written by 4poodles on 17/06/2017
I struggle to comprehend some of the negative reviews. This arrived promptly, well packaged and with all parts clearly labelled. The instructions are clear with text and diagrams. It says read all carefully beforehand and during construction - very good advice. OK it's a bit fiddly and you need to take your time and pay attention but it's not rocket science and when completed this is aesthetically pleasing and very sturdy. This is my 5th greenhouse and I can't fault it
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by Addic on 29/03/2016
Very dissapionted with the constant replacement of panels which pop out in relatively mild windy conditions even after replacing original thin panel clips with a better quality same design type, the greenhouse is anchored and fitted by a professional on a concrete base
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 21/12/2015
Based on my own experience with this product over the last two years, I am surprised that as many as 35% seem satisfied with it. like many other customers, I have found that: Assembly instructions are very poor The quality of materials is inadequate When assembled, it cannot withstand even a moderate wind The door and panels are blown off and need refitted The wire clips for securing the panels are dreadful The roof vent is poor etc... I know that £400 is not a lot to spend on a greenhouse but for that money, I still expect something a bit more robust that this. I will not be recovering and refitting any more panels as it isn't worth the bother. Instead it will be dismantled and dumped. It has turned out to be a pile of rickety, flimsy rubbish.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by 406Morrow on 27/05/2015
This cheap and nasty greenhouse came with poor assembly instructions and a complete lack of profile details to ensure you were fitting things the right way around. The polycarbonate panels were a nightmare to use due to the over-complicated fitting of trim edging pieces. I am a very experienced DIYer and offered to erect this greenhouse for my father in law. It's now taken 3 days to try to apply logic to where the instructions are wholly inadequate. Avoid this product at all costs.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by billnorfolk on 21/04/2015
Erected greenhouse in spring 2012 ,not easy but got there eventually , noticed couple of weeks ago several of the polycarbonate panels are full of holes and very brittle after 3 years ,rubbish quality .Have emailed Gardman 4 times and sent pictures with each email ,no reply. Have phoned every number at head office from customer service ,management training ,sales,exports,accounts,recruitment non answere a phone all go to recorded message .So far 10 messages have been left but no one rings back.If you are thinking of buying a gardman product my advice will be don't bother get another ,non can be as bad as these. The company i bought from won't do anything as the 12 month warranty is up. I have polycarbonate panels on my car port been on 20 years still as good as new ,greenhouse ones are rubbish.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by irConrad26 on 01/03/2015
Where to start? Lets knock off the Polycarbonate Glazing pack first; 1. No real sweat that the panels did not have their ID as per the instructions, would have helped though. 2. Profile Ends; why are they the same width as the panels they are supposed to 'slide' over? Left to work out that with considerable pressure you can force the thinner side over the panel, un-necessarily difficult! Nice slice cut to the palm of the hand, plenty of 'red stuff' as the End again popped off under hand pressure. 3. GLOVES AND GOGGLES recommended and NO Tools !! required. The googles are to stop the Spring Glazing Clips taking out your eye as you struggle to get them engaged to hold the panels into the frame. NO chance if you wear gloves. The ends of the wire clips push deep into the skin under your finger nails. Both my thumbs and index fingers have dried blood and are painful. I improvised by using a screwdriver with a notch in it to engage the clip behind the metal groove, but not before my thumbs were too painful to do anything other. How about telling us how to fit them!! THE GREEN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION - NEVER HAVE I EVER USED SUCH TERRIBLE INSTRUCTIONS!! 1. WHY Plastic door base runners. Should be stronger. "ease the slider onto the bottom track" yes, ease it so it doesn't break, what a joke - one broke straight away - NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. 2. Glazing Beading - why not put this bunch of knitting on a reel? So it doesn't kink, causing it not fit over the Glazing metal beading on the greenhouse frame. 3. The door seal, - "Note- Stretching can occur whilst fitting". NO stretching WILL occur and forcing the seal by pulling and pushing will try your patients to the limit. 4. Quality of nuts and bolts. So poor and WHY WHY isn't a tool provided to stop the bolt rotating when tightening the nut with the recently added cheap spanner? Why not provide a Box spanner to stop it rotating, it's not rocket science. 5. We are told to tighten all nuts and bolts. Then to mount it onto the Base Assembly and in Section Four of the instructions, told to undo the nuts at the bottom of the greenhouse corners and vertical glazing bars and fit the clips to secure the Base to the greenhouse. THE NUTS AND BOLTS STRIP OUT So cheap! 6. How about angling off some of the inner base sections so the diagonal supports can fit? There is more, but why should I bother? How many manufactures of greenhouses get repeat customers? I am 60 years young, have had a career in the fire service, worked on farms and can turn my hand to most jobs, but these assembly instructions for the GARDMAN GREENHOUSE with POLYCARBONATE GLAZING has to be the most frustrating job I HAVE DONE FOR YEARS. Even the end caps and door slider stop are cheap. I suggest Gardman management sit down with some novice customers and take heed of what they say. Because if they don't they will soon be out of business with such bad reviews. Over to you Gardman ......
