A couple of the ones I received were damaged on one edge but that did not stop them from slotting into the frame and once they did so there was no damage visible so I assume they were within manufacturers tolerance. We had planned on staking it down combined with strapping steel cable over the top, but had no idea we would need it the first night.
}\?okd2~zBWe=/h}K! CUSTOMER SUPPORT WE ARE HERE TO HELP SCAN ME For general questions: bit.ly/3kY07dP USA CANADA UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND 877-627-8476 905-5646007 01302-380775 hobbyservice@poly-tex.com sales@footprintproducts.com customer.serviceUK@palram.com GERMANY FRANCE BELGIUM ISRAEL 0180-522-8778 +33-169-791-094 04-848-6816 customer.serviceDE@palram.com customer.serviceFR@palram.com info.il@palram.co. When our limited cold weather in San Antonio sets in, I will run an extension cord out to the house and plug in a space heater on the inside. Biggest piece of junk ever! Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2013. This is the instruction manual for the Palram Mythos Silver Greenhouse - 6 x 4ft. It has done the job well though. I took a week to assemble. I cut the end off of a heavy duty extension cord, drilled a hole through the 4 x 4 and ran the cord up to the box. Easy start. One thing I have learned is that greenhouses do not stay warm overnight in cold temps. I am so glad that I researched all of the greenhouses. Like 56 pages. Then the long assembly began. The frame of the house mounts in the middle of the 4 x 4 posts. I dug out the sod for the post and got it level and then dug in the east post and got it level with west post. We built wrap around two tiered wood benches and I plan to use the greenhouse for storage during the winter months. No parts were missing. We rent so installation could not be any more permanent than that. Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018. Since I was doing this by myself, I used 90 degree brackets to hold the posts together while I was putting the matting down and drilling holes for and pounding in the rebar. There is no flooring included, so you will need to figure something out. It took me approximately 14 hours to assemble. The only difficulty came when I discovered a piece was missing about halfway through assembly. The greenhouse is well designed and although it appears flimsy during construction, it is pretty solid once it is put together. Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021. It arrived in two boxes. I intend to keep my wife's outdoor plants in the greenhouse from mid November to the first of March. Familiarize yourself with components, nuts, bolts brackets in each step. Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021. As others have mentioned, the assembly instructions are questionable, at best. Then it was just a matter of digging in and connecting the north and south posts. There are two supports at the join for the roof beam, one above and one below it. I used safety wire and made a diagonal brace that solved the problem. I placed a Velcro screen on the entrance and haven't seen any wildlife even close to it. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. The doors come unlatched. Return to any Argos store within 30 days for an exchange or full refund. as possible. The door was a minor problem as the hinges do not allow for adjustment. All Rights Reserved. Looking at the side view of the house, you will see a blue box on the inside which is an electrical plug box. We haven't had any hail yet, but the plastic panels are bouncy, as if the hail could bounce right off and not harm them. Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020. I kept catching my toe exiting the building so I got my table saw out and out of three 2 x 4s, I made a little ramp which I painted red. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It took me several days to do the complete project but only about one day to assemble the greenhouse by myself. We got a load of gravel because I knew it would be high humidity and wet due to all the watering of the plants. Upon opening this it was quite an intimidating pile of parts. They only have pictures and refer to parts by number. The structure itself is having to be braced on the downwind side because the aluminum is bending under the force. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. CUSTOMER SUPPORT WE ARE HERE TO HELP SCAN ME For general questions: bit.ly/3kY07dP AUSTRALIA - GREENHOUSES HUNGARY SLOVAKIA NEW ZEALAND 03-9544-6-999 +420-493-523-523 0800 800 880 info@mazedistribution.com.au servis@garland.cz customer.service@palram.com DENMARK SOUTH AFRICA CROATIA SLOVENIA 07-575 42 70 011-397-7771 0599-37-057 post@nshnordic.com receptionza@palram.com info@ms-viscom. I bought the available shade kit and the available plant hangers. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2013. Keep these instructions in a safe place for futur. