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Large Greenhouses
Deb P:
Still waiting then.......?
Deb P:
There is a sale on at The greenhouse people where I purchased my home greenhouse a few years ago......?
https://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/greenhouse/8388/robinsons-reigate-victorian-old-cottage-green-117-x-409/
saddad:
Had an informal chat with some of the comm. members about it the other day, across the plots to maintain social distancing, still keen but even less chance until we can get a comm. meeting and an AGM to approve expenditure above the "cap".
Deb P:
That’s so frustrating, especially as we’ve had a greenhouse ‘fund’ for years now! 😒
Vinlander:
--- Quote from: pumpkinlover on February 05, 2020, 08:12:38 ---We have a large greenhouse at home from Robinsons it's been up for about 15 or more years. Betty also sourced one for Walsall Road site.
If you decide to go down that route it's got advantages and disadvantages over polytunnels.
--- End quote ---
Visiting Shetland every greenhouse I saw was a hybrid design - they are made from twinwall polycarbonate (looked like standard 10mm) - presumably because they are tougher and warmer than either basic type. The PC must contribute a lot of strength too, so though strong connections between the sheets are essential, you might save on internal bracing.
https://www.polycrub.co.uk/ (mouthwatering pictures).
I would love to make one from scratch but for some bizarre reason PC sheet 'glazing' is banned on all our local allotments (??) I assume that they are worried about storms ripping PC sheets off a ramshackle home-made frame so they fly around like huge scythes - though people are allowed to use the same sheets on their as partitions/windbreaks/fences - in some cases merely pushed into the soil (WTF??).
The Shetlanders have much worse storms and obviously realize flying plastic is less likely and less risk than flying glass - maybe they get grants to cover the manufacturers' retail profits - maybe avoid the whole problem by simply insisting on a range of approved plans for any home builds - if the latter then I'm missing out on a clearer, tougher, warmer and much more long lasting cover purely because our useless local politicians can't be bothered and/or won't trust the site committees to regulate properly.
If you do go for a polyethene polytunnel the need for occasional re-covering is a big issue. It's definitely worth sourcing covering material with the highest possible amount of UV inhibitor - in my case the supplier revealed they have to go to a Spanish source to get it.
Of course re-glazing is even worse - though if you don't have vandals like ours the glass should outlive a wooden structure...
Cheers.
PS. A bit of background from an FT article:
https://www.ft.com/content/c9ada714-9eb3-11e7-8b50-0b9f565a23e1
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