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Title: Cheap glass
Post by: janiejakemum on May 08, 2009, 09:03: Hello everyone

We are in the process of deciding to buy/make a greenhouse - i think realy we should make one because we have a small irregular shape but i am trying to source cheap ish materials. I thought buying horticultural glass would be quite cheap but i dont know if im just looking in the wrong place but £2 for a 2 foot pane seems quite a lot to me?

I think we will use heavy plastic on one end ( where the children have access to) then glass the remainder - if i cant find any cheap glass i think we may end up with heavy duty plastic all round. Also need to build the structure from 2" posts.

Any ideas on the cheapest place to purchase this from - might save me some hours of trawling the net.

Many thanks
Emma
Title: Re: Cheap glass
Post by: Yorkie on May 08, 2009, 15:32: I don't know, sorry, but I don't think you're the first person to have asked this question, might be worth doing a search on the forum (quicker than searching the web!)
Title: Re: Cheap glass
Post by: Gwiz on May 08, 2009, 19:05: I reckon £2's pretty cheap.
You wouldn't get it for that around here..... >:(
Title: Re: Cheap glass
Post by: savbo on May 09, 2009, 10:49: freecycle is good - we've got pretty much a greenhouse worth in 2 collections...
Title: Re: Cheap glass
Post by: janiejakemum on May 10, 2009, 09:42: A decision has been made at last............ Because we have 2 young kiddies we have decided to go for the cheaper easier option of heavy duty plastic sheet (on a roll) that way we dont need to worry about the frame being exact, we are planning on doing 2 layers with a 4 inch gap in between so help keep a bit warmer in the winter, i think i read that on here somewhere, bit worried about blocking out light but the thread i read was saying theres much more to gain having the insulation layer.

I think next weekend we will do it - hopefully.
Title: Re: Cheap glass
Post by: glass half full on May 10, 2009, 09:56: Quote from: janiejakemum on May 10, 2009, 09:42
A decision has been made at last............ Because we have 2 young kiddies we have decided to go for the cheaper easier option of heavy duty plastic sheet (on a roll) that way we dont need to worry about the frame being exact, we are planning on doing 2 layers with a 4 inch gap in between so help keep a bit warmer in the winter, i think i read that on here somewhere, bit worried about blocking out light but the thread i read was saying theres much more to gain having the insulation layer.

I think next weekend we will do it - hopefully.

Go for it! One word of warning, though (hope it's not 'telling Granny yo suck eggs...). Make sure that there are no winds like those recently or you could end up in the next parish! Also, I suggest at least three people to work on it (one to make the tea?). good luck!
Title: Re: Cheap glass
Post by: janiejakemum on May 10, 2009, 19:44: 3 people fine actually there are 4 of us. Two adults a 2 and a 4 year old, cant wait.................................