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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: posie on February 11, 2008, 19:08:40

Title: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: posie on February 11, 2008, 19:08:40
Bought this in the end of season sale last year from Instore, the one zip has gone on the door and I can't repair it (muchos swearing trying).  At the moment it's held together by gaffer tape and tacked with my hugely unsuccessful sewing technique!  Any ideas of where I can get a replacement cover?  I've tried Instore and no joy.  :( Also don't have receipt or box anymore!
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: cambourne7 on February 11, 2008, 19:40:43
go and speak to them take it with you.

Or call and ask to speak to the manager and see what they say.
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on February 12, 2008, 11:38:44
If this is the type put together with poles and a flexible plastic cover, mine was so ripped up by wind and taping never held and I couldn't ventilate it automatically and was not home everyday so plants fried: soooo after reconfiguring the parts of the pole frame we now have working: a coldframe  which successfully grew lettuce this winter covered with bubblewrap plus windows, AND parts became a rack to support my indoor plant flats with lights  AND parts became a luggage rack in the basement to keep suitcases from mildewing AND the green wire shelves I've wired together to form outdoor plant supports for my phlox and other tall plants. Those worked great last summer and normally are quite expensive. All in all, I think these more than justified the cost of the 4X6 "greenhouse"!
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: pg on February 12, 2008, 16:52:33
If you have no luck with a replacement cover you could try using a huge polythene bag. When my folks had a new sofa delivered it came in a mega-big see-through polythene bag. Dead useful. You might find similar sized bags from around the bins of carpet stores, or in the usual skips.
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: posie on February 12, 2008, 18:41:54
Wow now that's what I call recycling grannieannie! Thanks for all suggestions guys.  :)
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: pammiep on February 18, 2008, 08:59:11
Hi Posie
Homebase do them at 12.99 plus they are the reinforced with green type stitching through the polythene.  I bought one last year and made my own frame as they are 49.99 if you buy the full thing.
pammiep
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: posie on February 18, 2008, 09:42:13
Thanks for that, I shall go and take a look tomorrow I think.  :)
Title: Re: Replacement cover for 6' x 4' plastic greenhouse - any ideas?
Post by: MPG on February 18, 2008, 09:55:51
if you have an esk near you i no they sell the replacment covers in there sorry i don't no price but everything is cheaper than some other places, but on ther hand some things are more like everywhere.