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 25/02/2015
We bought one of these because they appeared to be good value. How wrong we were, there were pieces missing and the whole construction process was a nightmare. The instruction booklet was appalling a complete waste of time. Erecting the frame took forever the door came without runners and was v. flimsy. When if came to glazing the problems only became worse. In all it took us 4 days and lots of expletives before it was finished. I have put up a greenhouse twice the size in 2 days without the hastle we experienced here.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by TerrellSmart on 16/06/2014
Am half way into building this greenhouse despite the worst instruction sheet I have had the misfortune to encounter. Having discovered that the front two front apex sections are the same and should be opposites to form the apex I noted the customer services number on the instructions to use "in case of difficulties" which went to an answering machine. Left a message to ring me back. After several attempts to speak with someone without success I contacted their Marketing Section who said he would put me through to customer services. I told him that numerous messages had already been left and he said he would get someone to ring me back. After this too failed to illicit any response I contacted their Media Section and asked them whether anyone actually answered their Customer Service number. She responded that I must have experienced difficulties and she would take my details and get someone to call me back - guess what? I'm still waiting!
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by Finley416 on 14/04/2014
I bought a 6 X 4 Greenhouse 6 years ago. It wasn't easy to put together at all but my husband and i managed it. The first wind blew most of the panes out!!Some of them we never found again - heaven knows what happened to them. I complained to Gardman and they sent me 4 replacement panels. This time I siliconed them in and put extra glazing clips in them, but the next wind blew them out again and moved the greenhouse off it's base. The next time i cemented the base to the ground and re-silconed the panes in and put even more clips on, but instead the door blew off and the wind got inside and still took about 6 of the panes out, two of them completely disappeared. I have now given up with this utter pile of rubbish. My advice to anyone is don't buy it unless your are going to set it up indoors where there isn't a breath of wind. My garden is small and quite sheltered - not on the top of the hill or in an exposed position.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 11/01/2014
We purchased the greenhouse late in 2013. It was difficult to erect and parts were missing. Some parts did not have the holes pre drilled and we had to re order. It was very difficult to put together. The door did not fit well and has gaps around it. The first sign of wind blew over half of the panes out. We are lucky we retrieved most of them; goodness knows the damage or injury it could have caused. We got in touch with Gardman and they recommended we buy the glass clips from B&Q as they were of a better quality. I mentioned that the panes did not stand up to the weather at all well; they suggested we use clear silicone under the panes. It does not bode well when they do not have faith in their own product. We have not even used the greenhouse; it stands in our garden with missing panes. What is the point of putting new ones in when you know the next gust of wind is going to blow them out again. I am getting in touch with the Citizens Advice about the sale of goods act to find out where we stand with a refund as I strongly believe the greenhouse is being miss sold. I strongly believe the greenhouse is being miss sold. This item is not good value for money and I would suggest you stay clear of this greenhouse and invest in a better quality one, I truly wish we had.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 29/12/2013
this product should not be on market people are wasting good money on a greenhouse that will not stand up to any sort of strong wind panels must be blowing all over the country and could do someone damage a totally useless product dont waste your money
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productsWritten on: 02/01/2014
I have same complaint, most of the panels need replacing, manufacturers should be responsible for replacement of panels as the greenhouse is not fit for its proper use, should be strong enough to stand up to weather conditions.
Written on: 05/01/2014
Same complaint here. Centre of polycarbonate panel should be supported better, cannot understand why manufacturers have not corrected this fault. If an extra panel was included for support in main frame, there would be less movement in centre of panel in windy conditions, thus eliminating the panel to blow away. Maybe we should get a group together to get manufacturer to replace all panels and strengthen main frame as described above. Let's hear your views...
written by on 15/06/2013
After assembling which took a while! (Instructions were not very clear!) some parts didnt have the required pre drilled holes and had to purchase better bolts as many of them snapped.The opening roof vent is very flimsy and poor fitting. Then had to purchase more clips to keep the panels in as slightest bit of wind they fly away! And have now siliconed all the panels in now with large rocks propped up against the sides and still the wind pops the panels out. Would never buy one of these again ever! Would recommend you spend that little but extra on a decent make!
