Sherry and fellow company are awesome people... I could care less if they think this is a HFGH thread. If it wasnt for people like all of you. Us newbies would be in a compost pile along with our greenhouses. Keep the information coming...... My door was wrong also and by the way the door parts were sitting on my porch when I got home from work today. What a joke only took a year from china..... What happened to US jobs It would have not taken a year....... Quality Control Machining inspector for the U S with shipping requirements 6 weeks..... Barb

I just finished mine and suggest you take hints suggested on this site (and others if you Google HF Greenhouse.) Mandatory if you want it to go well: 1. level and square up the foundation many times as you go along. The long sides tend to buckle and twist as you assemble it so also check straightness (with a taunt string.) Buy or borrow an 8' ladder-you need it for the high work. 2. Order those extra clips early-they ship quickly and you absolutely need them. We ordered extra clips from Harbor Freight, 130 for $10.95, item no. 29457. TheyÂre not available online, and so far are not carried in our local store, so you have to call 1-800-444-3353.(shipping cost $7 and took one week for mine) 3. Plan on reinforcing the frame with EMT conduit-its cheap and adds a lot of stability. There are many suggested ways but belly-band the sides and the roof trusses. 4. Plan on reinforcing the header over the door-it sags and binds the door. I used 1" square alum tubing-got a 11' length for $18 at a local steel mill. 5. Do screw the plexiglas to the frames- I used galvanized screws with rubber reinforced washers. Most suggest stainless steel but I couldn't find them locally and couldn't find technical data (other then amature opinions) demanding stainless. 6. Do tape the edges of plexiglass with perforated tape from greenhouse vendors. I got mine installed before I realized that need, and will be removing and redoing panels all summer. Its quick and easy to do before installing-kick me. It keeps out bugs and slows the green mold along the edges. Do keep us informed as you proceed-I found the advise from others absolutely necessary to get mine up. By the way I did it 100% by myself and I am a healthy 70 year old-

I saw this posting on the Macon craigslist and thought I'd share it with the group. THIS IS NOT MY AD, just one I saw and wanted to pass on. I have deleted the persons personal info, but if you get on craigslist (or just reply to the email address in the ad) you can see it all for yourself. 10ft. X 12ft. Greenhouse - $375 (Macon, Ga.) ----------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: sale-887157170@craigslist.org Date: 2008-10-20, 10:43PM EDT Have a 10' X 12' UV coated polycarbonate panel greenhouse for sale. It has 4 vents to ensure proper conditions for you plants. One vent has an automatic opener to open when temp is too hot or close when to cold. Two sliding doors give easy access. Metal foundation base for extra stability. Or can be mounted on concrete slab or wooden deck. I currently have it mounted on my back deck. It withstood the Mothers Day storm without a dent or one piece out of place. I have only used it for about a year, but am doing some remodeling and decided that I don't need it any longer. You can view this greenhouse harborfreight.com item number 93358-9vga. It will give you all the specs. The list (sale price) there is $799.99. There is NOTHING wrong with the one that I am selling, and believe me due to this one already being put together, you are saving a lot of time. It can be easily taken apart for moving and put back up with ease. The directions that came with it were a pain to figure out. Let me know if you need any more information you may call me at xxxxx or email d.hunter35@yahoo.com PLEASE call ONLY after 11:00 a.m. Thank you.

tiger67, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your greenhouse, especially so quickly. Have you tried your local Craigslist, to avoid shipping? tmc2009, ours has been up almost 4 1/2 years, and we do have very strong winds routinely, for hours at a time. No wind damage at all to this point, but we did reinforce the frame, and we screwed the panels to the frame, as suggested by many posts here on GardenWeb. I documented many of those suggestions in my blog, here: Building our Harbor Freight 10x12 Greenhouse However, 80 mph winds are very severe. 80 mph winds can take down whole trees, and do roof damage to buildings that aren't engineered to withstand it. Mine has not been tested to that degree (although my guess is it's probably withstood some gusts in the 55-60mph range.) I'm not really sure how many greenhouses (of any brand) across the country could withstand 80mph. In my opinion securing the panels to the frame with screws is critical, in addition to strengthening the frame. Hello to funnylady...!