Crittall Greenhouse

I know people here have got Crittall greenhouses, any feedback on quality? This is actually a goodlife one which I believe may be Crittall and is probably 20 odd years old. Is it better to go for an old, good quality one or buy a new, shiny but bit cr*p one?

 

I have a Crittall greenhouse, which my parents bought in the 1970's. At the time,dad picked it because the sides were not vertical, but slightly sloped, which 'the blurb' said would let in more light.

It is still doing well now. I have grown tomatoes in it for a long time.

I have just got an allotment and was given a free greenhouse. Quality wise, there doesn't seem much difference.

 

I think, as long as it looks sound, should be a good buy, as long as the price is right I suspect that some of the bolts will be past their best, but replacements are easy to source.

 

Thanks for your replies - I like the look of the sloping ones but I think they would seem less roomy for the same footprint as a conventional one. I like the idea of getting a vintage one but am a bit worried about extra dismantling and reassembling problems as I knew spares were not going to be standard. The Crittalls one was a Good Life so maybe it's a good thing I didn't buy it!

I'm still vacillating about the exact site & size so a bit of delay gives more thinking time but spring is moving on fast now, I'd like to make some progress.

Trouble with Ebay, most people don't describe a greenhouse at all well, and from the pictures, most are almost identical! 70% look like Hall's ones, but surely they can't all be?

@JWK, congratulations on your special event recently, the pictures of you all look fab.