Palram - Canopia 6x10 Greenhouse for Outdoors, Walk-In UV Polycarbonate Panels Heavy Duty Aluminum Frame, Lockable Door, Adjustable Roof Vent, Rain Gutters, Galvanized Steel Base, Hybrid (Silver)

The media could not be loaded. Here are my first impressions and setup tips.1. Installation: While some reviews found the assembly challenging, I thought it was pretty simple, just need to be patient and follow directions in order. The directions are similar to IKEA’s, where it’s mostly graphical, with a few notes scattered throughout where more detail is necessary. It’s recommended to have two people working together during installation. I only had 1 issue with the roof bracket instructions. The part number placement did not match the placement depicted by the image. This only cost me about 30 minutes extra since I had to remove 2 roof panels to move the window placement. It was no big deal and was an easy fix.2. Sturdiness: So far, it does seem very sturdy. I placed the green house on 4x6 wood frame surrounded by gravel. Using lag bolts to secure the base frame to the wood. At first, it did not feel sturdy and I started to have doubts, but by the time everything was secured, it actually feels really sturdy. It’s only been up for a couple weeks and we have had a few storms, with high winds; there was no issues what so ever.3. Panels: Panels are very clear and provide plenty of sunlight to come in. The hybrid model has different panels for the roof which also helps trap heat and apparently blocks UV rays. Other reviews say they fly out with high wind. I haven’t experience this yet, and they do feel like the windows are locked in pretty well. However, I will take some extra precautions and use some caulk to try and secure them down, just in case.Tips and recommendations:1. Panels: The corner wall panels were a bit hard to put in, and we got one stuck as we were sliding it in. We found it was way easier to take the corner post out, slide the panels into the corner post, then put the corner back in like it was one piece. While you are building this, walls are not secured and constantly moving, causing some misalignment, which makes it hard to slide the panels in. Putting the corners together as one piece helped tremendously.2. Parts: One major recommendation is to count all parts, separate them and place them in clearly marked bags. We did not have any parts missing. All small parts went into bags and big parts were organized, so all like parts were together. You will have extra parts left over, review directions, it’s marked which parts have extra pieces. As mentioned earlier, we did not have issues with directions, but we followed one page at a time and only got parts that we needed for that page.3. Take your time: It took about 3-4 days to put together, working on it a little bit at a time. It gets very hot in the green house when you get towards the end, so have plenty of water handy if you’re working in the sun.Update: After one season.Well, I now see why other users complained about losing panels. After 1 very strong wind storm, roughly 30+ mile an hour winds, one roof panel came half way off. However, the solution was simple. I made kinda of a net with covered steel cable and clamps. See video, and pic of the final solution. I also added some more caulking near the top of the roof, since that is where the panel came out. Pretty sure this will solve the problem.

The entire kit came in one box. All part were present and in good condition. Efficiently packed. Kudos.One thing you really need to pay attention to is your fountain. Starting with a LEVEL, square base is a must for a successful build. I used pressure-treated 2x4s to attach the greenhouse base frame to. Double check the greenhouse frame for squareness before attaching!!! I used wood screws with the rubber bond seal washer to secure to frame to the base. Be mindful to to get the front and back frame (long pieces, where they split in the mirror position as shown on page 4 ). Page 3 Plastic clips Part #328 - (they will hold the bottom panels in place) were difficult to push into place. (broke the first two). I had to counter sink the holes to deburr them. (Sand paper or a rat tail file should also work) That made all the difference when pushing the clips into the holes.A 10MM socket wrench I feel is a must. Take your time. Directions are ALL pictures. Some are tricky. Not enough side views. On page 36 - Part #981 This part slips on the end of each roof panel. Slide panel in place make sure you push part until it hooks properly on the frame. No clear detail showing this. Page 43 - Part number 4009. Looks to be a little rubber stay for the top vent window. Was not able to reach area for placement. So far not a problem. Page 44 /45/46 - Vent window hinge took extra time to assemble and attach. #@!!. Plastic hinge is on the flimsy side. Also, I don't like the vent latches. I think they should be redesigned with slots so you don't have to fight with the tee bolts when locking the vent window.Directions need improvement. I would read pages 50 to 55 several times.One thing that really bugged me.Assembling the door handle. I found there was NO pre-notched hole to insert the door handle. I had to cut one. Was NOT happy. Fortunately, I didn't damage the door panels. I added a cheap Home depot door handle to the out side because I feel the plastic door handle is a weak point and would break off with constant use. It also helps the door from bending as much when opening. (door magnet on bottom only. probably could use one at the top also.)Was it worth it? I would say yes. Green house looks great.** Just so you know - there were two OOPPPs tee bolts included that you can slip into the frames track in case you forget to place one a your build.

This is a good kit. I added some more stiffening to the frame using aluminum angles in places where I thought it could use stiffening. Now it’s rock solid. I am making this beyond a normal greenhouse by adding the auto roof vent along with a temperature controlled exhaust fan and heater along with a fully automatic water system with a 4 channel moisture controlled water valve controller, micro water controls, automatic grow lights and a bottom floor drain system, Palram shelves, grow trays, large floor grow beds etc. Total investment with green house and all components is around $3000.00. The goal is to have it as automated as possible for 365 growing of vegetables/flowers/herbs with access from a set of patio doors we seldom used. If successful, the Palram 12 x 12 ft green house will be purchased for a larger scale setup using many of the same components and systems in the near future.

When this arrived was daunted by the huge number of parts. Did not need to be they are all clearly labelled and the instructions are very comprehensive, 50 odd pages! Went up quickly and simply BUT read the instructions FIRST as it is difficult to backtrack if you get it wrong

Hard to assemble but fairly Saturday when complete.

It arived in a beat up box (likely delivery company's fault) and was just dumped on our front sidewalk without as much as a knox on the door to let us know it arrived so I started out not so impressed. Then we opened the box and nothing appeared to be broken or missing so started putting it together. The plastic sides and roof as well as the aluminum rods all seemed very flimsy so I thought we were going to be disappointed, however, once we managed to get it built, it is surprisingly sturdy. Even held up nicely in a pretty good wind storm. I have a small ceramic heater in it and it has managed to stay 3 to 4 degrees warmer in the greenhouse as opposed to outside. Now we'll see how it makes it through it's first winter. PS: it took us 3 days to put it together, the instructions are all pictures and would benefit from a fews words every now and again

You must have a flat level base to start with, or you will get loads of problems lining up bolt holes.Mine was and it was still very tight to erect, be very careful when fitting the plastic clips in the base, they brake easy, instructions could be a lot more detailed, but if you get it all connected and bolted up tight and anchored to the floor, it seems a good unit