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barbel jim



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A pile of twisted aluminium
Not my defender thank god but whats left of the greenhouse Big Cry

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proof that living on top of a hill is no reason to gloat Thumbs Up
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GUM97



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Sad Is that an Elite? Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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barbel jim



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It was Rolling with laughter Big Cry
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Cakey



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Now that's scary , not the damage , the fact that custom Steve knew the make Bow down Rolling with laughter
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custom90



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I know the make and model because we have the same one. Whistle
Our's is quite a large one at 18ft x 12.
Ours got a pounding too but luckily it's got some protection. Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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barbel jim



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Ours was smaller , 12 x 10 but still wasn't much use as a kite Rolling with laughter Growing your own is supposed to be cheap, but a new one is about £1200 Big Cry Big Cry
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custom90



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It's a long shot but would your home insurance cover it? The greenhouse people are good for repairs for bits and pieces too.
Even getting a single pane of glass is easier said than done these days. Rolling Eyes Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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barbel jim



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They probably would Steve, but I would think they will be rather busy at the moment Whistle My greenhouse looks trivial when you compare to others recent misfortune. Its not worth repairing, there is alot of bent ali bits, and I had 2 barrow fulls of broken glass. It was ripped apart by the base, shearing bolts and ripping them through the base frame Rolling Eyes I still have a smaller one, that we use just for tomatoes so we won't go hungry Thumbs Up
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Laurie



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I was considering buying a greenhouse.
Think I'll stick with cold frames. Whistle 
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custom90



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Similar set up to us then too, we have a smaller one too just a 8 x 10. Thumbs Up Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Laurie wrote:
I was considering buying a greenhouse.
Think I'll stick with cold frames. Whistle


We have a swift wooden greenhouse with potting shed on the end, bit more weight to them and also in a sheltered spot, having said that a garden wall was blown over last week Shocked
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custom90



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The wooden ones are the best really. Thumbs Up Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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barbel jim



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I think more than anything its the extreme weather that's the problem. We are on top of a hill with open feilds for a number of miles in all directions. I hate to think how fast the wind was on Friday night. We lost a few slates of the roof as well Rolling Eyes You could hear them bouncing around all night. I spoke to a neighbor who's lived up here for over 50 years, and he's never know winds like it ( sounds a bit like that fishermans friends advert Rolling with laughter )
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custom90steve wrote:
It's a long shot but would your home insurance cover it? The greenhouse people are good for repairs for bits and pieces too.
Even getting a single pane of glass is easier said than done these days. Rolling Eyes


You might try going to a good glazier and asking for "Green House glass" I use a local one who will cut the glass to size for me. I have lost 5 pane's this winter so far and we have had it quite good so far Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to Censored us off.

Richard
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