Mini greenhouse - replacement joints

alisonhayward · 29 January 2009 at 7:50PM

I am hoping someone can help!

I recently bought a mini greenhouse, one of these plastic ones with metal poles/supports, plastic joints and a plastic zip up cover. I assembled it at my new allotment and 2 weeks later it had been vandalised and smashed to pieces! The poles and cover are all ok, but the plastic joints are all broken. I have looked everywhere to find somewhere I can buy some new ones, so I can re-build the greenhouse, this time in my back garden, and grow my seeds there before planting at my allotment.

I paid £60 for the greenhouse - is a walk-in one with shelving, so seems a shame to waste it, when all it needs is some new joints.

The box had no manufacturers details and the shop I bought it from are not very helpful.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

susieb · 30 January 2009 at 8:02AM

Can you photo the joints as I have dismantled one and have the joints still so if they are the same I will send them to you.
Mine was only a mini greenhouse not a walk in one though.

mum_of_4 · 30 January 2009 at 11:08AM

visit the skips behiund garden centres, I have picked up loads of spares from my local GC one time a whole mini greenhouse frame, just missing the shelves.

alanobrien · 30 January 2009 at 1:48PM

Just a thought, depending on the size they may be close in diameter to the plastic joints used in waste water plumbing. (from B&Q etc) If not you could always tape the end of the poles to fit if they are to small. I wouldnt spend to much on it in case the thugs that smashed it up before do so again :mad:

alisonhayward · 31 January 2009 at 6:02PM

Thanks so much. I am new to this site, can I post the photos on here, or do I send them to your email address? I will probably be able to use all of yours if you have no use for them. Thanks again

alisonhayward · 31 January 2009 at 6:03PM

Yeah, if I manage to get enough to rebuild the whole thing, I am going to relocate it in my back garden so that the thugs don't get to it again! Will check out the plumbing joints, hadn't thought of that.

RobRover · 31 January 2009 at 6:38PM

Hi I got one of these for a present last year with two joint pieces missing. ended up seeing a ball device for sale which had holes in to take garden canes so came up with the idea of using old tennis balls. I cut holes in each side needed to re-create the missing joint and pushed the tubes in. don't know if it would work for the whole frame, but it has served us well since last summer.