New Greenhouse

I have just sold my 8ft x 6ft greenhouse i want to get a slightly bigger one which i am seeking advice on, i have only enough room for a 6 x 12 / 6 x 10/ 6 x 10 with the high eaves which seems to be the favourite at the moment could anyone one recommend any advice on the three which would be most appreciated on a cold saturday night.
Regards Colin

 

Not heard about High Eaves being all the rage ... what is the advantage of that then? I reckon I can get everything I want under the eaves on mine.

Personally I would go for the largest you can. I think it is much easier to control the Summer temperature in a larger greenhouse. Both mine at 10' wide, but in practice that's 2' for the path which leaves 4' each side, and that's quite a long way to stretch! a 6' wide house with 2' path gives 2' either side.

 

Hi Kristen.Well they tell me that with the higher eaves you have more growing space + shelf space there is about 12ins difference to the standard 6x10 but they are more expensive than the standard. I do like the look of the 6x12 but that is not a popular size and a little more difficult to get one with anything from 5-7 weeks.
Colin

 

Could you get higher eaves just by lowering the soil inside the greenhouse? I have a two course brick base for mine, and the soil is a bit lower (inside the greenhouse) than the foundations. I suppose it would be relatively easy to add another couple of brick courses to the base - but maybe the tall-eaves model is cheaper than the bricks!

 

Adding a 12"-15" timber riser/dwarf wall also gives you an option for loads of base ventilation in summer. You can switch over to rigid insulation panels in winter.
Most plants that grow upwards can be persuaded to grow at any angle or even horizontally.
I forced a chilli plant to grow completely flat last year and it was quite happy :wink:

 

I would get the biggest floor area you can. I have just replaced an 8 x 6 with a 12 x 8 and already it's filling up! I don't know if high eaves are worth having unless you are very very tall.

 

Height is quite a good thing, it helps moderate temperatures.
It amazes me when i see a 60ft polytunnel with just 6" high lettuce either side of a central pathway and nothing else..what a waste of all that useful vertical space :wink:

 

Height is an advantage, plants I grow can be 8-10ft tall so the higher the better.

 

John. the one i am thinking about is on a 5ins base and is approx 5ft 4ins to the eaves [elite brand]

 

"The only problem would be having a much higher door threshold to trip over and getting wheelbarrow access"

If you are building a brick base (and indeed, even if not!!) building a ramp in/outside for wheel barrow to easily get over the threshold strikes me as being something I wish I had though of before!

 

Hi John.from standared eaves to high eves there is approx 12ins in height and the cost depending where you get the greenhouse from is somewhere £80-£100 difference fron the standared.
Colin

 

"I would pay the extra"

Building an extra foot in height around the base is going to cost that much, so sounds worthwhile to me too.