Topic: greenhouse woe

[shirlton]

Thats exactly what happened to my grenhouse. Got a phonecall that it was last seen making it's way to the allotment gates. LOL. Can laugh about it now but at the time it was very distressing.

[Deb P]

I have a theory about using polyglass or other lightweight 'glass'. There is an enormous weight of 'proper' glass in a greenhouse, which must surely have some bearing on the structure staying put in high winds. I get a mental picture of a complete poly-glazed greenhouse sailing by at low altitude.
It's only a theory though.

Geoff.

I think the only reason my home greenhouse only strayed a few feet was its weight; it was amazingly heavy, we had to remove half the glazing to be able to lift it back into position (and we are sturdy peeps).  :-\

It is in a sheltered position too, had it been less heavy I am sure it would have sailed away.... I think what happened was the wind got under one of the windows and ripped off the automatic opener on one edge, go it could gust in and lift it; windows now secure again! ;D

[Andy H]

 I get a mental picture of a complete poly-glazed greenhouse sailing by at low altitude.
It's only a theory though.

Its not! Mums mad it over fence and missed neighbour to end up in next lot of gardens, Did we laugh or what! :D

Sent her a text the next day saying I had just been overtaken on the M25 by a greenhouse doing about 80 with a tom plant hanging on for fear life :-X :-X :-X