Greenhouse questions incl brand, shade and drainage.
I am currently looking at greenhouses for my garden. Maybe a Rhino but would be open to cheaper but good quality options - as would my husband!
We have an area of concrete hardstanding that would be ideal to use but I worry that would leave us with no drainage. We can site it so that one side is over bare earth, would this be enough for drainage? If not, what else could be do to increase drainage?
Am thinking 6x8. 8x8 or just possibly 8x10. The longest side will be west facing with no real shade (though fenced to North and South), so will I need any shading included?
I am only considering greenhouses with double windows and vents (automatic).
Many thanks in advance.
We have an area of concrete hardstanding that would be ideal to use but I worry that would leave us with no drainage. We can site it so that one side is over bare earth, would this be enough for drainage? If not, what else could be do to increase drainage?
Am thinking 6x8. 8x8 or just possibly 8x10. The longest side will be west facing with no real shade (though fenced to North and South), so will I need any shading included?
I am only considering greenhouses with double windows and vents (automatic).
Many thanks in advance.
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Mine runs east-west and I have their blinds on the south side which work very well.
This will be its 4th year and the blinds still work fine as do the auto-vents. I also have louvres on 3 sides which helps a lot in the summer.
I had the whole area paved, but I wanted to grow tomatoes on the north side of the g/house so have an unpaved border 8ft long and 2ft wide for my tomatoes.
The whole paved area is on a gentle slope of about 4° so rainwater runs away and there are no puddles.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
The greenhouse needs to be bolted down well and it's worth spending some time getting that right. The last thing you want is storm damage to your lovely new greenhouse.
Mine is relatively high and exposed to the south west so it has taken a battering recently but all is good.
We had a day without rain last week
Welcome to the forum btw.
Early summer -
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I have noticed that the plastic trim on the south side (between each pane of glass) has faded a little, but the colour on the aluminium frame has not.
You could just use netting on the windows instead of the blinds which would cost less. I recall they're not cheap. Just bear in mind there needs to be enough wiggle room so the auto-vents can open the windows - they do however supply a lock so the windows stay closed.
Hope the landscaper comes up with good news.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Depends on your budget but might be worth having a look ? Rhino certainly seem to have happy owners and a good bet if you are looking at long term.