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. I highly recommend this greenhouse. It is possible for one person (72 year old woman) to put this together alone. This greenhouse will save you money and give you something creative to do planting seeds and tending to them. It was a pretty good step down so I went to Home Depot where I found a 16 x 16 x 4 cement slab which worked perfectly as a stepping stone. I don't know if it would have leaked or not without the tape, I just couldn't stand the rattling sound. And remember, the smaller the greenhouse, the less your energy bill will be when you need to run a heater. I also will be starting my garden plants from seed and I am going to try growing tomatoes year round. Argos Limited 2022. This item is currently unavailable, but Ill kick in my opinion, assuming Amazon will get it back in stock. Since I put this green house up in May of this year, it has weathered a hail storm that dumped one foot of pea-sized hail and a second hail storm that dumped quarter sized hail for 40 solid minutes! Palmram, would it kill ya to put SOME words in your assembly instructions, nothing spectacular, something like "front view" ? The hail was so bad I had to get my entire house roof replaced, a car windshield replaced, windows and a door replaced, the hail damaged some of the aluminum on the green house and caused some divots in the roof but it is still fully functional! I duct taped the perimeters of each twin wall panel, both inside and outside. We have had several high winds since it has been assembled with no problems. I put the rebar in at opposing angles so that the wind cannot pull the base loose. Well engineered and well instructed for an easy assembly. The shortest piece fits between the 8 footers and the longer one goes at the other end of them. Do not rush yourself. Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022. There is something I did to keep the windows from rattling and possibly coming loose in a thunderstorm. We put ours up in early February and have a little heater in there for the cold nights. I wasted $1300no need for you too! After that its just bolt after bolt. Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016. It has held up great and my plants love it. The shelving is made with old 2 x 4s I had on hand and I bought some 6' treated fence pickets that I cut up for the top. That last step you need someone outside to hold the corner covers while you fasten the screws from inside the greenhouse. I would say it was a good value for the money and most importantly my wife loves it. }oeXvh70l
Ltc@) ZQQqdq m[-+X%}. I absolutely love this greenhouse. Keep these instructions in a safe place for future reference. It is a juggling act sometimes, but possible. I added some screw in earth anchors and straps. My husband put this greenhouse up alone in 2 days. Until the last step. Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2018. My husband and I put this together over a two day period. I received the item in fair shape, the box had broken open on one end but there didn't appear to be anything obviously damaged. Give yourself plenty of room to place similar parts together. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. We live in a windy area so I was worried about how well it would hold up and last but so far its exceeded my expectations. Something must have shifted because all of a sudden it went together OK. The ground was not level so I found lowest point of the location which happened to be the west post. I used eight foot treated 4 x 4 posts cut down to the size I needed--two of them are 8' and the other two are 68" and 75". This makes the total length of the post frame about 8'4" and 75" wide. I do not have a green thumb, and I've never owned a greenhouse before, but I feel like a pro already. It keeps me busy. Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019. Of course, during the days, it has been a learning game for me. Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2016. That being said, I live in Colorado Springs, where the weather is not so friendly to plants. Click here to view the instruction manual. I also bought the Auto Vent Kit for the window, but sent it back because the one that comes with the greenhouse works much better. We assembled the walls on the first day and the roof on the second day. That is fine except about 40% of the parts had their stickers loose in the box. I purchased this for my wife at Christmas and assembled it when the weather allowed in March. The vents are blowing off and panels are bowing and blowing out of their tracks. SCAN ME Contact us on our website: bit. Separate all the nuts and bolts in Tupperware containers. This was a great product for the money. A part was broken and the manufacturer replaced it with a phone call. Well, living in northern AZ we get high winds in the spring time and sure enough today we have 35mph sustained with gusts to 55 mph. I leveled and squared the base of the greenhouse then bolted it directly to the 2x6x8's. I love my Palram Mythos 6x8 Greenhouse!!!!! After perusing the instruction manual I laid down 4 2x6x8's and assembled the base of the greenhouse. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. I used a wheelbarrow to haul the 1200 pounds of rocks from my truck in the front yard to the back yard where the greenhouse is located. Leveling them makes putting up the greenhouse go better. The Palram is the better quality greenhouse. The instructions are easy to follow if you can look at a drawing and see what is needed. I then covered them with plastic to protect them from water. We also put a thin layer of silicone around some of the panels so they cant move around in the track when the wind blows. My only recommendation is an additional vent or window because it gets really hot in there. Go to the link below or scan the QR code for help, it will direct It will direct you to a form that will help us assist you as soon you to a form that will help us assist you as soon as possible. Since then, we've added custom built benches, have screwed everything down, and staked it down with steel cables. I assembled this alone with the recommended tools as well as a 10mm socket wrench, a flat tip screw driver and a step stool. This page works best with JavaScript. ^{"85mnnKzr+K)L7WD1f&?Y-(P{(vdF{t6TG] I warn you that it will take two, possibly three