We ordered this Greenhouse based on previous reviews and some of the things I will share are echoed in other reviews, but I couldn't really appreciate the issues until the parts were fully unpacked and I tried to install the greenhouse myself. Added a video to show our work in progress. ***Update - added photos of the completed work with additional notes below.

+++++Update: within one windy day, the cover to this greenhouse ripped where there are little string ties to attach the cover to the frame. Added a photo where I bought a stitch gun to repair the tarp - this little gun is handy to have if your tarp rips (as I suspect it will). I just ordered another tarp to put over this one to hopefully give the greenhouse a fighting chance of survival this winter - The space is generous and we added wood to the metal poles (with plastic tie downs) and also ordered heavy duty stakes to improve the sturdiness of this greenhouse.

I'll update again after our first snow. Just know that when you order this greenhouse, you will need heavy rocks - we added bricks after just the heavy rocks were not sufficient and the tarp cover didn't stay put (hence the rips where the tarp attached to the frame), you'll want to fortify the structure with additional frame support, and you will want to order an additional cover to put on top of this easily ripped cover to extend the life of the greenhouse.

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To begin with, this is much easier as a two person project but not impossible to do alone. The metal poles bend very easily and you risk damaging the structuring if some one is not holding one end up while you attach the various poles. I am thinking of using a bunny chord attached to the deck to help construct this alone.

Another aspect is many reviews talked about the lack of instructions - I added photos so you can see what you will need to decipher in terms of the instructions. It's not rocket science, but there is some basic logic needed to fill in the blanks. Tools are provided - the crescent wrench and allen wrench work but I opted to use a better crescent wrench to reduce the swear words used during assembly.

The actual steel posts easily bend, so tightening the screws too tightly will actually bend the tubes (see video) - this is an issue because the poles end up moving around a bit because they cannot be fully tightened. No washers are provided and this impacts the crimping of the tube even more. Stopped construction to buy washers, so the video only provides the first level of assembly.

Guess chain link equivalent steel posts or bike tube-like strength was expected based on the promises of a more solid steel frame - but these tubes are like electrical conduit tubing that you would easily bend to accommodate the need to manipulate the tubing, For a solid structure, this level of bend is not ideal. As a result, we are attaching wood to the structure to strengthen it. The metal tubing alone would not hold up to our frequent high winds (anything more than 30 mph) and less frequent snow (we get up to 2 feet here).

The white plastic material looks like it might last one season and we plan to add a clear tarp over the plastic fabric to help it last a little longer.

As others have written, the anchoring u-type metal stakes are really useless. Rather than provide better stakes, there is a piece of paper included in the box that states rocks or similar must be used to anchor the plastic cover and frame. Why not just add more substantial stakes? I suppose that is why this greenhouse is on the less expensive side compared with others.

We are in the middle of constructing this greenhouse and will add pictures once it is done (although there are plenty of those shown in the reviews).

Overall, if I had known the metal poles were so bendable, I would not have ordered this greenhouse. The other stuff like lack of clear instructions, the lack of a quality tarp, and the lack of strong stakes are stuff I can work around.

Hard to return this as we have already opened the box and started to build the frame - but we wanted to share this experience and facts as soon as we could to help others make an informed decision on this greenhouse. I depend on reviews - it's one of the many things I love about completegrowkit.com! ... and hopefully this review will help you too.

My humble opinion is this greenhouse might work well under a deck, supported against a shed or barn, or constructed in a place where it can be protected a bit from the elements. We are planning to anchor this to an existing deck to give it a fighting chance of survival.

got it and it was fine works great

Fairly easy to put together. As other reviewers noted, you'll likely end up with some extra parts, but the end-product is very stable. Once finished, you can easily pick it up and put it where you wish. Highly recommend.

Took a little bit to assemble, but easily doable with One to two people. Overall, absolutely excellent. My veggies are growing extremely well.