[Gwiz]

Oh dear.

[Ice]

Gosh, darn, dammit and poo.  Luckily I am not someone that buys on impulse and likes to get information first, so it will remain in the shop.  I've seen an 8x12 aluminium polycarbonate greenhouse for £479 with free next day delivery, so just a little more and a bit more space inside.   

A greenhouse can never be too big.

[Gwiz]

you're not wrong.
Gotta have room for the kettle.

[Ice]

Absolutely. :blink:

[Thrift]

Gosh, darn, dammit and poo.  Luckily I am not someone that buys on impulse and likes to get information first, so it will remain in the shop.  I've seen an 8x12 aluminium polycarbonate greenhouse for £479 with free next day delivery, so just a little more and a bit more space inside.   

A greenhouse can never be too big.

Now that sounds great Ice.

I've been looking myself as, having had my little tunnel take flight last year, I've decided a greenhouse is the best idea. I'll be interested to hear of possible pitfalls with these.

[Trillium]

The money's burning a hole, Ice, but patience will get you the best value for your money.

[Ice]

I think it will need to be bolted down onto something sturdy and the windows might need to be siliconed in as already mentioned.  My old greenhouse was a secondhand aluminium one and was very sturdy despite having been rebuilt several times.  The horticultural glass made it weigh a ton so it was just freestanding.

I reckon there will be more than a little patience needed to put it all together Trillium.

[New shoot]

Don't know if you saw Auntiemogs post on frugal living Ice, but she put up a link to a site that may interest you.

They do greenhouses including a 6' by 8' green framed polycarbonate glazed one for £269.99.  I've got my greenhouse in the front garden as that where I have most space and its a green coloured one.  Doesn't stand out half so much as a silver one 

http://www.selections.com/garden-products/greenhouses/

[Ice]

Thanks for the link New Shoot but they just aren't big enough.  My new one is going to be 8'x12'

[New shoot]

I'm very jelous Ice    Mine is 8x6 which seemed huge at first, but it seems to have shrunk in the rain over the years 

[Tenhens]

Have you looked on Ebay?

I found one of the same size a couple of years ago, although it was aluminium.

[Ice]

I'm very jelous Ice    Mine is 8x6 which seemed huge at first, but it seems to have shrunk in the rain over the years 

My old one was that size and it also shrank in the rain.

I've looked on ebay but couldn't find anything in the same price range, sadly. 

[JayG]

Don't forget that the advertised sizes are nominal and the actual length and width will be around 5% greater - I know someone who had to take his secateurs to an adjoining hedge becase he forgot about that in his excitement (just can't recall his name at the moment!  )

[Ice]

Think really hard JayG. :blink:  Plenty of room for it here, no need to trim any hedges.

[Totty]

Ill be getting a new model this year too, probably with same sort of budget (4-500) and im always looking on ebay. I think you can pick up quality secong hand wooden ones for this sort of price and i think thats the way ill be going. Am i right in thinking that the wooden greenhouses just bolt together, and are easier/less intricate to take down and put up than the usual alu ones?