people to assemble this greenhouse. First, you have to determine what the house is going to sit on--they recommend a concrete pad; however, that is impractical for most people. When it pours the rain, the greenhouse does not leak. I recommend that you lay everything out and pre read the directions, then re read them at the time of assembly. Not only does it act as a caulking(waterproofing it), it is also very quiet now. Unfortunately the upper one was missing. On the very first night of completion, we had a high wind advisory and when we woke up, it had scooted about a foot across the gravel. The bench is secured to the greenhouse. I will attempt to add some pictures so what I've said above may be easier to understand. I currently open the window and leave the door open and theres not enough ventilation on hot days. Once together I found the structure very sturdy. Like a lot of items we've had to assemble, this one came in tons of pieces, both large and small, and some of the parts were not numbered. I also went to the hardware store and got some things to keep the doors open in the strongest of winds (which I will include). Fortunately it was easy to manufacture a replacement with a piece of angle aluminum and a dremel tool. The whole time we were putting it up, we kept saying how cheaply made it was and how we wanted to quit putting it together and return it for a refund so we could try to build one ourselves using wood, but once it was complete, it turned out to be very strong, and we both agreed that it had to be totally assembled before we could really appreciate it. The instructions were clearly illustrated and easy to follow. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Palram - Canopia Mythos 6' x 8' Greenhouse - Silver, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, See all details for Palram - Canopia Mythos 6' x 8' Greenhouse - Silver. We added 2 automatic vents on roof and one shutter vent at base on one side to give good ventilation. It took me a week to build the deck and assemble the greenhouse on the deck. It has also survived a few incidents of red flag winds! Did most of the work one day and added a few finishing touches 2nd day. I am 69, in bad health, but my wife and I took our time and had this greenhouse assembled in 4 days. Nice and sturdy now. The directions are somewhat hard to understand. There are pictures but no writing. Installed on simple treated 2x6's set into the ground. I found reading these steps ahead of time did save valuable time and reduced frustration. I've been planting seeds since Feb 25, and am having 100% success rates with seedlings. RE www.canopia.com A member of Palram Industries Ltd. AFTER SALES SERVICE 1 PARTS REQUEST In the case of missing or damaged parts, do not return product to store. We secured it on top of pressure treated timbers to reinforce it and then built a workbench inside on the windward side to give the panels more stability when its windy. HOW TO ASSEMBLE SKYLIGHT / RUBICON SHED SHELF KIT Compatible with Palram - Canopias Skylight 4x6 / 1.2x1.8 | 6x3 / 2x1 | 6x5 / 2x1.5 6x8 / 2x2.3 | 6x10 / 2x3 | 6x12 / 2x3.8 Rubicon 6x5 / 2x1.5 | 6x8 / 2x2.3 | 6x10 / 2x3 6x12 / 2x3.8 Please read these instructions carefully before starting assembly. Ive seen other brands/models with a sliding door and this one seems a lot more sturdy and durable. We can get winds up to 50 mph. Not trusting to manufacturer measurements I then pulled the lumber out and cut to length. 2 ASSEMBLY ASSISTANCE If you need any technical assistance in assembling your product, go to the link below or scan the QR code for help. If you live where winds aren't ever an issue, this might work for you. After spending a couple of hours sorting everything out and putting like parts together (thank goodness a sticker was on at least one of each part), we could begin. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. For us, it will most likely be torn up by tomorrow morning. The only issue I had was location the part numbers on some of the longer aluminum pieces. The panels were not exactly what I anticipated but they function quite well. As you get to the end you appreciate that this thing was level and square, I can't imagine how much harder it would be to line up the parts if it was not started out that way. Purchased this greenhouse in 2015. I like the latching door also. The door sagged a bit because of the way it is constructed which caused it not to open/close properly. Nintendo Switch Console - Neon with improved battery, Samsung 43In UE43TU7020KXXU Smart 4K UHD HDR LED TV, Bush VCS35B15KD Bagless Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner, Keeping your fridge freezer cool in the heat, E-Scooters: Easy fixes for running issues, Click here to view the instruction manual. I had the house frame assembled and I laid it on the 4 x 4s to make sure they were square as well as level. All in all its a good looking greenhouse, it was not difficult to assemble just time consuming. Putting this together.it'll drive you nuts! Good luck to you all. This product is cleverly engineered and the directions are easy to follow. After getting it assembled (it took 2 of us almost 4 full eight hour days) it held up nicely for a couple of days. I ran into a single problem with a bolt that would not align up and I don't know why. I put down a 3 inch layer so that the inside of the greenhouse does not become a mud pit from watering. We only worked about 3 or 4 hours each day. After receiving the two boxes, the first thing to get out of the box is the instructions. I caulked around the base as that appeared to be where the majority of air leakage might occur.