Hello;

Yes the tape is fine...use it across the panels and close the channels. The clips are fine, just not enough of them...I'd buy 1 bag of them from Charley's and mix the two types. I DID use one self threading screw at the bottom of each roof panel and one at the top and bottom of each wall panel.

Can't say about the pool cover as I don't use one. I do use my greenhouse all year here in Milwaukee....not quite as mild as you are in the PNW.

Dave
Milwaukee

Thank you

about the tape -- all the gh installation instructions I have ever read state that you tape the top of each poly panel, but NOT THE BOTTOM because condensation must be able to drain out.

Are you suggesting taping the bottom and poking a small hole in the tape?

Seems to me THIS WILL NOT WORK - very tiny holes sometimes don't drain at all -- I don't know what the scientific premise is -- but I have often seen water sitting inside something that has a tiny hole in the bottom, and it would not drain until I enlarged the hole to a specific size.

Nathan might be able to tell you about this.

I'll be looking forward to other responses on this, but will give you my experience:

Assembling the greenhouse last November, we applied the tape to both top and bottom edges and did not poke any holes in them. I did wonder about condensation issues, but have seen no condensation within the panels. Our winter temps get down to the teens and summer temps into the mid to high 90's.

Buyorsell888, regarding the solar pool cover: I ordered a 14x28 clear solar pool cover Nov. '05 from Amerimerc L.L.C. in Wichita, KS for 99.75 + 7.99 handling charge for a total of $107.74. (I ordered online, the company does have a website.) There was one slightly smaller which, looking back, would have been sufficient for the 6x8 greenhouse, but being new to this I felt more comfortable paying an additional $25 for the extra material in case I messed up somewhere. The leftover material came in handy here and there: A removable inner door flap for winter, a "teepee" to protect a tree peony that started budding out ahead of schedule in unseasonably warm weather.

Until seed starting time, I used my greenhouse more like a conservatory too ... it was such a wonderful retreat on winter days! Enjoy!

Diane

I've been buying tropical plants but the greenhouse is still in the box :(

I'm going to jump in on this old thread and hopefully those that have assembled the 6 x 8 can help. I have read all the old posts and looked at everyone's picture postings (to which I am sure to refer).

Question 1: Rear Celing Plate (21)--got flange facing inward per instructions, but does it matter if the flange is on the top of bottom? (fits perfectly both ways).

Question 2: Please don't think I am totally stupid on this one. Do the polycarbonate panels install pushed towards the center of the greenhouse (clips on the outside [this seems the sturdiest]) or pushed outward with the clips on the inside (better appearance to the outside of the greenhouse)? Per the instructions, both ways I am attaching the two loose ends of theclips into the grooves in the frame and can securely attach them to the panels. Charlies Greenhouse catalogue has a very good picture on how they should look installed and I did buy two extra bags of clips from them. I've looked at all the posted pictures and really couldn't tell, but did see one person who had the clips installed on the panels backwards. This question is a little ahead of my construction, but need to know where to put my anchor bolts (will probably be using 1 1/2" lag screws) so as not to interfere with the panels.

Thanks for you patience and help.

Hello:

Not sure I understand question 1. But question 2 is install the clips on the outside of the panels.

Dave
Milwaukee

The greenhouse is all assembled. It really went rather easily once I got started. A pleasant surprise is that the 6 x 8 now comes with two roof vents. Thanks to all those that posted pictures--they did get me over a few rough spots.

Pin holes generally won't drain, plant.babies is right, however a good solution is to put a small hole (say 5mm diameter) then stick a bandaid or similar 'breathable' bandage over the hole. However, with polycarb twinwall stuff you would need to put a hole in each tube. I wouldn't bother.

Mine is still in the box :(

The money saved using the solar pool cover has more than paid for itself. We usually put it on just before Thanksgiving and take it off late March or early April. I made the mistake of not ordering a clear cover and had to pay shipping on the return. I don't remember the size, but my GH is a 8 x 16 SunCountry and the cover goes up the side and over the top and back down the side again. The front is flush and I wrap the back like a package. I also purchased mine out of Wichita and ordered the gromet (sp) clips from Charley's Greenhouse.

Mine only has one roof vent.....DH is putting it up now.

Yes, it does have two. He was incorrect when he told me it didn't. Sorry.

I thought the whole purpose of the tape, was to keep out the moisture.

My husband does not understand the tape. Does someone have a photo they can post?

thanks

I don't have a close-up photo, but what we did was cut a length of tape the width of the panel and attach it along the open edge of the polycarb with about one-half the width of the tape sticking out ... into space, so to speak. Then flip the panel over and press the tape down onto the other side, working from center to edges, smoothing it as you go. Now the channels are sealed.

Hope this helps.

Di

The tape he has is two inches wide, so the tape would show on the inside and outside of the greenhouse, wouldn't it?

Is there narrower tape?

Thanks,

Our tape shows inside and outside but, being aluminum tape, blends pretty well with the frame and doesn't bother me ... now, the clutter that I've accumulated in the GH that is visible through the walls ... *that* bothers me, lol, but it's my own fault, and soon to be rectified.

I just finished taping all my panels (MY fingers are very sore), of course that is also from installing all the spring clips..

My roll of tape was 2 inches wide as well (I could not find any thinner, so being the OCD that I am, I used a carpet knife and cut the roll of tape in half lengthwise to make 1 inch wide tape ;)