Greenhouse expert advice needed / polycarbonate greenhouses

[the big lebowski]

im in the prosses of getting my 8 x 6 greenhouse set up to move up my allotment and im putting the 6mm pollycarb panels in it and im going to run some metal strips horizontly top and bottom of the panels and drill through and secure bolts with 4cm washers to stop them flexing and popping out ,as for the base i have 15cm x 15 cm wood post that i will screw the greenhouse too and then im thinking of knocking a 2 foot dexion bar in the ground like a tent peg on each corner ,sorry if this sounds abit confusing as its abit difficult to describe in words i`ll take some pics when its all built and hopfully you`ll see what i mean ,cheers

also dave from daves allotment on you tube is just finishing putting his new rather splendid greenhouse up might be worth a watch for a few ideas ,cheers

[sparrow100]

I have a single paned polycarb (so what Potty advises against!) and I love it. Mine has its base bolted onto sleepers, mostly because I was lucky and they were free. They were very easy to get level and square. They also give me an extra 12-18 inches of headspace, which, given I'm 5ft9 is very handy.

It doesn't get as hot as the glass ones, but it does well enough for my tomatoes and basil, plus starting off seeds round about now.

Here's a pic: (apologies to everyone who's seen it umpteen times before - I'll get a new one soon!)

plus this more recent one:

I have a secondhand glass one too - this year's excitement is putting it together again. It's been lying under some plastic for 3 years now and I've lost any information about building it.

[Elfeda]

Can't comment on the second bit as I have no idea about your DIY skills You can treat it as a big box of mechano if you want - you may have to cut, file, drill and hammer struts to the right length (I'm assuming that the vertical struts would need to be cut down) You'd have to work out how to get at your plants inside - unless you are going to crawl through the shortened door opening on yer belly.

do not grow as many indeterminate tomatoes so making them cloaches should give me extra space on ground for heatloving veg other than indeterminate tomatos. and also i can try if they can be secured safely with out spending alot on sleepers. though i do have some other wood offcuts.

my DIY skills are nill . but i have 4 greenhouse frames of 6x4 size so would like to check if i can make them into 4 ft hight cloaches with out cutting struts as one side of it is measuring 4feet.

how to get into that for planting part : the sliding door comes on top but it is in the centre so should work on it by cutting frame at the base of door. i am happy to have less number of plants at reachable points as long as wind protection is managed since i got them really cheap including plastic.

any help how to protect the these blowaway cloaches against wind.


thanks for reading my query

[BUFFS]

Mine has to be concreted down as I lost a 8 x 8 greenhouse when the wind topped 100mph some years ago, we never did find it. I like the idea of your polycarbonate greenhouse as it would be better for me as my mobility gets worse but it would be beyond me to dismantle the 10 x 8 and secure a new one. I shall use it til I can't move well enough and then it will be consigned to one of the local allotmenteers and get the area paved over to make parking in the drive easier..

[fon]

I have a Palram Harmony polycarbonate greenhouse

https://www.tesco.com/direct/palram-...?source=others

Iv never experienced glass so cant compare, but it easily does the job.

When the kids kick balls in the wrong direction, or branches fall off the trees above it stays solid.

It needs to be washed once a year, only takes an hour.

Fon

[Potstubsdustbins]

Sparrow #17, sorry I should have made it clear the single poly I am referring to is about 1mm thick and so wibbly wobbly they have to mould it with a form to try and give it strength.

[sparrow100]

Sparrow #17, sorry I should have made it clear the single poly I am referring to is about 1mm thick and so wibbly wobbly they have to mould it with a form to try and give it strength.

Yep, think that's the one I have. It would make a fine sail if it weren't bolted down. I would have prefered glass, but I got it in the B&Q clearance and I'm surprised at how good it is. I was fully ready to be a bit disappointed, or to regularly have to pop panels back in. So far only 2 panels have popped out - one per winter.

Edit to add, it's the same one as Fon's.

[Jay-ell]

Mine has to be concreted down as I lost a 8 x 8 greenhouse when the wind topped 100mph some years ago, we never did find it. I like the idea of your polycarbonate greenhouse as it would be better for me as my mobility gets worse but it would be beyond me to dismantle the 10 x 8 and secure a new one. I shall use it til I can't move well enough and then it will be consigned to one of the local allotmenteers and get the area paved over to make parking in the drive easier..

You may be able to replace the glass with polycarbonate

[AkionTotocha]

Buffs - Get a huge polycarb GH with enough space for 2x plants AND parking! Mobility isn't an issue when you can pick tomatoes through an open car window!

[emarisa28]

@MUDDYBOOTS - still waiting for your photos!

[BUFFS]

[QUOTE=AkionTotocha;1521634]Buffs
I don't have the balance now, I have to have a stick/cane in one hand so it makes doing much a bit of a saga, and yes, as I slowly do things I get really fed up with not being able to do things easy/fast as I used to,the snails leave scorch marks as they overtake me.....