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    Think I might be buying a bargain

    Ok I have seen an ad for a 12x8 greenhouse so I am going to call tomorrow!

    If I buy it (if it's available) I think I'm going to be so lucky in what I consider a bargain

    12x8 greenhouse with spare glass staging and a heater for.....





    £80

    Or

    £100 delivered

    oh my god I hope it is still available
    In the following link you can follow my recent progress on the plot

    https://www.youtube.com/user/darcyvuqua?feature=watch
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    Fingers crossed for you darcy

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    • #3
      oooh darcy great,hope you lucky
      sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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      • #4
        Hope its good news when you update this thread Darcy.
        Location....East Midlands.

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        • #5
          I cannot get an answer I shall keep trying
          In the following link you can follow my recent progress on the plot

          https://www.youtube.com/user/darcyvuqua?feature=watch

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          • #6
            Sounds like a real bargain, good luck!
            Gardening forever- housework whenever

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            • #7
              Sounds like a bargain! Hope you've got plenty of room for it!

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              • #8
                ok so its available still and can be bought and delivered for £100 the only thing is it will need dismantling by me first i have never owned a greenhouse and would have no idea how to start or even where to start

                is this a easy job or is it easy to dismantle a green house or should i not bother everyone knows that im still not 100% fit on my feet yet either maybe 65/75% there so i need help making the discision
                In the following link you can follow my recent progress on the plot

                https://www.youtube.com/user/darcyvuqua?feature=watch

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                • #9
                  Darcy it would be a shame to miss out on this bargain can you get some buddies together to help.
                  Location....East Midlands.

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                  • #10
                    Get a pen to write on the bits and take photos.
                    Get bags for the little parts and be careful with the glass.

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                    • #11
                      it also does not have a base how will this effect it if im putting it on the allotment will it need a base or can it sit on bare ground
                      In the following link you can follow my recent progress on the plot

                      https://www.youtube.com/user/darcyvuqua?feature=watch

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                      • #12
                        For stability I would definitely recommend a base. Something with anchor legs which can be concreted in is ideal like this --> Halls metal greenhouse base 8ft x 12ft (2560mm x 3804mm) - The Greenhouse People

                        Great bargain though, you're very lucky.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by alldigging View Post
                          Get a pen to write on the bits and take photos.
                          Get bags for the little parts and be careful with the glass.
                          I concur!

                          And double and triple check what kind of base it's on.

                          I was lucky enough to be offered a greenhouse from freecycle and although I asked and was told it was just 'standing on slabs' when we got there (we being me, OH, Mum and Dad) it was cemented in!

                          Fortunately for me my sister was visiting my parent's house and she super-very-kindly located and dropped off my Dad's mini Kango breaker to us!

                          For me it was well worth it and a 12x8 GH for £100 delivered really does sound like a bargain!

                          Some of the things we took/did:

                          Plenty of newspaper to wrap the glass in (helps protect it and if a piece does break it's better contained!)
                          Gloves
                          Spanner set and pliers
                          WD40
                          Used masking tape as a label on each piece of glass/piece of frame with a number on to show where it went (shame I lost the bit of paper with corresponding pic of the greenhouse! )
                          Took LOADS of photos
                          Plasters and antiseptic cream!


                          And possibly most importantly took a few helping hands and took them out to lunch after dismantling it!

                          When it comes to re-assembling the most important thing is getting the base flat and square (or rectangular!) as it makes everything else sooooooooooooo much easier afterwards!

                          I'd say go for it!
                          http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
                            Darcy it would be a shame to miss out on this bargain can you get some buddies together to help.
                            Absolutely agree. Time to call in those favours!
                            Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                            By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                            While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                            At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                            • #15
                              Its a bargain Darcy! Do you know how its going to be delivered - if the owner has a large van, you may not need to dismantle it completely, but keep the sides and roof intact.
                              Most greenhouses fit together in the same way. Do you know what make it is? If you can find out you may be able to find assembly instructions on the web.
                              Have a look at Bradlo's adventures with a new greenhouse http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...toy_60830.html
                              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...rry_60936.html
                              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ues_60991.html
                              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...oil_61977.html
                              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...use_61873.html
                              There are more threads but this will give you an idea of what's involved!

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