In message , Shirl
writes
Hello

My partner is building us a hardwood greenhouse. He's a dab hand at the
building side of things but we have no experience of types of glass to use
so I wondered if anyone could give us suggestions please, including ideas on
costs for a 8ft x 6ft house?

The cheapest option will be horticultural glass, this is nothing fancy,
just cheap ordinary glass - it is the normal glass found in greenhouses.

If your are concerned about the problems of glass breaking, safety etc.
then you can use toughed glass, this is lot more expensive.

As to costs, well the last time I bought a standard 2 foot square bit of
horti glass it was a bout 3 GBP or so - presumably if getting enough for
a GH you could negotiate a better price - you can get this from your
local glass suppliers.

If building my own, I'd consider a way of making it easy to attach
insulation in winter. If you had space to store it panels of twin wall
plastic would be good.
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Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
urg Suppliers and References FAQ:
http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html