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Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: bailey on January 18, 2011, 18:52

Title: norfolk greenhouses
Post by: bailey on January 18, 2011, 18:52

Hi all,,

might be posting this in the wrong place but here goes..

as anyone got any good/bad experiences of these greenhouses, the ones with a PVC sheeting, presume same stuff as polytunnel poly?

thinking of buying one for home but could get bigger for the money if i got this kind then glass..

feel free to message me if you would prefer,,

many thanks

Title: Re: norfolk greenhouses
Post by: Yorkie on January 18, 2011, 20:55

You're in the right place, bailey  :D

a quick use of the search facility reveals these for starters (one of them was started by Jamie a week ago):

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=69754.msg796901#msg796901

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=69766.msg797056#msg797056

Title: Re: norfolk greenhouses
Post by: mumofstig on January 18, 2011, 21:42

They links are the Norfolk polycarb greenhouses but bailey was asking about ones covered with poly-sheeting (like a polytunnel) and I've had no experience with those.

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from the Norfolk Greenhouse site: The PVC clear sheeting (on a roll) excludes all drafts when seam-sealed with transtape (supplied) and has long tails to be buried in ground or under flagstones to give sturdy anchorage

Title: Re: norfolk greenhouses
Post by: Yorkie on January 18, 2011, 21:57

Aah, didn't appreciate the difference, thanks for pointing it out  :)

Title: Re: norfolk greenhouses
Post by: wozza on March 12, 2011, 07:46

Bailey

I have experience of a Norfolk greenhouse and their sunroom

When I lived in England in the 80's I had one of the greenhouse's and found it pretty good the runners for the door were a bit stiff scraping and screeching every time you open and close them, but apart from that if they are located in a sheltered position then they are fine, in those days the plastic sheeting was taped together so as long as it was done in a dry envoirenment it stuck together.

If you are considering buying a polycarb unit from them then I would say DONT, then fixing system is flimsy at best and you have to retighten the bolts on a regular basis and the wind has blown my sunroom to bits over this winter, making it look like something the tsunami has washed in, do yourself and your wallet a favour and either buy one of the smaller polytunnels or a half decent greenhouse.