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 01/06/2013
What a waste of money. It didn't last a year. I was so stressed in the winter months as every time it got windy many of the panels would blow out. The door went flying past our patio windows one evening. It was reasonably straight forward to build, it took me a day for the frame and a day for the glazing. I had to replace the door wheels after 3 months and ended up have having to secure the window with parcel tape. It has now gone to the dump after a year and I have replaced it with a Rhino.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by jtstead123 on 20/05/2013
Seems to be a problem with this one - panels come loose and the door came off. Product might be ok in a sheltered area but no good when exposed to strong winds. Would recommend spending a bit more and getting something more robust.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 20/05/2013
I have had to replace some of the panels 4 times now following strong winds. The door keeps blowing off. In order to try and stop the panels from blowing out, I have placed beading in every panel, 3 in each but I am not convinced that that is the answer so I have sent for a tarpaulin to cover the whole lot. The bottom line is. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. Pay the extra cash and buy a good quality greenhouse.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 04/05/2013
The instructions assume that the person constructing the greenhouse knows which way round everything is and what the finished greenhouse will look like in detail. Small black lines showing how things fit are no good. In my lifetime I may erect one (the one I just bought!) and possibly two greenhouses. It should not be assumed that I know that the bases, struts etc face outwards or inwards. I need to be shown and not spend two thirds of my time (40 minutes)putting right what I did wrongly following instruction in the first third (20 minutes). I feel I am quite adept at most things and figuring things out but this had me so frustrated. Also there were pieces missing from the pack (which arrived incredibly quickly) and it took some days for them to arrive. A few spare nuts and bolts would have been welcome too. The actual pieces are constructed very well, only to be let down by the assembly instructions. vern
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 14/04/2013
Door sliders easy broken when doing door seals worth placing wood under to higher the seals off floor.
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by Suzannec89 on 03/03/2013
I bought this greenhouse based on reviews I had read and also for the price, most parts are very easy to assemble but the instructions could be clearer for a couple of bits & could give you tips on the best way to put some parts together such as the door seal was a bit hard to get in, I struggled to slide one side in & ended up breaking the clips at the bottom of the door, I found the easiest way to insert door seal is to lay door down, lay seal along the door & one side will slip in & prise the other side in with a screwdriver or something with a flat end, windows slide into place easily & seem pretty secure with "w clips" although these do start to hurt fingers after a while doing it on your own so I suggest sharing the job with someone,, the vent also doesn't close as nicely as you'd like it too but should be okay, altogether for price it's pretty tidy, my dad even thought it was decent and he's a keen gardener of 50 years with 2 glass greenhouses
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by on 03/03/2013
This greenhouse should be taken off the market. It's a joke! A struggle to erect with cheap screws and fittings and then even after a complete reinforcing exercise, it is totally mangled at the first sign of strong winds. We spent a lot of time on the foundation and money for extra clips, glue etc. We even crossbar red strips of wood on all sides. As I said, complete rubbish. Do not buy!
Click here for Amazon Home & Garden productswritten by ChasGunter on 23/02/2013
I agree with comments on the difficulty of assembly, very poor instructions and quality of the fixings. I don't live in an area noted for its windy conditions but a couple of weeks ago the wind destroyed the opening vent by ripping it off and blew out five panels. I have bought some extra clips and hope they will suffice. My advice would be - 'Don't buy one of these'.
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Rosie777's Comment
Written on: 27/03/2014
Hi, we bought a Halls supreme greenhouse and it was under warranty and wrote to the company but they did not cover it for high winds which took out all our glass in the recent bad weather. In the end we have claimed on our buildings insurance and are going to replace all the glass with polycarbonate panels. Like you we have a greenhouse that we can't use at the moment but we are hopeful that the matter will be resolved soon. Apply silicone is not the answer really and unfortunately the high winds were exceptional. we are going to erect a wind break at the side of the greenhouse and we are considering getting a heavy duty tarp which can be anchored over the Winter. Hope you get it all resolved, try your buildings insurance as a start. I know what you mean about it being dangerous and you can't work in the greenhouse but with a bit of practical thinking I'm sure it will be okay. Don't be disheartened...at least no-one was hurt when the damage occurred, all the best.