greenhouse One Stop Gardens Greenhouse 6x8 Review

[TylerInNiagara]

Installed new panels in the greenhouse roof; the old ones going on five
years were badly degraded by the sun, very brittle and discolored by
green stains. I was afraid they wouldn't take the snow load this winter.
Here's a pic of an old panel and the replacement. You can see how
bad they had gotten:

Most of the new panels in place:

Looking out through the old panels:

Turns out that these panels are an upgrade; six mm thick
instead of 4mm. Much stiffer. They also have UV coating
on one side, which the cheapies that came with the green-
house didn't have. Will be interesting to see how they last
compared to the originals.

One interesting side note, the window frames will only hold 4mm thick
panels. So, I have to order another piece of 4mm so I can replace the
panels in the roof vent windows. The polycarbonate is easy to work with.
We were able to cut it with a Ryobi battery powered skill saw with a fine
tooth blade. I ordered 2' x 4' sheets; cheaper shipping, and only had to
trim the panels a little. I am going to replace the wall panels as well,
especially the south side ones. I'll use 6mm again - it is so much more
solid than the 4mm. Even the greenhouse frame is stiffer with these panels
in place! It has made a huge difference in the light inside the greenhouse.

I ordered 8 2x4 foot sheets for just under 150 dollars including shipping from
the Greenhouse Megastore. I wish the original kit had this quality of panels,
but for the price five years isn't too bad. I'm hoping for longer life out of these.

New Lexan comes with a 10-15 year warranty for fading and discoloration...

 

[DocNrock]

I think for the money this is the best small greenhouse, about 50%
of the next least expensive one. With a little care and attention to
detail, it goes together pretty easily. I found that studying the direc-
tions and laying everything out first made the job proceed more
smoothly. The fact that they could use more robust panels sort of
sticks in my craw, but $60 a year isn't much to pay for the luxury of
having a little greenhouse. I think a person could just go ahead and
use the thicker panels to begin with. The price still would be less
than the next least expensive one, and you'd have a set of emergency
repair panels left over. Just watch out that the hinged window only
accepts 4mm panels. Perhaps that is no longer the case in the newer kits.

Good luck getting your kit and getting it together, Brent!

Thanks, Paul. The ads now state the polycarbonate is UV resistant, so I'll just start with the basic kit. Hopefully it will last as long as yours did. But at $60 a year, that isn't shabby, at all. By the way, awesome looking foundation you made!

Wow, I screwed up and wrote my bank balance instead. My bad

Hahaha! Nicely played, sir.

 

[Pr0digal_son]

I remember when this thread was started. It was,and remains fantastic. You will never see your typical crotch grabbing or chest puffing in this one. We need more material like this!

 

[PaulG]

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HA HA HA. Thats it. Paul, I am on my way with adoption papers in hand. Hoping you will sign them when I knock on the door.

In on topic news...

I am glad that it held up for you. I have been thinking about one for these for a while now and usually around Christmas till the first of the year you can find them with like 100-150 bucks off and free shipping coupons all over the place. Maybe worth it now that I know it will last at least a few season. Thanks.

You will be welcome here, Noah!
Disclaimer: Bank balance may change without notice.

Good luck securing a greenhouse kit for yourself. The price on mine was $399,
but it was on sale for $299 when I got it. I don't know if anyone besides Harbor
Freight carries these, but they have become seemingly ubiquitous, and their flyers
show up in the paper and the mailbox a lot. [/background]

New Lexan comes with a 10-15 year warranty for fading and discoloration...

Thanks for that tidbit, Tyler!

Thanks, Paul. The ads now state the polycarbonate is UV resistant, so I'll just start with the basic kit. Hopefully it will last as long as yours did. But at $60 a year, that isn't shabby, at all. By the way, awesome looking foundation you made!

Thanks, Brent. when we started, I figured that, as with any project,
the foundation and prep makes the difference in the long run. The
foundation is so solid that the wind would rip the greenhouse apart
before it came loose! The gravel floor has performed very well.

Good luck with your kit, brother! Glad to see the UV issue may have
been taken care of.

Hahaha! Nicely played, sir.
I was scrambling for cover on that one!

I remember when this thread was started. It was,and remains fantastic. You will never see your typical crotch grabbing or chest puffing in this one. We need more material like this!

Thanks for the nice feedback, John. At my age,
crotch grabbing is sort of pointless
I'm glad you liked the thread.

 

[TylerInNiagara]

Ebay has low cost automatic vent opening arms from china.

 

[queequeg152]

Ebay has low cost automatic vent opening arms from china.

dont forget about the good old fashioned linear actuator. ebay has 100's of them for mad cheap. just need some limit switches and a timer/thermostat.

example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-6-Linear-Actuator-Stroke-225-Pound-Max-Lift-12-or-24-Volt-DC-/320948626022?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aba076266

this one is sold by an autoparts guy? what do the use these for in a car? ... gullwing door things?