Vitavia 6x10 Apollo 6200 Greenhouse

Very pleased with the way the greenhouse went together, everything fitted and went well. I fixed it down on a brick plinth to make it taller which, although more effort, I would recommend.
However, I also bought the black plastic glass retainers which are used instead of the wire clips and they just don't work, the glass is lose when they are fitted so I haven't used them which is a shame as they lok better. Would rate is 5 star if the additional glass retainers worked better.

Phoned up for final advice - really helpful. Went for a Vitavia Apollo 10x6 - it was delivered about a month later direct from Vitavia. Definitely recommend seller and product. No cheaper anywhere else but their staff seem to really know their products; they were really helpful and accommodating even though it was late Friday that I called. We ended up making a Time-lapse of the construction for YouTube: see https://youtu.be/6yOpokGIy8g

Vitavia Apollo 6x10 Greenhouse Toughened + Free Staging

An excellent glasshouse, particularly with the full-frame glass. It took us 3 weekends alongside juggling family life and some pretty dreadful weather, however I captured quite a bit of it on time-lapse video so I will make that available on the old YouTube later this month.

It is not the cheapest, but I believe it represents good value compared with the thin materials and weak glass of what is available from the high-street. I work in the industry but this was a present for my wife, so I had to be discrete in my research. The price is pretty standard whoever you buy it through.

I would like to add the following comments about construction:
1. Watch the videos over and over again, they make it look easy but you only get to build it once, unlike the guy in the video who must have built thousands. Turn off the sound or the music will drive you mad!!
2. Prepare the footings really well. In the video they go straight into the soil.... I can see how this would be OK on sandy soils that are very level, but it would be much better to (a) build proper, really level footings (b) install a proper central path... all before construction
3. Get the base really square or you will struggle with the big panes. ATTACH THE LONG ALUMINIUM DOOR-SILL before you try to square it off as the new no-step base just has a hole (the instructions fail to tell you this until too late), then check the lengths of the short sides are identical. Fix one corner with concrete (or one long edge) then adjust it for square afterwards, otherwise the whole base moves around and you will start to cry! Once you've got it really square you could fix the opposite corner... but just in case I would simply fill the hole with sand to hold it in place but give you the option to adjust it later if you detect a problem.
4. Make 2 copies of the instruction book so you can have words & pictures together (you don't have to copy all the languages!). If it rains you will wish you had 3 copies (from their website).
5. It goes together easily - get an electric drill and a 10mm socket, but turn the torque down really low. You will also need a 10mm open ended & ideally a 10mm ring spanner - don't use an adjustable, they're just too bulky for most of the bolts that are in the corners. Be careful not to over-tighten, the bolts are ally and can shear.
6. The glass is MASSIVE and vulnerable. I really recommend a glass-sucker. A single will do. I bought a Draper and it was totally useless... really, really useless, so I took it back for a Silverline (£7.99) and it was an amazing help. The rubber is very hard to fit, but wipe a bit of wash-up liquid over the frame first as a lubricant and it will go on easily. The capping is a pig to fit unless you start at one end and have someone inside the GH on a ladder to fix the apex. The video is no help in showing what way round to fit it - the little angle needs to face out so it can snap around the edge of the glass; DO make sure it is snapped home.... this is where you hope you made it really square!
7. I purchased an additional louvre... this was 2cm too tall for the fitting so we had to (a) overlap the top triangular pane (b) cut a 10x3mm slot in the rubber-groove of the louvre allowing the glass to sit in; this supported the glass really well and made fitting a breeze (though it took a huge degree of trial & error to get to that point.
8. The benching - find a piece of wood the correct thickness to help you space the slats on the benches

It feels really weather-proof inside and is REALLY clear - it is easy to forget which panes have glass in when glazing! After a week I notice that the weight of the roof has caused about a 1cm bow in the gutter - This is probably to be expected and I'll watch that it is not bowing further.

Would I recommend it?? Yes, every time, though if I had a really big garden & infinite income I'd consider some of the posher models. Whatever size you buy you will eventually wish you'd gone bigger - we were recommended 8x6 so I went for 10x6 and am glad, however, at work we have glasshouses a hundred feet long and 25 feet high, so it does feel a little cramped.... I won't be bringing in a tractor!