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aIBU to spend £8K on a greenhouse

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 11/04/2022 13:59

Small garden - you can see the greenhouse very easily from the house - it's the main view. So I've priced up a wooden greenhouse. £8K including shipping (I live on an Island) and installation.

I could get a very cheap aluminium, or a nicer aluminium for less.

I think the wooden one will look better - could potentially be a garden room for someone if we move...

I'm trying to justify it really.

aIBU to spend £8K on a greenhouse
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Syeknom · 12/04/2022 21:50

www.polycrub.co.uk/case-studies

Ted27 · 12/04/2022 21:51

Walls can also collapse. My neighbours did, into my garden.

Ted27 · 12/04/2022 21:55

@catwomando

the frameless one is rather lovely

Hitplay · 12/04/2022 22:07

I hear ya, OP.
I’ve moved recently so am greenhouseless until next spring, at the earliest. I miss it so much.

(And I’m nowhere near fifty! Grin )

Galliano · 12/04/2022 22:19

I have an Alton greenhouse - it’s an evolution lean to so not as beautiful as yours but still looks nice rather than just utilitarian in the garden. It’s very robust, has not caused a moment’s concern in recent storms and minimal maintenance. I’d not hesitate to recommend the brand. Yes it’s a lot of money but it’s also possible to spend much more - see e.g. Alitex.

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 12/04/2022 22:46

The frameless greenhouses are amazing. But you’d have to be so tidy.

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 12/04/2022 22:50

Omg those alitex greenhouses. There’s no price…

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Hitplay · 12/04/2022 23:31

@BarrelOfOtters2

Omg those alitex greenhouses. There’s no price…
Prices are here.

www.alitex.co.uk/greenhouses/bespoke-greenhouses/greenhouse-pricing#gref

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 13/04/2022 07:21

Right the alitex makes me feel better about my choice. They are beautiful though….

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Sprig1 · 13/04/2022 07:29

Do it. I have that exact greenhouse house and love it. I generally don't like spending money but have never regretted buying it. It makes me happy every time I see it. I use it all year round, even if just to sit and have coffee out of the wind. It makes a great vantage point to look out from.

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 13/04/2022 07:44

Hiya @Sprig1. Does it take any maintenance?

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Sprig1 · 13/04/2022 11:10

@BarrelOfOtters2

Hiya *@Sprig1*. Does it take any maintenance?
Mine is 4 yes old and I haven't done any yet. I want the colour to weather down nicely. I will probably treat it in a couple of years with whatever Alton recommend.
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BarrelOfOtters2 · 13/04/2022 11:51

Thank you....

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 20/07/2022 14:40

Greenhouse up - and I'd delighted. It's been months arriving and then bits missing - and the glass won't be in till next week. But I'm chuffed to bits - it's the wooden one in my Original Post and looks great.

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SuperLoudPoppingAction · 20/07/2022 15:27

Amazing.
I got my first tomato of the year today!

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Gastonia · 20/07/2022 17:52

I'm a 50-something-year-old woman, and last year I bought a second-hand one on ebay for less than £150 - then persuaded DH to help me dismantle it and reassemble it. If we costed our time, it would probably have cost more than a new one, as DH pointed out more than once😁Anyway, I had my first tomato of the year yesterday!

Sprig1 · 20/07/2022 19:25

BarrelOfOtters2 · 20/07/2022 14:40

Greenhouse up - and I'd delighted. It's been months arriving and then bits missing - and the glass won't be in till next week. But I'm chuffed to bits - it's the wooden one in my Original Post and looks great.

Brilliant. I am pleased that you went for it.

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BarrelOfOtters2 · 20/07/2022 20:17

@Gastonia the most expensive tomato in the world! Sure it was fabulous…

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Gastonia · 20/07/2022 20:27

I carefully cut it into pieces for the whole family to enjoy. 😂

I'm sure you'll have many years of enjoyment with your greenhouse! It looks fab.

garlictwist · 21/07/2022 06:23

That's pretty much the greenhouse or next door neighbours have. It's nice looking as greenhouses go, but I think it would be way too small to be a garden room.

THisbackwithavengeance · 21/07/2022 08:27

Why not, if you can afford it and you think it's worth it?

Jeff Bezos doesn't ask anyone if he's being unreasonable to spunk billions on flying to space.

FictionalCharacter · 21/07/2022 08:31

Very nice, but no way could it be a garden room for someone if you move.

GardenHome · 21/07/2022 18:04

Congratulations!

You will never regret it. Are you going for beds or all paved?

The chair is non negotiable, a potting table really useful. And those little tiny shelves, near the roof have been really useful.

Tegelflughafen · 21/07/2022 18:30

@Gastonia we had one second hand too. Dp is a gardener to some very wealthy clients. One of his elderly ones sadly passed away and as a thank you for 15 years service her children gave him the Hartley one sat in the garden. Bit of a task transporting and re-building it but in the end it all worked out !

Gastonia · 21/07/2022 20:26

Tegelflughafen That's lovely! What a nice gift (despite the hours of work for you!)

Our new neighbours had their large garden totally astroturfed, and put their lovely greenhouse in the skip when we weren't looking! I would have taken it down for them, and paid them for the privilege. 😀

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