Greenhouse purchase or build?

[Knob Creek]

I'm got some ideas for a greenhouse maybe 8'x10' or so. A neighbor has one of the Harbor Freight ones that looks pretty good for the money. And there are other kits from other companies too. What do you use?

10 ft. x 12 ft. Greenhouse with 4 Vents

6 ft. x 8 ft. Greenhouse

 

[Choctaw]

I erected a Hoklartherm Riga V several years ago. It is a bit costly but the construction is rock solid. I read about similar styles on Harbor Freight and there were complaints of high winds sucking off panels. Ours has been through heavy snow, ice, and very strong winds that destroyed other things on our land and the greenhouse was untouched. I love it. They are made in Denmark. If you thumb through the pics you can see they can take some heavy snow.

Mfg webpage

 

[mousegunguy]

I built a greenhouse years ago out of old sliding glass doors about that size. In the end it cost me about $50 in materials that I wasn’t able to scrounge.

 

[Uzi2]

Some lumber and a partial roll of clear poly I had hanging around. Got three seasons out of it before the sun and wind got to it but it was a goid use of extra materials.

If I ever build a larger one I'm going with a real 20-30 mil cover and a shade that can be adjusted.

 

[cstockwell]

I had the small HF 6x8. Was pretty awful. Panels would fly off in wind and wasn't really sturdy.

 

[ACfarmer]

We are planning to build a three sided greenhouse off the back of our garage, probably in the 8 ft x 10 ft range and something along the lines of this:

Lowes sells a Tuftex Polycarb panel that seems to do well with the temperature range and snow load for our area but I've been leaning towards the double walled panels you see at greenhouse supply stores.

Lowes Tuftex Polycarb panels

Doublewall panels

 

[Waher]

The HF ones aren't great and don't hold up too well.

These British ones are kind of the gold standard for kits:

Award Winning English Greenhouses by Hartley Botanic

Manufacturers of the best English greenhouses money can buy. Custom made from premium aluminium at our factory in England since since 1938.

hartley-botanic.com

 

[cstockwell]

We are planning to build a three sided greenhouse off the back of our garage, probably in the 8 ft x 10 ft range and something along the lines of this:

Lowes sells a Tuftex Polycarb panel that seems to do well with the temperature range and snow load for our area but I've been leaning towards the double walled panels you see at greenhouse supply stores.

Lowes Tuftex Polycarb panels

Doublewall panels

I like that design.

 

[MisterHappy]

There's one in here:


View: https://imgur.com/gallery/JcG3B