Being made in China, the directions were written in what I now call "Chin-English". Building this thing was a comedy of errors, and had it not been for the diagrams, I can't say we would have been able to fully understand the directions. We had laid a foundation of concrete for it, to make it a more permanent structure, and then anchored it to the cement with some sort of fancy cement anchors (I'm glad my husband already had some on hand but who keeps cement anchors on hand? haha). A tip when using concrete anchors, have a good cement drill bit handy to pre-drill the holes, and maybe an extra bit too. The parts didn't all fit correctly and had to be altered (thankfully I married "McGuyver"). It was very difficult to tell which side was the front or top of most of the parts as well. It took a LOT of patience to assemble, but once assembled it looked GREAT!
Then came the storms. We didn't reinforce the panels with screws like the reviews recommended. Big Mistake! The storms came with high winds and a lot of rain. The next day my greenhouse was water logged, and some of the panels had blown off. Thankfully, they were still in the yard, so I was able to reinstall them, but without sheet metal screws, the best I could do was clip them back into place. Tomorrow we will screw them into place permanently, and we will also caulk around the edges of each panel to "waterproof" them. There are a few gaps in the frame corners we will secure as well, to ensure it stays warm enough in winter for my tropical plants. It doesn't get super cold here, so I shouldn't need much of a heater in there, if at all, but closing all the gaps will definitely help. It turned out pretty nice, if I do say so myself. Thanks to my husband and our youngest two daughters, this was such a fun project! All-in-all this has been an adventure, but then again what project isn't....Life is a journey...enjoy the ride.
Have fun playing in the dirt!
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