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Elite Compact 4x8 Greenhouse

Elite Compact 4x8 Greenhouse - Horticultural Glazing
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Greenhouse Size Diagram

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  • 4ft 3" wide x 8ft 5" deep
  • 3mm Horticultural Glazing
  • Silver Aluminium Frame
  • Choice of 10 Powder Coated Finishes Available
  • Integrated Base Plinth with No Step Entrance
  • Sliding Double Doors with Lock
  • 1 Opening Roof Vent
  • Built in Gutters
  • 10-year warranty
  • Easy to install
Greenhouse Size Diagram

Greenhouse Dimensions

A: Greenhouse width

1300mm (4′ 3″)

B: Greenhouse depth

2589mm (8′ 5″)

C: Ridge height

2122mm (6′ 11″)

D: Eaves height

1553mm (5′ 1″)

E & F: Door Size

600mm (1′ 11″) x 1750mm (5′ 8″) (aperture)

Minimum Base Size

1300mm (4′ 3″) x 2589mm (8′ 5″)

Customise your Greenhouse

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Installation
£470

Add Add Cresting and Finials?

Cresting and Finials
+ £150

Add to the finish of your greenhouse by adding cast Aluminium crestings and finials.

Colour Coded Cresting and Finials
+ £201

Add powder coated crestings and finials to match your greenhouse

Greenhouse Colour

Plain Finish
Green + £329
Olive + £380
Black + £380
Grey + £380
Navy + £380
White + £380
Brown + £380
Berry + £380
Stone + £380
Mocha + £380

Add Staging and Ventilation?

Louvre Vent
+ £83

A louvre vent will bring cool air into the greenhouse to circulate and moderate the humidity levels.

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2 Slat Shelving
+ £67

This 2 slat shelving gives you some handy high level storage space down 1 side of your greenhouse. Width 8".

2 Slat Shelving Both sides
+ £117

This 2 slat shelving gives you some handy high level storage space down both sides of your greenhouse. Width 8".

3 Slat Staging
+ £112

This 3-slat aluminium staging provides a convenient waist-height work and storage surface along one side of your greenhouse.

3 Slat Staging Both sides
+ £213

This 3-slat aluminium staging offers a convenient waist-height work and storage surface along both sides of your greenhouse.

Add Staging and Ventilation?

Colour Coded Louvre Vent
+ £150

A louvre vent will bring cool air into the greenhouse to circulate and moderate the humidity levels. Colour Coded to match your greenhouse

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2 Slat Colour Coded Shelving
+ £133

This 2 slat shelving gives you some handy high level storage space down 1 side of your greenhouse. Width 8". Colour Coded to match your greenhouse

2 Slat Colour Coded Shelving Both Sides
+ £198

This 2 slat shelving gives you some handy high level storage space down both sides of your greenhouse. Width 8". Colour Coded to match your greenhouse

3 Slat Colour Coded Staging
+ £199

This 3 slat aluminium staging gives you a useful waist height work and storage surface down 1 side of your greenhouse. Width 11". Colour Coded to match your greenhouse

3 Slat Colour Coded Staging Both Sides
+ £378

This 3 slat aluminium staging gives you a useful waist height work and storage surface down both sides of your greenhouse. Width 11". Colour Coded to match your greenhouse

Add Extras?

Elite Automatic Roof Vent Opener
+ £48

This automatic roof vent opener will open your roof vent for you when the greenhouse becomes too humid.

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Automatic Louvre Vent Opener
+ £54

This little mechanism attaches to your louvre vent and will open it automatically when your greenhouse becomes too warm.

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Standard rainwater kit
+ £42

Collect rainwater from your greenhouse's gutters with this down pipe kit.

Rainwater kit to one gutter
+ £51

This kit connects to both gutters and links them together at the rear of your greenhouse to fill your water butt in half the time.

100 Litre Water Butt with Stand
+ £67

Add Hybrid Panels?

Elite Hybrid Panels
+ £463

The Elite Hybrid panels are 585mm tall and offer protection against accidents from strimmers, slips and trips. Panels will be colour coded to your greenhouse

Add Elite Options?

Additional Powder Coated Roof Vent
+ £88

Add an extra powder-coated roof vent to match your Elite Greenhouse for increased ventilation.

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Additional Silver Roof Vent
+ £48

Add another silver roof vent to your Elite Greenhouse for more ventilation.

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Tying Eyes (pack of 6)
+ £13

These circular eye bolts secure into your greenhouse roof, providing a stable point for running tomato strings to your plants.

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3 Tier Seed Tray Frame
+ £61

High-quality, lightweight, maintenance-free seed tray stand with 9 seed trays; 2ft 6" W x 1ft 2" D x 2ft 8" H.

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5 Tier Seed Tray Frame
+ £178

High-quality, lightweight, maintenance-free seed tray stand with 15 seed trays; 2ft 6" W x 1ft 2" D x 4ft 2" H.

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Elite Digital Thermometer
+ £28

This digital thermometer displays current greenhouse temperature along with maximum and minimum readings, powered by 1 x AAA battery.

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The 4ft x 8ft Elite Compact is a superb little greenhouse for a small space in your garden or yard. The Compact has all of the features of it`s bigger brothers in the Elite range like double locking doors and a low threshold base to give easy access without having to step over a base.

The Elite Compact 4x8 Greenhouse will get you growing in a little corner of your garden. New features for 2013 include a door handle and a proper key lock for security.

This Elite Compact 4 x 8 has a single opening roof vent for ventilation, a double sliding door and integral gutters to collect rain water.

Elite Low Threshold Greenhouse Base
Elite Low Threshold Greenhouse Base

The Low Threshold Base is unique to Elite Greenhouses. It allows you easy access with wheelbarrows and wheelchairs without having to build a ramp. No more tripping over a greenhouse base when carrying plant trays as the entry is at ground level.

Elite Door Lock and Key
Elite Door Lock and Key

Elite Greenhouses now have a handy door handle to make opening your greenhouse easy as well as a proper key lock for security in your garden or on the allotment.

Elite Integral Gutters
Elite Integral Gutters

You’ll find proper gutters on Elite greenhouses rather than narrow channels. These are more effective at gathering up rainwater for your water butt and less likely to get blocked up with leaves.

Elite Integral Gutters
5 Slat Diamond Staging

The Diamond shelving and staging are designed for Elite greenhouses. They are durable, long-lasting, and supported by cantilever bracing, eliminating the need for legs. This design provides space underneath for growing plants, storing pots, and wheelchair accessibility. Both can be color-coded to match your greenhouse.

Horticultural Glass Panels
High-Quality Horticultural Glass for Optimal Growth

Our horticultural glass provides superior light transmission, durability, and UV protection, ensuring optimal growth conditions for your plants.

Elite Greenhouse
Elite Greenhouses

Elite Greenhouses have been made right here in the UK by the same family-run business for the last 60 Years. Using some of the strongest Aluminium profiles available, a wide range of Powder Coated Finishes as well as smart touches like Low Threshold Doors, innovative Glazing Bar Capping and Stainless Steel fixings throughout, you'd be hard-pressed to find better greenhouse anywhere!.

Elite Greenhouse 10 Year Warranty
10 Year Warranty

Elite greenhouses come with a 10-year warranty on the greenhouse frame. This warranty covers any manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship. However, it does not cover glass, polycarbonate or Wind Damage. The warranty is only valid if the greenhouse is assembled according to the provided instructions

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