Does anyone own a Hall's Popular greenhouse?

Grumps

After many years of productive use my existing greenhouse has reached the stage where it is due to meet the great composter in the sky.;)

Screwfix currently has a Hall's 8x6 at a competitive price.:o

The dilemma I have is, partly owing to me being fairly tall, my existing greenhouse sits on a dwarf wall of three courses of bricks, which is fine except that the proposed purchase has a sliding door.

Fabricating an extra section to add to the bottom of the door would be the easy bit.

What I really need to know is how the door operates. I presume that it is supported from the top and that any bottom runner is merely a guide channel into which an aluminium panel fits. In which case cutting out the middle section shouldn't affect the operation in a detrimental fashion, and would avoid the 'trip hazard' when entering or exiting.:D

I have tried emailing suppliers, without success. Understandable really as they would be unlikely to condone alterations and thereby make themselves liable.

The Hall's brand is no longer associated with the Hall's Garden Centres, and I have been unable to locate (Worcs/Warks border area) anywhere where I can view an erected example.

The alternative would be, once the door had been extended, to concrete in a suitable extrusion to act as a replacement bottom guide.

I'd really like to retain the 'dwarf wall' as my watering system comprises a number of butts feeding into 'drilled' pipes that are fixed to said wall.

Any comments appreciated.

2nd Question. Is it fitted with gutters AND an effective means of collecting water from the gutters.

Thanks.

Lotus-eater

OK, I'm pretty sure I've got one, firstly I suggest trying the greenhouse people, as they seem pretty good at answering questions.

The door is as you say, but I don't think you can cut out the middle section due to the glass.
Yes it's fitted with gutters and they work well collecting water. If you don't want to buy the expensive Halls downpipe extenders, the guardman ones work just as well and are just as flimsy :rolleyes: They need to be siliconed in place.

rjguk2001

Hi there - the door on the Halls Popular uses the top rail to support the door, using a pair of wheels. the bottom of the door has two plastic inserts which keep the door in the track. The glazing bars on the front are also attached to this track, and it is therefore almost impossible to extend the door height. We used to manufacture aluminium greenhouses, and believe me, you will create more problems than you solve by tinkering with the design.
I would not recommend playing with the door in particular, as it isn't easy to get hold of spare profiles, and all the parts are specific to the greenhouse model ie you can't just visit your aluminium merchant and buy some parts that will fit.
You will also probably find that the base profiles won't fit your existing wall unless your greenhouse is fairly new. The bottom profiles of the greenhouse have a lip that normally sits over the edge of the steel 'base', and therefore any wall that these sit on needs to be exactly the correct size ideally. However, it is possible to insert some thin slivers of wood under the base profiles if necessary. Or you could attach the steel 'base' to the top of the wall, as this has a flush bottom.
You may be better advised to look for a high eaves model which generally add about 1ft to the overall height. This does increase the cost a small amount.
Best people for advice etc, and should have time to advise you are greenhouse warehouse, or greenhouse people.
Halls Greenhouses have never been associated with Halls Garden Centres in the West Midlands/Worcs area. They have always been two independent businesses, and the garden centres happened to be owned by family with surname of Halls, who coincidentally are a retailer of Halls greenhouses. Halls greenhouses were based in Kent until 2008, when they were purchased by Eden Greenhouses in Cheltenham. They now operate as Eden Halls greenhouses.