Howe 14x9.5x9 FT Polycarbonate Greenhouse with 2 Vents and Double Swing Doors 6FT Added Wall Height, Walk-in Large Sunroom Aluminum Greenhouse for Outdoors, Black

First let me say that I am disappointed to not attach pictures of my beautiful greenhouse, but AMAZON requires that you give them the ability to access ALL of your photos and that is a big HECK NO for me.So, it was an adventure. We live in south Texas so between the extreme heat, humidity and tropical storms it took several weeks to complete. I can tell you the more slowly we took it, the instructions became much easier to understand. No problem with the instructions. My husband and I built this greenhouse. Neither of us are in the building industry.FIRST::::: I laid one of the large packaging cardboard pieces on the grass and separated, inventoried all of the metal parts. I laid the parts out by numbers leaving a foot of cardboard at the bottom to label and quantity of each part (example: 102a (6), 102b (4), up to 128 a, b, etc). This made it extremely easy to find the part and confirm all was there. There are a LOT of pieces. It looks overwhelming at fist, but when breaking it down into manageable steps it is sooo much easier. There is a small white label on each part. On the small bags, the white label is there, but the numbers are inside, just look, it's there. I put the bolts/screws into disposable containers and labeled the lid with a marker.SECOND::: Measure, remeasure and use a leveler to make sure the base is square, and level BEFORE you begin, this is very, very important.THIRD::: Try to get as many of the sides put up as possible on day 1. I read the instructions and laid out the parts on each side at every step to make it smoother for my husband.FORTH:::: I built the roof inside our garage and we carried it out (just him and I), lifted it up and placed it on the frame, as close as possible, to be able to connect and secure. This worked out sooo well. I couldn't imagine trying to build it on site.FIFTH::: Only remove the protective covers on the poly carbonate sheets just before you slide them in place, as the white side goes out. Sliding is much easier. We found that some of the vertical side metal pieces had to be readjusted to make it stay square and be able for the poly carbonate panel to slide in and fit.SIXTH:::: You will end up drilling some holes into the metal pieces, some are not pre drilled and a few just does not line up. No worries.SEVENTH:::: You have already built the windows and doors ( I did by myself), so that is the final step. Having made sure it's level and square will make this a breeze.Attach the down spouts (which it rained yesterday, I used a 5 gal pail at two of the sides and got at least 4 inches of water in each one!!)Given how we made the base, 4x6 treated wood it appeared we needed a different part to secure (D308), but in the end we made it work with what we had. D308 does not come with the unit, it is an alternative part to secure the base.One door attachment, the lock/hook was broke off. I though I could just replace it, but the part is not screwed onto the metal (riveted), so a new part would have to be sent. The seller offered fair compensation for us to fix it ourselves, which we agreed to.Amazingly we were not short ANY part. Of all of the pieces to put this together, they we ALL there !!!! The greenhouse is strong when completed. So, just looking at a few parts and thinking this is going to be a flimsy set up, don't judge until it's done. It is so satisfying to look at and begin to organize.The seller was easy to contact and they responded within 24 hrs. Overall I am just as happy as can be.Enjoy your journey !

My stepdad is a home builder. It took him 3 full 8 hr days to put together. He did build a footing to start level. A must !!! If you lay parts out. All numbered. Take your time. It will be amazing at the end.

The media could not be loaded. I've waited awhile before I wrote this review. This greenhouse has been an emotional rollercoaster. Initially we were going to lay a gravel pad, but I'm glad we ended up going with a large wooden deck. This product was hard enough to assemble on a solid platform, I can only imagine on a bed of gravel.When people say the directions suck, they really are not emphasizing how much the directions suck. The biggest issue is the diagrams are so tiny, you can't see well enough to distinguish a front side or a backside. This makes it incredibly tough to figure out and you just end up guessing. This frame is an absolute effort in anxiety to get it up, do not attempt it with just one person or if there is any amount of wind. My suggestion is having several people to assist in holding the sides up while you working or multiple ladders or other objects to assist in propping it up while you're working.Once we finally got the sides and the roof framed in, the structure felt much more stable. Once the entire structure was together it was very stable. My only complaint is the window opening system. It's pretty flimsy and one of my aluminum arms already broke. I'm currently looking at automatic openers to replace them.All in all, I love my greenhouse now that it is up. Plan on the process lasting 2-3 days in stages and build a stable platform. It has been through several rowdy windstorms since we built it and I'm impressed how sturdy it is.

Directions are a nightmare!!!! If they would give you orientation details, it might make more sense. We had to take pieces apart too many times to correct an error. This resulted in getting the orientation of panels messed up at least a few times. Even simple clarifications about using preinstalled screws would have helped. I thought I was pretty good at following directions, but not this time. Window panels were also very tough to sit correctly, and they are very lose, making sealing with silicone very difficult. I ended up adding 3/8 inch baker rod to tighten the windows up so they could be sealed. Looks great, but unsure how getting the panel orientation messed up will affect functionality. If I had known, I wouldn’t do it again.