Norfolk Greenhouses - any comments??

[credlandj]

Hi. Just bought and erected a space saver lean to green house. Delivery took 28 days but have to say that product appears to be excellent. Took about 2 days to assemble, door assembly to the frame was the tricky bit as has to be square to the frame and close giving a good seal but with extra pair of hands not a major issue. Instructions to assemble were clear and concise (although still managed to put some members the wrong way round) and surprise surprise all parts were clearly marked and nothing missing and left over at the end.
Greenhouse frame is sturdy, made of good quality galvanised steel and once secured to wall certainly won't be going anywhere. Recommend that on all trim screws sealedl with silicone to ensure no leaks with rain (missed one and rain got through).
Hope comments help you in making your decision.
John

[Sanjo]

That's handy credlanj. I have my eye on a little bit of space behind the shed (if I can persuade my husband that we already have enough fruit trees/bushes and the two there are in the way)
I had been thinking of the Norfolk but knew they had a dodgy reputation for erecting etc.
The lean too would be ideal for what I have in mind.
Thanks for the update. I should think by now though that the original poster is well and truly organised as the post was back in 2009.
Anyway, welcome to the vine.
Whereabouts are you by the way. We are a nosey lot on here!!

[Tripmeup]

Hi Sanjo.

Hope you get a reply...very complimentary about Norfolk greenhouses on first post,so must have been well pleased..For what its worth I recently bought and erected a Norfolk lean to polycarbonate greenhouse..If you want any info, let me know...
What I will say is that the supplied instructions were terrible but I did get there in the end..
The window is also very flimsy and will I imagine blow out quite easily in strong winds
I haven't yet but will be securing it as much as I can to the wall as it would definitely need to be
Hope that helps...

[Tripmeup]

Hi Sanjo.

Hope you get a reply...very complimentary about Norfolk greenhouses on first post,so must have been well pleased..For what its worth I recently bought and erected a Norfolk lean to polycarbonate greenhouse..If you want any info, let me know...
What I will say is that the supplied instructions were terrible but I did get there in the end..
The window is also very flimsy and will I imagine blow out quite easily in strong winds..I intend devising a method to better secure it...thinking cap on at mo..
I haven't yet but will be securing it as much as I can to the wall as it would definitely need to be..
Apart from that, happy enough given the price...



Hope that helps...

[Sanjo]

Thanks for that Tripmeup!

[Tripmeup]

No problem..
If you need any more info let me know...

[SarzWix]

Hi Sanjo.

Hope you get a reply...very complimentary about Norfolk greenhouses on first post,so must have been well pleased..

I thought that too, but can't find any other reason to be suspicious Norfolk must have upgraded their instruction leaflet since I built my 2 if he's describing them as 'clear and concise' though

[Tripmeup]

I thought that too, but can't find any other reason to be suspicious Norfolk must have upgraded their instruction leaflet since I built my 2 if he's describing them as 'clear and concise' though

Clear and concise they ain't, that's for sure Sarz.
I got mine around start of year, so not that long ago...

[Sanjo]

Having spent quite a while this afternoon, in mucky weather, helping my dear husband move his very large garden store to another part of the garden, I discovered that pretty well all the Norfolk stuff I thought would fit the space - DONT!!
The annoying thing is the spacesaver is about 1/2" - 1" too wide as I hadn't allowed for the extra bit of concrete on the shed wall.
At least I won't have to cope with dodgy instructions though.
What a pain.

[pagan dreams]

i had one of the rare 8 sided greenhouses from norfolk given to me wen i was in my teens.it was about 10 yrs old wen i had it and it stood in my garden for many years after untill the wind ripped the plastic off,not the end tho as i bought some trans tape from norfolk and restuck the sheeting back on as it seems to last for ever without uv degrading.its now long gone as i sold it a few years ago wen i moved out from my parents into my own place.im my opinion norfolk have stood the test of time and have earnt a good reputation other than bad instructions.as far as i know my old greenhouse still stands to this day at almost 20 yrs old not bad for a load of metal strips and pvc sheeting.go for it and get one and good thing is the pvc ones can be reclad in ultimate polycarbonate later.good luck