6′ x 8′ Palram Canopia Grey Skylight Plastic Shed (1.88m x 2.39m)
First Added - February 27 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 8 Data Points Updated - 3 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: SKU: 342184
Size: 6' x 10'
Merchants Checked: 12
Available From: 1
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Our verdict on the Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green
The Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green comes with a barn style roof, holds a 7 Years guarantee, and is treated using a uv protected process [1].
Base material: resin
Our experts say this has 2 stand out features. A stand out feature is something found on over 70% of the top 10% of products in a particular category or is an exceptionally good feature as rated by our panel of experts.
1. The polycarbonate roof covering found on this greenhouse is rated to be one of the best by our experts.
2. A uv protected treatment like the one used on this greenhouse is one our experts are happy to say is one of the best around.
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this greenhouse fairs across the market.
Treatment/Guarantee
The uv protected treatment process used here is one of the best types of treatment out of 2 [2] types we’ve identified on same-size greenhouses that you’ll see getting used on 4% [3] (34 of 787) of all greenhouses analysed, as well as being used on 32% [4] (25 of 78) of the top 10% of greenhouses. You’ll also find the uv protected treatment showing up on 9% of 6′ x 10′ greenhouses (7 in total [5]), and when taking the average Expert Score of those 6′ x 10′ greenhouses (85), the Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green is just above the average with an Expert Score of 87.
On a plastic greenhouse, the guarantee that the manufacturer offers is usually a very good indicator of the quality of the building. The longer the guarantee the more the manufacturer believes in the quality of the building they have produced. Typically we see manufacturer guarantees for plastic Greenhouses ranging from zero right up to a 15 years guarantee.
This plastic greenhouse comes with a 7 years guarantee. Most plastic greenhouse come with a 5 years guarantee (52.56% of them) [6].
For this particular brand (Canopia by Palram) they offer 6 [7] different types of guarantees on their plastic greenhouses, with the 7 years guarantee on this being the only they offer. The 7 years guarantee is found on 100.00% of Canopia by Palram plastic greenhouses [8]. It is great that this greenhouse was given one of the highest guarantees offered by the brand, and this shows the manufacturer has a lot of faith in the overall quality of this part of their product range.
When looking at comparable 6′ x 10′ plastic greenhouses (we found 75 of them) the most popular guarantee length offered by manufacturers was 5 years [9]. 53.33% came with a missing guarantee, 20.00% came with a 5 year guarantee, 12.00% came with a 10 year guarantee, 6.67% came with a 12 year guarantee, 4.00% came with a 15 year guarantee, 2.67% came with a 1 year guarantee and 1.33% came with a 7 year guarantee.
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Cladding
The resin cladding(walls) used here is one of the best forms of construction for greenhouse walls out of the 2 types [10] we’ve identified on same-size greenhouses, that you’ll also see getting used on 1% (1 of 787) of all greenhouses analysed [11], and sadly not present at all on any of the 78 greenhouses that make up the top 10% of greenhouses [12]. In fact this is the only 6′ x 10′ greenhouse you’ll find that uses a resin wall [13].
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Roofing
Polycarbonate is used as the roof covering. Our experts say it’s one of the best roof covering materials, and is also the only kind identified on same-size greenhouses [14]. It comes fitted on 2% of greenhouses and used on 21% of the top 10% of 6′ x 10′ greenhouses. 7% of 6′ x 10′ greenhouses (5 in total) make use of a polycarbonate material as a roof covering, and when taking the average Expert Score of those 6′ x 10′ greenhouses (85), the Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green is just above the average with an Expert Score of 87.
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You Might Also Consider
We found 16 6′ x 10′ greenhouses with comparable specifications. The Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green has an Expert Score that is 11% higher than average and is £98 more expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring greenhouses out of the 16 with comparable specifications the following might be of interest.
Best value – If you are looking for something comparable that costs less, then you could save £1,090 with this 6’x10′ Palram Canopia Mythos Large Walk In Silver Polycarbonate Greenhouse. It is priced at £420, this is 260% less than this and has an Expert Score of 77, 10 points less than the Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green.
Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 90 vs 87 for this product, the 8’x8′ Palram Canopia Glory Grey Walk In Polycarbonate Greenhouse is the best 6′ x 10′ greenhouse with comparable specifications, and is priced at £1,549, that’s £39 more than the Palram Canopia Eco Grow Greenhouse 6X10 Green.
High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a greenhouse with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 3 greenhouses that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
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10′ x 6′ Mercia Traditional Shiplap Wooden Apex Greenhouse Combi Shed
Coastal Consideration – If you live in a particularly wet or harsher environment such as by the coast then you might want to consider something with a more robust pressure treatment or something made from metal or plastic, both materials that are particularly suited to such harsh environments. We’ve found at least 3 greenhouses that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
6′ x 10′ Palram Canopia Mythos Grey Greenhouse
6′ x 10′ Palram Canopia Hybrid Grey Greenhouse
6′ x 10′ Palram Canopia Harmony Grey Greenhouse
Public-Facing – Extra security measures might be more of a concern if you’re placing your building in an area that is more public-facing than a garden. Features such as security windows or even having no windows at all, and the ability to lock all opening doors are usually much more important when you have something that is more public-facing. We found at least 3 greenhouses that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
8’x8′ Palram Canopia Bella Walk In Silver Aluminium Framed Greenhouse
8’x8′ Palram Canopia Glory Grey Walk In Polycarbonate Greenhouse
6×10 Palram Canopia Harmony Polycarbonate Green Greenhouse
More Child Friendly – If you have children and you are looking for something that has that little extra in terms of durability then tougher glazing options might be a better option. Here we have at least 3 other options that will fill those needs.
6′ x 10′ Palram Canopia Harmony Grey Greenhouse
6′ x 10′ Palram Canopia Mythos Grey Greenhouse
8’x8′ Palram Canopia Bella Walk In Silver Aluminium Framed Greenhouse
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Merchants Checked
12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 1 contained information that we were able to use to compile the data used on this page.
The following merchants were checked on the 06 August, 2022 to see if they stocked this product.
Homebase – 35509 products checked, found 1 match.
Waltons – 231 products checked, found no matches.
Wickes – 19576 products checked, found no matches.
B&Q – 78905 products checked, found no matches.
ManoMano UK – 922302 products checked, found no matches.
Wilko.com – 21232 products checked, found no matches.
Buy Sheds Direct – 1635 products checked, found no matches.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 products checked, found no matches.
BillyOh – 1244 products checked, found no matches.
Garden Buildings Direct – 1284 products checked, found no matches.
Shedstore – 1373 products checked, found no matches.
Tiger Sheds – 635 products checked, found no matches.
1. UV treated: The British Plastics Federation says that the addition of light stabilisers (they are called hindered amine light stabilisers (HALS)) in plastics are used “to inhibit the reactions in plastics which cause undesirable chemical degradation from exposure to UV light.” This chemical degradation from exposure to UV light is often seen as chalking or a white residue that forms as the polymers degrade over time. This degradation can often be avoided by adding HALS that are UV absorbers such as benzotriazoles, benzophenones or organic nickel compounds. By incorporating weathering stabilisers into the plastics used the damaging effects of UV light will be slowed down considerably. ↩
2. Treatment types identified: untreated, uv protected ↩
3. Global treatment data sourced from: All uv protected greenhouses ↩
4. Top treatment data sourced from: Top 78 uv protected greenhouses ↩
5. 6′ x 10′ treatment data sourced from: 75 6′ x 10′ uv protected greenhouses ↩
6. Global guarantee data sourced from: All 7 years greenhouses ↩
8. Guarantee data sourced from: Canopia by palram 7 years greenhouses ↩
9. 6′ x 10′ guarantee data sourced from: 75 6′ x 10′ 7 years guaranteed greenhouses ↩
10. Cladding types identified: polycarbonate, resin ↩
11. Global cladding data sourced from: All resin greenhouses ↩
12. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 78 resin greenhouses ↩
13. 6′ x 10′ cladding data sourced from: 75 6′ x 10′ resin greenhouses ↩
14. Roof covering types identified: polycarbonate ↩