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Old greenhouse

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Imicola · 03/01/2020 13:36

This is a bit of an odd question, sorry! Our house had a greenhouse when we moved in last year. At first I thought it was in quite good condition, but now I am not so sure... Ideally we'd like to keep it, but I have a 1 year old, and the garden is not massive, so I am a bit worried about safety. I was tidying it today and noticed that as well as a few of the glass panels being cracked, the shelving is corroded at the bottom to the point of almost falling over (although I guess we can remove that with some effort... Its quite a substantial metal structure for the shelving which fills one whole side), and some of the base structure is crumbling with gaps between it and the actual greenhouse structure. It's a metal framed greenhouse, probably about mid range, on a concrete base.
Anyone have suggestions on what to do? I have never owned a greenhouse before, but was looking the idea of growing tomatoes and herbs in it! Are there people who can come out and do maintenance for old greenhouses? It's like to keep it if possible, but not if it is likely to just become more decrepit in time!

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MereDintofPandiculation · 04/01/2020 12:17

Replace the glass with polycarbonate?

Stick clear safety film over the glass? (You used to be able to get it from Mothercare but that's not much help now).

Ditch the entire thing and use the concrete base to erect a new greenhouse?

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