Greenhouse

[MissPea]

Hello! So someone has kindly given me a greenhouse. It has sat for many years Disassembled, my question to the handy people is this a waste of time/ money? Majority of the glass seems to be smashed but with the promise of potentially more glass. To be honest I’m not 100% sure the screws are all there either. Can anyone give their best opinion. Free is always best but just worried it’s a lost cause.

[nickdub]

easy enough to join the metal part back together to form a structure assuming its aluminum - it will drill easily and you can just bolt it together, no need to worry about the old screws - once you've got the basic metal structure you have a few options eg cover it in netting and use it a fruit cage, get some secondhand glass and re glaze it or r buy some poly-carbonate sheets and cut that to fit which would be my preference


Of course all this is a fair bit of work and you are really the only person able to say if you think the time taken would be jsutifiable for what benefit you ultimately get.

[veggiechicken]

Depends on how much you want a GH! Screws and fittings are easy to buy so don't let that stop you.
I use 3 GH frames (without glass) for climbing beans and another 3 frames, covered with debris netting as a protected area for growing fruit and brassicas.

[Scarlet]

I have a couple of greenhouses. One was secondhand.
I had some help from my stepdad so that was good - he helped me put the metal frame up which was relatively easy. Before you consider going for it make sure nothing is twisted or bent as this can cause stress on the glass.

I did the glazing myself and so long as you get the sizing correct it's not too difficult...but it's hard work on your fingers and I had to do it over a weekend as glass half in half out can be a disaster if the weather is windy.

The replacement glass was quite an expenses so check that out first....screws/ glazing clips etc were easy to find online.

[MyWifesBrassicas]

Hello! So someone has kindly given me a greenhouse. It has sat for many years Disassembled, my question to the handy people is this a waste of time/ money? Majority of the glass seems to be smashed but with the promise of potentially more glass. To be honest I’m not 100% sure the screws are all there either. Can anyone give their best opinion. Free is always best but just worried it’s a lost cause.

I did the very same thing yesterday, took a bit of working out where it all went, but went ok.
It's been sitting around in bit since 2015

[MissPea]

I defo want one just no where to place it �� it’s a very exposed plot and I need to try figure out a way to protect it from the crazy winds �� I only have myself to fix it unless I bribe my dad but he’s never done it before so might take a bottle of something ��

[Scarlet]

I'm in a windy spot. I sat mine on bricks and screwed it into those - I dug a trench first but I'm not sure you need to bother. Maybe just screw in the four corners.

[greenishfing]

All the clips, nuts and bolts are easy to get hold of either on the internet or at many garden centres.The only expensive item is the glass. If you can get hold of that at a decent price find someone who liked playing with meccano as a child and it will keep them amused all day putting it together.

[veggiechicken]

Depends on how much you want a GH! Screws and fittings are easy to buy so don't let that stop you.
I use 3 GH frames (without glass) for climbing beans and another 3 frames, covered with debris netting as a protected area for growing fruit and brassicas.

Netting covered GH frames



GH Bean frame

[MissPea]

Looks really good @veggiechicken thanks all, I’ll give it a go lol. I’ll need to get a base first anyway so have a bit to go before I can start. Wish me luck ��

[veggiechicken]

The blessing of an unglazed GH is that watering is less of an issue, especially if its sited away from your home or you're not there every day.

[MyWifesBrassicas]

Netting covered GH frames

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GH Bean frame

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VC, they look fantastic!
Have you attached your greenhouses together so that it one long greenhouse?
I take it they were all the same make/model?

[veggiechicken]

The netted ones are joined together - 6x8 GH's x 3
The bean frames are attached to each other but they are linked by canes at the eaves for continuity of the beans.
When you join them, the bases have to be level and levelling a 24' length of soil wasn't easy. It doesn't matter when they're not connected, plus, leaving a 2' gap between each frame means its longer than if they were connected.

[fishpond]

V.C That's a fair crop of weeds you seem to be growing there.

[veggiechicken]

Here's the thread when we were all snapping up cheap GHs - over 2 years!! https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...eap_81369.html

and a link to my "construction" methods. https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ml#post1277112

All photos are missing unfortunately.