurl]

Hi All

Have just come across and ad for Norfolk greenhouses and they seem to be really reasonably priced! I am looking to replce my 5 tier plastic growhouse, which, although good for the extra space to grow things on, is rickety in the extreme and is listing alarmingly to one side. It just wont last til next year!

I had my eye on either a SpaceSaver or a New Budget Greenhouse (I don't have a huge amount of space or money for a greenhouse).

The spacesaver would fit on our patio and I'm guessing would be reasonbly sturdy. the budget one offers a bit more space but is covered in PVC sheeting rather than glazed....does anyone have any experience of either of these two greenhouses (I have read that the Norfolk greenhouses are very hard to put together!)?

Cheers

[Victoria26]

What a wonderful site!! I like the budget greenhouse.

I like this one though Sheds

[SarzWix]

Yes, their instructions aren't the greatest... But I have 2 of the polythene sheet covered ones - the budget one is in the back garden, and a 12ft one on the allotment, and I'm really happy with them. The budget one, we have held down with paving slabs, and it hasn't moved in nearly 3 years. My OH, who is a DIY phobe, managed to put the budget one up in 2 days on his own - 1 day for frame and one day for cover. The 12 foot one was up in 2 days with help.

[Me&Blue]

I have just bought a budget Norfolk greenhouse. As a complete novice, I didn't want to spend the earth only to find out I was pants at gardening.
I'm glad that it only takes a couple of days to put up. My OH has had a look in the box and is predicting a major construction operation!
Also good to know that they can last a while too, that was a bit of a worry.
My only niggle with them is that I received no nuts and bolts with my greenhouse, so I am waiting for them to arrive before construction can start. Hopefully they will arrive in time for the weekend so we can get building. Will keep the vine updated on progress!

[SarzWix]

It's a bit like putting mecano together Best advice I can give is to spend some time seperating and identifying the pieces before starting; the printing of names on the pieces can be a bit fuzzy and you might have to match up holes to work out which piece is which. Once that's done, it's a lot easier

[Two_Sheds]

our instructions weren't quite in the right order. We were told to put such-and-such together, and only on the next page did we discover that half the bolts had to go in one way, and half the other way.

so we had to take them out and start again.

[afrench108]

i had 2 6x6 ultimate gh in green trim, fully erected with decking board base, all joined together to create a 12ft gh 1foot of the ground, it took 2 full days and 1 to remove old gh.. a bit of knowledge is handy as they aren't the best instructions but gh is great and double doors work well.I did leave out the rear window as couldn't work it out so cut it to fit as normal pane..all the best

[Nippy]

We had a Norfolk "Spacesaver" about 20 years ago and it was very successful. We were thinking of getting another now we have moved house.
Your post reminded me, thanks

[Victoria26]

You'd think Norfolk would read this and either make their instuctions clearer or their construction easier...

[w33blegurl]

Hmm...so its looking a lot like the greenhouses are good once you figure out how the bits fit together

[markwcel]

focus doing some good deals at the mo......

[starloc]

With the budget norfolk ones, what holds the plastic sheeting on?

I know they say to bury it at the bottom, the pictures of them have very tight cover, is it done with double sided tape and pulled tight at the bottom edges , is it like the diy double glazing window film and heat shrunk tight afterwards ?

Can it be assembled, to look like a greenhouse, but just not attached to the floor the way they say by burying the covers, are they just buryed to stop it blowing away?

Im thinking of getting one , but i dont want to attach it to the floor, i want to be able to move it......

[SarzWix]

The plastic comes on rolls, looking a bit like big rolls of cling film, about a metre wide. You start unrolling at one side and take it right over the top and down the other side, leaving long bits at the bottom which eventually you put either in a trench, and cover with soil, or you put paving slabs on them. Then you move along a bit and start the next piece slightly overlapping the first and do the same thing. Carrying on til you get to the end. Then you go over the over-laps with seam sealing tape (supplied). Weighing down the tails on either side with paving slabs and plants in pots has been sufficient to keep our garden one stable for a few years, but the lottie one has trenches because it's a windier site.

[starloc]

The plastic comes on rolls, looking a bit like big rolls of cling film, about a metre wide. You start unrolling at one side and take it right over the top and down the other side, leaving long bits at the bottom which eventually you put either in a trench, and cover with soil, or you put paving slabs on them. Then you move along a bit and start the next piece slightly overlapping the first and do the same thing. Carrying on til you get to the end. Then you go over the over-laps with seam sealing tape (supplied). Weighing down the tails on either side with paving slabs and plants in pots has been sufficient to keep our garden one stable for a few years, but the lottie one has trenches because it's a windier site.

That sounds easy enough, itl be fine if i can put things on it to hold it down, i cant dig holes in the tiles, and im not sure wether its staying were i put it, i can put some half pallets along the sides with big pots on to weigh it down, theres basicaly no wind were it will go anyway as its going in a corner

[SarzWix]

Don't be too stingy with the tails - the longer they are, the better anchorage you get! They do give you plenty of plastic, we made a mistake with some of the end pieces and still had some left over afterwards