KingfisherGHWIXL Giant Walk-In Greenhouse - Green

I knew this would be a risk and i put it up before the spring gales - my timing was rubbish! I took off several times and ended up with broken plastic pole connectors. The main issue was that there wasn't enough cover to tuck under the base - not that it would have stopped it blowing away. However, as this was a stop gap I decided to spend a little time repairing it and had a whale of a time. I cut some round conduit to size and glued these to the plastic connectors to add strength.So, if you buy one of these the way to make it last is:For all the bottom upright poles take off 25mm and this ensures that you will have plenty of plastic for the next stageFully assemble the greenhouse and add the coverUse some 63mm x 38mm softwood constructional timber (available from such as B&Q) and cut these to the size to suit the base so the bottom poles sit in the middle of these when laid on floor.Use some brackets around the bottom poles, tuck the bottom of the cover under the poles and brackets and screw into the wood and through the cover - i bought cheap flat jointing brackets and bent these over and round the poles - it really pulls everything tightFix the corners together by screwing into woodMay seem a right faff but i did it all in a couple of hours and the greenhouse stood up to last gales fineIt was worth spending about £15 on the wood and brackets and i reckon it'll last a good couple of years now

InstructionsYou get a list of pieces and a 3d picture with pieces labelledPartsTubesDont think you could make them any thinner and expect them to stay straight also the forming technique they've used left 1 end of the tube slight largerJointsvery cheap plastic as I inverted the tube 1 end slid in (bit loose) the other end was stretching the plastic (too tight couldn't fully insert)CoverFitted very tightly only 2 ties in each corner (2 ripped off on the 1 side after a bit of wind)Anchor pointsExactly the same as the 1s to tie the cover on so don't expect them to last longHave made a timber frame around the outside to stiffen up and support the existing frame also to give me something to fix the cover to (due to the ties ripping off

Now about 18 months old. Last night we had our first real gale, in 2 years. When assembled, the greenhouse was weighted down with 6 concrete blocks, for safety. They hardly moved in the gales last night, but this morning we found our greenhouse had decided to try and become a bird! Problem was that the plastic connectors that locate the tubes and corners, are so flimsy they all broke along the bottom, and the poles bent and pulled out, allowing the rest of the greenhouse to go flying to the other side of the garden!! The metal framework is OK but would be better if larger diameter and thicker tube wall, but the plastic connectors need to be MUCH stronger. Such a shame, because this last summer, we really enjoyed the tomatoes grown in it.

Couldn't be without it now, used for few months and very pleased. I have it anchored to the house and some railings and I've put double height of bricks around outside of base as it's in a very gusty position and its holding up well. Thinking how I can make it more airtight so I can use a paraffin heater in it over winter.

Delivered on time by carrier. Easy to assemble but poor quality in the shelving provided (shelves to small and damaged) also cover poor quality, seemed to be a little small for the frame work, resulting in zip breaking and cover being torn (was previously stating in another review) as for frame work seems solid enough. Ideal for temporary but doubt it will withstand a north-east winter!

I had one once b4 they don't last forever but are exceptionally useful as added storage space. I've put some stretch elastic cable clips on mine as where it's situated the wind can get under the open canopy and loosen the tubular frame. It's holding much stronger now. The frame could easily be hankered onto railway sleepers or a wooden frame in the garden for added security. I've rated 5stars for its usefulness and strength of the canopy..

Bought this as a replacement for my old one. Its excellent quality much better than my old one.Set it up very quickly and the instructions were very easy to follow.

Great greenhouse, needs to be secured down properly during gusty winds