How can I make my greenhouse safe for children?

I have been give a lean to g/house and want to make it safe with putting in toughened glass. when it is dismantelled. It is expensive but I think we need it. My partner says it is unnessesary as greenhouse glass is safe anyway and/or you can buy a film to coat it with.

1. Has anyone used this? Is it safe , inexpensive and does it resxtrict light?
2. Has anyone any ideas on what you should do.

All suggestions welcome.

 

well the plastic film is a good idea as most schools/colleges use it on old or risky windows, it's basically like very strong sticky tape :D and if someone hits it with a football or something it would more than likely break but the plastic film holds all the glass in place and stops it from becoming too much of a danger

 

Yes the thinck adhesive plastic film would be one of the best solutions, although it is a bit difficlt to apply to large areas without forming bubbles and it is not very cheap considering that the area to cover is not just one panel. It can be completely transparent or opaque.
Whether it would interfere with the solar rays I cannot tell you though. In that case you may want to create a barrier around the greenhouse and leave it as it is. Many safety measures for children are not pleasant to the sight...

 

Probably be cheaper to replace it with a new one which comes with clear PVC.

Glass is expensive to replace, even the thin stuff.

 

The panes that often get broken are in the door ocasionally the base panes, personally I would do these in toughened and the rest in horticultural.

If youve got young kids then perhaps worth the expense of toughened or polycarb but no need for general use.

 

Jean as you have youngsters, I would suggest you use twin walled polycarbonate sheets. Horticultural glass is only 3mm thick, and is as sharp as a scalpel.

 

Indeed, and as kids we broke loads on my dads green house with footballs etc.:o:rolleyes::D

 

Not just the kiddies are in danger.....even a skilled Glazier I know very well has lost 10mm of tendon from a finger....:yez: 'tis I:D

 

Tell them not to break it, and its dangerous if they do.

Seems simple to me, if they break it, they pay for its repair.:cnfs:

 

Nick, were you half cut at the time?:lollol: Seriously though. When I worked in the garden centre, our delivery driver ended up needing 47 stitches inside and out, because a sheet of horticultural glass broke as he was carrying it. The customer was so horified at the injury that she gave him a tea towel to staunch the blood, and told him to go straight to A & E. Needless to say. the dozy sod finished his round first, almost costing him his hand.:thumb:

 

Many thanks. Im definately going for toughened glass or poly carbonated now.

 

Jean, twin wall or even tri wall, polycarbonate acts as insulation as well. That`s your best investment.:thumb:

 

Its cheaper to put it on the children!

 

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