Blog · Materials
Materials articles
Polycarbonate, glass, steel and aluminum: what greenhouses are made of, compared honestly.
MaterialsPolycarbonate vs. Glass Greenhouses
Glass is beautiful and transmits a little more light. Twin-wall polycarbonate insulates better, survives hail, and costs less to live with. Here is the fair fight.
Compare polycarbonate and glass glazing
MaterialsHow Twin-Wall Polycarbonate Works in a Greenhouse
Hold a twin-wall panel up to the light and you see the trick immediately: two sheets, a grid of air channels between them, and physics doing the rest.
Learn how twin-wall panels work
MaterialsGalvanized Steel vs. Aluminum Greenhouse Frames
Aluminum never rusts and weighs nothing. Steel is stiffer, heavier and cheaper per unit of strength. Which one you want depends on what your greenhouse has to endure.
Compare steel and aluminum framesBrowse the other categories
Free U.S. ShippingSecure CheckoutProtective Crate DeliveryHelpful Support, One Email AwayFree U.S. ShippingSecure CheckoutProtective Crate DeliveryHelpful Support, One Email Away
Put the reading to work
Four greenhouse models on the same galvanized steel frame, free freight shipping anywhere in the lower 48.
