Palram HG5508PH Hybrid Hobby Greenhouse, 6' x 8', Silver, Plant Hangers Included

Love my new greenhouse we did anchor it to the floor so it’s nice and sturdy , it’s a nice size and looks great in the garden

Last fall, a tree in our yard came down in a windstorm and caved in our elderly neighbor's prized Palram greenhouse. This model was the nearest I could find as a replacement for their 5+ year-old unit, so I ordered it from Footprint Products via Amazon. Being an old Meccano fan, I had fun putting it together, single-handedly. Though the 500+ parts looked daunting at first, the instructions were ample and clear. The neighbors gave me their old one to salvage what I could; the polycarbonate windows all sprang back to shape, but several of the intricate extrusions were crushed beyond repair. Using the QR code in the new manual, I located the necessary parts, and explained the situation to their Customer Service rep. He found what I needed, including a ridge beam, top plate for one wall, and numerous braces, brackets, nuts and bolts, and - other than postage - sent them all FREE OF CHARGE!! I was stunned! I've had such bad service lately from some vendors that it was very refreshing to find one who truly values the customer. And I love the greenhouse! If I could give them 10 stars, I would.

I want to preface my review with the fact that I formalwas an owner of a business that included 5 high tunnel greenhouses. I am now over 70 years old and visually impaired including virtually blind in one eye. This product arrived in the fall and I started building it, due to weather conditions, Memorial Day weekend when my son helped me lay the foundation of 8x8s cut to length and butted to make an 8x6 base. I spent a lot of time looking at videos from UTube and the instructions on line so that I could enlarge them to see more clearly. Because there are no written instructions, I did call the customer service help line a number of times. As a former commercial greenhouse owner, I was impressed with the design of this greenhouse. They were designed to be relatively simple to assemble with most of the parts to be differentiated from each other. I have the Heritage Hybrid which uses the clear polycarbonate for the sides and the twinwall for the roof. Both are lightweight and easy to handle. Important when you are working alone. The clear polycarbonate is molded to give the appearance of windows but I feel that it also gives the panels more strength. The material is very similar to what is used on the endwalls of much larger high tunnel greenhouses. It is definitely much better than the poly film used on the high tunnels which in my cold climate is usually in two layers with air pumped between the layers to help with insulation. I chose the twin wall for the roof since it has more ability to deal with a high snow load.The greenhouse is very light so it does need to be anchored. I used lag bolts in all the holes along the bottom. I did this first in order to mark the holes and predrill since the the closeness of the top and bottom of the greenhouse base does not allow easy access of a drill to be used in an upright position. Once the base was anchored no wind blew the greenhouse I was working on to move. If the base was anchored then the wind didn't affect the integrity of the greenhouse as it was built.I am in the north but even here ventilation is very important. Greenhouses are made to become heated by the sun and so one must learn to manage this with ventilation. While I was building, I added the side louvre vent as well. I decided, as with my commercial greenhouses, to place the vent in the back wall. My one disappointment was that because of the design and my limitations I was unable to change the placement of the vent higher in the wall. I was also unable to send pictures of the vent placement to Customer Service to help me figure what I may have done wrong in the placement of the parts that made the opening I made a bit too large to accommodate the louvre winds. I made longer ones myself. I am not discouraged since I would have figured out some way to put a vent in anyway and the all in all the vent window was easier all complete. It may seem expensive but considering the cost of vents for my commercial greenhouses, I didn't think it was overly expensive. It comes with the vent parts as well as the panel that needs to go above it to fill the space that would have been one whole panel.As I said earlier, greenhouses are made to make and contain heat. In the warmer weather, ventilation is needed but so is some way to move the air. If the outside air is still so is that inside your greenhouse. For those who complain about it getting too hot.....get a fan. One that can move the air so it will exit the greenhouse. I do not have electricity near my greenhouse so I will install a solar powered fan.These greenhouses just by their design do not support year round growing in the north. The exception would be cold weather crops grown in cold frames. For early starting and late season a small heater would work well. Overnight is usually the tough time.It took me 8 weeks to build this greenhouse but again I want to point out that I am over 70 and because of my eyesight I had to feel more than see what I was doing in the build It will take me a few more to take care of some interior support for the winter months. No greenhouse is impervious to the destruction of winter snow. Even with my commercial houses we needed to shore up the roof or they they collapsed. In these buildings I plan on making roof supports to help.I still give this house a 5 star rating. It is a good design, the price is reasonable, and it is simple to assemble. Keep in mind my age and my disability. If I can do it so can anyone else.I do want to thank Ben and Tim in Customer Service for their patience and help. Even though they may not have solved my problem they gave me good advice which in the end did solve my problem and they would have done more had I been able to send pictures.Anyone who has not had or used a greenhouse should consult with a local grower or their extension service as to good horticultural practices.At this point, I would recommend this product to friend and I would order this again if I needed it.

Easy to follow instructions, company sent me follow up email after my purchase. I was missing support brackets in my kit, called the company and I received replacements the next day. Excellent service from the Canadian company who sold me the greenhouse. Very satisfied with my purchase.

This greenhouse will not go together in a couple of hours by anybody, as is implied in other comments. The biggest problem is the poor instructions, which contain only pictures (and no descriptive text). The illustrations assume the builder can visualize the "big picture" or has seen the product - assembled - before. Another problem with the instructions is that it is pressed into service for other products. These products can have substantive illustrative differences between components like roof panels Tips:1) Be armed with metric nutdrivers. Everything is metric. Don't try to drag out Grandpa's old ratched set; it won't work.2) All the parts are there, but not all marked. As bad is the fact that the parts are sometimes marked differently.3) As stated elsewhere, ensure you are working on an absolutely flat surface AND at the place where you actually will implement the greenhouse. There is no room for error here: the base must be absolutely square. This is a CAD-engineered product, and everything has to line up. I built an 8 X 10 base with treated lumber, and am glad I did. This base is useful to anchor to, using the optional anchor kit offered by the manufacturer.4) Don't even try to assemble on a windy day. The side panels are very light, clear plastic, and will sail away as you're trying to nestle them into their grooved supports.The positives? It was worth it. It is everything you see in the pictures and videos. It's attractive, with a high-end appearance and feel. Because it's so well engineered, it's solid. I've pressed it into service a little late, but it's truly accelerating the germination of my garden melons and squash. The tomatoes and peppers love it and are thriving. I recommend getting a good garden hose attachment which can develop a light a spray or mist. With some planning, most folks will have plenty of room and flexibility for their greenhouse needs.

All the directions for the greenhouse are in pictures with each piece given a number. I thought I had a part missing and contacted the US phone number for service and they sent the piece first class mail. There were a few issues putting the thing together, but I was able to do it without outside help in my garage. Had it on a tarp covered by quilts and when it was done I was able to drag it into my back yard. Made sure to bolt it down because a friend said hers blew away a few times, though hers did not break apart! I am going to have a lot of FUN. The green finish gives it some class.