Norfolk Greenhouses

[hamsterhead]

Good Afternoon

Are there many of you using the polycarbonate Norfolk Greenhouses? I'm thinking of getting as one of their models is only two and a half feet deep which suits my available ground.

Pete

[rustylady]

Hi Pete. I've got one of their 8 x 6 ones. It was an absolute b*****d to put together. The diagrams and instructions aren't very clear, but it has been up now for about 4 years and is adequate and a lot safer than glass as I have young grandchildren visiting regularly. Not luxurious by any means, but for the price quite a good buy.

[hamsterhead]

Are you sure you didn't mean to say "brilliant" to put together .
As long as it doesn't require drilling I shall be OK. Me and drills just don't get on very well.

[winstonwobble]

i second rustylady it was so difficult to put together it took us two months and when eventually it was together we have had to do a lot of renforcing or the pannels just pop out when it gets windy wouldnt really recomend it if you are not really diy minded saw one off their reps at harrogate flower show and mentioned this to him his reply was that they offer an erecting service i think this is what they are wanting as it is all extra cash

[hamsterhead]

Thanks WW. Two months, blimey, it must have been a big 'un. I'm off to the Harrogate show tomorrow so if I see the rep I'll have a quiet word in his ear and say that you send your best wishes

[rustylady]

Are you sure you didn't mean to say "brilliant" to put together .
As long as it doesn't require drilling I shall be OK. Me and drills just don't get on very well.

No, I did not mean brilliant. No drills required, but you need to make sure that the bits of the frame are the right way up (they are marked, but the instructions don't tell you this and the marks aren't obvious - as I remember T for top and B for bottom). Also you need to make sure that the bolts are fitted the correct way round so they don't interfere with the other bits. Again, the instructions aren't too clear and we only found out when the rest of it wouldn't fit.

[hamsterhead]

No, I did not mean brilliant. No drills required, but you need to make sure that the bits of the frame are the right way up (they are marked, but the instructions don't tell you this and the marks aren't obvious - as I remember T for top and B for bottom). Also you need to make sure that the bolts are fitted the correct way round so they don't interfere with the other bits. Again, the instructions aren't too clear and we only found out when the rest of it wouldn't fit.

I can see that this is going to be loads of fun, anguish, stress, trauma and lots of coffee to put this together. And I've not bought it yet! I'd better have a rummage around to see if I have a spanner to fit.

[SarzWix]

We've got a couple of the 'standard' ones which are covered with polythene type stuff rather than polycarb. and they're okay. As rustylady says, they're a total pain to put up - the instructions are absolutely appalling.
(I really don't understand why they don't update them - surely modern digital photography and printing means that proper instructions, with photographs, is not that expensive to produce?!)
Anyway, the polycarb. ones have a reputation for losing the panels in windy conditions, but that can be improved with a few blobs of silicone sealant when fitting them

[janeyo]

We have one, 10 x 8? I think. Big anyway. OH put it together in a weekend, but he did say the instructions were rubbish! He is an engineer so think he just did his own thing. Do you want to to borrow him? He has added guttering and stuff now too One panel cracked in high winds last year but the rest has been fine. It's now been up for 2 years. He put it on paving slab base round the edges.

[winstonwobble]

with wot i said to him he might remember me LOL